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Post by huntnandplumbn on Apr 28, 2023 6:06:05 GMT -5
I’ve been in the process of looking for a recreational property. It’s been one of those look online, maybe check it out, but mostly do nothing kind of things. Finally about 6months ago I started looking in a more serious manner. I knew I wanted it in Pulaski county, hopefully close to my lease, and hopefully something I could put a camper on or maybe 😬 it had a small house. Went to look at a few but this one in particular really got me going.
Took a look at it in late January then again in early February. It had everything and way more than I expected. House, big pole barn,65 wooded acres with some crp, River frontage (Tippacanoe), very close to the state park, and 15 minutes to the lease.
Now as a back story I’ve had 20 wooded acres closer to my house in lake county that I purchased just after getting into my apprenticeship 23 years ago. It was great for many years but close land sales and growing families quickly encroached on it. The deer hunting was mediocre at best but I held onto it as more of an investment.
Anyhow I’ve basically had a standing offer from a neighbor to buy the place so I started the conversation of how serious he was. He asked what I wanted. I told him and he said when do you want to close 😳.
Told him about the new place and would let him know if it was going to all work out. About a week later the offer was accepted and we set into motion closing on the 20. Thankfully the cost per acre is much greater in my area compared to the new place making this financially possible.
Then the realtor calls me and says the neighbor of the new place asked if I was interested on purchasing the 25 acres adjoining the new place. I thought to myself… no way his works out.
By some miracle…. It did. Closed on everything in mid March. I’ve been furnishing it and moving stuff down there to the pole barn. Finally started working on the property these last couple days. Got the boundaries marked in purple paint and aluminum no trespassing signs. Also started on about a 2 acre clover plot and hopefully another one ready closer to fall. The previous owner also didn’t maintain any of the trails that were on the property so that task will start shortly. Unfortunately, I won’t be living on the property full time so it’ll be a slow process. Wish the lease close by I’ll worry more about getting it right than getting it done right now.
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Post by deadeer on Apr 28, 2023 6:12:36 GMT -5
Congratulations!!! Awesome area to be in.
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Post by genesis273 on Apr 28, 2023 6:20:56 GMT -5
That's so awesome! Congratulations and I hope it turns out to be everything you'd hoped for!
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Apr 28, 2023 6:33:47 GMT -5
Congrats. The sweat equity now will pay dividends in the future.
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Apr 28, 2023 6:46:09 GMT -5
Fantastic- good luck transforming the property to a mega hunting property.
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Apr 28, 2023 7:04:32 GMT -5
On Wednesday I mowed the food plot area and yesterday I sprayed. Probably should’ve payed attention to the rain that was coming. I have heard the rain doesn’t affect the chemicals after a few hours of drying but I guess I’m going to find out.
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Post by bill9068 on Apr 28, 2023 7:17:58 GMT -5
Congratulations, cannot go wrong buying land.
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Post by treetop on Apr 28, 2023 7:32:40 GMT -5
On Wednesday I mowed the food plot area and yesterday I sprayed. Probably should’ve payed attention to the rain that was coming. I have heard the rain doesn’t affect the chemicals after a few hours of drying but I guess I’m going to find out. Most say good after 1 hr lower temp seems to slow it more than anything if you ask me Congrats on the ground does your back hurt yet? Lots of fun but lots of work |
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Apr 28, 2023 8:07:48 GMT -5
On Wednesday I mowed the food plot area and yesterday I sprayed. Probably should’ve payed attention to the rain that was coming. I have heard the rain doesn’t affect the chemicals after a few hours of drying but I guess I’m going to find out. Most say good after 1 hr lower temp seems to slow it more than anything if you ask me Congrats on the ground does your back hurt yet? Lots of fun but lots of work Definitely been a lot of work. Just getting home base setup was quite the chore. Something about sitting there watching the river flow and the birds chirping makes it all worth it. I’ve also got a bald eagle that’s been hanging around. Gotta have a nest close by I would think. |
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Post by esshup on Apr 28, 2023 18:18:48 GMT -5
Congrats!! You will love it.
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Post by huntnandplumbn on May 1, 2023 20:35:49 GMT -5
Here’s a good question on clearing up an issue I can foresee….
So the driveway has (2) other properties off of it. One as you come in and one at the very end. Both are about 3 acres or less in size. As you come down the driveway the first neighbor has a group of black labs that look like they were all from the same litter and they just kept them all (5-6). Half of the time they are in a large fenced in kennel however they do wander both on and off the property. Yes right onto mine. I don’t want to say what I really want to say in the manner I’m thinking it to the owner. However it’s not something that’ll be tolerated. My thinking is to explain the new use of the property and my full intentions. Ask them to keep the dogs on their property and see where it goes. Now I know first hand a running dog can destroy the deer hunting on a property so I’m not interested in giving in a little but I also don’t live there so I’m not looking to start on the wrong foot. Also, I am a dog guy so it’s not a don’t like them thing.
Thoughts? Past experiences?
