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re: Best way to get deer back to my property

Posted on 1/18/21 at 12:48 pm to
Posted by yattan
Member since Nov 2013
897 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 12:48 pm to
Wear MAGA hats.
Posted by tenfoe
Member since Jun 2011
6839 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 12:53 pm to
I'll answer this as if it was posted on the outdoor board.

Right now is a hard time to find deer in some areas. Does have been harassed by every swinging dick buck for a month almost. They get spooky and hunker down for a while post-rut. Lack of deer hunting hasn't hurt you. If you take 1,400 acres anywhere in the lower 48 it will hold deer unless it's totally barren.

TLDR: Deer are there. Supplemental feeding and food plots do not alter the carrying capacity of a piece of property substantially. It just makes it easier for the weekend warriors to see deer while they play on their iphones and sit in heated blinds.
Posted by The Levee
Bat Country
Member since Feb 2006
10677 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 12:54 pm to
quote:


I'll answer this as if it was posted on the outdoor board.

Right now is a hard time to find deer in some areas. Does have been harassed by every swinging dick buck for a month almost. They get spooky and hunker down for a while post-rut. Lack of deer hunting hasn't hurt you. If you take 1,400 acres anywhere in the lower 48 it will hold deer unless it's totally barren.

TLDR: Deer are there. Supplemental feeding and food plots do not alter the carrying capacity of a piece of property substantially. It just makes it easier for the weekend warriors to see deer while they play on their iphones and sit in heated blinds.


Should I look into planting my big fields with something other than Rye?
Posted by Putty
Member since Oct 2003
25482 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 12:58 pm to
quote:

you walked 1400 acres multiple times in one weekend? Are you Lewis or Clark?


Posted by Shamoan
Member since Feb 2019
9157 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 12:59 pm to
Deer love free handouts. Plaster your 1400 acres with Biden/Harris signs. That will get the deer back.
This post was edited on 1/18/21 at 1:00 pm
Posted by Pacito
Member since Jan 2013
1222 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 1:01 pm to
Keep promising to feed them corn every day, and they will be hooked, and will never leave.
Posted by STLDawg
The Lou
Member since Apr 2015
3680 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 1:02 pm to
Any statues on your property? They might need to come down.
Posted by Bulldogblitz
In my house
Member since Dec 2018
26774 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 1:03 pm to
Stop feeding it Chinese food
Posted by 257WBY
Member since Feb 2014
5559 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 1:15 pm to
Somebody was hunting it while it was tied up in courts. Controlled burns and planting clover will help.
Posted by Elklivesmatter
In the high country
Member since Sep 2020
115 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 1:15 pm to
Turn a few hogs loose problem solved...
Posted by jsmoke222000
Lake Charles
Member since Oct 2007
6201 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 1:37 pm to
If you have 1400 acres of land in Mississippi with no deer on it, I will gladly lease it from you.

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Posted by Ol boy
Member since Oct 2018
2927 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 1:50 pm to
What tenfo said is true,,, can’t hardly find a deer on a bet on our lease right now.
How many acres can u are will you plant?
Depending on your soil or size of your clearing you should look into either soybeans or a mix of wheat/oats/clovers.
Rye grass low in protein and fat for deer and one of the last things you should plant.
Posted by LoneStarTiger
Lone Star State
Member since Aug 2004
15934 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 1:52 pm to
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1,400 acres of pine forest, hardwoods, and swamp

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the lack of hunting the last two years

quote:

massive amounts of acorns


you have plenty deer
Posted by KemoSabe65
70605
Member since Mar 2018
5118 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:16 pm to
so rye fields were not cut
Posted by InaccuratelyLong
Nashville
Member since Sep 2019
106 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:18 pm to
Levee, let me turkey hunt your property this season and I will give you a complete deer numbers survey on 5/1
Posted by Tigers35
Member since Oct 2009
339 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:21 pm to
You have deer, no doubt.
You have to spend time there to see them.

My recommendation is to set up 5-6 cameras on trails or feed trees, or throw out a bag of corn, to at least build your confidence up.
Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
34644 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 3:41 pm to
Kills an 8 point then says he has no deer. Makes sense

You got plenty deer
Posted by The Levee
Bat Country
Member since Feb 2006
10677 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 4:47 pm to
Lol
Posted by The Levee
Bat Country
Member since Feb 2006
10677 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 4:48 pm to
Saw four this weekend
Posted by TimeOutdoors
AK
Member since Sep 2014
12120 posts
Posted on 1/18/21 at 4:49 pm to
Plenty of water sources? Cover?
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