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Added a couple trough feeders so I can really pour the protein to the herd…feeding 10 bags/week @50lbs each and so far 500lbs barely lasts but you gotta pay to play

SaltyCaribbeanDfly wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 03, 2025 6:55 am

Added a couple trough feeders so I can really pour the protein to the herd…feeding 10 bags/week @50lbs each and so far 500lbs barely lasts but you gotta pay to play

The troughs look nice . Where did you find them ? My feeder box has been very slow . The fencing addition to cemetery and also installing gate has really created a bottleneck to back of property . Dan

Manixguy@1994 wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 03, 2025 7:11 am

SaltyCaribbeanDfly wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 03, 2025 6:55 am

Added a couple trough feeders so I can really pour the protein to the herd…feeding 10 bags/week @50lbs each and so far 500lbs barely lasts but you gotta pay to play

The troughs look nice . Where did you find them ? My feeder box has been very slow . The fencing addition to cemetery and also installing gate has really created a bottleneck to back of property . Dan

Tractor Supply Company, they come black/silver but I spray painted them OD green

Hopefully all that time and money pays off! We just finished up trapping and took a bunch of yotes and a fox out of the rotation. Conservation department came and shot 20 or so hogs from their helicopter as well. It's warming up now and I'm looking forward to predator and hog control.

JestersHK wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 04, 2025 5:15 am

Hopefully all that time and money pays off! We just finished up trapping and took a bunch of yotes and a fox out of the rotation. Conservation department came and shot 20 or so hogs from their helicopter as well. It's warming up now and I'm looking forward to predator and hog control.

Awesome, unfortunately or fortunately we don’t have many predators on this tract, I’ve only seen a couple coyotes, one red fox and one bobcat plus no hogs…however I refuse to feed the four fat coons that visit on the regular so setting the trap this weekend…there’s no restrictions on raccoon or opossum trapping on private land here in Georgia

I like to do my stand maintenance in the off season and keep the trimming to a minimum…if it blends in with the surroundings you’re good

SaltyCaribbeanDfly wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 06, 2025 4:33 am

JestersHK wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 04, 2025 5:15 am

Hopefully all that time and money pays off! We just finished up trapping and took a bunch of yotes and a fox out of the rotation. Conservation department came and shot 20 or so hogs from their helicopter as well. It's warming up now and I'm looking forward to predator and hog control.

Awesome, unfortunately or fortunately we don’t have many predators on this tract, I’ve only seen a couple coyotes, one red fox and one bobcat plus no hogs…however I refuse to feed the four fat coons that visit on the regular so setting the trap this weekend…there’s no restrictions on raccoon or opossum trapping on private land here in Georgia

Invaders ! This one is the yard dominant, fearless , cunning, and forever hungry ! Dan

I know the feeling

Resurrecting this thread. Haven't had much in the way of shooter bucks yet. These guys could probably use another year.

JestersHK wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 04, 2025 2:30 pm

Resurrecting this thread. Haven't had much in the way of shooter bucks yet. These guys could probably use another year.

Those are some nice bucks, the top one has some really good tine length and wouldn’t survive many a hunter.

Here’s a few pics from one of my favorite spots…it’s got an incredible buck:doe ratio for free range and probably helps that it’s a bow-only county with very mountainous terrain and little to no surrounding hunting pressure

Wow, those are some good ones for sure.

Had another decent one show up.

What are good ways to eat venison?

One more during the day... big ol body on him

JestersHK wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 12, 2025 1:07 pm

One more during the day... big ol body on him

Nice buck daylighting

We had this guy on camera. One of our guys had his son out and hit him with a xbow at about 10 yards around 5pm. Apparently lost blood tail around 250yrds in the dark so they backed out and then searched all day yesterday with no sign of him.

One of our buddies found him this morning after the yotes got him but hopefully can save the cape.

That’s a shame but what a dandy buck! Long beams and brows, hopefully the cape is salvageable. I HATE COYOTES w/a passion and won’t hesitate for a second to stick one if the opportunity presents itself…don’t really gun hunt much anymore unless we’re heading to south Texas but have smoked a couple pickup truck loads on a lease we had in Alabama which was infested with them…

Our season's been pretty slow. 3 bucks were taken, only one we had on camera but no real monsters. It was 82 degrees and windy for rifle opener. I haven't had a chance to hunt below 50 degrees... just a crazy warm season this year.

Seen lots of does and a few small bucks. Our guys took a huge 2.5yr old 9pt and another bagged an older 12pt.

Have another nice one on camera but going to wait till it's colder to chase em

Spent opening day in ER , first firearm season is a bust . Good luck to all . MG2