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Aesland Sportsman A Strategy for Management 20015-2020 Areas East of Highway 45 Aesland Sportsman
Aesland Sportsman
A Strategy for Management
20015-2020 Areas East of Highway 45
Aesland Sportsman
Draft: 3/14/2015
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Summary There Aesland hunting property located east of highway 45 is comprised of over 4,000 Ac. While good hunting opportunities exist, much of the property consists of large planted fields or open cattle pastures with relatively little food and cover to attract and hold deer after crops are harvested. In comparison to the property west of highway 45, most of this property is planted cropland (exceptions include the thickett behing the gas plant). Three areas where the hunting and huntability of these properties could be improved are related to food, cover, and accessibility. Food plots, and enhancement of natural food sources, can be used to either hold deer or to attract them from other areas of cover onto our property to feed. In most cases, food plots will need to be planted once crops are off of the field and not planted too densely to interefere with farming practices. Cover could be improved by maintaining existing areas of thickets and cover and designating some of these as sanctuaries. Also, borders of pastures and croplands could be allowed to grow, particularly along fences and creek bottoms, to either improve cover or to provide transport lanes for deer movement. Selected areas could be left uncut (such as during alternate years) to provide lanes for deer transport as well. Additional improvements include improving access, additon of shooting houses, selecting clearing, and other enhancements to improve hunting as described for each property.
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Property East of Highway 45 Hunters Habitat
Acreage Max Max Sustainable
% Habitat Ac Habitat
South Martin 565 2 1 2 11.3North Martin 216 3 2 5 10.8North Martin Woods 173 3 2 50 86.5East Pasture 301 2 2 10 30.1South Hayfield 290 2 1 5 14.5North Pasture 83 2 1 5 4.15Church Pasture 108 3 1 10 10.8The 320 640 3 2 5 32Gas Plant (W) 67 1 0 2 1.34Gas Plant (E) 115 1 0 2 2.3Thicket 400 3 2 10 40Dove (S) 388 1 0 5 19.4Dove (N) 107 2 1 5 5.35NW Fields 272 1 0 0 0Stone Mountain 413 4 2 15 61.95N 382 59 1 1 2 ??Ball Park 150
Total 4347 34 18 331.67
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South Martin
North Martin
Cemetery
Dove Field
Gas Plant
To Aberdeen
Highway 382
Church Pasture
Aesland Sportsman
East of 45 Property, Location Map; note that:• property lines are approximate• not all property is illustrated
East Pasture
North Hayfield
Check In Box
Stone Mountain
North Stone
Mountain
Old Magnolia Highway
Sikes Road
South Thicket
North Thicket
South Hayfield
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Management Goals for 2015‐2016: Property East of 45 Budget
Parking and Access
Food Plots/Minerals/Supplemental Feeding
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries
Clearing/Habitat Improvements
Duck Hunting
Fishing
Other
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Management Goals for 2016‐2017: Property East of 45 Budget
Parking and Access
Food Plots/Minerals/Supplemental Feeding
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries
Clearing/Habitat Improvements
Duck Hunting
Fishing
Other
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Management Goals for 2017‐2018: Property East of 45 Budget
Parking and Access
Food Plots/Minerals/Supplemental Feeding
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries
Clearing/Habitat Improvements
Duck Hunting
Fishing
Other
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Management Goals for 2018‐2019: Property East of 45 Budget
Parking and Access
Food Plots/Minerals/Supplemental Feeding
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries
Clearing/Habitat Improvements
Duck Hunting
Fishing
Other
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Management Goals for 2019‐2020: Property East of 45 Budget
Parking and Access
Food Plots/Minerals/Supplemental Feeding
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries
Clearing/Habitat Improvements
Duck Hunting
Fishing
Other
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South Martin
Approximate Area Ac) Habitat Area (Ac) Maximum Hunters
Maximum Sustainable Hunters
565 11 2 1 General Comments Nearly all cropland with some woods along creek
Management Goals Parking and Access
Food Plots
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries
Clearing/Improvements
Duck Hunting
Fishing
Other
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5743 ft
