Bill heads down below the house for the first sit after the holiday break. He hopes to cross paths with the Tight Rack Buck on this frigid afternoon.
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Winke Day 40: Snow Falling
The “Plow Down Plot” is where today’s hunt takes place. With a weather front pushing through with a little snow falling, this should be the perfect combination for seeing deer in this plot. However, Bill ends up seeing more deer on the walk in, than he does from the blind!
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Winke's Blog: Direct Nut Seeding, Dee...
As Bill searches a new area for antlers, he discusses direct nut seeding, one way to add oak trees to marginal acres. Then, he shows the effects of browsing pressure from the deer and discusses one way to cope with it. He finds an antler and then discusses bedding areas and side hill trails.
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Winke's Blog: Antler Hunt Day 1
I head out on a mission to find the antlers from the Chocolate Rack Buck. I find some antlers and along the way I also discuss some of the terrain features of the farm and how they affect deer movement and hunting strategies.