Recent content by AU91

oh I for sure understand his reasoning and get where he is coming from. I have an 80 acre parcel myself with a couple of neighbors that have much different harvest goals than myself. But IMO any fence restricting deer movement from leaving a property in a particular direction is some level of...

he said on a podcast 1-2 years ago that he got on onyx and measured the exact amount that was fenced and it was around 20%. I know for sure the entire north boundary of his original 40 is fenced off as I just went back and found the chasing giants podcast where he discussed that. The percentage...

Tbh I’m not sure. I have just listened to several podcasts where he has discussed it in depth. Said he had a neighbor who was consistently letting people hunt and shoot deer so he fenced it off. And the 25% number is straight from his mouth as well

No doubt Don has a very well managed and laid out farm and I’ve learned a lot listening to his podcasts and whitetail master academy content but the fact that nearly 25% of the perimeter is high fenced loses the plot for me. Having the only neighboring hunting pressure blocked off by a high...

My family has property in Butler County. Last year there was a moderate EHD die off and that was the first time it had ever affected that area

I have had this same thought about drone surveys and completely agree! Pretty much all the “big name” hunters on YouTube have put out videos this year showing they are having them done. Obviously bucks can change their bedding locations throughout the year but seeing them on live video hunkered...

I thought I would share some pics of the buck I harvested Halloween evening with some photos from prior years to show how he bounced back following injury. The top photo was him as a 3 year old in 2023, the spiked antler photo was in 2024 as a 4 year old, and the last trail cam pic is this year...

I agree that trail cameras themselves are good for herd management since the only true way to know a deers age is by tracking from year to year. IMO cell cams are the problem. The dumbest deer in the woods is a 3 year old rutted up buck on November 7th and cell cams offering real time data about...

Agree that getting rid of cell cams is needed. Saw a post on Facebook today from Driven TV with Pat and Nichole Reeve and they were telling their 10’s of thousands of followers that they made a mistake by not requesting an “on demand” photo when they were getting close to their stand but only...

Add in having a 6 ft high fence making it so the deer HAVE to come by that spot with the cell cam telling em when and an able bodied guy with a crossbow perched in a tree 20 yards away. So called “archery” season has become a joke in IL where I hunt. I don’t understand how anyone takes any pride...

what size of solar charger do you use for 2 acres? I recently bought a Gallagher s-20 which is rated for 12 miles of single wire but I'm assuming that distance drops significantly with a 3 wire/tape setup. Debating if should return it and go to stronger setup or if this will be enough

Hey guys, I'm looking to put a fence around a 2 acre bean plot this year for the first time and was hoping to get some input from guys who have experience doing this. 1) How many strands front and back have you had success with? 2) Any particular brands of wire or energizer/charger that you have...