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Post by kabic on Feb 8, 2017 10:17:01 GMT -6
I have read articles like this in the past that suggest creating hour glass shapes, boomerang shapes etc. Do any of you actually do that? I know I try just to maximize the available space I have to plot, but that may be due to the fact I don't have a lot of area to work with. bowsite.com/bowsite/features/articles/deer/huntingplot/ |
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Post by wiscwhip on Feb 8, 2017 10:24:23 GMT -6
Great if you are starting out with a completely clean slate and aren't restricted by soils or other variables, most of us have had to plot within the confines of some type of "restriction" within our property. It does give a guy a few options to look at, whether they can be implemented on one's property in real situations is another story. Food for thought and occasionally you might hit the jackpot and be able to pull it off.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Feb 8, 2017 10:46:16 GMT -6
I do both. let me vote yes and no.
Never mind I just voted no....
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Post by badgerfowl on Feb 8, 2017 11:37:27 GMT -6
If we ever get our place logged, I'll be pushing heavy for an L or boomerang type plot cleared deeper in the woods.
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Post by wiscwhip on Feb 8, 2017 11:43:28 GMT -6
If we ever get our place logged, I'll be pushing heavy for an L or boomerang type plot cleared deeper in the woods. I have a couple ideas on that ^^^ if I ever get the chance to visit you. |
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Post by ogemaone on Feb 8, 2017 11:46:13 GMT -6
I have a L shaped plot in the woods and my two other plots are rectangle shaped. I like the L the most, I have two different stands for wind directions and it works out well.
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Post by Catscratch on Feb 8, 2017 11:52:32 GMT -6
Don't hunt my foodplots anymore so I don't worry about shape. If I did hunt them I would consider shape but I would take into account terrain, natural deer movement, and if I wanted to hunt mornings or nights on it. A pinch point of some sort would be part of it.
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Post by badgerfowl on Feb 8, 2017 11:55:16 GMT -6
If we ever get our place logged, I'll be pushing heavy for an L or boomerang type plot cleared deeper in the woods. I have a couple ideas on that ^^^ if I ever get the chance to visit you. The area I'm thinking about is just west of our main slough. It's at the end of a "ridge" and I think would never get flooded out. Some of the thickest brush we have would be directly south of it. There's lot of nice young pines popping up where giant trees have fallen over the years. There is some bedding to the north on and just off our property on some of the high spots in the tall grass and amongst the blow downs. I think it would get a lot of daylight activity. I know during the rut bucks cruise through the area. I've shot one deer in the area w/ my bow but know several others that have had to have gone through there. |
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Post by wiscwhip on Feb 8, 2017 11:58:28 GMT -6
I have a couple ideas on that ^^^ if I ever get the chance to visit you. The area I'm thinking about is just west of our main slough. It's at the end of a "ridge" and I think would never get flooded out. Some of the thickest brush we have would be directly south of it. There's lot of nice young pines popping up where giant trees have fallen over the years. There is some bedding to the north on and just off our property on some of the high spots in the tall grass and amongst the blow downs. I think it would get a lot of daylight activity. I know during the rut bucks cruise through the area. I've shot one deer in the area w/ my bow but know several others that have had to have gone through there. You sit on a prime example of what I was saying in my first post. You are pretty much at the whim of the river and water levels, so your "plot shapes" will play out accordingly. You can try your best to do what you can, but in the end that river has final say! |
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Post by badgerfowl on Feb 8, 2017 12:02:12 GMT -6
The area I'm thinking about is just west of our main slough. It's at the end of a "ridge" and I think would never get flooded out. Some of the thickest brush we have would be directly south of it. There's lot of nice young pines popping up where giant trees have fallen over the years. There is some bedding to the north on and just off our property on some of the high spots in the tall grass and amongst the blow downs. I think it would get a lot of daylight activity. I know during the rut bucks cruise through the area. I've shot one deer in the area w/ my bow but know several others that have had to have gone through there. You sit on a prime example of what I was saying in my first post. You are pretty much at the whim of the river and water levels, so your "plot shapes" will play out accordingly. You can try your best to do what you can, but in the end that river has final say! Yup, we only have so many acres that never flood out that it's tough to plan some things. Never know what kind of fall its going to be from completely dry and the deer have the run of the place or like last fall when I needed waders to get around. The deer don't mind that much as I've seen them plow through a lot and swim if they have to. I actually like it high for hunting as it funnels them just a little more than normal. But they're not afraid to go through water anywhere.
If you're ever in the area in the spring on a weekend, drop me a line. I'd show you around and pick your brain a bit.
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Post by wiscwhip on Feb 8, 2017 12:04:56 GMT -6
If you're ever in the area in the spring on a weekend, drop me a line. I'd show you around and pick your brain a bit.
That's the bad part, when I am around the area in the spring I'm usually trying to get a turkey on the ground for myself or someone else or busy with stuff at the FIL's.  |
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Post by Tooln on Feb 8, 2017 12:15:35 GMT -6
My plot isn't that big. But I did shape it like a 8 top is smaller with a pinch point to the larger one. Any shape that creates a pinch point or blind spot (L) is good in my book.
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Post by badgerfowl on Feb 8, 2017 12:19:36 GMT -6
If you're ever in the area in the spring on a weekend, drop me a line. I'd show you around and pick your brain a bit.
That's the bad part, when I am around the area in the spring I'm usually trying to get a turkey on the ground for myself or someone else or busy with stuff at the FIL's. Summer works too it's just not fun walking in the woods anywhere with all the damn mosquitos. I'm at the lake pretty much every weekend and usually make a trip to the land once a weekend. |
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Post by Sandbur on Feb 11, 2017 7:22:03 GMT -6
I have a tiny woods plot shaped like 3 fingers of your hand. My stand is at the base of the three fingers.
It works well to OK. Maybe just more seeded travel lanes than wide foodplots.
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Post by mnaaron on Feb 11, 2017 8:35:44 GMT -6
We have both kinds of plots. Some long skinny ones in the woods or on the edge and then larger plots 6+ acres where we try and feed them. Wish some of the long skinny ones were placed differently when we created them 10+ years ago we were rookies...still am a rookie so can't use that excuse
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