Mortenson
5 year old buck +
Here's a thread to show habitat projects and hunting experiences on the family property. We're going at our own pace, but usually try to get a few things accomplished each year. I only acted on the concept of improving a hunting property about five years ago. It has made for a nice element to the hunt. I'd say half the fun now is in the plotting, scheming, and deciding what to do and where to do it. I've definitely barely scratched the surface, and don't have the knowledge that most the posters here have. I know my kids and dad will enjoy tagging along. This will probably be more picture showing than storytelling.
Around here anyway, farms are usually "named" after the previous owner. So when my grandpa bought this farm in the 60's, it became the Mortenson farm. It was the right purchase for him because it really had all that he needed, even though it was 15 miles from his home. He had transitioned from exclusively running a sawmill into farming. This farm had a good mixture of hardwoods, pasture, a couple barns, and water, (and good, deep tillable acres on the west side of the road). This thread will focus on the east side of the road, what has become our recreational property. The final cattle were sold in '95 and it's pretty much been a hunting farm since then.
Around here anyway, farms are usually "named" after the previous owner. So when my grandpa bought this farm in the 60's, it became the Mortenson farm. It was the right purchase for him because it really had all that he needed, even though it was 15 miles from his home. He had transitioned from exclusively running a sawmill into farming. This farm had a good mixture of hardwoods, pasture, a couple barns, and water, (and good, deep tillable acres on the west side of the road). This thread will focus on the east side of the road, what has become our recreational property. The final cattle were sold in '95 and it's pretty much been a hunting farm since then.