Is 25 acres enough?

bettingpython · Dec 4, 2009

I found 25 acres I like(and that the wife liked) in Pushmataha county for a price I like, is that enough for a little patch to take a couple of dear off of every year? It's wooded and remote looks like it might have a couple of ideal stand spots. Has deer sign on the property too.

dennishoddy · Dec 4, 2009

bettingpython said:
I found 25 acres I like(and that the wife liked) in Pushmataha county for a price I like, is that enough for a little patch to take a couple of dear off of every year? It's wooded and remote looks like it might have a couple of ideal stand spots. Has deer sign on the property too.

I have a spot that is 22 acres in the middle of a, 640 acre wheat field. We have taken lots of deer off of it over the years, as its one of those places that deer naturally go to because there is never any pressure, and they see it as a sanctuary. Until I show up anyway. I never go in there, no feeders, nothing until its time to get in the stand, and the wind is perfect. Can usually get one or two out of there, before the rest vamoose.

Your area surrounded by other hunters? It could be in the middle of a travel zone, where they move between food sources and bedding areas? Small areas can be great, but they just don't take well to hunting pressure, they will move off until the pressure goes away as well.
If the price was right, I wouldn't pass it up.

lameduck · Dec 4, 2009

Yes, but do not turn into "that guy." Meaning do not become that guy that owns 25 acres that pulls deer off a well managed 1,200 acre ranch. I would suggest you get in contact with your neighbors and put together a management plan if you even think that they are hunters.

We had a "that guy" that bought 17 acres next to out ranch and set up his feeders/stands along our fence line and was pulling deer off our property. He then started letting his buddies shoot deer out of the stand, and told us he has taken 6 bucks between him and his buddies and "it's awesome." We had been managing our herd for 11 years, feeding supplement/protien year round, and he poped up and shot 6 young bucks in one year.

I am guessing he did not think it was that "awesome" when we put in a high game fence along that side of our property.

Shadowrider · Dec 4, 2009

Lots of variables. Could be a great setup or totally worthless for hunting. How about the surrounding lands? Do you have road access? I have 1/2 of 30 acres in Atoka county, with access to an adjacent 60 acres and another adjacent 90 acres. Even with all that the locals can screw it up royally. I'd like to build the game warden a freaking house to live there, but I think they would still cause problems. Yeah there are some worthless wastes of oxygen down that way. Some good folks too, so it just depends on your neighbors I guess.

oneshotonekill · Dec 4, 2009

Yeah feeders can turn that small tract into a great deer hunting place. It may be good without them but it will hold deer alot better with some feeders or food plot. I know alot of guys on here will talk smack about feeders but with small tracts of land it is a good way to go. I agree about getting with your neighbors about a management plan. But I also think that the deer are no ones property and its all a crap shoot about which buck is shot where.

Bottom line....Don't shoot young bucks and talk your neighbors into the same strategy and you will see big bucks and they will too.

getsum · Dec 4, 2009

lameduck said:
Yes, but do not turn into "that guy." Meaning do not become that guy that owns 25 acres that pulls deer off a well managed 1,200 acre ranch. I would suggest you get in contact with your neighbors and put together a management plan if you even think that they are hunters.

We had a "that guy" that bought 17 acres next to out ranch and set up his feeders/stands along our fence line and was pulling deer off our property. He then started letting his buddies shoot deer out of the stand, and told us he has taken 6 bucks between him and his buddies and "it's awesome." We had been managing our herd for 11 years, feeding supplement/protien year round, and he poped up and shot 6 young bucks in one year.

I am guessing he did not think it was that "awesome" when we put in a high game fence along that side of our property.

Sorry, but wah wah wah.......
I have 55 and am surrounded by large thick areas on 3 sides where the Leases shoot the crap out of stuff.........
One side I have a guy that put a feeder up next to my property and shot an 11 pointer that came off of a really thick area of my property....

I don't care , because they are not MY DEER !!!!
I would have explained to him what we have done , and ask if he would help out instead of just wipe them out...

That is what we get when we have neighbors.......
I had a ton of deer all over my place.
A 13, 11, 9, 8, 7, and tons of does.
Once NOV came around - I hear tons of shooting all around me - like W.W III but I see NOTHING.....

Oh well........

Putting up a High Fence -
I would not be too worried about you.
I would just say - oh well - lots of $$$$$$
Do what you want with it.

SMS · Dec 4, 2009

getsum said:
Sorry, but wah wah wah.......

ditto, the size of a so-called 'well managed ranch' near the property has no bearing on your hunting habits/practices. Are the neighbors sharing their hunting lease revenue with you? Doubt it.

25 acres is plenty. I took my first archery deer on 20 acres, 10 miles from downtown Washington D.C.

It's your land, as long as you follow legal and ethical hunting practices...game on.

Roadking Larry · Dec 4, 2009

I took my doe this year on my 3-1/4 acre ranchette.

dennishoddy · Dec 4, 2009

lameduck said:
Yes, but do not turn into "that guy." Meaning do not become that guy that owns 25 acres that pulls deer off a well managed 1,200 acre ranch. I would suggest you get in contact with your neighbors and put together a management plan if you even think that they are hunters.

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Thats a really good statment I didn't post. I have another place(mine) that is 65 acres on a river. I've talked to all the hunters in that area, and we have all decided to only take a buck if its good enough to hang on a wall. Everybody, but one group of two hunters that lease 55 acres have agreed, and these guys stand there with grins and say "we are meat hunters" we don't care about racks, you can't eat them.
That statment brings out the lack of kowledge they posess. A mature 10 point will produce twice as much meat as a button buck, and I explained it to them but the blank stare just came back my way...Why not take a mature doe, that weighs 100lbs vs a 45 pound fawn......meat hunters my A$$ :angry3:

shootermcgavin · Dec 4, 2009

bettingpython said:
I found 25 acres I like(and that the wife liked) in Pushmataha county for a price I like, is that enough for a little patch to take a couple of dear off of every year? It's wooded and remote looks like it might have a couple of ideal stand spots. Has deer sign on the property too.

I think it's just enough for us to go on. Let me know where it is and I'll meet you. :thanku:

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