40 Acre Deer Hunting Parcel Makeover 

That's great Naomi...man I hope it helps you out!

Thanks a lot Drew I hope they help you out a lot!

You are very welcome I appreciate that!

Nothing is random...so so true! Not much luck in hunting...

You are very welcome Isaac!

Thank you I really appreciate you!

You are very welcome Colton and I can't wait for you to either! You will really enjoy the day with him!

That's so awesome to hear John!! Thanks a lot for the feedback

PEP TALK... You can do it! I did, thanks to WHS.

I've been an WHS fan for several years. Last year I decided to spring for a site visit. Kevan Smith was my consultants from WHS. I used to think I knew what I was doing. Kevan showed me how little I actually knew. He developed a cohesive plan and mapped out a collection of improvements that were all linked together into a cohesive plan. I am one old guy. I tried but I couldn't get it all done. I contacted Kevan and scheduled a return visit. This past March he came back. Again, I learned so much I thought my head would explode! Half way through his visit I asked him to make sure I was on his schedule for the following year. These visits were THAT VALUABLE. The WHS site visits are some of the best investments into my hunting property I have ever made. I now have a cohesive plan and I am well on my way to achieving it. If you fail to plan you have planned to fail! This video could have been about my little place. It illustrates all of the key concepts. I am a WHS fan for life! JMC

Thank you and man that's great to hear I am very happy for you!

Sometimes Alex...but often that creates pinchpoints for neighbors to hunt and it's easy to use too much brush to block deer. Too much meaning deer become wary of it if too confining.

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 good to know, thank you for the reply!

You always want them to walk parallel you your borders, to maximize the time they are on your land and keep them from walking OFF your borders. You live in IL....be thankful you aren't in MN, WI, MI, OH, PA, NY, the entire east coast, NE and SE states, IN...to name a few with more hunting pressure than IL 😉

Yes ..very critical concept. You rarely if ever want to hunt food in the morning...more in-between or next to bedding. Then, you hunt food in the afternoon...without spooking deer out of the food source.

That's awesome...BIG chunk!

It's his land so I'm stuck doing what he is okay with but I'm trying to maximize what I can with pressure and stubborn anything helps

I should probably add there is no way to enter from the north unless we go in 2 miles the only really entrance is the south in middle we have a logged square in the center that they walk through and put stands up the day before... I know I know it all spooks deer but I don't know what else to do

Hi James, out must be in the south a bit? I would terminate quickly so it doesn't go to seed this late spring or Summer. Really happy to hear how thick it grew for you!

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 yeah, great guess! A couple hundred miles south of you , mild winter, we got warm rains when you got snow! Some bucks had antlers on in April, crazy late! Dylan may have showed you a picture of me with the sheds we found in March, lol Thanks again!

Hi Rick! So many factors...but I depends on the deer #s and soil quality and planting timing. 3 to 5 acres and moderate deer #s on 70 to 100 acres is fairly normal

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 Thanks, that confirms what I thought based on your books and other videos but I had to ask one more time since I'm getting ready to cut.

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They bed in cover...if you actually watch the videos you would know that...could be grassy areas next to Regen. There are 4 bedding or as I defined and published in quality Whitetails for the QDMA 15 years ago...1. Briars, grasses, weeds 2. Shrubs 3. Hardwood regen 4. Conifers. As discussed in over 100 videos. I wouldn't listen to a farmer or cowboy when it comes to deer management no different than I would listen to my plumber for electrical work .

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 this morning wasnt and brush or anything Regen within a half mile they actually left the Regen to come uo on the ridge. High percentage of paid guides in the country are working ciwboys why they see the deer every day and know where they are and where they will be going. Deer in most eays are no different than a goat or cow. They have mostly the same habits. Setting on a food plot or feeder waiting on a deer is the same as waiting at the feed trough or planted feild for the old bull. Put in the time it will show up. They bed same places for the same reasons all 3 are prey animals and like to be comfortable