water holes

[Hawthorne]

Ive got a 23 acre property that has good food and bedding on it. Some of my neighbors have water I have none. I want to add a small pond or a couple small water holes. Ive had some decent sightings of good bucks on my place I've only had it for two years. Im across the street from a 1200 acre refuge with no hunting. Any tips or suggestions are welcome on placement and types of water holes. Should I put them where I've seen bucks cruising or near the food? I think a good water source could take this property to the next level. Thanks

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[IkemanTx]

I always like little water holes close to bedding. Seems to sometimes keep a buck in the beds even with a wrong wind direction. But that may be the suppressive heat here in Texas.

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[9pt]

Hawthorne,
Jeff Sturgis has a lot of examples he has given about using a 50 gallon drum and cutting it in half top to bottom. Bury it 3/4 or the way and it will fill with rain water. Put it close to bedding order in staging area. This is a first step before trying to create a pond.

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[HoosierG5]

Little kiddie pools. I have dug them in before with good success. Easy. Cheap. Does the trick.

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[dreaming bucks]

I use these landscaping tubs you can get at Menard's, they hold around 120 gallons, and that usually last for a month during rut time. I fill them up about Oct 15th, and even with no rain, they usually don't drink them dry by a months time... I like to keep mine around 100 yards from suspected buck bedding.


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[Stanley]

I use these landscaping tubs you can get at Menard's, they hold around 120 gallons, and that usually last for a month during rut time. I fill them up about Oct 15th, and even with no rain, they usually don't drink them dry by a months time... I like to keep mine around 100 yards from suspected buck bedding.


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I like this idea.

[Bigburner]

I've used wal-mart kiddie pools works like a charm. dig a hole and sink them in the ground. Just by a couple bags of sandbox sand and put it in there before you fill it up. Its keeps the deers hooves from puncturing the the bottom.

[Jeff G]

we took the rubber roof from a roofing project, dug out a depression, laid the roofing material down. over time the small rubber roofing got covered up with mud and leaves and water. sealed up nicely. the small puddle grew into a big pond over time.