5760 ft
4961 ft
1612 ft
2832 ft
565 Ac
5743 ft
5760 ft
4961 ft
1612 ft
2832 ft
565 Ac
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North Martin
Approximate Area Ac) Habitat Area (Ac) Maximum Hunters
Maximum Sustainable Hunters
216 Ac Cropland, 173 Ac Woods
90 6 3
General Comments Mostly cropland with trees along creeks (cemetery side) plus a large section of woods Has been a very productive property but needs improvement, particularly better access to wooded section
Management Goals Parking and Access
Food Plots
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries
Clearing/Improvements
Duck Hunting
Fishing
Other
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5409 ft
2772 ft
3318 ft3843 ft
7730 ft
2501 ft
216 Ac
173 Ac
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East Pasture
Approximate Area Ac) Habitat Area (Ac) Maximum Hunters
Maximum Sustainable Hunters
301 30 2 2 General Comments All pasture except for small thicket and woods along creeks
Management Goals Parking and Access
Food Plots
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries
Clearing/Improvements
Duck Hunting
Fishing
Other
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4956 ft
2599 ft
2408 ft
6056 ft
301 Ac
4956 ft
2599 ft
2408 ft
6056 ft
301 Ac
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Hay Field
Approximate Area (Ac) Habitat Area (Ac) Maximum Hunters
Maximum Sustainable Hunters
373 19 4 2 General Comments Nearly all cropland except along creeks and fence line. One finger of woods in 290 Ac section and some
woods along south edge of 83 Ac section. Has been a productive area in the past, particularly when crops are in the field or shortly following harvest
Management Goals Parking and Access
Food Plots
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries
Clearing/Improvements
Duck Hunting
Fishing
Other
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3177 ft
2224 ft
5248 ft830 ft
3437 ft
2191 ft
1112 ft
2110 ft
290 Ac
83 Ac
3177 ft
2224 ft
5248 ft830 ft
3437 ft
2191 ft
1112 ft
2110 ft
290 Ac
83 Ac
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Church Pasture
Approximate Area (Ac) Habitat Area (Ac) Maximum Hunters
Maximum Sustainable Hunters
108 11 3 1 General Comments This is a pasture with a small thicket.
Has been a productive area but has received more hunting pressure during the last few years than any other Aesland property.
Management Goals
Parking and Access
Food Plots
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries This thicket should be maintained and most (if not all) of the interior left as a sanctuary, with hunting only along the outer edges (such as the fence line) and existing open areas.
Clearing/Improvements
Duck Hunting
Fishing
Other
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2720 ft
1312 ft
3981 ft
1963 ft
1705 ft
108 Ac2720 ft
1312 ft
3981 ft
1963 ft
1705 ft
108 Ac
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320 and Boy's Ground
Approximate Area (Ac) Habitat Area (Ac) Maximum Hunters
Maximum Sustainable Hunters
640 (320 Ac Each) 32 3 2 General Comments Nearly all cropland except for woods along creeks (very few oaks or other mast producing trees).
Management Goals Parking and Access
Food Plots
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries
Clearing/Improvements
Duck Hunting
Fishing
Other
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5420 ft
6128 ft
5232 ft
4768 ft
640 Ac
5420 ft
6128 ft
5232 ft
4768 ft
5420 ft
6128 ft
5232 ft
4768 ft
640 Ac
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Gas Plant
Approximate Area (Ac) Habitat Area (Ac) Maximum Hunters
Maximum Sustainable Hunters
182 4 2 0 General Comments Nearly all cropland with little hunting opportunity
Management Goals Parking and Access
Food Plots
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries
Clearing/Improvements
Duck Hunting
Fishing
Other
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5238 ft
2088 ft
2568 ft
632 ft
67 Ac
115 Ac
5238 ft
2088 ft
2568 ft
632 ft
67 Ac
115 Ac
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North and South Thicket
Approximate Area (Ac) Habitat Area (Ac) Maximum Hunters
Maximum Sustainable Hunters
400 40 3 2 General Comments Nearly all pasture except for 40 Ac thicket and a few pockets of trees. This thicket could be very
productive, but needs work to improve access and huntability. Access is limited to either coming from Homestead road or going in through the gas plant and then
climbing the fence (ladder provided but no vehicle access). Access from Homestead requires going through several gates (which cattle turn into a real mess particularly in wet weather) and there is a single relatively steep creek crossing.
