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    Default Small tract of land hunting, new to this and got questions

    I am in a lease with another guy in Calhoun Falls and we see a lot of deer there and really don't shoot much at all. He has 3-4 others tracts of land he owns and hunts them as well. We let a lot of stuff walk, no restrictions just the way we hunt . Couple other clubs around us that do same thing


    Now this year I finally put a stand up near my house on a small tract of land my Son in Law owns(he and Daughter live there ). Actually was bushhogging his old grown up pasture and for him since friend dropped his tractor off there for me to use. As an after thought I found a nice spot for food plot and thought what the hell let me try it.

    Put a pre built box stand up there thinking maybe see a deer or 2 in evenings and wife might go sit in stand with me.

    Well first hunt there I saw small 6 pt and thought well at least I have seen a deer here, next hunt I saw 18 does and five bucks and shot a pretty good tall racked 9pt that had a tine broken off from fighting (185lbs 17" spread ). Also shot a big boar hog that hunt too


    It appears to be a good pm spot, have hunted couple am's but only saw couple does then. Most afternoons I see any where between 6-15 deer and some very big does in the bunch . Have corn out as well as pretty good size food plot, even made it bigger right after I shot first deer. Buddy was out there working on his tractor and plowed big area and top sowed wheat while he was at it for me.

    I have not scouted the property at all, it is surrounded by other farm land, grown up fields and mature hardwoods. Just typical rural property and does not appear to be a lot of hunting around

    My question is when I am seeing same typical number of does each time is it safe to assume these are the same deer ?? Several very good sized does

    For those that hunt your own small tracts of land do you harvest many does, I am not against shooting does just have not shot any in few years. My buddy with the tractor has 2 young boys (11 & 13) and thought about asking him if they wanted to go shoot a couple of them

    Is this detremental to small tracks of land in terms of deer numbers. Not planning on taking any does until last week or so of season but fine if I do not shoot any .

    Don't see a lot of bucks but do see a few small 18 month old bucks over the course of the season so far, only 1 shooter and I shot him

    92 does 8 bucks is what I have seen in the 11 hunts I have had out there this year (only 2 of those hunts are am hunts ) That is for 11 times in the stand
    Last edited by tprice; 11-26-2017 at 11:31 AM.

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