Things are shaping up well so far. With the minerals and cameras out, there should be some entertaining pics rolling in over the next few months. I have some great stand locations picked out and I've done a little work on the habitat so far this spring that will help these new stands. I'm setting up 5 new stands this year and leaving 2 in their original locations, so I am looking forward to these new moves and seeing how they play out. I also have the ability to plant some great plots this year, including an acre of corn in the heart of our farm. There will be a 1/10th acre radish plot on the south end of the farm and a 1/4 acre TBD plot near the corn. I know it will be another green food source, just not sure what I want to go with just yet. I will still have Hippie Ridge to hunt this year and the new growth from the timber activity has made it much thicker this year. I anticipate some good hunts there this fall. In addition to that, I also picked up 16 ares directly across from my house that holds a resident group of 10+ does right now. It butts up against a much larger farm and doesn't see much pressure from my end of things. I'll be placing a ground blind over there and using it as a spot to fill my freezer. The farm will be a "No Doe" zone this fall, as will Hippie Ridge. I'm still up in the air as to what will happen behind my parents. I'm waiting to see what my cams have to say. I did talk to a guy I went to high school with who hunted it this fall and he saw a good bit of deer over there, so it sounds like they are still there, just not wandering my way as much.
My first cam check is coming in the next few days so I hope things get started with a bang!!!
