We did some farming on a small scale until about 10 years ago. Since we still have a lot of the equipment. So I put in 2 acres of corn that I will leave standing. Then, 2 weeks ago, I planted an acre of winter wheat. That is up about 3". I'm hoping to be able to "keep" some deer on our property into the early winter.
We have a neat situation, but we don't take advantage of it very well. We have about 3 square miles of land. About half is wooded and the other half is fallow fields, well kept active fields, and poorly maintained active fields.
Our hunting practices are the main problem... we shoot only bucks and we don't care if it is a 3" spike or a 20" 10 point. No does. I'm trying to change that by example....some food plots, taking some does, and letting some young bucks walk.
We watched a 12" wide 10 point that I think was 1 1/2 get thrashed by a big doe last night with the spotlight. I said to my brother, "We neer to shoot that doe!".
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Gotta keep those doe's in line. You will be astonished if you harvest enough doe's in one year how many larger bucks you will see the next year. Some of our southern ranches take enough doe's until they think they shot too many and then take another 20-25% more. Take a good lokk at the next show you see in the south. Not a lot of doe's but some monster bucks. The more doe's you take the more food is availale to the younger bucks. Leave a few mature doe's. They train the younger deer on survival... Take the rest. Especially the young motherless/lone doe fawns. How do you tell a doe fawn from a buck fawn? The reckless one is the buck... Flatter between the ears.

Romans 10:9 Psalms 42