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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2016 3:40:37 GMT
Where I live I'm Half way between Mark Twain National Forest Land and Corps of Engineer Land with Missouri Department of Conservation Lands in between.
Have always liked hunting Corps Land and have never hunted National Forest. Today I went over on National Forest. Seen plenty of Turkeys but that was really it. Plus acres and Acres of mature Pines with patches of Oaks. Just didn't see what I really liked concerning hunting land. Did find a New Pair of Gloves. And what looks like a Good Fishing hole.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2016 17:53:48 GMT
I find Mature pine habitat is never as abundant in game as habitat with some cut over, or recent thinning operations, or if not that then some controlled burning of the pine stand which increases the browse for deer, quail and turkey. The only option is to look for mast bearing oaks, or maybe other food sources such as reeds in the low lying areas (deer), huckleberries, wild persimmons etc. Only problem with mast is that it is mostly gone by mid to late winter. Pine plantations are the worst place to hunt unless they are still less than 4 ft. tall. I mostly hunt these pine areas for deer when I feel like walking with the shotgun and some triple oughts. I hunt the wind and try to be quiet enough to jump them up close and see if I get a shot going away. Kinda like hunting rabbits. Big pine areas don't attract many deer hunters cause they're hard to hunt which makes those small thickets better when the hunting pressure has them looking for a place to hide.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2016 3:21:56 GMT
I find Mature pine habitat is never as abundant in game as habitat with some cut over, or recent thinning operations, or if not that then some controlled burning of the pine stand which increases the browse for deer, quail and turkey. The only option is to look for mast bearing oaks, or maybe other food sources such as reeds in the low lying areas (deer), huckleberries, wild persimmons etc. Only problem with mast is that it is mostly gone by mid to late winter. Pine plantations are the worst place to hunt unless they are still less than 4 ft. tall. I mostly hunt these pine areas for deer when I feel like walking with the shotgun and some triple oughts. I hunt the wind and try to be quiet enough to jump them up close and see if I get a shot going away. Kinda like hunting rabbits. Big pine areas don't attract many deer hunters cause they're hard to hunt which makes those small thickets better when the hunting pressure has them looking for a place to hide. I should just scratch this area. I can go the other way find Oak Timber and Grain Fields Corn, Beans and some Wheat.
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