Pros & Cons of YOUR hunting area
07-07-2008, 03:35 PM
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Northwest suburbs, Illinois
Posts: 2,075
RE: Pros & Cons of YOUR hunting area
Pro's
Illinois and Wisconsin.
Don't have a main hunting area.
Con's
Illinois and Wisconsin public land hunters.
Don't have a main hunting area.
Word my brothers and sisters.. word.
Illinois and Wisconsin.
Don't have a main hunting area.
Con's
Illinois and Wisconsin public land hunters.
Don't have a main hunting area.
Word my brothers and sisters.. word.
07-07-2008, 04:50 PM
#22
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 4,911
RE: Pros & Cons of YOUR hunting area
Good Topic
Pros: Family Farm, good amount of acres (farmland, now all food plots after the selling of the cows), a HUGE swamp, our land surrounds an 80 acre lake, low hunting pressure, Management plan, lots of known travel corridors, "four" wheeler trails.
Cons: a HUGE swamp, Rifle hunting pressure by relatives, Nearby hunters/farmers "it's brown it's down" (hopefully changing their ways, this year)
Overall, our farm can be a great, prime piece of hunting land. If the nearby farmers get with the plan, it WILL be.
Pros: Family Farm, good amount of acres (farmland, now all food plots after the selling of the cows), a HUGE swamp, our land surrounds an 80 acre lake, low hunting pressure, Management plan, lots of known travel corridors, "four" wheeler trails.
Cons: a HUGE swamp, Rifle hunting pressure by relatives, Nearby hunters/farmers "it's brown it's down" (hopefully changing their ways, this year)
Overall, our farm can be a great, prime piece of hunting land. If the nearby farmers get with the plan, it WILL be.
07-07-2008, 05:08 PM
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,193
RE: Pros & Cons of YOUR hunting area
Huron County Michigan
Pro's
550 acres of prime land, corn, beats, beans, clover, lots of woods
Only 7 hunters for the 550 acres,
Great land owner and family...Like family to me
Great memories & great friends at deer camp
Tons of deer and 90% shot opportunity
Plenty of thickets & water holes
Buck to Doe ratio is right on the money (Finally)
Cons
Can not seem to find a buck that will score higher than 120 B&C (1 buck rule -8points prefer 3.5 yrs)
Surrounding hunters are shooting small bucks (But its getting better)
Some of the hunters in camp(my friends) are not as serious and somewhat loud and noticeable to the deer
The younger generation has been killing nice deer during the youth hunt (Farmers kids)..
2 hour drive...can not hunt as much because of my responsibilities at home with wife and kids.
End result....thinking of getting away from the 1 buck rule and just letting the property rest for a few years....Maybe the 3.5 year old 8 pointer will make it back the next year if we just start letting them grow along with the 4's, 6's and tight 8's.
But its a true blessing to hunt this property...
Pro's
550 acres of prime land, corn, beats, beans, clover, lots of woods
Only 7 hunters for the 550 acres,
Great land owner and family...Like family to me
Great memories & great friends at deer camp
Tons of deer and 90% shot opportunity
Plenty of thickets & water holes
Buck to Doe ratio is right on the money (Finally)
Cons
Can not seem to find a buck that will score higher than 120 B&C (1 buck rule -8points prefer 3.5 yrs)
Surrounding hunters are shooting small bucks (But its getting better)
Some of the hunters in camp(my friends) are not as serious and somewhat loud and noticeable to the deer
The younger generation has been killing nice deer during the youth hunt (Farmers kids)..
2 hour drive...can not hunt as much because of my responsibilities at home with wife and kids.
End result....thinking of getting away from the 1 buck rule and just letting the property rest for a few years....Maybe the 3.5 year old 8 pointer will make it back the next year if we just start letting them grow along with the 4's, 6's and tight 8's.
But its a true blessing to hunt this property...
07-07-2008, 05:56 PM
#24
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,084
RE: Pros & Cons of YOUR hunting area
Marquette County WI
Pros are family owned farm, 340 acres 1/2 woods 1/2 food with three average size ponds. Two people hunt my father and I. My father doesn't bowhunt till rut but usually fills his tag with in his first week. About One buck for every three does. One neighbor doesnt hunt or let people hunt on their 240 acres. Other neighbor hunts about 1100 acres and harvests a lot of does and lets 2.5 and 3.5 walk.
