Existing habitat
Acres: 150
Location: Northwest St. Tammany Parish
Habitat:
• Mixed Pine Upland and Hardwood Bottomland
• Five-year old clear cut with planted pines on 100 acres
• Streamside management zone with flowing creek and standing hardwoods on 50 acres
• Improved pasture with grazing livestock surrounding tract
Habitat management
• Cleared and planted four one-acre plots
• Planted food plots in the fall with cool season annuals and clover
• Bush hog 5 acre fallow field annually
Hunting strategy
• No activity on property from the end of deer season to the opening of turkey season
• Natural ground blinds around food plots, improved pasture and fallow field
• No scouting or walking the property during turkey season
• Minimal calling used
Hen and jake decoys used
Result
• Two mature gobblers during the first year the property was leased
• One mature gobbler during second season
