Turkey season is finally over and I actually took the time to read this thread so now y'all get my .2 cents worth!
CNC if you have a large enough piece of ground that you own and can manage however you see fit then we're all happy for you but the majority of hunters in the south are paying to lease land from timber companies that could give a shucks less about habitat improvement! They manage the land for one thing only! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ in the form of pine timber! If you think that's a lie then show me an SMZ with a pine tree standing in it that would make a pole!.....
Trapping is the only option most have to TRY to help increase fawn recruitment on leased property!
Jbuc10 you said that you didn't think that a professional trapper could make a difference! I AM NOT a professional trapper but I CAN show you (not in a study from Washington State) but from mud on MY boots right here in Washington Co. South Alabama where my trapping along with habitat improvements has greatly increased the amount of game on my property!
I'm that Billybob wannabe trapper that shooters kept mentioning but for the past 10 years I've trapped and killed every predator I could! Not just coyotes but fox, bobcats, coons, possums and skunks! Anything that eats the game I'm trying to help is my enemy right down to the snakes that eat turkey, quail and dove eggs!
That's my .2 cents worth and if you don't like it as CNC says you can go pound sand! Lol! I'm going back to the turkey forum!
