At home smack in the middle of 50 AC. Same spot for many years. Boring, well sitting in the same shack in the same chair. you see some crazy activity more often than not. What have you seen? It's best if a relative is with you for proof.
Who is lucky enough to hunt on their own land
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Patocazador
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5 years ago I used part of my retirement to buy 150 acres 200 miles away. Now I don't have to stand in line at 6 am signing in at a WMA or depend on the luck of the draw.
The hunting isn't great but I can get up and walk to one of my dozen stands with out worrying about someone else setting up 25 yards away.
The hunting isn't great but I can get up and walk to one of my dozen stands with out worrying about someone else setting up 25 yards away.
Shooterbob
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Me my 2 cousins and my daughter we’re heading back to camp around noon in the mountains of forest co in pa when we saw a man around the age of 30 or 40 walking down a dirt road with an blaze orange jacket but he was in his underwear. He didn’t have pants in his hand? I have no clue what was happening there!
Double Naught Spy
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For many, there is really no luck to it, just math and budgeting. Some folks spend a tremendous amount of money on beer, cigarettes, vehicle modifications, ATVs, boats, keeping up with the Joneses, etc. to never accumulate enough money to be able to afford land. Their priorities are in a different place...until deer season, LOL.
My problem is that I have largely overhunted my land for hogs and such. So I hunt other people's properties as well. My priorities are not such that I own multiple hunting properties.
My problem is that I have largely overhunted my land for hogs and such. So I hunt other people's properties as well. My priorities are not such that I own multiple hunting properties.
Armored farmer
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Around here, there's always that possibility.
I have my own hunting land. It was the non-tillable part of a 160acres that's within walking distance of my house. It has about 40acres of woods and timber.
It isn't the best hunting property that we have, but it is my favorite because I have hunted it all my life and I finally bought it. It cost me dearly and I want to get all the good out of it that I can!
It is where my permanent blind is located.
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Fine Figure of a Man
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I hunt my own land.
Other than the fact that I am healthy and able bodied, luck has nothing to do with it.
Other than the fact that I am healthy and able bodied, luck has nothing to do with it.
jmorris
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We have had deer follow us baiting traps before. I didn’t have family with me this day but did have a friend and my cell phone to video it.
Baiting the hog trap
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It‘s mom probably stopped just short of the clearing. If the cameras start sending photos right after we leave, it’s almost always deer.
I feel lucky. Bought my place in 88 on contract. Didn't have a pot to pee in but I got out of the city. 60 miles from work. Turned a lot of wrenches and took on side jobs to pay it off and replace the double wide with a house. Two girls , one girl aquired. 9 grand kids. All were taught to gut deer. With some gagging included. Deer hunting on a small patch is waiting for them to blunder by but it works. I'm lucky.
Just before I retired I purchased 75 acres adjacent to a state forest. I put up as small (12X16) cabin. No running water, no electricity, and a out house. I had the property selectively logged for wildlife enhancement. It is my get away location year round. I have several deer stands in place, and have taken several deer over the years, coyotes and squirrels.
I've seen 38 deer in the last two days. fox squirels as big as house cats. lol. turkeys out the wazoo. I've taken several 8 and 10 pointers with the best being a 16 pointer. I don't have to hunt , just going out and sitting in the woods is fun enough.
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dh1633pm
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Have 130 acres south of Utica. Farm and woodland.
red rick
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I hunt my own property . It is muzzleloader season now and the rut is in . I called in a small 6pt buck yesterday evening . I let him go , looking for bigger . The good part is I drove over there at 4:00 and sat until dark . I was back in the house at 5:35 . I am going to try it again this evening . I ran my beagles this morning on rabbits . All I have to do is go outside and open their kennels . We were back at 11:00 .
Now that's crazy.
Dry branch cuts my place in half. Saw flickers of white winding threw the woods. Around a brush bend was two neighbor kids pushing their bikes cutting through to the creek they called a river. One with a white hoody on. 1/4 mile from their house. Never new I was there. No picture because all we had was bag phones. Talked to their dad about that one. It was evening on last day of gun season
Captains1911
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Obviously I don’t know you or your situation at all. But I do know plenty of people who are fortunate to have more property than they know what to do with and it’s not because they earned it or deserve it. Just sayin.
Fine Figure of a Man
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How do you determine what others deserve or have earned?
Captains1911
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I don’t. But I do know the difference between earning something vs. just being handed something.
Fine Figure of a Man
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You don't but you do?
It has been my observation, most of the time when people are handed something of value, they don't have it very long.
Captains1911
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I guess I do.
courtgreene
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This is going to move the thread off topic, but I will weigh in briefly. I do see that SOME who inherit land develop an undeserved sense of achievement, which I think may have been captains1911’s point. They see themselves as having worked hard to earn it and do not see why others may not be able to do the same. The same type of thinking occurs when people view the working poor as lazy without knowing of their personal setbacks, like medical debt or other such things.
Fine figure of a man also makes legitimate points, because we are not the arbiters of who deserves anything, good or bad. Perhaps we can agree that nuance matters and not make broad statements about theoretical or real persons as if they were factual.
Also I bought 13 acres that are surrounded by family land so sort of both worlds
DM~
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I hunt my own land too, luck has/had nothing to do with it, making good decisions when I was younger had EVERYTHING to do with it!!
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Double Naught Spy
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You bring up a very interesting point. Several years ago, my father shared with me an article from some investment guru who pointed out that most people really only make a dozen or so truly major decisions in their lives concerning how they manage their lives (versus major decisions that impact other people's lives like those of a heart doctor to his patients). These include things like your career choice, buying a home, choosing a spouse, divorcing, choosing to have kids or not, and financial decisions of how much to save and where to put your money (basic fiscal responsibility), etc. that are truly life changing events. The scary thing is that you don't always know that the decision you make will necessarily be life changing or not or when the impact will be. However, this guy was very definitely onboard with making as many good decisions early in life as possible to help assure later life will be better, especially concerning finances. As he pointed out, things like compound interest, reinvested dividends are much more impressive in the long term than the short term. For something like land, it can be daunting to try to buy it when you haven't been preparing for the financial burden that it will incur. For many/most of us, this means some sort of financial preparation well before making a purchase. This mirrors a lot of endeavors like self defense or combat where a lot of the victories are traced back to the preparation that occurred often well in advance of the event.
CraigC
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I do. I live on 16acres, which is just enough to shoot and do some hunting. I hunt on 200acres of family owned land that 'we' started acquiring in 2006. No luck involved but we are blessed. Decided to get the hell out of Florida in 2006 with the express intent of having enough land to hunt and shoot on. It was the best decision I ever made.
BreechFace
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Me, as a PUBLIC LAND OWNER.
Would like to buy some acreage adjacent to some national forest in my hunting area though.
Would like to buy some acreage adjacent to some national forest in my hunting area though.