Management Goals
Parking and Access
Food Plots
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries
Clearing/Improvements Improve gate in the SE corner to allow access from the gas plan and bushhog the NE and SE fence line Bulldoze shooting lanes into the cutover, starting from the N side. Note, the cutover is bisected by several
creeks but there is a old road that could be restored.
Duck Hunting
Fishing
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Other
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5096 ft
5328 ft
2568 ft
6379 ft400 Ac
5096 ft
5328 ft
2568 ft
6379 ft400 Ac
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Pond and Dove Field
Approximate Area (Ac) Habitat Area (Ac) Maximum Hunters
Maximum Sustainable Hunters
495 25 3 1 General Comments Nearly all pasture with a small section of woods along the creek separating these two pieces of property.
Management Goals Parking and Access
Food Plots
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries
Clearing/Improvements
Duck Hunting
Fishing
Other
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6379 ft
3369 ft
3278 ft
3925 ft
2955 ft
3713 ft
388 Ac
107 Ac
6379 ft
3369 ft
3278 ft
3925 ft
2955 ft
3713 ft
388 Ac
107 Ac
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South Stone Mountain
Approximate Area (Ac) Habitat Area (Ac) Maximum Hunters
Maximum Sustainable Hunters
272 1 1 0 General Comments Nearly all cropland with trees along creek (which provide a travel path for deer).
Management Goals Parking and Access
Food Plots
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries
Clearing/Improvements
Duck Hunting
Fishing
Other
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1777 ft
2408 ft5323 ft
1880 ft
1713 ft
272 Ac
1777 ft
2408 ft5323 ft
1880 ft
1713 ft
272 Ac
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Stone Mountain
Approximate Area (Ac) Habitat Area (Ac) Maximum Hunters
Maximum Sustainable Hunters
413 62 4 2 General Comments One of best and most productive areas east of Highway 45. Also has a swampy area near the pond that is
used as a bedding area.
Management Goals Parking and Access
Food Plots
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries Keep swampy area near pond a sanctuary for deer
Clearing/Improvements Select cut, thin hickory from woods, create open patches
Duck Hunting
Fishing
Other
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1425 ft
4688 ft
4584 ft
1648 ft
5316 ft
413 Ac
1425 ft
4688 ft
4584 ft
1648 ft
5316 ft
413 Ac
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North Stone Mountain
Approximate Area (Ac) Habitat Area (Ac) Maximum Hunters
Maximum Sustainable Hunters
59 1 1 1 General Comments Nearly all cropland but can be relatively good hunting
Needs habitat improvement, perhaps letting selected areas grow up.
Management Goals
Parking and Access
Food Plots
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries
Clearing/Improvements
Duck Hunting
Fishing
Other
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3328 ft
928 ft
59 Ac
3328 ft
928 ft
59 Ac
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Ball Park
Approximate Area (Ac) Habitat Area (Ac) Maximum Hunters
Maximum Sustainable Hunters
150 ? 1 1 General Comments Bowhunting only
Recently cut?
Management Goals
Parking and Access
Food Plots
Stands and Shooting Houses
Sanctuaries
Clearing/Improvements
Duck Hunting
Fishing
Other
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2568 ft
~150 Ac
2568 ft
~150 Ac
