Telemark
5 year old buck +
How many acres is that field?
Wisconsin Gun Opener Saturday
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How many acres is that field?
Brian662
5 year old buck +
About 2 acres, maybe a little more
Sitting at the house tonight. In the last week deer have finally started eating acorns in the edge of this plot, which hopefully means there are less near their bedding area, and they'll get to me a little sooner.
One year ago today I shot a 10 pointer right at closing.
One year ago today I shot a 10 pointer right at closing.
This WI gun season was the worst I've had in the 20 years i owned my land. After having quite a few nice bucks on camera late summer into early bow it totally went dead. My wife,son, and I never saw a buck bigger than a 6pt. We usually only take a couple doe a year and decent buck if given the chance. I've never had a season where I didn't see atleast a few decent bucks. We saw some does but way less than any other year. My son did take a 4pt and a doe. They went behind a tree and switched positions, he accidentally shot the 4pt he thought was a doe. Then he took the doe too. No big deal atleast we got some meat. Not saying the reason but the guys across from me, hunting a 40 dropped off a small trailer/ cabin decided it was a good idea to bring their dog to deer camp. It didn't bark, it howled like a wolf non stop from 5:45 till about 9.am both Saturday and Sunday. They never fired a shot. Shaking my head why they thought this was a good idea. I have to think the deer would not head to a property where it sounds like there are wolves.
Telemark
5 year old buck +
That's what I was thinking. I have a field about 2 acres that I am converting to a plot. I want to put strips of corn in it eventually, oriented to a box blind. Is the switch just to break up the plot and get more deer in?
Brian662
5 year old buck +
Mostly yes, partially because some years I won't have corn in there and it will provide structure/cover in the field during those years. It lt also acts as a slight funnel to get deer into bow range. Deer don't mind crossing through strips of switch but they will also be lazy at times and walk around. Eventually I'll put a few more features in to steer them closer as well, scrape, water, apple trees, etc.
Telemark
5 year old buck +
Nice. That's pretty much the same as what I am working on. It's a long process though. Out in the middle of timber with no roads or trails
gwm
5 year old buck +
Preliminary numbers for the 2023 season. Interesting tidbit...hunters from all 50 states and 27 countries purchased a Wisconsin hunting license.
Bill Loser
5 year old buck +
Maybe a bit of conspiracy theorist coming out, but I'm not sure I believe the numbers. We went from 95,000 opening weekend, to 99,000 on the 21st to 172,000 on the 28th? Just seems a bit funky to me. Just can't trust the Wis DNR.
bueller
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They just did. Cost me over $400 this year for bow and gun plus another $20 for an antlerless permit in my zone. And I own some acreage but don't qualify as a resident.
edit...that's a lot of money to hunt scrub bucks. Gotta be something wrong with me
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Wind Gypsy
5 year old buck +
They just did. Cost me over $400 this year for bow and gun plus another $20 for an antlerless permit in my zone. And I own some acreage but don't qualify as a resident.
edit...that's a lot of money to hunt scrub bucks. Gotta be something wrong with me
Are you a FIB or from Loserville USA (MN)?
bueller
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I'm not miserable enough to reside in MN.
S.T.Fanatic
5 year old buck +
It may be a political hell hole but the Driftless is Gods country and the most beautiful thing I’ve ever laid eyes on.
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Wind Gypsy
5 year old buck +
So you're a FIB? Michigander?
Robert86
5 year old buck +
In your case I feel bad for saying what I did. But in many cases, there are so many non resident guys that come in to just shoot a buck and kill every doe they see because tags are cheaper than almost every other state. Rant overThey just did. Cost me over $400 this year for bow and gun plus another $20 for an antlerless permit in my zone. And I own some acreage but don't qualify as a resident.
edit...that's a lot of money to hunt scrub bucks. Gotta be something wrong with me
bueller
Moderator
10 more years to go as a FIB. Then I can move up north, blame everything on the DNR, give up fishing and hunting, waste all my time cutting/splitting wood, and fit right in with the rest of WI residents.
No giving up for this guy. And I hate cutting/splitting wood!
