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Mulch, and appropriate lime and fertilizer
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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5869224" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>When I say 'doe sink' I'm more referring to does taking over the very best food sources and displacing the bucks and pushing them off (for the entire year except for Oct, Nov, Dec). </p><p></p><p>In areas I started a new plot, I would typically have several velvet bucks using it the first season. As the plot became more productive, does with their fawns took them over and displaced those velvet buck bachelor groups. It's really hurt my velvet season hunts the more productive the plots have become. </p><p></p><p>The second problem is how rapidly the doe population can expand in areas with additional food sources and coyote reduction. One property I bought 5 years ago had ONE resident doe on it. Now it has 14 (well, actually now 12, since we killed 2 there this year). Used to have a bachelor group of 5 to 7 bucks all summer long, now only one or 2 yearling bucks in summer. The flip side is it picks up 10 to 15 bucks roaming thru during the rut (78 acres).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5869224, member: 2805"] When I say 'doe sink' I'm more referring to does taking over the very best food sources and displacing the bucks and pushing them off (for the entire year except for Oct, Nov, Dec). In areas I started a new plot, I would typically have several velvet bucks using it the first season. As the plot became more productive, does with their fawns took them over and displaced those velvet buck bachelor groups. It's really hurt my velvet season hunts the more productive the plots have become. The second problem is how rapidly the doe population can expand in areas with additional food sources and coyote reduction. One property I bought 5 years ago had ONE resident doe on it. Now it has 14 (well, actually now 12, since we killed 2 there this year). Used to have a bachelor group of 5 to 7 bucks all summer long, now only one or 2 yearling bucks in summer. The flip side is it picks up 10 to 15 bucks roaming thru during the rut (78 acres). [/QUOTE]
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