4 February Potential
Motivation for staying in stand.
Name and location withheld and the best of luck for this hunter to get back on these two beauties this fall. Thank you for trusting your pictures to share with all.
Hummm..."...A new NASA-funded study at South Dakota State University will tackle that question [weather influences based on crop type] by asking how a potential move from corn and soybean crops to perennial grasses for use to make ethanol could alter regional weather patterns and the risk of wildfires...." Brookings, SD, AP, NASA-funded study to examine crops' effect on weather, February 03, 2008 .
Farming & MAHASome "news" circulating lately is not new to MAHA. That news is that large acreage farm operators are acquiring more acreage and small acreage operators are finding it harder to find suitable crop land due to increasing prices. This distinction between large acreage operators, mostly corporate or multiple owner business type, rather than single owner family type farms has always existed in our lifetimes. The concept is that in any business area the most efficient operator always expands.
How this benefits the MAHA hunter is to bring back into reach land that is not available to the average hunter. The collective buying power that MAHA brings allows for larger acreage hunting lease contracts that is out of the financial capability of any middle class hunter. The corporate farm also chooses to do business with another business entity rather than individuals without accountability through organizational structure and controls. MAHA being a business entity brings an added layer of liability protection to the corporation the individual hunter cannot provide the landowners. Corporate farms also do not have doors to knock on to request hunting access. The multiple owners are spread widely and are not listed in the white pages just as the names for the farms on the plat maps reflect many times other than the controlling interest. Finally, corporate landowners seek us out and just as with single landowner contacts not all corporate offers are accepted and not always due to money.
2 February A Good HuntA final shot of a flock tipping and cupped with more behind waiting for their turn to come in. This reminds me of a day when the Grand River was coming out of its banks and the mallards were coming in by the hundreds to feed on acorns. We haven't seen an overflow during the season in several years, but we are due.
Another Good HuntA good day can happen fast with quality land and a good dog.
February 2008 Updates page 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
