Originally Posted by
fastetti
I Disagree too. 280 is a good chunk of land but not being able to cover 280 is a lie. I hunt 220 with about 25 acres of ag and the rest in ridges and hills with all timber. I can pick the best areas for the best wind but there are times when I have a wind that I don't have an ideal spot. You can make die with 40 or 80 acres but the more acreage, the more spots you have to hunt and the less spots you burn by hunting 3,4 or more times.
Couldn't agree more... Seems as though many folks don't understand how easy it is to ruin a good spot by either over hunting it, or hunting it with an unfavorable wind.
We only own 36.5 acres, but we are surrounded by 1000's of acres of public land that I hunt. I only have 3 elevated stands, all on our property... I more often than not use what I refer to as a "stand site". Which are just places I've found over the years. The first thing I consider before going to any of these places is the wind. Many of these places I may not use in two or three seasons... In case ya can't tell, I don't like to over hunt any one spot.
Take it from a guy that hunts 1000's of acres... 280 acres isn't as much earth as many may think it is.