Four Seasons

Napping before loading in the trailer.

Over 20. This guy was just shy of 22 inside

Back porch view.

Well my friend. If after 60 years of throwing billions of dollars at a man made prion that is the same exact prion that is found in Scrapies in sheep one should be thinking twice and asking where all the damage from this so called disease sits? Wisconsin, as you bring up was one of the first states to go totally insane and open deer season year round with unlimited tags to try and stop this so called disease? Well first off if they tell you that they don’t know if cwd can affect man yet they tell you to fill your freezers with possibly tainted meat one should ask. Second after they destroyed the herds in Wisconsin within a couple short years the cwd positive herds grew to record numbers of Whitetails, more then they had before the shoot off? I could go on and on showing how this fake money grabbing disease has proved itself to be all but harmless and only used as an agenda pushing tool against one industry. Over and over again. The least you trust any government and more trust what real life has shown you the better off we all will be.

So you don’t think an apple tree or acorns bring deer together in one spot? You really should look at what life has shown you and not believe everything you read. Deer lick they same branch over and over again without human interference. The cwd thing is the biggest hoax that has ever hit the deer world. 60 years of proven fact. One can have an opinion if they think baiting or mineral likes are ethical to hunt over but in the big picture if hunting is not involved at all a mineral lick or bait pile is no different then a tree Mother Nature herself designed.

So you must feel the same about food plots?

Lol. Nothing personal here He didn’t like my doing’s with his buddy Mike eons ago. Such is life.

Negative. Not many pushing 60 can pull that off. Just a trim when needed.

Well then I don’t see the sense in either. I guess you could take a spot out on the highway. Or maybe you could help out with the other part of the farm? 3000 acres of organic hay, corn,wheat and beans would help you get rid of that keg your hauling around.

This stuff has givin great results and the Berry smell in just crazy strong. I’m tempted to give it a shot in front of a camera on the back 40 but you know how i am stickler for the laws in this state.

We have people pull in at all times of the year. Although it’s mostly when they ride by and see a bunch of 120-220in bucks hanging out. We have to keep them out back away from the highway for the most part. 4-5 trucks parked along the highway and then the rubber Neckers can make things a bit iffy at times. Must be your thinking about a trip North sometime in the future? BaHaHaHa

Have used Record Rack for years. This stuff has a crazy strong smell.

Another great year. All animals that were getting sold have all hit their new homes.

Any deer that happens to be in the vicinity of the midge will get bite. Blood flow to the antler really won’t matter but it’s possible that with the buck havin antlers meaning more area for a bite it’s possible I guess.

No. Midge has no preference who it bites.

Real sad. I have stalkers. Most would not put forth the effort I do to be successful but there are eyes without a doubt. Let alone being at the local Stewart’s shop and having total strangers tell you about the big bucks they have been watching on your property. Road watchers I’m sure as no cameras have popped. Even on the state land I hunt I park up or down the road from where I go in to my spots. I thing at times it’s best not to be showing any pretty bucks dead or camera.

To a point yes. But trust me when I say..You kill a good buck every year and show pic’s you will have eyes watching you. Guaranteed!!!

A break from the button box is always a good thing. Congrats on keeping your feet moving. At 59 myself it’s a lesson one must learn and complete.

100 acre hobby farm across the road is paying over 6 grand in taxes. Of course that has buildings and such but I can’t imagine a $350.000 fifty acre purchase in Livingston/ Wyoming Cty area getting off that cheap.

A friend just bought 50 acres of tillable farm land along the edge of Letchworth for 8 grand plus and acre. Do the math on the taxes in that area. A guy gets a good place to hunt he best be kissing the landowners azzzz every chance he gets.

Exactly what I was kinda referring to. Most won’t/can’t pay to play when it comes to hunting. It will no doubt have an effect on hunting’s future. And less people is not a thing hunting can afford I’m afraid. Hell they put a video of a lion killing a zebra on Facebook and 90% of the comments are people complaining that it’s cruel.

Well most people can’t afford to spend 8 grand on hunting land just as most can’t afford to spend 10 grand on a 200inch high fence hunt. 400 acres is really not a lot of land and depending on how it’s laid out it could be to small for even 4 guys. I don’t see the future getting any cheaper when it comes to leasing properties and with the number of hunters dwindling every year the two together does not spell good news for hunters. But you do bring up a good point. The demand this year in this state has about tripled for bucks in the 130-150 range. Now whether that has anything to do with lack of hunting land and people rather paying for the sure thing then paying say 8 grand for a chance at a decent buck..If there happens to be one in the area. Now how many so called “Meat Hunters” are going to drop 8 grand to throw a couple 100lbs of venison in the freezer? I’m not shocked at the price… Maybe I should lease out our 900 plus acres for that price…But do wonder what that will do for hunting in the bigger picture. Especially in a state that’s not known for its big bucks.

Exactly. Land is getting scarce and people will start charging more and more for the pleasure. Hunting will continue to change as the years go along. If politics stay as they are today who knows where 4 more years will put hunting.

Saw this on Facebook. One has to wonder the way the world is going if this kind of money is in hunters future for hunting land?

The fastest one.