First Images of the Property

Here is a photograph of the campsite. There are numerous buildings here, remnants from the prior owners, including a decaying house, outhouse, and collapsed barn, and this barn. It has been reinforced recently to prevent it, too, from falling down. The roof is adequate to keep out the rain. Presently, we store equipment here. The picture is taken with my back to the skinning area. The skinning area is nothing more than a 2 x 8 nailed between two trees. We found a good gut bucket in the woods, left by prior lessees. Eventually, we will improve the site by spreading gravel and connecting electricity. There is also an old well off the house's porch. We may want to add a pump at a later date.

Numerous trails dissect the property. This one leads directly from the campsite and dead ends on a ridge approximately 150 to 200 yards away. All the trails are in good condition, with very few exceptions. The woods on this portion of the property are old and thick. The Forestry Management Report indicates they should be cut this year; however, the County Forester was not willing to confirm that.

The above-described trail dead ends at this small clover plot. It sits on a natural ridge overlooking old woods and valleys. Plenty of hardwoods mixed in with pines at this location. This plot will probably be popular with late arriving hunters. It is unlikely many deer will be sighted here due to its close proximity to the camp.



This shooting house adequately overlooks the food plot pictured below. Looking to the left from the house, you can see down a shooting lane, visibility good for approximately 100 yards. Another, less visible lane extends to the right. Cars passing on Scarborough Road can be seen in the Winter.

Rather than traveling to this house, you can continue on a trail known as Gully Road. This road parallels the Northern border before cutting south and leading toward Little Limestone Creek. The trail eventually fades away, giving way to a ribbon trail that leads to a hardwood bottom. There presently is no permanent stand located here; however, it appears to be a good location for hunting and perfect for a climbing stand.

Small field of clover in the middle of thirteen year old plantation pines on the North part of the property. Access to this plot is obtained by taking the Northern most access trail from Scarborough Road. The small shooting house in the photograph above overlooks this plot. Again, this plot is not far from Scarborough Road. In fact, cars passing on the road are visible from the shooting house through a lane.

Food plot on the South side of the property, approximately fifty yards from Scarborough Road, looking from West to East. A trail runs along the length of the food plot on the South side of the tree line on the right. This allows you to move across to the other side of the plot without passing through the actual plot. At present, we have a ladder stand attached to the pine tree at the left of this photograph. This will probably be moved to the other side of the food plot to provide better cover. Indications show that the deer enter the plot from the East, and from the South. To the South lies private property owned by Spot Scarborough, including a small lake. Tell-tale signs further indicate the deer move along the levee of this lake and up to the food plot.