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bedding question
while searching for my cousins buck on state land I noticed this year they did a lot of logging.
there was an area I found on a logging trail they created that they left down trees all over and it was nasty thick.
it looked like a bedding dream. there was even a scrape 10 yards from the what I believe would be great bedding.
how long do u think it would take deer to actually start bedding there ?
I marked it on my GPS and my plan is when when it gets pressured from gun to hunt it and get in extremely early as I had the feeling that it would deff be a perfect situation.
or do u think it still needs more time for under growth ?
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there was an area I found on a logging trail they created that they left down trees all over and it was nasty thick.
it looked like a bedding dream. there was even a scrape 10 yards from the what I believe would be great bedding.
how long do u think it would take deer to actually start bedding there ?
I marked it on my GPS and my plan is when when it gets pressured from gun to hunt it and get in extremely early as I had the feeling that it would deff be a perfect situation.
or do u think it still needs more time for under growth ?
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Re: bedding question
From my experience with clearcut areas up in northern WI where we do some hunting, in about 2 years those cuts are thick enough that deer will bed there. Thats assuming that they grow back in aspen, which most of them do. At that point they are food and cover all in one.
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what I think I should do is during make an entrance to this area next year for the future so I make very little noise cuz it's a long ways in
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daveynewman wrote:what I think I should do is during make an entrance to this area next year for the future so I make very little noise cuz it's a long ways in
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Just keep in mind that if you make a trail easier to get in and out and the surrounding gets really thick, expect deer travel on that trail. Every animal takes the path of least resistant
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Jonny wrote:daveynewman wrote:what I think I should do is during make an entrance to this area next year for the future so I make very little noise cuz it's a long ways in
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Just keep in mind that if you make a trail easier to get in and out and the surrounding gets really thick, expect deer travel on that trail. Every animal takes the path of least resistant
Even worse than that, people will start using that path. And before you know it, you have 3 or 4 monkeys jumping around your spot on days you are not there. I feel the same way about ladder stands and glow tacks. people find a good spot and put them up. There is a reason that those stands/paths/tacks are there. Especially if its not made my mother nature. sticks out like a sore thumb. And anyone with half a brain will know why. Just my opinion though.
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I just deep down feel they will go there once they get pressured cuz the thickness of the area
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Jrichard wrote:Jonny wrote:daveynewman wrote:what I think I should do is during make an entrance to this area next year for the future so I make very little noise cuz it's a long ways in
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Just keep in mind that if you make a trail easier to get in and out and the surrounding gets really thick, expect deer travel on that trail. Every animal takes the path of least resistant
Even worse than that, people will start using that path. And before you know it, you have 3 or 4 monkeys jumping around your spot on days you are not there. I feel the same way about ladder stands and glow tacks. people find a good spot and put them up. There is a reason that those stands/paths/tacks are there. Especially if its not made my mother nature. sticks out like a sore thumb. And anyone with half a brain will know why. Just my opinion though.
I actually use tacks alot and cut trails to mess with people. I have put a couple people in some nasty 6-7ft blackberry patches. Teaches people to be honest. But for my own spots, I will blaze a trail if needed but make it impossible to find and walk without knowing it ahead of time. I have a spot in a river bottom this year for gun season that is literally impossible to access. Almost a shear cliff next to a road with miles of hardwoods on top. Coming in the back door with the ol hip boots
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I'll just put a camera on it and leave it for a year to closet some info on it
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You could mark your path inconspicuously like put a bend in it right at the beginning or don't star blazing it til ten feet in or something and mark it with a log or other natural landmark. If any of that makes sense.
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I looked all over today I could not find any maps or anything on them having maps on the new logging trails they are putting in
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daveynewman wrote:I looked all over today I could not find any maps or anything on them having maps on the new logging trails they are putting in
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Google the state forest for your state and add logging. For me it would be "wisconsin state forest logging". Look around on the site and you should find bid prospectus which is fancy for what they want logged. You might have to go through a couple to find what area you are looking for. I have seen logging jobs done 2 years after the bid was posted. Within each bid they will include a crude map that shows the logging trails designated to be used. Hopefully this helps
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Do you have a GPS? If its not a known bedding area just yet and you are not worried about burning it out this year, I would go in and map everything out using my GPS. Mark points of interest and feature differences. Even topo maps wont give you ALL of the information that you need. There may be nobs or hills that are not marked on the topomaps. or features you wont see until you piece all of the information out by marking trails, bed, and food sources in the area. Then you can import the information on google maps and google earth and it'll give you a ton of information. And if the deer are sleeping there or traveling through there it'll all be on the aerial maps
That's just what I would do if I did not have any maps. Shoot I would do that even if I did just to be sure I knew exactly what was around.
That's just what I would do if I did not have any maps. Shoot I would do that even if I did just to be sure I knew exactly what was around.
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Re: bedding question
Jonny wrote:daveynewman wrote:I looked all over today I could not find any maps or anything on them having maps on the new logging trails they are putting in
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Google the state forest for your state and add logging. For me it would be "wisconsin state forest logging". Look around on the site and you should find bid prospectus which is fancy for what they want logged. You might have to go through a couple to find what area you are looking for. I have seen logging jobs done 2 years after the bid was posted. Within each bid they will include a crude map that shows the logging trails designated to be used. Hopefully this helps
That's a great tip! I'll have to check and see if that information is available for my state.
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