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Has anyone in the north country tried using sunn hemp as a soil builder and bedding cover combo? I know it is used frequently down south, but I'm not sure how it will hold up in Minnesota. My goal for the area is to build up some organic matter in some eroded soil while also creating some...

I'll be planting some mountain ash shortly and I'm wondering if I should add screen around the trunk to prevent vole damage? I'm planning on caging most of them to prevent deer browsing, but I'm not sure if aluminum screen will be needed around the trunks or not.

Anyone ever have pictures of coyotes eating crabapples? I have a giant wild crabapple that is probably 25-30' tall and it is loaded with nickel sized red crabapples this year. I threw a camera on the tree (the trunk was too big for my camera strap to fit around, so it had to go on a side...

I've been looking into potentially enrolling some land into the CRP CP42 pollinator mix in the future if CRP sign-ups are available. Does anyone have any experience with this pollinator seed mix with regard to deer feeding and bedding? Food plots are not allowed in this mix, so I would need...

Anyone else plant plums to eat fresh? i tried my first plum today off my 4 year old superior plum tree and it was awesome. I'm not much of a plum fruit fan in general, so I was really surprised how good it was. I might have to plant a second tree next spring it was so good. This tree was a...

Has anyone used a small hand pump sprayer to paint the 50/50 white latex paint/water solution on tree trunks? Painting the trunks has pretty much eliminated all SW injury that was really hurting my trees, but it takes forever to take the cages off my trees and paint them with a paint brush. My...

After losing my largest Rusk County WI apple tree this spring from SW injury, I decided to paint the trunks of all of my apple trees white up there last weekend. While painting the trees, I was really surprised to see the number of trees with some degree of SW injury - I would say half of the...

any guesses on age/score on this one? First picture of a buck for me that will break 100".

Has anyone tried using an early planting of 4010 field peas to try to build up soil? I planted a 3/4 acre plot in a mix of 4010 field peas and oats this April and I'm really happy with the results. This plot is sandy loam with an organic matter around 1%, so I decided to try to get something...

I was brush hogging my strip of oats for a second time yesterday to get the random strips that popped back up after the first mowing. After I finished that job, I decided to brush hog a 20 foot wide strip of grass that runs along the edge of one of my fields. I want to try to plant something...

I planted my first 4 apple trees of the year tonight. These were the free replacements for the 4 Menards trees I bought last year that died. It was really interesting to see how much the upper level of the soil improved in one year. Since my soil is pretty sandy in some spots, I spent the...

My first 4 apple trees of the year have arrived. These 4 trees are the free replacements for the trees I bought at Menards last year that died. Their first fruit tree shipment arrived yesterday and we were able to get some decent ones. These trees are the standard big box store trees that...

I think if the deer hunting ever goes downhill too far, someone should accidently release wild hogs in MN. I just got back from my first wild hog hunt in Texas and it was a blast. Being able to legally hunt a big game animal in March in Minnesota would be awesome. I actually think Brooks was...

I'm going to be planting a cover crop shortly on a field that was soybeans last year. This cover crop will be disked under in July when I plant brassicas. My goal is to add as much organic matter as possible, but having deer or turkey food would be a bonus. I'm planning on going with oats...

While cutting buckthorns on Friday I found 2 nice wild apple or crabapple trees growing in my woods. We moved to our place 2 years ago, but apparently I've never walked through this small section. The apple trees are pretty tall (15-20 feet) since they've been reaching for the sun through...

I'm going to expand my apple plot this spring by about 12 trees and I've cleared larger trees from the area my apples will be planted. I've noticed that my new orchard area has the best shrubs (gray dogwood, hazelnut, raspberry bushes) on my property so I'm thinking about leaving the shrubs and...

Does anyone have any experience building a pond and dealing with permits in Wisconsin? I have a small seasonal type wetland that appears to have been made a long time ago when a beaver made a big dam across an area that has a small amount of flowing water in the spring. The old dam is rotten...

I'm planning on planting a strip of brassicas this summer, but I hate to leave the ground bare until July. I'm thinking about planting some oats early to hopefully add a little extra organic matter and maybe give the deer and turkeys something to eat before I eventually plant brassicas in early...

Does anyone have any experiences planting spruce in deciduous woods? I'm looking to create some better bedding areas in SE MN in some areas in the middle of my woods that are currently filled with boxelder, elm and buckthorn. I've been working to cut down these junk trees and I think having a...

Does anyone have any experience trapping in their deer hunting properties? I'm just curious to find out if anyone has had any before/after info on trapping for coons/skunks/opossum/coyotes in their deer bedding areas. I personally don't get too worried about the extra pressure in my woods this...