Originally Posted by wingchaser_labs

Where in WI are you again? 110 aces and you can't find someone to rent it? Also not to mention the 80 acres of food plot. Why such a big food plot. Thats 290 acres of field not including the 100 horse horse pen that I'm asuming has a big pasture for them? How much woods do you have doesn't seem like a ton? Sounds like you aren't getting a heck of alot out of your 300 acresI'm sure you could find a farmer to pay for those acres and still get a first cutting of hay off it. Find a farmer to put in a rotation of about 30 acres beans, 30 arces corn, and 40 acres hay. Then take the 80 acre food plot and leave it or put in a 20 acres beans 20 acres corn and the rest food plot and you'll have a deer haven. Just request that you first cutting of hay and that they leave the plowing until spring. I'm sure you could find a farmer to do something like that still get 30-60 dollars an acre for the beans and corn. Would pay some bills and taxes and you'd be getting alot more out of your land..... Like said its your land and you can do what you want with it. If the other guy doesnt want to follow the plan then find someone who will. I gaurantee there would atleast be a farmer who would follow your plan for a first cutting of hay but you can do much better than that. The guy is making good money off your land right now with 80 acres corn with the corn prices right now and not renting and low cost of bailing you 30 acres of hay once. You'll figure it out. Good luck. WCL

Originally Posted by Windwalker7

This is what I think.

Yes, the man is sabatoging your land.

He plants the corn to draw in the deer. That corn is probably one of the main food sources of the area.

He tills the corn under to make it easier to draw deer to where he wants them to be.(his property)

You siad it yourself. "deer hate that"

He knows this too.

If this guy is an antler addict and has had deer in magazines, he knows how to up the odds.

Leaving the hay grow up decreases the odds you will even see the deer. I'm assuming he knowws you like to hunt the hay fields. If you can't see them, you won't be shooting "his deer".


How do you solve this? You will have to have a civil chat with him. Tell him that you do not want the corn plowed under and want the hay cut down. Tell him if he can't do things your way, maybe it is time to part ways. Thank him and shake his hand.

Personally, I'd find any way i could to lose this guy and get the other guy to do it.

Sounds like you could be sitting on a gold mine and not know it.

(Oh, what I'd do if I had such a piece of land)

Originally Posted by stabnslab_WI

That is what I was thinking. Honestly when I first wrote this I was upset and after reading and talking to some people. Im just spoiled rotten. I should be thankful for having some land to hunt. Yes Im in charge of the hunting. Grandpa doesn't hunt and my father once in awhile will hunt if he can. Otherwise its just me and occasionally my father. Even though the neighbor has been doing this for awhile we still end up taking a couple nice bucks and some does off the property. So I guess as long as we are seeing deer I might just leave it alone because I believe in Karma. And one day, who knows the neighbor's big boys will be following our little hot does during the rut. And hopefully the slicktrick will find its mark

Originally Posted by Centaur 1

It still wouldn't create bad karma if you said to the guy something to the effect, "Could you do me a favor and not till the corn field under until spring. I'd really like it better if it was done this way because it runs the deer off when it's tilled under in the fall". Tell him that the property was bought with the intention of creating memories with your dad and that you were hoping to improve the hunting. If the guys that big of a deer hunter I'm sure he'd understand.