My first post on here. I will give a background to the situation and the property and hopefully I can get some useful insight that I can turn around and apply. I love hunting and I am beyond excited for this amazing opportunity.
Last year I was given access to my uncles property in Uvalde. It is roughly 275 acres on the Leona River. It is south of Highway 90, about 5 miles south of the city of Uvalde. Interesting enough it has three ecosystems. Three large fields that my cousin farms where wheat is currently planted, river bottom that skirts the property, and then on the other side of the fields is this area where it is wooded but surprisingly open with a canopy ( I haven't done any clearing in this section and just got access to it last month). My uncle has not hunted this property in nearly 10 years and there isn't a lot of pressure that surrounds the property. Around the property is a lot of land that is farmed, and then on the other side of the river there are a few ranches. Two rock bottom crossings are on this property on the river (opposite ends) and I believe that is where a lot of crossing happens on the river itself.
I threw a camera and a feeder on the property in late November 2017. I saw some great bucks come through. Then in mid 2018 I stepped it up and added a nice stand, and a protein feeder. All of this takes place on the back field and I have no other stands or feeders elsewhere. I have some great deer come through, but I really want to get them to stay as well, or at least get them to come back. Currently wheat is planted and it will remain until May. But i have a few areas where I can do food plots.
My thought is to do a couple of food plots where i can, add a few more protein feeders in the wooded area to the right of the house, and maybe another stand or two. Any thoughts? Appreciate any insight.
Attached are some pictures, as well as a layout of the property
Last year I was given access to my uncles property in Uvalde. It is roughly 275 acres on the Leona River. It is south of Highway 90, about 5 miles south of the city of Uvalde. Interesting enough it has three ecosystems. Three large fields that my cousin farms where wheat is currently planted, river bottom that skirts the property, and then on the other side of the fields is this area where it is wooded but surprisingly open with a canopy ( I haven't done any clearing in this section and just got access to it last month). My uncle has not hunted this property in nearly 10 years and there isn't a lot of pressure that surrounds the property. Around the property is a lot of land that is farmed, and then on the other side of the river there are a few ranches. Two rock bottom crossings are on this property on the river (opposite ends) and I believe that is where a lot of crossing happens on the river itself.
I threw a camera and a feeder on the property in late November 2017. I saw some great bucks come through. Then in mid 2018 I stepped it up and added a nice stand, and a protein feeder. All of this takes place on the back field and I have no other stands or feeders elsewhere. I have some great deer come through, but I really want to get them to stay as well, or at least get them to come back. Currently wheat is planted and it will remain until May. But i have a few areas where I can do food plots.
My thought is to do a couple of food plots where i can, add a few more protein feeders in the wooded area to the right of the house, and maybe another stand or two. Any thoughts? Appreciate any insight.
Attached are some pictures, as well as a layout of the property
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