wisconsinteacher
5 year old buck +
Now that hunting season is over, I can start planning for year #2!! Our first year on the 80 acres was better than expected. I saw 4-5 2.5 year old bucks and a 3.5 year old. My wife was able to shoot a doe off our food plot, I shot a 2.5 year old 8 point and she shot her biggest buck which was a 1.5 year old 6 point. We saw deer every time we hunted it even on the last weekend of WI rifle season so that made me feel good. For next year, I have a lot of ideas but have one big question about my food plot. Currently, it has a lot of dead smaller sticks still standing and it is rough and uneven. I would really like to level it out and remove the dead sticks prior to planting anything else. Would you try to find a farmer to disk it and then I could drag it with an ATV to smooth it out or do you think a 4' rototiller on the back of a tractor would be best to get the ground loose so I can drag it smooth?
My other ideas include making some subtle travel ways for deer and to cut a few trees to encourage deer movement past a stand site.
Land ownership is fun but I can see it is a never ending process where I will always be thinking about what to do next.
My other ideas include making some subtle travel ways for deer and to cut a few trees to encourage deer movement past a stand site.
Land ownership is fun but I can see it is a never ending process where I will always be thinking about what to do next.