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On our farm we have a bunch of agricultural land and a bunch of really dense woods and the acorn crop the past few years has been huge I'm trying to figure out a way to get to the deer with out messin up the spot any ways i could see more deer. we have all the equipment to do some drastic changes but I'm afraid it will just drive them out
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I would start in the springtime. Wouldnt do any drastic changes though. Take a chainsaw and make some trail to get to where you want to go. Leave some trees hinge cut(3-4 feet high, leave tree attached to stump) This will give the deer a safe haven. At a good point in from the edges I would do a small clear cut, 50-100 feet round. This will allow for fresh growth. I would also put in a food plot at that spot. If its not legal to hunt a food plot in your state set up on a trail leading to the plot. Do a couple of mineral sites close by as well. Deer will likely leave for a few days but will return as long as it doesnt stay under construction for an extended period of time.
If the deer are abundant on your property now with the agricultural product and the acorns, I'd be inclined to leave it alone, except for some senderos, or shooting lanes from your deer stands.
there are acorns left from two years ago and we have a bunch of deer and the fields we have dont have much cover
jestr1 I like the idea of leaving 3-4 feet of tree left
I have owned two small farms with woods and acorns. Bumper crops of acorns are rare. We had one three years ago. Go ahead and cut a road through that passes under you best trees for stands. Then stay off for a couple of years. That's not much time. They will move right back in. We have so many deer around here that they reappear in the yard immediately after I bring the Labs inside as evening approaches..
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I would start in the springtime. Wouldnt do any drastic changes though. Take a chainsaw and make some trail to get to where you want to go. Leave some trees hinge cut(3-4 feet high, leave tree attached to stump) This will give the deer a safe haven. At a good point in from the edges I would do a small clear cut, 50-100 feet round. This will allow for fresh growth. I would also put in a food plot at that spot. If its not legal to hunt a food plot in your state set up on a trail leading to the plot. Do a couple of mineral sites close by as well. Deer will likely leave for a few days but will return as long as it doesnt stay under construction for an extended period of time.
If the deer are abundant on your property now with the agricultural product and the acorns, I'd be inclined to leave it alone, except for some senderos, or shooting lanes from your deer stands.
there are acorns left from two years ago and we have a bunch of deer and the fields we have dont have much cover
jestr1 I like the idea of leaving 3-4 feet of tree left
I have owned two small farms with woods and acorns. Bumper crops of acorns are rare. We had one three years ago. Go ahead and cut a road through that passes under you best trees for stands. Then stay off for a couple of years. That's not much time. They will move right back in. We have so many deer around here that they reappear in the yard immediately after I bring the Labs inside as evening approaches..
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