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New Public Property

Unread postby kwaldeier » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:24 pm

I am really interested in this property! We are moving and this is a few miles closer than my home properties so i plan to see if it has potential. There is also another HUGE piece that is closer but does not have the same amount of timber. The huge one is 5100 aces with 20 aces of timber and THIS one is 610 with 110 in timber :) PLus the other one is way to big to try and post topos and aerials...for now :oops:. I have literally never set foot or eyes on this place in person but plan to once season is over! Lack of snow will be tricky but i plan to find out as much info as possible. Slightly nervous about hunting public land :oops:

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Unread postby Zap » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:27 pm

Good luck with it. :mrgreen:
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Unread postby BigHunt » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:32 pm

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i put red dots where i would start lookimg for beds
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Unread postby uncleron » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:37 pm

Amount of timber isn't that important and that's usually where most of the other hunters will be set up anyways.

The public land I hunt is a 4600 acre marsh with about 150 acres of timber. There were at least 5, 3.5+ y/o bucks that I know of taken off that place this year.
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Re: New Public Property

Unread postby Zap » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:38 pm

uncleron wrote:Timber isn't that important and that's usually where most of the other hunters will be set up anyways.

The public land I hunt is a 4600 acre marsh with about 150 acres of timber.



I would agree with that.
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Re: New Public Property

Unread postby BigHunt » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:39 pm

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uncleron wrote:Timber isn't that important and that's usually where most of the other hunters will be set up anyways.

The public land I hunt is a 4600 acre marsh with about 150 acres of timber.



I would agree with that.

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Re: New Public Property

Unread postby kwaldeier » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:40 pm

Either way i will be looking into both of them. Timber is my main concern as i am tree stand hunting 95% of the time...and thanks for the map Bighunt!
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Unread postby Czabs » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:41 pm

kwaldeier wrote:I am really interested in this property! We are moving and this is a few miles closer than my home properties so i plan to see if it has potential. There is also another HUGE piece that is closer but does not have the same amount of timber. The huge one is 5100 aces with 20 aces of timber and THIS one is 610 with 110 in timber :) PLus the other one is way to big to try and post topos and aerials...for now :oops:. I have literally never set foot or eyes on this place in person but plan to once season is over! Lack of snow will be tricky but i plan to find out as much info as possible. Slightly nervous about hunting public land :oops:

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I am unfamiliar with hillcountry so I can't help you out on that one, you would gain a lot more information scouting old sign from the past season without the snow than fresh sign in the snow. Unless you want to hunt them lateseason.
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Unread postby Zap » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:42 pm

Czabs wrote:
kwaldeier wrote:I am really interested in this property! We are moving and this is a few miles closer than my home properties so i plan to see if it has potential. There is also another HUGE piece that is closer but does not have the same amount of timber. The huge one is 5100 aces with 20 aces of timber and THIS one is 610 with 110 in timber :) PLus the other one is way to big to try and post topos and aerials...for now :oops:. I have literally never set foot or eyes on this place in person but plan to once season is over! Lack of snow will be tricky but i plan to find out as much info as possible. Slightly nervous about hunting public land :oops:

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I am unfamiliar with hillcountry so I can't help you out on that one, you would gain a lot more information scouting old sign from the past season without the snow than fresh sign in the snow. Unless you want to hunt them lateseason.



I would agree with that also. :mrgreen:
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Re: New Public Property

Unread postby BigHunt » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:48 pm

Czabs wrote:
kwaldeier wrote:I am really interested in this property! We are moving and this is a few miles closer than my home properties so i plan to see if it has potential. There is also another HUGE piece that is closer but does not have the same amount of timber. The huge one is 5100 aces with 20 aces of timber and THIS one is 610 with 110 in timber :) PLus the other one is way to big to try and post topos and aerials...for now :oops:. I have literally never set foot or eyes on this place in person but plan to once season is over! Lack of snow will be tricky but i plan to find out as much info as possible. Slightly nervous about hunting public land :oops:

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I am unfamiliar with hillcountry so I can't help you out on that one, you would gain a lot more information scouting old sign from the past season without the snow than fresh sign in the snow. Unless you want to hunt them lateseason.

;) defiantly , i wouldn't worry about no snow ....that will help you out when finding the beds and rubs.....
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Re: New Public Property

Unread postby Czabs » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:53 pm

BigHunt wrote:
Czabs wrote:
kwaldeier wrote:I am really interested in this property! We are moving and this is a few miles closer than my home properties so i plan to see if it has potential. There is also another HUGE piece that is closer but does not have the same amount of timber. The huge one is 5100 aces with 20 aces of timber and THIS one is 610 with 110 in timber :) PLus the other one is way to big to try and post topos and aerials...for now :oops:. I have literally never set foot or eyes on this place in person but plan to once season is over! Lack of snow will be tricky but i plan to find out as much info as possible. Slightly nervous about hunting public land :oops:


I am unfamiliar with hillcountry so I can't help you out on that one, you would gain a lot more information scouting old sign from the past season without the snow than fresh sign in the snow. Unless you want to hunt them lateseason.

;) defiantly , i wouldn't worry about no snow ....that will help you out when finding the beds and rubs.....


yea the rubs would be tough to find if you had like 3ft of snow :shifty: ... ;)
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Re: New Public Property

Unread postby Zap » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:56 pm

Do not forget the primary scrape areas...
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Re: New Public Property

Unread postby kwaldeier » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:57 pm

Finding beds are what i have trouble with, hence the prayer for snow lol
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Unread postby Zap » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:59 pm

kwaldeier wrote:Finding beds are what i have trouble with, hence the prayer for snow lol



Snow/frozen water may influence bedding area choices.
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Re: New Public Property

Unread postby Czabs » Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:01 pm

Zap wrote:
kwaldeier wrote:Finding beds are what i have trouble with, hence the prayer for snow lol



Snow/frozen water may influence bedding area choices.


Also...deer tend to herd up in the winter months and have different bedding locations than they do come bow season, so you might be hunting beds that don't exist if you setup on them...


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