One question Rick.. How far are those plots going to be from the roads? If you area of PA is anyhting like where I lived in WV, making footplots within 300 yards or so of a road is just going to get the deer shot by poachers.[:@]

Josh,

The plot on the south part of the map (the big one) is the only one that is visible from the road. We are planning on planting 5-10 rows of corn on the front of that one as well to keep the spotlights and eyes off it. The rest of them are all well away from the road. This road is a big loop, and out of the 6 people that live on it, 4 of them are related to us, and the other two have known the family for over 30 years and don't hunt.....so we don't get too much traffic. There is a LOT of poaching in Bradford County, but they tend to stay away from us. They do spot light though......which I don't particularly like.

Well to begin with I had my hardwoods selectivily logged this winter. This will allow more sunlight in on the forest floor creating more browse and cover, eliminating unwanted trees while leaving more desireable trees (healthy oaks and beeches). All logging roads and loading areas were fertilized and seeded with a wildlife mix. I've got some cleaning up of branches and such around stand areas. This will impact deer travel and this next season will be a learning process.

I'm trying to plant more chestnuts in my fields and I've broken some ground for corn and sunflowers (sunflowers for birds and show along field fence directly behind house). Planting some more apple trees as well. That and getting stands up will be about all I get done this year.