CamoGuy Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) I will try to keep this from being a long read. My wife got a new job that required we move 4 hours from our hometown area. Needless to say, after growing up hunting there my entire life, along with leaving my job and a coaching position for a sport that I love, I was feeling torn about it. When we got here we scrambled to find a house to rent because of the short notice. Thanks to some connections my wife has at her new job we were put in touch with a local guy who owns several houses in the area and we ended up renting a nice house from him. During the process of him showing us the house he mentioned that he owns 4 farms...yeah, my interest went WAY up. Once we settled on renting the house I breached the subject of hunting on his farms and he said I could have permission. One farm is 200 acres, one is 80, one is 45 and one is a small 16 acre homestead right on the edge of town that I doubt I will hunt. Fast-forward to this weekend. My son has made a new friend and I took him over to the other kids house for them to hang out. In meeting and talking to the dad we discovered we have a mutual love of hunting (although he is not a bowhunter). He offered to take me to some of his favorite spots which I accepted. I then mentioned that my landlord gave me permission to hunt on his farms and the dad asked who my landlord is. When I said my landlord's name his eyes nearly popped out of his head. He couldn't believe I had permission to hunt those farms. He then proceeded to tell me that my landlord has never let anyone hunt his farms AND the neighboring two farmers are trophy hunters that won't shoot anything under 20 inches wide and both of them are known in the area for killing a huge buck every year. He goes on to tell me the place is also overrun with turkeys (added bonus!). For point of reference, I am located in the northwest part of WV right along the Ohio River (I can literally look out my back window and see the river) so there is some solid genetics around here. So it seems I may have unknowingly gotten myself an exclusive ticket to hunt the deer and turkey honeyhole of the area. I am so excited it isn't even funny LOL Edited August 11, 2015 by CamoGuy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 That sounds great. Good luck with the new properties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 do your scouting, and good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Sounds awesome! Do your homework! What county you in up there if you don't mind me asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoytshooter09 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 if the small 16 acre property has trees could be a great property. one of the best places I ever hunted was right on the edge of town with maybe 3 acres of trees total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 Sounds awesome, good luck man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 What else does he have to rent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamoGuy Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Sounds awesome! Do your homework! What county you in up there if you don't mind me asking. Wetzel county Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamoGuy Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 if the small 16 acre property has trees could be a great property. one of the best places I ever hunted was right on the edge of town with maybe 3 acres of trees total. Not much in the way of trees. I thought the same thing at first, but it is a house and yard with some overgrown field and a smattering of trees along the back edge of the property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Well good luck up there! I live in Wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Congratulations on getting what sounds like a great place to hunt near your new home. Lots of fun learning new turf, especially when the prospects for great bucks are there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamoGuy Posted August 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Well good luck up there! I live in Wood. Heck we are practically neighbors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamoGuy Posted August 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Congratulations on getting what sounds like a great place to hunt near your new home. Lots of fun learning new turf' date=' especially when the prospects for great bucks are there.[/quote'] The weather has either been hot or raining just about every evening here, but I am hoping to get some solid scouting in this weekend. I did a "drive by" near the property on a paved public road last week and spotted two very nice bucks lurking along the edge of a field right at dark. One was a 10 point that looked to be a 130-140 class deer and the other was an 8 point that looked 120ish. Both looked like 3.5 year olds. If bucks that nice are hanging in the open I am hoping for a real bruiser to be lurking out of sight. The place has been nothing but a hay farm for years, so I have to get some type of late season food plots in somewhere that I won't disrupt the hay fields and maybe get a few mineral rocks placed with some trail cams and hopefully get a look at what is in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.