Brian662
5 year old buck +
So I'm in the market for a new parcel and I've always thought about getting something across the river in WI so as to access more hunting opportunity (buck tags). Depending on where I've looked, it could be anywhere from a 1 to 3 hour drive for me.
I have two parcels in MN that are about 3 miles apart (one is my home site) and I could potentially approach neighbors about expanding those parcels in the future perhaps instead of finding something in WI.
Do you guys feel (strictly for hunting) that you'd rather manage a property a distance away to get access to more (non-resident) tags or would you add on to what you manage closer to home? I understand it is subjective to the individual, of course.
Some factors at play;
1.)I find it frustrating in MN that the gun season is in the middle of the rut as it can be hard to advance deer to the next age class without huge tracts of land. Perhaps adding 50 acres or so would help?
2.)My son is almost five and enjoys doing everything outside with me and hopefully he gets the itch to hunt when the time comes.
3.) Time can be a limiting factor with work and family to successfully manage a property in WI.
4.) One of these years I'll fill my one and only buck tag in MN early in the archery season and my season will be over quickly which will be frustrating.
5.) CWD zones are getting close to my properties and potentially more bug tags may be available going forward.
6.) More parcels equal more herd opportunities and should always have a trophy class deer to hunt somewhere I would hope.
Neither of my current properties are in the shape I want them to be in, but I'm still new to the habitat game and expect them to both produce great results in the next 3-5 years.
Investing in another MN parcel that wouldn't adjoin my current properties is out of the question.
What do you guys prefer, add to what you have or expand to other deer herd/tag potential?
I have two parcels in MN that are about 3 miles apart (one is my home site) and I could potentially approach neighbors about expanding those parcels in the future perhaps instead of finding something in WI.
Do you guys feel (strictly for hunting) that you'd rather manage a property a distance away to get access to more (non-resident) tags or would you add on to what you manage closer to home? I understand it is subjective to the individual, of course.
Some factors at play;
1.)I find it frustrating in MN that the gun season is in the middle of the rut as it can be hard to advance deer to the next age class without huge tracts of land. Perhaps adding 50 acres or so would help?
2.)My son is almost five and enjoys doing everything outside with me and hopefully he gets the itch to hunt when the time comes.
3.) Time can be a limiting factor with work and family to successfully manage a property in WI.
4.) One of these years I'll fill my one and only buck tag in MN early in the archery season and my season will be over quickly which will be frustrating.
5.) CWD zones are getting close to my properties and potentially more bug tags may be available going forward.
6.) More parcels equal more herd opportunities and should always have a trophy class deer to hunt somewhere I would hope.
Neither of my current properties are in the shape I want them to be in, but I'm still new to the habitat game and expect them to both produce great results in the next 3-5 years.
Investing in another MN parcel that wouldn't adjoin my current properties is out of the question.
What do you guys prefer, add to what you have or expand to other deer herd/tag potential?