Hunting Location

[josephmrtn]

ok guys now that the season is winding down i thought that maby we could all share thoughts/ideas on our hunting land... please post maps if you have some altho you dont HAVE to if it would compromize opsec... lol

ok im going to start:

map legend:

red blocks=treestands

green squares=corn this yr

green blocks= all the oak trees i remember at the moment

pink square=good food plot location next yr???

red square= property lines

blue square=property i have permission to hunt

tell me what you all think

(it may help if you download the map cause then you can zoom in)

Edited December 18, 2012 by josephmrtn

[josephmrtn]

the point of this is to get ideas on how to improve our hunting land... just in case you were wondering

(come on 16 veiws and no comments......) lol

Edited December 18, 2012 by josephmrtn

[tughillhunter]

ill share.

[josephmrtn]

nice.... those pins are stands right?

now all we need is a few more and we can start talking land managment....

[SplitG2]

For me it's very difficult to make suggestions via a ariel map. With that said, it looks like you need cover? Also, I like to see what the area around your land looks like. How do your neighbors hunt? etc...I think the best thing that most properties need is native browse. I think this is one of the most over looked management tool. Second is water. 3rd is entry to and from stand.

[tughillhunter]

all my stands are set up along creek beds, corn fields, 2 clover plots, hay fields, soybeans etc. and swampy areas. tons of apple trees, etc, but this year sucked for those. easy entry/exit, except my elevated blind and stand 8. lil harder, i got to keep up on manicuring the trail. yes the pins are stands. neighbors dont hunt.

[growalot]

I am not stirring the pot...this is just a question so I can be clear...OK?

Reading Google Earth terms and conditions....isn't it........ Oohhhh boy......hhhmmm non threatening term?.....against the rules to down load and display Google maps?

[moog5050]

Tughill

Looks like you have great land to hunt. How many acres is that? Ag, cover and swamps. Nice mix.

[tughillhunter]

rules are made to be broken. lol idk really grow, i never read the terms and conditions. if you dont like it, ill delete the image.

[Paula]

growie why are you asking now, this is not the first time one has been posted here

[tughillhunter]

growie why are you asking now, this is not the first time one has been posted here

i honestly didnt know that.

moog- 687 acres

[josephmrtn]

i use bing maps as they are much higher quality.....

ok here is an updated map:

map legend:

red blocks=treestands

green squares=corn this yr

green blocks= all the oak trees i remember at the moment

pink square=good food plot location next yr???

red square= property lines

blue square=property i have permission to hunt

blue lines=water

yellow blocks=neighbors treestands

yellow square=nieghbors food plot (im not sure what he plants i think turnips last yr and possibly clover this yr)

black squares=THICK cover

Edited December 18, 2012 by josephmrtn

[growalot]

See I tried to avoid such comments....it's just that I went to Google ...thinking to post and read the terms...simple as that...as you may have noticed...I have never personally posted anything from Google so never ..as many of you...read the terms

I have ABSOLUTELY have no problem with others posting their maps...just wondered if Google has ever gotten...-issy about it

Edited December 18, 2012 by growalot

[josephmrtn]

never has that i know of..... plus people do it every day there is n oway to stop it...

i dont know about bing maps but one thing i do know it there map quality is LIGHT YEARS better

[tughillhunter]

See I tried to avoid such comments....it's just that I went to Google ...thinking to post and read the terms...simple as that...as you may have noticed...I have never personally posted anything from Google so never ..as many of you...read the terms

I have ABSOLUTELY have no problem with others posting their maps...just wondered if Google has ever gotten...-issy about it

never had an issue thus far. i have the attention span of a wet rock. not patient enough to read the terms. lol.

[josephmrtn]

never had an issue thus far. i have the attention span of a wet rock. not patient enough to read the terms. lol.

LOL im EXACTLY the same way

(ok guys i started this to discus land management, can we start on that now)

Edited December 18, 2012 by josephmrtn

[josephmrtn]

i use bing maps as they are much higher quality.....

ok here is an updated map:

map legend:

red blocks=treestands

green squares=corn this yr

green blocks= all the oak trees i remember at the moment

pink square=good food plot location next yr???

red square= property lines

blue square=property i have permission to hunt

blue lines=water

yellow blocks=neighbors treestands

yellow square=nieghbors food plot (im not sure what he plants i think turnips last yr and possibly clover this yr)

black squares=THICK cover

light blue block= apple tree

(also i made the stands larger and easier to see)

Edited December 18, 2012 by josephmrtn

[josephmrtn]

ok guys ive got a question, is the pink square a good area for a food plot? if so what should i plant its a fairly damp area w almost no overhead cover so it will get tons of sun, i was thinking soybeans or turnips.... something that i can get in bulk when we order the rest of the farm seed....

also the (light blue block=apple tree) apple tree is terribly overgrown (meaning it has more branches than leaves almost) any tips on trimming it? im gonna try to go check my trail cam today and get a pic of the apple tree...

is manure good for oak trees? all the ones near the field edges ive been trying to hit w manure while im spreading

Edited December 19, 2012 by josephmrtn

[F-150]

Sometimes when cows gatherunder a tree in the pasture , they kill the tree , I don't know if it is the manure or something else .

[josephmrtn]

cows are HORRIBLE on trees they rub the bark right off we have several pine trees in our front yard (used to be a pasture) and none of them have branches near the ground cause of this, also there WAS another one but the cows killed it from ripping it up......

i was just thinking that if manure helps corn grass ect to grow i dont know why it wouldnt help trees...

[tughillhunter]

ok guys ive got a question, is the pink square a good area for a food plot? if so what should i plant its a fairly damp area w almost no overhead cover so it will get tons of sun, i was thinking soybeans or turnips.... something that i can get in bulk when we order the rest of the farm seed....

also the (light blue block=apple tree) apple tree is terribly overgrown (meaning it has more branches than leaves almost) any tips on trimming it? im gonna try to go check my trail cam today and get a pic of the apple tree...

is manure good for oak trees? all the ones near the field edges ive been trying to hit w manure while im spreading

soybeans are great. i have all my plots near watering and bedding areas. every one of my stands have apple trees all over the place. i just knock off dead branches.

[josephmrtn]

this area would TOTALY fit that description cause they like to bed right near there and the drainage that runs by always has water in it...

would you recommend pruning the apple tree in any way shape or form besides taking only the dead branches?

this tree is bad!

[tughillhunter]

i dont know much about that stuff. ill ask my brother, he is a landscape architect.

[josephmrtn]

ok thanks... also if you or any others can see ways i can improve from lookin at the map (treestand locations ect) PLEASE tell me!!!! thats WHY i started this...

[CTHunter]

If you are trying to prune the trees to grow apples you will need to take some of the weight off the upper branches and clean up some of the taller suckers. Expose some of the canopy but not too much as it will cause scalding to the bark and cause damage to the tree. Take some of the heavier growth off this year and prune more extensively next year. Fruit should only grow on second year growth so leave some smaller twigs for it to bloom off of. good luck!