Booneslick Farm
Booneslick Farm is just a few miles from the village of Boonesboro in the southwestern part of Howard County where Daniel Boone's sons Nathan and Daniel Morgan Boone established their salt works in 1805. It's 380 acres; 200 in CRP and 180 in timber, brush, and waterways. Because Booneslick Farm's open ground is in CRP there is no row crop activity, so we have a very active food plot program in place. Our extensive food plots coupled with the row crops on the farm immediately to our south attract and hold deer. It's not unusual to see 140 class bucks on this farm. A B&C 167 was taken off of this farm in 2006 and a 150 class seven point in 2007.
The creek that flows through the timber on the north and west and crosses the east property line near the southeast corner creates a natural “safety zone” for deer moving across the farm. Deer are also very active along the two areas of timber in the northeast section of the farm. A 180 class buck “holed up” this past season in the timber that forms the triangular field where the east property line indents a quarter mile to the west . He was seen on several occasions by hunters and guides, but never close enough or long enough for a good shot. As far as we know he survived the season and should be around next year.