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5 year old buck +
Debated about throwing this up for some time. I don’t have the spread, knowledge, or story telling that some of you have but I certainly share the passion. I purchased a small property in 2012 located in NW Ohio that consisted of 40 acres. The location is not ideal for creating a deer hunting paradise but as my parents aged and health declined over the last six years it has become clear that it was the perfect location with it being a mile from driveway to driveway. It has allowed for more dinners, visits just because, and opportunity to help when another set of hands was needed.
The property would be a dual purpose property as our home sits right in the middle of the property from the North/South and more to the East than the West. I share this property with my wife and 4 daughters. Well sort of. Aside from the 1 1/2 acre homesite the rest is my habitat playground. Although it is only 40 acres the location of our house created a large funnel for the deer and they run a big circle around our house so it hunts a little bigger than it is.
I had driven past this property for 20 years and always saw deer in the hayfield but never knew there was a house in the middle or that I would someday own it.
I didn’t come from a hunting family. My Dad, none of my Uncles, and no one in my family hunts. I did however have a great childhood friend who had an uncle that also doubled as my ball coach. They were a Hunting family. I cut my teeth on deer hunting public land in Mio, Michigan during the early 90s. At the time I didn’t know it but it would light a fire that burns brighter than ever today. I only hunted a few weeks in Mio and a couple times in lower SE Michigan but I was hooked. I didn’t hunt after high school as I traveled the world as a United States Marine but I still often thought about my thirst for nature.
As noted the property is located in NW Ohio about 20 minutes from the Michigan border. It is 40 acres with a little diversity. Mostly hardwoods that consist of White and Red Oaks, Walnut, Ash, Hickory, and Elm. There is a 5 acre swamp, multiple thickets that consist of Hawthorne, Buckthorn, Dogwood, prickly ash, Mulberry, Cedar, Maple, and a few other invasives.
There was a 9 acre hayfield that I am in the process of converting to a destination location with a bunch of added security cover.
I need this thread more than the forum to help keep track of my exploits. Even though I bought the property in 2012 it wasn’t until 2016 that I would dive into habitat improvements. The improvements were needed as the hunting had become very poor after the first few weeks of the season. Some of the photos I will add I have shared other places but the feedback is always welcomed.
The property would be a dual purpose property as our home sits right in the middle of the property from the North/South and more to the East than the West. I share this property with my wife and 4 daughters. Well sort of. Aside from the 1 1/2 acre homesite the rest is my habitat playground. Although it is only 40 acres the location of our house created a large funnel for the deer and they run a big circle around our house so it hunts a little bigger than it is.
I had driven past this property for 20 years and always saw deer in the hayfield but never knew there was a house in the middle or that I would someday own it.
I didn’t come from a hunting family. My Dad, none of my Uncles, and no one in my family hunts. I did however have a great childhood friend who had an uncle that also doubled as my ball coach. They were a Hunting family. I cut my teeth on deer hunting public land in Mio, Michigan during the early 90s. At the time I didn’t know it but it would light a fire that burns brighter than ever today. I only hunted a few weeks in Mio and a couple times in lower SE Michigan but I was hooked. I didn’t hunt after high school as I traveled the world as a United States Marine but I still often thought about my thirst for nature.
As noted the property is located in NW Ohio about 20 minutes from the Michigan border. It is 40 acres with a little diversity. Mostly hardwoods that consist of White and Red Oaks, Walnut, Ash, Hickory, and Elm. There is a 5 acre swamp, multiple thickets that consist of Hawthorne, Buckthorn, Dogwood, prickly ash, Mulberry, Cedar, Maple, and a few other invasives.
There was a 9 acre hayfield that I am in the process of converting to a destination location with a bunch of added security cover.
I need this thread more than the forum to help keep track of my exploits. Even though I bought the property in 2012 it wasn’t until 2016 that I would dive into habitat improvements. The improvements were needed as the hunting had become very poor after the first few weeks of the season. Some of the photos I will add I have shared other places but the feedback is always welcomed.