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Old 12-20-2019, 04:30 PM
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mrbb
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its NOT magic, to have deer WANT to be on your land, they need better food, cover and safety than what is else where!


your going to have a hard time IMO< to MAKE 15 acres into a great place deer want to be, and the main reason is this, its small, and once you start to hunt it, deer will tend to want to move off, to places they can feel less pressured!
it doesn't take much walking about on 15 acres for you to cove most of that land, and as such, that means deer will also know your about and again, they prefer less disturbance
so, what this means is for you to MAKE deer want to stay on your acres over others , is this land must appeal to them more than others!

its not impossible with your land, but its NOT going to be easy either and its most likely going to cost you $$ to make it better/
IMO< the first thing I would suggest is talking to your local forester. there a wealth of great info on suggestions on what you can do to make your land more appealing to wildlife!
maybe you can do some selective timbering to help rid yourself of some standing timber with value(meaning some $$ in your pocket) and then help you build a better landscape and natural food source on your land
timbering tends to help create better bedding cover down the road some, or with tree tops left
timbering larding area's can be made into food plots pretty easy, or, at least help get them in place.

before you go and TRY to plant anything or spend any money, I again would talk to your forester , and get info, about your soil (soil conservation office for this info too)
planting a LOT of things that deer like can help, but it again will NOT be cheap, and many times not a FAST fix either
think long term, and not immediate results!

as they build it and they will come, applies here!
but also keep in mind safety issue's with shooting too, as again, 15 acres AIN"T that large !

and if your doing a LOT of scouting on your land, YOU might be why the deer are else where, PRESSURE
as again, odds are any where on 15 acres your standing, a deer can smell , see or hear you!
more your outside , less likely they will want to be there!
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