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[Ben.MN/WI]

Western North Dakota is really cool - I've hunted there a couple times and I've always been impressed with the game numbers.

We would find a lot of mulies and game birds in the little shrub filled drainages, ditches and creekbottoms. I was surprised by how little cover it took to hold wildlife out there. A few 1/4 acre pockets of shrubs could make quite a difference.

 

[Perdix]

Now I am "connecting the dots" on your sprayer needs. Grin. Not sure about that land you have.....if it's like some in the Dakota's (and in AZ) that land seals up with just a little rainfall and the roads become slick as snot......Am I right??

I ran into a thunderstorm in western So Dakota once while on a dirt road in my Chevy Suburban. Got so slippery I had to stop to prevent sliding in the ditch. Then....wind picked up and the wind pushed that big old suburban sideways into the ditch anyway. Had a hell of a time getting back to a graveled road......and power washing that gumbo out of my wheels.....so they would balance again.

Out there we've always called that mud "gumbo". It clogs the tires in a heartbeat. Nasty stuff. Ha, no, the badlands will remain untouched and they are a tiny section off in the corner. Nothing to improve upon there. The rest of the property is rolling grasslands and nothing like it. These are two views from about where my hunting blind currently is overlooking the main part of the land. Night and day difference from July green to fall brown. The spraying will be in the flat field to the right of the trees in the green picture. The shrubs will be in the middle of that field running parallel to the trees.

 

[Foggy47]

^Are you looking to use a Boomless Sprayer? or a Bar with drop nozzles? I think I have a hundred questions I could ask you. That is allot of land to manage. lifetime work....endless possibilities.

Awesome pics. I love that rolling grassland. Do you have some Prairie Dogs out there?

 

[Perdix]

Probably a boomless sprayer as the section to kill off is only 4 acres. It can be overwhelming thinking of all the things a guy could do now with unlimited time and resources, but slow and steady will be the path. I've told my sons that there will be work for them, and their future children to do. But that makes it fun. No prairie dogs in the area any more. I had a few secret fields the boys and I used to shoot, but those have since been poisoned off. It's hard to convince ranchers to leave them alone. :)

 

[Spring22]

Hi, my name is Wyatt. I live in Western PA, I have access to just over 200 acres to hunt. I am 28 and have been hunting since I was about 10 years old. I got heavily involved in archery hunting about 7 years ago and now it is my primary form of hunting. I live on the property I hunt, it is own by my in-laws. They are the only property within miles that still drives the entire property for deer the first 2 days of rifle season and any day after they are hunting. Our neighbors are all aware so when the season starts they sit close to the lines and usually shoot nice buck the first day that get pushed off. So I am trying to do any improvements I can to put myself in the best position during archery season. I run food plots, cell cams, SD cams, supplemental feed throughout the summer. We are a mixture of woods and ag fields that are in a corn 2 years/beans 1 year rotation. I look forward to learning as much as I can

 

[Bill]

Hi, my name is Wyatt. I live in Western PA, I have access to just over 200 acres to hunt. I am 28 and have been hunting since I was about 10 years old. I got heavily involved in archery hunting about 7 years ago and now it is my primary form of hunting. I live on the property I hunt, it is own by my in-laws. They are the only property within miles that still drives the entire property for deer the first 2 days of rifle season and any day after they are hunting. Our neighbors are all aware so when the season starts they sit close to the lines and usually shoot nice buck the first day that get pushed off. So I am trying to do any improvements I can to put myself in the best position during archery season. I run food plots, cell cams, SD cams, supplemental feed throughout the summer. We are a mixture of woods and ag fields that are in a corn 2 years/beans 1 year rotation. I look forward to learning as much as I can

Welcome to HT.

Probably the biggest thing anyone can do to help with archery success is to hunt them right. Might want to start a new thread on how to improve Archery hunting opportunity and tell us what you have for food and cover and when and how you hunt the place now. who else is archery hunting 200 acres etc.

 

[jsasker007]

Archery is awesome and the deer are much more predictable. Throw a thread up dedicated to your specific questions and you'll get all kinds of opinions what,where and how to accomplish your goals. Lot's of knowledge hanging around in here. Best site on the internet in my opinion. Welcome and enjoy.

 

[Trapper330]

Hello, Rocky here from central WI. Live on 80 acres that we hunt and trap on. Work in corrections and hoping to retire soon. Have a large area of marshy habitat that I'm trying to grow into better habitat. Canary grass is my enemy! I love to plant trees and shrubs and usually propagate some willows i have. Looking for some tips/tricks on what others are doing, to share successes and failures. Thanks for the add!

 

[Bill]

Hello, Rocky here from central WI. Live on 80 acres that we hunt and trap on. Work in corrections and hoping to retire soon. Have a large area of marshy habitat that I'm trying to grow into better habitat. Canary grass is my enemy! I love to plant trees and shrubs and usually propagate some willows i have. Looking for some tips/tricks on what others are doing, to share successes and failures. Thanks for the add!

Welcome to H-T

 

[FLNative]

Thanks for adding me. My Name is Adam. I live in NE Florida and don't own any considerable amount of property. I am however very passionate about native plants and native ecosystems. I work closely with groups like the Florida Native Plant Society, First Coast Invasive Working Group and St. Johns Water Management District to help develop management plans as well as directly fight invasives. I recently got my herbicide license so that I can work on public lands and also started a native plant nursery. I don't have any interest in hunting but I do have a strong desire to create good habitat and that benefits everyone. Looking forward to following some of the discussions and learning more about how others manage their land. Thanks

 

[Chessy56]

Hey all- Gary here. I currently live in S.E. WI, but my "60" is up near Lake Superior. I got a very late start in property management, but it is what it is. I retired from the manufacturing sector after ~37 years. Been hunting for over 50 yrs; mainly waterfowl early on (with some bow/gun on deer & bear), but now concentrating more on whitetails as I begin the final stretch of my hunting years. I've got deer, bear and turkey on my property as well as "uninvited guests" (wolves, coyotes, beaver, cats and a couple of trespassers I've yet to positively identify). So I've now become a sponge, soaking up as much information as possible on food plots, screening, pinch points, etc. I find herbicides and plant identification to be my current challenge (so many of both of them). I'm a one-man band that'll be looking for advice on occasion, so I'll thank you for your patience as I grow into the role. Appreciate the add.....

