#1730905 - 01/17/10 06:33 PM
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monsterbuck07
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to actually get quality,mature deer to stay on 4 to 500 acres of land with no main food source except for mass acorn crop? LAnd basically is evened out with 8 - 9 large fields and the rest hardwoods. I want to imoprove the deer habitat but not sure where to start since the land is under CRP? Any suggestions on some things you would do?
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#1730930 - 01/17/10 06:41 PM
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XMAN
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To stay on maybe not but to use, sure. I know of a place that is 19 acres and i usually kill a good deer on it. But usually one.500 acres is alot of land.
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#1730944 - 01/17/10 06:45 PM
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monsterbuck07
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Well 500 is plenty of land for me the problem is I just have not seen mature deer consistently. I see them on cameras but its ane shot and gone kind of thing. Curious on what I can do to help the cause.
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#1730974 - 01/17/10 06:54 PM
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To stay on maybe not but to use, sure.
Yup....In MOST cases, no they will not stay on 500 acres...They may spend the majority of their time on that amount of land, but they wont stay on that land at all times. They will rome around just about everywhere. The best way to have them spend a good majority amount their time on the 500 acres is to have the 3 basic things deer need...1) Food 2) Cover 3) Water
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#1731008 - 01/17/10 07:05 PM
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monsterbuck07
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Well there lies the problem...we have all three...just want to know what kind of food I can get away with being under CRP I think we have enough acorn crop to feed a small village.
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#1731124 - 01/17/10 07:36 PM
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Our place for instance, is 400 acres. It is loaded with white and red oaks....They are the main trees. Can we get pictures of big bucks and mature bucks? NO problem...but they are all at night. With our place losing cover more and more every year and 75% of our property is bordered by thick clearcut and pines. They come on our place to feed at night, then head back for cover during daylight. We are cutting approximately 50-60 acres here in the next month, so hopefully they will hold to the place more. Cover is vital!
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#1731141 - 01/17/10 07:38 PM
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Cover ,cover ,cover,the food is secondary,create cover for them
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#1731154 - 01/17/10 07:41 PM
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PM BSK<I bet he will say to create cover
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#1731288 - 01/17/10 08:08 PM
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monsterbuck07
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So would the best answer be to let our fields grow up to create cover. The fields get head high and briar filled in a years growth. Would I need to put any cut lanes through the fields?
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#1731752 - 01/18/10 06:15 AM
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Cover is King for that sized property monsterbuck07. Not only for attracting mature bucks to the property but getting them to stay during the pressure of hunting season.
Now getting mature bucks to move during daylight? I know of nothing that will do that. It is the nature of mature bucks to move primarily at night. In most instances, your best chance at mature bucks is to hunt just before the peak of the rut, when bucks are cruising constantly in search of the first estrus does.
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