How isolated is too isolated

[BenA]

I just got back from looking at it. It could be great, but it does have some major flaws. Some could be fixed, but some can't. As some have mentioned, it would be easy for someone to set up a bait pile on the border and pluck them off. What would also be easy, and is highly possible, is the ability to shoot deer from the road in the summer as they come into the beans. It wouldn't even have to be daylight. In Louisiana, night hunting from roads isn't uncommon. And, this road doesn't have much traffic at all.

I saw one deer, but couldn't get a good look at it as it splashed off through the ankle deep water that covered probably 60-70% of the place. There were high spots, and the spoil banks along the duck hole did show signs of bedding. There wasn't much sign. I saw a good amount of tracks, but zero old rubs or scrapes.

You could probably kill any deer on the property with two blinds and one plot/feeder location.

There was hardly any browse available, although there seemed to be a decent amount of acorns. It would need some major FSI/TSI to get some browse in there.

It's a shame people can't act right, because this could be an awesome property in an awesome area. The growing season soybean food availability is phenomenal, and the deer wouldn't have any lack of it.

It could be a great duck place too if you're into that type of thing.

Here are a few pics I got on my scouting trip.

 

[Turkish]

Thanks for the pics! Being 3 hours away sounds like a touch too far. That place seems like the “little honey hole down the road I hunt a few times a year when it’s perfect.” I also generally don’t think those islands of cover work in the Deep South the way they do in the Midwest… for many of the reasons you’ve mentioned. Mostly because folks can’t act right. If you’re not from here, it’s hard to understand. But if folks acted right, it probably wouldn’t still be available for a deal.

Sub $2k for a usable parcel is tempting.

 

[Brian662]

"Folks can't act right." That sucks.

There are bad eggs everywhere and I've had my run ins with trespassers at my land too, but I generally don't worry too much about people shooting deer off the road.

I try to screen my roads off due to people doing the slow drive-by during the season makes the deer skittish...so it helps the deer feel more comfortable, no doubt. Fortunately, I've never heard a shot at night that made me remotely suspicious.

 

[BenA]

"Folks can't act right." That sucks.

There are bad eggs everywhere and I've had my run ins with trespassers at my land too, but I generally don't worry too much about people shooting deer off the road.

I try to screen my roads off due to people doing the slow drive-by during the season makes the deer skittish...so it helps the deer feel more comfortable, no doubt. Fortunately, I've never heard a shot at night that made me remotely suspicious.

It is a shame. Unfortunately, in areas like this of Louisiana that are capable of producing 200" bucks, you have to hold vast amounts of acreage like Honey Brake where Tyler Jordan just killed a 200, or fence it like @Baker did. This place had the same exact soil name as Honey Brake, but due to it being small and well visible, I doubt it sees its potential for giant bucks.

 

[Baker]

Just catching up on this. Kinda all boils down to where it is. As you know some areas have a different mind set than others. 60 acres is small and while it could be great I suspect it would be occasional and random. Not something you could hunt all the time. Bet it could be strong for ducks. Price is right. What happens if they shift the fields to cotton?

 

[Baker]

Just an FYI. Farmers on Delta Plantation { adjacent to Honey Brake } are in a bind this yr cause its too wet to plant corn and the input prices to grow soybeans cost more than the price they are getting for the beans. Several will go bankrupt this yr. unable to cover their equipment debt.

An argument for regenerative practices but that is for another thread

 

[SwampCat]

Does LA hand out crop depredation permits to the farmers like free candy - like they do in AR?

 

[Mortenson]

Isn't it a bad sign that you saw zero old rubs or scrapes?

 

[BenA]

Does LA hand out crop depredation permits to the farmers like free candy - like they do in AR?

I'm not sure.

 

[BenA]

Isn't it a bad sign that you saw zero old rubs or scrapes?

I put that as a red flag, and I checked areas that should have held some. The pipeline cutting through it should have had some along it.

 

[Oleo]

I would imagine other buyers would have similar concerns. Maybe you can get it at a price that would make you comfortable and sell it if it doesn't work out? Three hours from home would be too far for me personally.

 

[BenA]

I would imagine other buyers would have similar concerns. Maybe you can get it at a price that would make you comfortable and sell it if it doesn't work out? Three hours from home would be too far for me personally.

I decided against it. It would be too hard to keep poaching limited in this scenario. The hours doesn't bother me. I have to drive that far to get to the kind of hunting I am looking for. I drive 10.5 hours now. My kids were aggravated that the road trip would "only" be 3 hours.

 

[BenA]

Update on this 60 acres. It sold just the other day for $77k. Someone is going to have some really good bucks if they can keep outlaws away. They may also be in it for the ducks too. It's WRP land, thus the reason for the cheap price.

 

[BenA]

Update again on this property. The person that bought took some buck pictures on it and has it relisted now for $114,000.

 

[Mortenson]

Hypothetical question. If you could be given 1, would you choose this piece or the 1 for sale adjacent to your KY?

 

[Ben.MN/WI]

Any pictures of dead deer they shot there? I'm just wondering if they occasionally pass through during the middle of the night or if they are killable?

There's no question that some buck pictures improve the value though, but I'd still be concerned about someone hunting a corn pile 10 feet off the property line.

 

[BenA]

Hypothetical question. If you could be given 1, would you choose this piece or the 1 for sale adjacent to your KY?

That's tough. I feel like I would be hunting the same deer if I bought the one next to me in KY. With the LA, I would be hunting different deer and I would just be into the best hunting of the year right now. But, given one, I'd probably still go with KY. It's just been a funner experience there, and I could have a little more space to possibly have for protecting bucks.

 

[BenA]

Any pictures of dead deer they shot there? I'm just wondering if they occasionally pass through during the middle of the night or if they are killable?

There's no question that some buck pictures improve the value though, but I'd still be concerned about someone hunting a corn pile 10 feet off the property line.

None, but I imagine if they are hunting it, prime time is just starting. Not sure why they'd list it during our rut here though and have people walking around on it if they were hunting it. Maybe they just thought they could turn a quick buck. The really broad, general area is one of the best in the state. But, the ability to shoot from the road and the fields on every side made me not want to deal with the probable headaches.

 

[Bill]

Update again on this property. The person that bought took some buck pictures on it and has it relisted now for $114,000.

And that is how $ is made out of thin air. Purchased at $77 with what? $16K down. If he gets the $114K. He makes $37k on paper. After all the expense maybe he makes 25 to 28K.

Not a bad play. Wish I thought of it :).

 

[Mortenson]

But he might dump it for 50. Even so, it would have stimulated some!

Big 3 parcel auction happened a ways away here recently. Think the parcels went in 8K range (hunting land with a little income). Pretty sure another realtor office bought it.