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I do not have enough knowledge to give any advice on how where to do these things so I could not be any help if you asked.
But dbltree would and so would TL.
They may have a different view of how to do these tasks but in the end they will probably be similar.
I started this thread to take this discussion away from the dbltree thread. It has been mucked up enough and doesn't need to go off topic, as it is a thread specifically for one topic of how one man does things. Either follow him and his advice or don't. If you disagree start another thread.
From my experiences and from research, bucks don't like to bed in high traffic areas. They like to be alone. Does on the other hand usually bed in groups and closer to food.
Hinge cutting an area could result in it being used as a bedding area. One poster in another thread says that if you thicken up an area like dbltree a buck will find a place to bed on his own. True, I agree.
But how do you know does won't take over the bedding area for themselves. How can one be sure that this "bedding" area will attract a buck(s) to bed there? I have not seen any info on this forum that will give one the information needed to make that happen. Sure plenty of information on how to create a bedding area, but how do you make them doe or buck specific? Only thing I have ever found that may lead one in the right direction is BUCKS DON'T LIKE HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS.
Then there have been alot of posts on how TL can teach you how to specifically create buck and or doe beds. Now there is something that would be nice to know............and for a fair price he will teach it. I plan to gain this knowledge. Why? Well TL specializes in small properties, which is what most of us have to work with. Dbltree lives in Iowa and from what I have gathered isn't dealing with 10 to 50 acre properties. Big differences when it comes to the specifics of creating that deer mecca here in Michigan. (stevenj pointed on this already).
Alot of knowledgable people on this forum can help all of us out greatly. So what if they have different views, even some of the TL boot camp grads get together and discuss on how one could of done something differently.
IMO Michigan is much different than the big buck states, alot more attention to detail has to be used due to our hunting pressure. Our bucks at the age of 3.5 + are a completely different animal compared to Iowas 3.5 y/o bucks. A Michigan buck that has made it through two hunting seasons is much much smarter and less likely to move during the daylight hours most of the hunting season. So micro managing the habitat will benifit you much more as a Michigan deer hunter than utalizing strategies that work well in areas that have a much different deer herd and hunting community like we have. Yes both will help you, but more attention to the little details will help you more.
But dbltree would and so would TL.
They may have a different view of how to do these tasks but in the end they will probably be similar.
I started this thread to take this discussion away from the dbltree thread. It has been mucked up enough and doesn't need to go off topic, as it is a thread specifically for one topic of how one man does things. Either follow him and his advice or don't. If you disagree start another thread.
From my experiences and from research, bucks don't like to bed in high traffic areas. They like to be alone. Does on the other hand usually bed in groups and closer to food.
Hinge cutting an area could result in it being used as a bedding area. One poster in another thread says that if you thicken up an area like dbltree a buck will find a place to bed on his own. True, I agree.
But how do you know does won't take over the bedding area for themselves. How can one be sure that this "bedding" area will attract a buck(s) to bed there? I have not seen any info on this forum that will give one the information needed to make that happen. Sure plenty of information on how to create a bedding area, but how do you make them doe or buck specific? Only thing I have ever found that may lead one in the right direction is BUCKS DON'T LIKE HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS.
Then there have been alot of posts on how TL can teach you how to specifically create buck and or doe beds. Now there is something that would be nice to know............and for a fair price he will teach it. I plan to gain this knowledge. Why? Well TL specializes in small properties, which is what most of us have to work with. Dbltree lives in Iowa and from what I have gathered isn't dealing with 10 to 50 acre properties. Big differences when it comes to the specifics of creating that deer mecca here in Michigan. (stevenj pointed on this already).
Alot of knowledgable people on this forum can help all of us out greatly. So what if they have different views, even some of the TL boot camp grads get together and discuss on how one could of done something differently.
IMO Michigan is much different than the big buck states, alot more attention to detail has to be used due to our hunting pressure. Our bucks at the age of 3.5 + are a completely different animal compared to Iowas 3.5 y/o bucks. A Michigan buck that has made it through two hunting seasons is much much smarter and less likely to move during the daylight hours most of the hunting season. So micro managing the habitat will benifit you much more as a Michigan deer hunter than utalizing strategies that work well in areas that have a much different deer herd and hunting community like we have. Yes both will help you, but more attention to the little details will help you more.