I visit the QDMA forum occasionally just to read up on what everybody is doing. I do practice "shoot/let walk" but don't really fall into the program per say. I happened to read this post from one of the members over there that is from SC. Might even be a member here.
My question is just how far can you take this management junk? This is far out!!!!
"I have my property lines in firebreaks and foodplots. The interior of my place is sanctuary and I only enter the onterior after the season on a limited basis in rain or high wind.
I think deer need a place to call safe but you can still manage it without spookng them. Here is what I do. I never enter my property to work without driving my tractor even if I don't need to. A tractor is loud and slow and deer hear them all the time. I often look in the woods to my left when mowing, discing etc. Deer often are just inside the woods watching me go by. If this happens I never stop and look just keep going. When I limb lanes or hang Loc ons I take the tractor and leave it running whle I work. I have Cudde back pics of me mowing clover and deer eating moments later and I often make a turn and they just freeze till I get right at them and and the leave.
Last year we had a dry spell and I could ot get to a stand without crunching leaves and spooking deer. I got my cousin to drive me on the tractor and never stop. I hopped off and before he was out of site i was up with an arrow nocked. Later you guessded it back straps baby.
I do not think busting deer on the tractor is as bad as busting deer walking. Deer are prey and they are often snuck up on and spooked. A laud tractor isn't going to do that. They get use to it and let their guard down.
I do not think an ATV will cause the same effect. "
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