Hello. Thank you for your honest opinions. I guess we had the simple notion of having a retreat type of deal, where they could
come out and enjoy nature, get a deer...another part was to
have a building converted to a processing plant, they take in the deer they got, have a grinder there, also a dehydrator and smoker and
have the supplies on hand, from seasonings to casing....even those
little plastic bags that have ground deer printed on them...that would
be an additional fee, wouldn't be fair to charge, if they didn't have a need to use it.
but, you fellows are right...while the atv would be fun, I've been told
they are a liability nightmare.....and as for the qdma stuff. I had a fellow contact me the other day, wanted to lease some ground, oh he said he would follow the qdma guidelines...this fellow was from flordia. I've read their stuff, and then shake my head...seems they push corn a lot...look how thin the lower jaw is of a deer compare to
that of an ole cow...the deer is thin...they have to break the corn up
and that will damage the teeth...and all this wild clover and stuff for
deer, they will do just fine with other stuff.....have grain, water,
cover, and a few salt licks, and if possible fruit trees......you'll have
deer. I've seen some pretty good sized ones on milo, soybeans and alfalfa.
to the last fellow who wrote, $10 an acre...does that sound cheap ?
We have been approached by "hunting clubs"...they do a good song
and dance.....same as walk in hunting....you'll have a different bunch
other there every day......the poor wildlife don't even have a chance.
again, thank you