Another thing I’ve often wondered about land ownership is............ do you guys only hunt/fish your farm or do you hunt/fish others. I see guys with 20,40,60,80 or even 100 acres and wonder if there can even be enough sets with the right wind directions to be productive? I hunt one farm that’s 320 acres and there is no place to put a stand for a north wind due to deer bedding/travel and enter/exit access. Now this is a good size farm and if it was my only place to hunt I guess I would have to make due if I wanted to hunt but at the risk of blowing deer out for a mediocre sit at best. I usually take 10 or so days off during the rut and typically see about every wind direction in that time frame. If I get a north wind I just head to a different farm better suited. If I owned my own farm would I still have that option?
Reason I ask is my family owns a 240. Great hunting potential but since I’ve been a little guy anybody was allowed to hunt or fish as long as they were respectful. Growing up it wasn’t a big deal. I was catching fish and killing critters with a smile on my face. Once I hit my teens I started seeing ppl taking bigger fish or bucks off the 240 and it kind of ate at me a little. I thought “this is our farm I should have the rights to those things over these ppl?” When I expressed my feelings about it I was told “is this the only place you want to hunt and fish? How can you expect to tell others no but expect others to say yes when asking permission?” That’s stuck with me. Now if I bought a small piece of dirt and tried keeping everyone out except a select few I feel I would be restricted to that farm. So how do you guys do it? Do you all have good deer, pheasant, turkey, fishing etc. on your 20/40/60 acre farms or do you still rely on other properties? Do you solely deer hunt and not participate in other outdoor activities if you can’t do them on your ground? Do you hunt/fish public? Do you restrict your kids to only hunting/fishing your property or do you feel ok about having your own special spot and allowing your kids to hunt/fish wherever with permission. With my line of thinking owning ground closes more doors than it opens. What say you?
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