teenbowhunter
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Fence row removal is awful for any animal. They help to create some habitat in the middle of a giant monoculture moonscape.
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Last winter there was a huge pileup on I-70 due to whiteout conditions of blowing snow. Multiple fatalities. Two years prior the farmer removed two fencerows, one beside the interstate and one about 3/4 mile across the field. How he's not liable I have no idea.
Last two days things have really taken off in huron and lorain counties. All beans, no corn. Talked to FIL today and their 2200 acres of beans and 2300 acres of corn in erie and sandusky counties have not been touched.
I too vote for standing corn but thats what i have most experience with. Also why I enjoy hunting hills and big woods so much. Lack of large woodlots suck!
I too vote for standing corn but thats what i have most experience with. Also why I enjoy hunting hills and big woods so much. Lack of large woodlots suck!
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Bigcountry40
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In Erie county the standing corn helps immensely and I believe it increases deer movement, once the corn is gone where I hunt in Erie the deer disappear, I think they head to railroad property where it is very thick. Down east central ohio where there is much more woods, I like it when the corn is picked, I think standing corn finders the hunt a little bit in counties like holmes, Coshocton, Tuscarwas.
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It's funny how many views there are concerning corn. All a matter of perspective, depending on how a person hunts or where I suppose.
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I think it's more where they hunt and the diversity of cover. Most of my properties are fence rows and 5-10 acre woodblocks. Once the corn comes down the deer migrate a good distance to a few properties that are 30-75 wooded acres. They aren't going to live in a 30 yard wide fence row with cut fields on each side. Now if I was hunting the 30-75 acre wood blocks I would be happy as hell when the corn came down. When the corn comes off I lose 90% of my cover.
Another reason I love it when the crops are still on is it keeps the weekend warriors at home on the couch. Most won't walk through half a mile of corn, or a mile and a half around the edge to get to a stand.
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One of my bowhunting mentors hated to see the crops come off. He hunted what can best be described as a ditch, surrounded by ag fields along the Scioto River, at the junction of Big Walnut Creek. He killed some dandies in there, but once the crops were gone, so were the deer. He usually killed long before Halloween, if not, he went to the hills to fill his tag. Personally, I hate corn. I do enjoy sneaking through a patch or two every now and then. Foxtail patches in standing corn hold deer, and they will let you walk right up on 'em.
I think you've nailed it, Joe, regarding cover. I hunt a fairly large patch(es) of timber for the area. I don't hunt IN the woods, but funnels connecting them. When there is corn standing, the timber is utilized very little. it greatly increases after the corn is gone. If you are hunting the remaining cover, shortly after they have lost thousands of acres of good hiding habitat, you've got it made.
I think you've nailed it, Joe, regarding cover. I hunt a fairly large patch(es) of timber for the area. I don't hunt IN the woods, but funnels connecting them. When there is corn standing, the timber is utilized very little. it greatly increases after the corn is gone. If you are hunting the remaining cover, shortly after they have lost thousands of acres of good hiding habitat, you've got it made.
Cant hunt a stitch of it, its a conglomerate. I deer hunt 2.5-5acres:smiley_breakdance:
Joe/Brock youre spot on with preferences. Its all in the bigger land picture, not just a corn conversation.
Just rolled through Chosocton and they were pulling beans on the big farm next to 77. Love that farm. Such a beautiful place.
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Saw beans coming down last night in my area. Lucas county...farmer even took down a parcel of corn...i thnk they did this last year too around this time, but most of it stayed up until thoroughly dried out...i just hope they take down the corn 25 yds north of my treestand!
I noticed a couple more corn fields that had been opened up last night on my way home. The corn we are taking off is at 20% moisture. We didn't see those numbers until November last year! Fugg corn fields, take them all down!!!!
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Corn is down to 18%! My neighbor is busy working on beans, corn soon to follow of course. Huge yields this year too, 85/acre on beans!
Luckyyy! I just checked my tcams, had 7 bucks on them, only 2 shooters, but every single field between my huntin woods and my house(15miles) is still up. The beans aren't even Brown yet, still yellow!