JackTerp
5 year old buck +
My hunting in PA is over for the year. It is traditionally been only an archery adventure for me for the past 12 years as I live in SC.
During this past season, I spent more time in areas of the property that I have avoided in previous seasons because of the open nature of these locations. Both areas are steeper slopes that are mature forests with little to no undergrowth.
I began wondering if we could improve these areas with some shrubs or low growing trees to obscure views that can be over 200 yards in any direction. The two areas I am thinking about are north facing slopes with very little direct sunlight at all. There are already a couple places on both slopes where the canopy is wide open and yet almost nothing grows there. Any suggestions?
Both areas have numerous deer trails through them. Camera work has shown they are only used late at night. The ferns and other low growing ground cover type plants offer no food value and very little in the way of bedding cover. Any hunter could easily watch this entire area from one vantage point, but the deer just are not there during daylight hours.
Both of these areas are about 10 acres each with mature oaks, shagbark hickory and some beech.
During this past season, I spent more time in areas of the property that I have avoided in previous seasons because of the open nature of these locations. Both areas are steeper slopes that are mature forests with little to no undergrowth.
I began wondering if we could improve these areas with some shrubs or low growing trees to obscure views that can be over 200 yards in any direction. The two areas I am thinking about are north facing slopes with very little direct sunlight at all. There are already a couple places on both slopes where the canopy is wide open and yet almost nothing grows there. Any suggestions?
Both areas have numerous deer trails through them. Camera work has shown they are only used late at night. The ferns and other low growing ground cover type plants offer no food value and very little in the way of bedding cover. Any hunter could easily watch this entire area from one vantage point, but the deer just are not there during daylight hours.
Both of these areas are about 10 acres each with mature oaks, shagbark hickory and some beech.