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Post by esshup on May 1, 2023 23:54:07 GMT -5
Others may have different thoughts and I am looking forward to what they are. I'd tell the owner that you are managing the property for deer, and part of that property management scenario is setting snares for coyotes. If he cares about the dogs he will keep them on the property. If he doesn't care what happens to the dogs, you can just give him the collars back once they end up in your snares.
I had the same problem here with a Lab, I told that neighbor that very thing and his response was "I am tired of trying to keep the dog on the property. If he gets caught in a snare, so be it." I didn't snare the dog, but I heard that a month later it was hit by a semi while trying to cross Rt. 30 which is 1.5 miles as the crow flies from here. Problem solved.
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Post by gumbootbill on May 2, 2023 3:53:41 GMT -5
Irresponsible pet owners should not be allowed to have pets.
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Post by huntnandplumbn on May 2, 2023 4:45:37 GMT -5
Others may have different thoughts and I am looking forward to what they are. I'd tell the owner that you are managing the property for deer, and part of that property management scenario is setting snares for coyotes. If he cares about the dogs he will keep them on the property. If he doesn't care what happens to the dogs, you can just give him the collars back once they end up in your snares. I had the same problem here with a Lab, I told that neighbor that very thing and his response was "I am tired of trying to keep the dog on the property. If he gets caught in a snare, so be it." I didn't snare the dog, but I heard that a month later it was hit by a semi while trying to cross Rt. 30 which is 1.5 miles as the crow flies from here. Problem solved. Definitely sounds like a good approach and one I hadn’t thought of. I completely agree that if they care they’d be forced to figure it out. |
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Post by greghopper on May 2, 2023 5:57:04 GMT -5
I would set up some cameras to see how much the dogs are using your property. Their use maybe smaller then you think.
With trapping don’t forget by law you are required to check traps regularly.
IMO there is no gain in fighting with neighbors on these type of issues find a working solution.The next step he may decide to legally kill all the deer he can with friends and family on his side of property….. then you have a bigger problem.
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Post by Sasquatch on May 2, 2023 6:39:44 GMT -5
That sounds great!
Good luck with the dog situation.
My hunting property has a neighbor that lets a hunting dog roam, and it has impacted the deer hunting for sure. The stupid thing will run the place from end to end at various times, howling like he's trailing a prisoner.
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Post by jjas on May 2, 2023 7:47:47 GMT -5
esshup
greghopper
I think both of the above posts show merit.
I would do my best to be friendly and hope that you can work it all out. If not, I would use esshup's idea and tell the neighbor that I was running snares to catch coyotes and you just wanted to let him know so his dogs weren't caught accidentally.
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Post by huntnandplumbn on May 2, 2023 8:15:45 GMT -5
I would set up some cameras to see how much the dogs are using your property. Their use maybe smaller then you think. With trapping don’t forget by law you are required to check traps regularly. IMO there is no gain in fighting with neighbors on these type of issues find a working solution.The next step he may decide to legally kill all the deer he can with friends and family on his side of property….. then you have a bigger problem. Very good point on checking the traps. I think I’d use it more as a deterrent and not actually set traps. I believe that they are letting them loose in the evening and they run all night. This past week while leaving to Turkey hunt in the morning they came running into the driveway. Two of the three days were right out of my property. |
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on May 2, 2023 9:27:52 GMT -5
I would set up some cameras to see how much the dogs are using your property. Their use maybe smaller then you think. With trapping don’t forget by law you are required to check traps regularly. IMO there is no gain in fighting with neighbors on these type of issues find a working solution.The next step he may decide to legally kill all the deer he can with friends and family on his side of property….. then you have a bigger problem. Very good point on checking the traps. I think I’d use it more as a deterrent and not actually set traps. I believe that they are letting them loose in the evening and they run all night. This past week while leaving to Turkey hunt in the morning they came running into the driveway. Two of the three days were right out of my property. I would hang a trap or two where the neighbor can see it. Nice sign reminder of trapping might be happening. Then take them away for a week and put back. Do this a couple times and he gets the clue that you are trapping. |
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Post by treetop on May 2, 2023 11:20:48 GMT -5
Here’s a good question on clearing up an issue I can foresee…. So the driveway has (2) other properties off of it. One as you come in and one at the very end. Both are about 3 acres or less in size. As you come down the driveway the first neighbor has a group of black labs that look like they were all from the same litter and they just kept them all (5-6). Half of the time they are in a large fenced in kennel however they do wander both on and off the property. Yes right onto mine. I don’t want to say what I really want to say in the manner I’m thinking it to the owner. However it’s not something that’ll be tolerated. My thinking is to explain the new use of the property and my full intentions. Ask them to keep the dogs on their property and see where it goes. Now I know first hand a running dog can destroy the deer hunting on a property so I’m not interested in giving in a little but I also don’t live there so I’m not looking to start on the wrong foot. Also, I am a dog guy so it’s not a don’t like them thing. Thoughts? Past experiences? IMO this sounds like a good plan to start with I understand what your saying but he maybe become a friend or a watch dog for you. I’ve meet some friends/ people up by my cabin that also live in the US we have each other’s phone numbers we all do quick checks on each other’s places when we are up make sure they have not been broken into or a tree fell on them . He may turn out good see if hunts common ground can go a long ways |
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