rstallings1979
Senior Member
morning and sat in my favorite spot on the entire property. It it a where a hardwood finger from the neighboring property meets our property at a hardwood creek bottom. If you look at it from the air it would look like a hand giving you the middle finger. On both sides of the finger was thick bedding and the deer would walk the creek bed scent checking the bedding areas.
As the day was getting lighter I looked out through the remaining leaves and across the creek and I no longer saw the thick bedding...it looked like a fresh clear cut. Apparently the landowner (cousin) brought in a chopper this past week and they finished up yesterday or over the weekend. His sister who was overseeing the property never replanted 3/4 years ago from a timber cut and it became jam up bedding for deer. She recently passed away and I guess he is trying to get things back in order. Curious to see what that may do to the spot. I still have high hopes but man on cold mornings and during the rut my oldest son and I saw chasing in there nearly every hunt. I didn't see a single deer this morning but it appears the chopper just came through yesterday. I am crossing my fingers this will push the deer my way even more but who knows. Hoping in a couple of years with a fresh replant of pines the bedding will return.
As the day was getting lighter I looked out through the remaining leaves and across the creek and I no longer saw the thick bedding...it looked like a fresh clear cut. Apparently the landowner (cousin) brought in a chopper this past week and they finished up yesterday or over the weekend. His sister who was overseeing the property never replanted 3/4 years ago from a timber cut and it became jam up bedding for deer. She recently passed away and I guess he is trying to get things back in order. Curious to see what that may do to the spot. I still have high hopes but man on cold mornings and during the rut my oldest son and I saw chasing in there nearly every hunt. I didn't see a single deer this morning but it appears the chopper just came through yesterday. I am crossing my fingers this will push the deer my way even more but who knows. Hoping in a couple of years with a fresh replant of pines the bedding will return.