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Olanigw (Pekane):

--- Quote from: crooketarrow on March 08, 2013, 02:27:53 pm --- When you saw cut do you mean logged.
  Alot of people see it as a wasted area. But to deer in a year or 2 come from a far for the new food.

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Some of my best spots are where the town logged 2-3 years ago.

Slackbunny:

--- Quote from: crooketarrow on March 08, 2013, 02:27:53 pm --- When you saw cut do you mean logged.
  Alot of people see it as a wasted area. But to deer in a year or 2 come from a far for the new food.

--- End quote ---

Doesn't seem to hold true here. There are just so many clearcuts around that the deer don't need to travel very far to find them, and most cuts see a lot of hunting pressure, and drive-bys.

I have hunted cuts pretty hard for the past few years, but have always had far more luck in the woods and in the fields. Now the moose on the other hand love the cuts and I could go out and find a few moose any day of the week.

crooketarrow:
   I can tell around here in the mountains are perty much old growth and even the second growth is way to old for browes. So there not much browes and a clear cuts here draws deer like crazy.
 For about the first 2 to 3 years when the sun hits the ground and promoats lots of new growth it's a major food scorce. From 3 to 5 years it becomes a food scorce as well as a bedding area. After 5 to 7 years and then on it's just a good bedding area. This the time mature bucks start useing them a lot more than Just food and doe's.
  Most of our clesr cuts are on privite land or where you just can't ride past.
  Sure they draw pressure there easy to get to and to hunt. Plus it's where the deer are. Maybe with all the pressure the deer useing it a lot more at night then you think.
  Why do you think the moose are there. Just like deer it's where the food is.

darwin:
I wish I had time to do this kind of work but I hunt my families ranch and its 3 hrs away!! So i rely alot on my uncle who lives there to help me get ready, but between his kids, job, and my fading Grandparents he rarely has time to do much if any management. Also doesn't help that i'm the only one who bow hunts in my family (large family and everyone hunts the same property) so everything is set up for rifles and that's all anyone thinks about.

crooketarrow:
   Your luckyer than you know. You have the whole place to yourself to bow hunt. Your 3 hours away so what take weekin trips or anytime you can. So what if it's set up only from rifles. Get away from the feeders and make you own set ups. I'd never hunt off someone else's scouting anyways. You said your family all rifle hunt. Get with them and start a managemnt program. I'M SURE THEY'ED LIKE TO START SHOOTING NICER BUCKS.
  I have a family also and I know how demaning they are. But it's like anything else if you really want something you find the time. I'M  THERE WHEN I'M NEED TO OR FORCED TO BE THERE. Then it's my time they can follow me around help out or stay home I don't care. A few hours here or there won't matter.
   THEY GROW UP WITH OR WITHOUT YOU

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