Fishing with Bob

When is the time to buy your hunting tract?  Has the market bottomed.  Well I don’t have a crystal ball, but it’s gonna be time to plant corn in two weeks!  If I had found my dream property, I wouldn’t wait, I’d pull the trigger.  And what a perfect small tract this 103 acres near Elko is.  With 65 acres of agricultural land being leased to a farmer, you could change the dollars for the lease to food plots planted by the farmer on the edges of the woods.  You could also require the farmer to plant crops that would leave waste food for your deer and turkeys, such as corn, soybeans, and wheat instead of say cotton.  This is, with out a doubt, the finest small hunting tract I have ever seen.

I am planting only heirloom seeds in my garden, in order to be able to saved viable seeds.  My source is <http://www.bountifulgardens.org/> I am impressed with the quality and price of their seeds and  with  their support.

The following is an excerpt from an email response to a question I had.

Heirloom seeds are open-pollinated, because they are usually older varieties from before hybrids were popular.  Organic doesn’t refer to that at all; a seed can be certified organic and can be a hybrid.  All of our seeds, no matter the source, are all open-pollinated, so you can save seed from them.  If you want to save seed, you need to buy open-pollinated varieties, not hybrids.  We do not carry any hybrids.  Hybrids usually produce viable seeds, but the seeds will not produce plants the same as the parents.

Located about 3 miles north of Elko, South Carolina on Hwy 37, this 103 acre tract as it all: 65 acres of open land (agriculture rent or plant in pines with wildlife plots), back property line encompasses edge of huge swamp (rest area for deer and turkey roost), and 35 acres of hardwoods with creek (pond site).
$2100 per acre.

Charter Friday could not have been any better! Left Edisto Marina at 11:00 AM, back at noon in the rain. 9 redfish (Jan caught five, Pat four). 6 overs, two slots, and one under Great trip! Fish were on a flat in about 10 inches of water, 4 inches visibility, water temp 48, and the fish were active (before the front?). Unweighted plastics worked best (vs weighted).

Bob Sanders
FishingWithBob
Edisto Inshore Charters
Big Fork Farms LLC
Real Estate Sales
803-300-2780
803-259-1374
www.fishingwithbob.com
www.southcarolinalandonline.com

The longest deer season in the United States, world class fishing, relatively inexpensive land, low taxes, nearby beaches and airports, great people with a wonderful sense of community………the list of reasons to own land in the Lowcountry  goes on and on.  Coupling this with historically low prices and low interest rates makes owning  SC land, like the showcased property, an almost “nobrainer”.

This 33 acre square tract, with power, was a pasture that has now has 15 year old , mostly hardwoods (persimmon trees throughout), timber, but could be turned into an awesome dove field with a tractor.  So many deer they are a nuisance to the neighboring farmers.  Sever acres of big hardwoods on NW corner (house site). From Swansea, south of Hwy 3, left (east) on Hwy 394, dirt, deeded access road to left leads to property.

$2100 per Acre

Let’s see winter storm warning for Edisto Beach starting at noon. I’ve got a charter at 11:00 AM. Somehow this doesn’t seem to gel! Actually I’m taking Pat Robertson, SC outdoor writer, and his wife, Jan. Pat interviewed me for his article in this month’s South Carolina Wildlife magazine. <www.scwildlife.com> If the heavens line up appropriately, we’ll make a three minute run from Edisto Marina and whack the redfish in about 10 inches of water. Like the one in the photo.

I am just not willing to spend the time to harvest the does required to keep Wayfar Farm with a balanced population.  Also I have two state record bucks in the books (both taken on Wayfar Farm) and don’t feel the desire to undertake the challenge of killing another trophy buck.  But the does (25 tags per year) need to be harvested and I spend a small fortune planting for our animals, so we are entertaining the idea of  leasing some blocks of our farm to a few (maybe up to four) bowhunters.  Wayfar farm was first placed under Quality Deer Management 30 years ago by my father and I have carried his vision.  We have an incredible population of deer and turkeys, and as diversified habitat as exists in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.  Give me a call and we’ll get on the Bad Boy Buggie and ride over the farm, but I must warn you.  After the ride, you’ll be writing a check, for this property is truly a gem.

Bob Sanders
FishingWithBob
Edisto Inshore Charters
Big Fork Farms LLC
Real Estate Sales
803-300-2780
803-259-1374
www.fishingwithbob.com
www.southcarolinalandonline.com

One of the hundreds of 25 year old Sawtooth Oaks, planted by my father on Wayfar Farm.

What a deer for 9 year old (or anybody) Drew Hackney.  Drew killed this buck this past weekend on his dad’s(Greg Hackney, BASS superstar) island on the Mississippi.  The 5000 acre island with 8 owners, is managed heavily for deer.  I will be going there again in January to duck hunt on the Miss and will post some pics.  Great job, Drew!!!!!

Fran and I started thinning 85 acres of planted pines this week.  It sure is nice to deal with professionals like Stro and William Morrison of Morrison Forestry, Estill, SC 803-943-6601, our forester and Alvin Dobson of Sandhill Logging and Timber 803-943-6013 our logger.  While Stro has always been our forester, this is the first time we have used Alvin, who presented the top bid.  I can tell you, I’ll make sure he is our logger next time also.  Alvin and his guys have bent over backwards for us and it sure shows in the pine plantations.  They are doing a very uniform cut and scarring no remaing tree.  Even the timber decks  (small, cleared areas  where they grade and load the logs on the trucks) show their expertise.  The limbs and tops are piled with no dirt (something I have never seen) so they can be burned later.

The first picture is a skidder hauling logs to the deck.  In the second picture Curtis Foster (Forester Foster) and I are spraying borax on the fresh cut stumps, per Stro’s advice, to prevent root rot, which would spread to the remaining trees.

If you are looking for some property in South Carolina, I feel now is the time to prepare to pull the trigger.  Whether it is a hunting property or a coastal vacation property, deals are popping up as we speak.  First, have your finances in order.  Being able to offer a “no financing contingencies contract” goes a long way to having your contract accepted by the seller.  Next, identify several properties that “fit your bill”.  Have your realtor do the research on the history of each property and sit down with him and make an offer.  It is amazing the deals available today.

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