Cons are not enough time to hunt, I don't get time to scout. Earn a buck, early T-Zone, Ag tags.
Pros are family owned farm, 340 acres 1/2 woods 1/2 food with three average size ponds. Two people hunt my father and I. My father doesn't bowhunt till rut but usually fills his tag with in his first week. About One buck for every three does. One neighbor doesnt hunt or let people hunt on their 240 acres. Other neighbor hunts about 1100 acres and harvests a lot of does and lets 2.5 and 3.5 walk.
Cons are not enough time to hunt, I don't get time to scout. Earn a buck, early T-Zone, Ag tags.
07-07-2008, 06:12 PM
#25
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 6,867
RE: Pros & Cons of YOUR hunting area
welll i got one for you i have hunted every year since i turned 18 i am now 23
i did not hunt one year because i moved
well last year i got on some privit land
this year not going to happen
so i get to find a new spot on public land
one good thing i scouted some last year so i got a few starting points.
i did not hunt one year because i moved
well last year i got on some privit land
this year not going to happen
so i get to find a new spot on public land
one good thing i scouted some last year so i got a few starting points.
ORIGINAL: rybohunter
List them out, what do you like about your main spot, what do you NOT like about it
(feel free to list out all your spots if you like)
Main hunting area
Pros
Good bedding area
Usually low bow season hunting pressure
Lots of deer
Generally able to get up a tree anywhere I need to.
Usually a decent acorn crop
Cons
Entire property is either field or bedding area, very little “transition” type.
No close agriculture and there are other good bedding areas closer to the food
The oaks are in, or very close to the bedding areas
Lots of non-hunting pressure year round (quads, firewood cutting, random trespassers, kids partying, trash dumping)
Extreme gun season and late season hunting pressure
Access is tricky, unless you hunt 50 yds from the road, odds are you have to walk past deer to hunt the rest of the property.
Best hunted in a north, northeast wind. Prevailing wind is south, SW & west.
List them out, what do you like about your main spot, what do you NOT like about it
(feel free to list out all your spots if you like)
Main hunting area
Pros
Good bedding area
Usually low bow season hunting pressure
Lots of deer
Generally able to get up a tree anywhere I need to.
Usually a decent acorn crop
Cons
Entire property is either field or bedding area, very little “transition” type.
No close agriculture and there are other good bedding areas closer to the food
The oaks are in, or very close to the bedding areas
Lots of non-hunting pressure year round (quads, firewood cutting, random trespassers, kids partying, trash dumping)
Extreme gun season and late season hunting pressure
Access is tricky, unless you hunt 50 yds from the road, odds are you have to walk past deer to hunt the rest of the property.
Best hunted in a north, northeast wind. Prevailing wind is south, SW & west.
07-07-2008, 06:51 PM
#27
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: RAYVILLE,LA.
Posts: 818
RE: Pros & Cons of YOUR hunting area
I really have it pretty good.MY spots seem to be getting better every year,more land has been re-planted in hard woods so they have a lot more cover,I don't have much hunting pressure because it is private land,there is plenty of places for bedding and cover,sometimes it seems too much,water is plentyfull,I have acorn trees and some persimmon trees,the deer herd itself is growing and I have begun to see a better class of bucks.the cons are is that the woods themself are on the small side,the deer tend to go nocturnal with just slight hunting pressure,there is a country road that gets traveled all the time and it runs right through my hunting area and the deer get harassed sometimes so foodplots are not a very good idea because people will shoot off the highway,but i know i have it really good because I have private land to hunt which is tough to find around here,hunting clubs are very expensive.
07-07-2008, 07:14 PM
#28
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 4,487
RE: Pros & Cons of YOUR hunting area
Pros:
Lots of natural funnels
Really ruff ground
Not a lot of bowhunting pressure
Big Buck area
Lots of deer
Good mix of woods and crops
I OWN IT!!
Cons:
I didn't get any food plots planted this spring
Too many natural funnels
Getting to and from stands may be a problem
Don't know all of the neighbors yet
First year hunting it
Lots of natural funnels
Really ruff ground
Not a lot of bowhunting pressure
Big Buck area
Lots of deer
Good mix of woods and crops
I OWN IT!!
Cons:
I didn't get any food plots planted this spring
Too many natural funnels
Getting to and from stands may be a problem
Don't know all of the neighbors yet
First year hunting it
