Post #1

 



1st post
Hello, welcome to my blog. This is my first post and an intro to my land that I chose. It's a part of the Allegan State game land. I hope to hunt it this fall.
-8 pm 8/31/22
-Clear sky
-74 degrees 
-69% humidity
- 13 hrs, 13 min was the length of day
This is a sound map I made the first time I visited, I figured I'd hear the most on the first day. Sorry its a bit wrinkled, its a hike in the backwoods with no major trails so it got a little messed up. But I was hearing birds, squirrels, bugs, crickets and other critters too!



And this is my intro video showing the land I chose.

Here is where I'll be putting my stand and below is a panoramic view of the land


Questions from visit 1
-Will the bugs get less buggy later in the season?
-How many deer will I see here?
-Are the 2 scrapes I saw current or old?

Observations from visit 1
-I noticed 2 big game trails passing through 2 buck scrapes
- I noticed and felt a crap ton of bugs 
-Everything was green however on my way here I passed a section that that was all burned from a small forest fire

Comments

  1. hc biologySeptember 13, 2022 at 9:42 AM

    GREAT start! I LOVE that you have questions to think about and watch for as you continue forward. That is fantastic! Feel free to add a few more pics in the next weeks where you have no video requirement.

    Good video -- good observations already in the intro.

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