This is a good thread started by Racksrus.
Good discussion and provocative.
I especially liked BigBores comments about evolving into the Conservationist/Land Manager type.
Which is what Ron and BigBore were also saying. Letting bucks get age on them.
Mike and TheFive made good comments about managing expectations.
Putting this altogether it seems to me that still to this day, most hunters and lessees are still not managing people and managing the land.
I think it takes more then putting in some food plots.
While this might be hard to do for various reasons, the land itself needs to be improved to be good deer habitat.
With lots of ground cover and natural ground food.
Fire.
Lots of fire.
As much as possible will help this.
I think this is the single best thing to do.
Also, strategic timber cutting to get more sunlight to the ground and increase ground story.
And just don't shoot 1s and 2s.
And if you can help it, don't shoot 3s either.
That is where it gets tricky for most hunting clubs.
And really most hunters.
That is about all that can be done, other then trying to encourage surrounding properties to do the same thing.
Last edited by WmHunter; 02/19/19 02:00 PM.
