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The problem is that its a very difficult property to hunt, the property is simply the cutover seen in the Google Earth picture and the farm out in front of it. The property is bordered on all three sides by a hunt club with a stand on the property line and two other family farms who have stands on their property lines. I never saw a single deer during a hunt, but the density was obviously high due to old sign. The entire property is a giant sanctuary.
1. My primary issue is access, I tried to cut three paths after season let out so I could at least make it into the cutover.
2. There are zero trees to hang a stand, but the whole thing are 3-4 inch pines with the rest being made of oak scrub/insane briars.
I am starting Med school in the fall and will have 2 hour drive back home to hunt. I also could really use the venison to lower food bills, but I will only have time to hunt maybe 5/6 times this year and then maybe this property only 2/3 times if it is the best bet.
My plan so far is to:
A. Use my two trail cameras more than the average beast member, just due to really needing the intel for when I'm not there, will keep my scent as low as possible and keep the cams on the edges.
B. With no place to hang a Lone Wolf, I'll try to build some type of box blind/platform for a ground blind so I can see over the scrub and hunt like the other South Carolinians with lanes in thick cover and cover it with a rifle. I was thinking of putting it on the elevation in the back and making a single access trail through the center.
C. I'm going to do some glassing from the field in the summer to see what walks out into the field. This would also be a good SC opening day tactic (August 15th) but I will likely be busy studying.
I scouted the property extensively, but found very few patterns except that they like the property edges and bed 40-50 yards in all around the border.
Does anyone have any input or suggestions for me to make the most of my time during the summer? Is there anything on this map that stands out? Also the trails visible in this picture do not really exist anymore, aside from the main one coming in from the field.
