Hunting Season is over - and we had a successful season overall with 8 bucks taken and 2 Does. Normally we'd like to take a few more does, to do our part in keeping the buck:doe ratio in check - however, we know our neighbors to the south took 4 does, 1 spike and 1 fawn buck - so its not as skewed as it seems. We had more older (2.5yr+) bucks around this fall, and we harvested 3 of them. All three had broken antlers points - seems like a lot of fighting is going on.
The Soybeans were a big draw this fall - and 2 acres was NOT enough - we are hoping to go 4-6 acres next year.
The Corn held up real good - and has been getting alot of attention from December 1 through now. 4-5 acres of corn split into 3 plots worked well for us.
The Brassicas (turnips/rapseed) are just now getting alot of attention - the deer are pawing through snow, and have shredded the leaves on much of the plots now.
The Clover always gets attention as long as the snows less than 1 ft. The open field areas are even bare right now, and the deer are manicuring the ground on these plots.
Here's some pictures - Happy New Year!
The Deer and Turkeys both are spending A LOT of time in the Old Orchards - pawing for whats left before going to the corn/clover