 

[Bill]

Hey all- Gary here. I currently live in S.E. WI, but my "60" is up near Lake Superior. I got a very late start in property management, but it is what it is. I retired from the manufacturing sector after ~37 years. Been hunting for over 50 yrs; mainly waterfowl early on (with some bow/gun on deer & bear), but now concentrating more on whitetails as I begin the final stretch of my hunting years. I've got deer, bear and turkey on my property as well as "uninvited guests" (wolves, coyotes, beaver, cats and a couple of trespassers I've yet to positively identify). So I've now become a sponge, soaking up as much information as possible on food plots, screening, pinch points, etc. I find herbicides and plant identification to be my current challenge (so many of both of them). I'm a one-man band that'll be looking for advice on occasion, so I'll thank you for your patience as I grow into the role. Appreciate the add.....

Welcome to H-T. Lots of good info being shared.

My first bit of advise is…do every thing possible to prosecute trespass. The guy down the street that got lost knows exactly where he is. I have no experience with wolves. But I understand they are not good to have around.

The first guy you find on your property trespassing. Is worse than a Wolf. Except he might be polite….

 

[Chessy56]

Welcome to H-T. Lots of good info being shared.

My first bit of advise is…do every thing possible to prosecute trespass. The guy down the street that got lost knows exactly where he is. I have no experience with wolves. But I understand they are not good to have around.

The first guy you find on your property trespassing. Is worse than a Wolf. Except he might be polite….

I'll agree on the trespasser. My biggest problem is that I live so far from the property and I have to rely on cams to capture someone, hoping I get a decent photo. My cams are generally 8 ft+ up a tree so that the flash (if any) doesn't draw attention of mature bucks- or folks walking around. Being situated within the boundaries of a tribal reservation doesn't help much either as they typically shine over bait at night on tribal land and some seem to think private land is theirs to wander around on as well. I've found kernels of corn in places they shouldn't be (haven't baited in a couple of years now). I've got one troublesome neighbor, but who doesn't? Yeah, I'll be polite- the first time....

As to wolves, they are a challenge, as are bob cats. Haven't tagged any yet, but I maintain that "you do what you have to do, and keep your mouth shut".

 

[Mud]

Call me Mud. I've been tinkering with around 970 acres on the southeastern edge of the Ozark ridgelines for the past two years. The land was already a deer camp and had stands and food plots set up when I started tinkering. I trap during January and February to keep predator/nest raider numbers down. I've been adding fruit trees/bushes, and I'm mainly here to learn more about those. I have a long term project of planting fruit trees/bushes from seeds, selecting the best offspring, and saving/growing the seeds from those. Thanks for all that you'll teach me and all that you have already taught.

 

[Bill]

Call me Mud. I've been tinkering with around 970 acres on the southeastern edge of the Ozark ridgelines for the past two years. The land was already a deer camp and had stands and food plots set up when I started tinkering. I trap during January and February to keep predator/nest raider numbers down. I've been adding fruit trees/bushes, and I'm mainly here to learn more about those. I have a long term project of planting fruit trees/bushes from seeds, selecting the best offspring, and saving/growing the seeds from those. Thanks for all that you'll teach me and all that you have already taught.

Welcome to H-T

 

[Telemark]

Call me Mud. I've been tinkering with around 970 acres on the southeastern edge of the Ozark ridgelines for the past two years. The land was already a deer camp and had stands and food plots set up when I started tinkering. I trap during January and February to keep predator/nest raider numbers down. I've been adding fruit trees/bushes, and I'm mainly here to learn more about those. I have a long term project of planting fruit trees/bushes from seeds, selecting the best offspring, and saving/growing the seeds from those. Thanks for all that you'll teach me and all that you have already taught.

Welcome. Should be plenty here for you.

 

[356]

Call me Mud. I've been tinkering with around 970 acres on the southeastern edge of the Ozark ridgelines for the past two years. The land was already a deer camp and had stands and food plots set up when I started tinkering. I trap during January and February to keep predator/nest raider numbers down. I've been adding fruit trees/bushes, and I'm mainly here to learn more about those. I have a long term project of planting fruit trees/bushes from seeds, selecting the best offspring, and saving/growing the seeds from those. Thanks for all that you'll teach me and all that you have already taught.

Welcome, from another member with a rock farm (aka, Ozarks). Glad to have you on the forum.

 

[ross0201]

Hi, I'm Ross. We live on 48 acres in Southern MN. It's a mix of prairie, wetlands and wooded. Working on removing buckthorn in the woods right now.

 

[sandbur]

Hi, I'm Ross. We live on 48 acres in Southern MN. It's a mix of prairie, wetlands and wooded. Working on removing buckthorn in the woods right now.

Parts of central Minnesota have the same. I have given up on the buckthorn battle in most areas at my age.

 

[356]

Welcome to the HT forums. While I hunt, farm and enjoy our habitat work here in Missouri, we have a little property in northern Minnesota. We used to live in Waseca and Fairibault, and enjoyed that season of our lives. I miss spending mindless hours at the old Herter's store in Waseca.

Good luck removing the buckthorn. It seems like all of us have some invasive we are working on removing. I wish you well in this endeavor.