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Here are a few things to think about that will always have some minor to major impacts on your hunting land.

• Entry/Exits, this is one of the most important improvements and changes you as a hunter can make to your hunting success. Simply put, a deer that doesn’t know its being hunted is much easier to see and harvest.

• Security and bedding areas, let’s face it, deer want to spend their leisure time undisturbed and have multiple locations they can repeatedly feel safe at & in for bedding.
• Food sources, food comes in many forage classes and a lot of preferred deer food comes in the form of browse that has nothing to do with food plots. That being said food plots with the right forage that matches your soil types/conditions and existing deer density can be very beneficial in building predictable “bed to food & food to bed” movement patterns.
• Scrapes & rubs, whitetails use a number of communication techniques with licking branches and rubs both stimulating their olfactory senses. Your habitat should have a few areas where bucks and does socialize, constantly communicate, prime the rut periods, establish dominance and the herd’s hierarchy.
• Scent control & human disturbances, I know of nothing that will rid your property of deer quicker than human scent and disturbance in non-typical normal property use circumstances. Areas designated as sanctuaries or safe zones go a long way in helping you reach your mature buck harvest goals.

If your land management consultant isn’t informing you of the above factors, designing them into your plan and their potential impacts to your success or lack of, then consider contacting me for a short phone conversation or email exchange to learn more about turning your hunting property into the deer hunting mecca you’ve always dreamed of.