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5 year old buck +
I bought my property last March so only going on my 1st year owning land. I did a couple small habitat improvements last year but have been doing a lot of research.
So far I met with a private forester and the DNR forester. Got the land enrolled into MFL. Met with USDA and have grant requests in for cost share for reforestration. Had a wildlife biologist out for his recommendations. Lastly, hired Steve B to do an photo eval for me to put it all together. All said and done - there are a lot of things that I need to do to improve the property from putting in new food plots, planting trees and shrubs for cover and browse, building access roads and trails, putting in screens, watering holes, licking trees, hinging deer trails and bedding areas and the list goes on.
How do you guys prioritize the different projects? The sooner I get trees in the ground, the sooner they grow. At same time - food is needed in the area and I'm told bedding is important too.
So far I met with a private forester and the DNR forester. Got the land enrolled into MFL. Met with USDA and have grant requests in for cost share for reforestration. Had a wildlife biologist out for his recommendations. Lastly, hired Steve B to do an photo eval for me to put it all together. All said and done - there are a lot of things that I need to do to improve the property from putting in new food plots, planting trees and shrubs for cover and browse, building access roads and trails, putting in screens, watering holes, licking trees, hinging deer trails and bedding areas and the list goes on.
How do you guys prioritize the different projects? The sooner I get trees in the ground, the sooner they grow. At same time - food is needed in the area and I'm told bedding is important too.