How big is big?
09-03-2008, 07:46 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Wisconsin and Canada
Posts: 2,415
How big is big?
Big woods that is. I hear guys talking about hunting big woods and have always been curious as to what everyone's definition of "Big Woods" is.
Up here we measure it in square miles, as the nearest farm field is about 60 miles from here as the crow flies.
So,when does it go from woodlot hunting to big woods hunting?
Like I said, this is always something I have been curious about.
Up here we measure it in square miles, as the nearest farm field is about 60 miles from here as the crow flies.
So,when does it go from woodlot hunting to big woods hunting?
Like I said, this is always something I have been curious about.
09-03-2008, 07:52 AM
#2
Dominant Buck
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RE: How big is big?
When I think of "Big Woods".....I think in sections. Acres apply, too.....but if it isn't in multiples of 640 (MULTIPLES)......I don't consider it "Big Woods".
Completely foreign to me, though.
Completely foreign to me, though.
09-03-2008, 07:54 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Burke, VA (raised in MD)
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RE: How big is big?
'Big Woods' meansthe animal (deer) movement is not dictated by the available cover. In other words, any woodlot large enough to permit deer to bed/feed/breed without influence or confinement by open field areas - which become very dangerous for them once muzzleloader/rifle season begins. This makes the hunting more challenging because funnels are non-existent or at least more difficult to discern in Big Woods. Not necessarily related to the distance from houses or civilization.
09-03-2008, 07:59 AM
#6
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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RE: How big is big?
To me ‘big woods’ is our central mountain region. Continuous forests for miles on end. Some places you get the occasional broken up area near towns, but otherwise its just all woods for the vast majority of area. I like roaming these types of areas, but they aren’t the easiest for me to hunt. Too much space compared to what I am used to.
09-03-2008, 08:01 AM
#7
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RE: How big is big?
A guy in WI did a GIS study on woods and roads. He found that no matter where you go in WI you are no farther than 3 miles from a road. So I guess where he found that spot is where I would consider it to be "Big Woods" Just remember to bring a compass and know how to use it!
09-03-2008, 08:09 AM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cenral Illinois
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RE: How big is big?
ORIGINAL: Germ
200,000 acres plus
There are national forest in MI over 500,000 acres and some in UP close to a million
200,000 acres plus
There are national forest in MI over 500,000 acres and some in UP close to a million
09-03-2008, 08:10 AM
#10
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: maine
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RE: How big is big?
It is hard to put a number on, I would say it has to be many thousands of uninhabited acres. Pretty much most of northern maine, mostly all paper company land. You may find your way out of the woods onto a logging road, but who knows where the logging road ends up.