^^^ that I can definitely agree with. And CNC does raise some interesting ideas and provokes good conversation. “Managing” a 20, 40, or even 100 acre piece of ground is totally different than managing 1000, 2000 or 3000 acres of land, or a co-op. How you manage, what you can do, and what you can accomplish on a small property does not necessarily translate to larger properties. Like I said, managing deer is very property specific, not one size fits all.
The thing is everyone uses their personal perspective to apply globally. As in their experiences dictate what is true without accounting for another vantage point. Everyone does this.
I used to argue with hogwild and others about doe killing. My experience was on 5,000 acre of mixed habitat. 2300 acres and 400 acre with extremely little pressure for a thousand of surrounding acres.
I never thought of the 100 acre less or more management. He kept arguing and it finally sank in. A buddy has 300 acres and the surrounding landowners work together to make up several 1000 acres.
I’ve alway agreed with CNC about the throw and mow system. I was doing that in the 90s because had little equipment. A fellow on QDMA sent to Rodale Institute on organic farming. They used crop in rotations to build soil. I was able to grow alfalfa using this system with very little fertilizer and more lime.
Like Matt said, most are pretty close in agreement than not.
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