scott44
5 year old buck +
Sure do
scott44
5 year old buck +
I didn't think I would see acorns on trees I planted especially this soon. this tree is a Burgambel oak and it was planted as a 12-18" seedling in 2013 and now it's 8-9' and has acorns.
We've had a really good growing season here in MI this year, pic of switch on left and Big blue and Indian grass on right.
Row of MG with no prep planted last year, It'll take a couple more years and you'll start to see a screen there.
Our apple trees are loaded this year.
I put up my pop up blind in my MG grass, had to do a lot more trimming this year on the shooting lanes, I should raise the stand up so it's a little taller.
We've had a really good growing season here in MI this year, pic of switch on left and Big blue and Indian grass on right.
Row of MG with no prep planted last year, It'll take a couple more years and you'll start to see a screen there.
Our apple trees are loaded this year.
I put up my pop up blind in my MG grass, had to do a lot more trimming this year on the shooting lanes, I should raise the stand up so it's a little taller.
Mortenson
5 year old buck +
I really like the apple tree and round bale pictures. I was a little iffy on the closeup of the tent with it's cover. Then when you stood back it looked like a great setup. Each new year we're trying to brush in and hide my old man's Xbow tent better. Seems really critical.
scott44
5 year old buck +
2 yrs ago I prepped a couple acres to be planted in NWSG and partridge pea, I saw Native Hunter had a good stand and I thought I would try it. Last year it looked like a total failure and this year things have taken off and hopefully next year it's even better.
Some trail cam pics over the last month or so.
Some decent young ones.
My failed brassica plot turned clover plot.
Some trail cam pics over the last month or so.
Some decent young ones.
My failed brassica plot turned clover plot.
scott44
5 year old buck +
A few pics from the last little bit.
Built a raised platform for a Maverick blind and set it out over a foodplot behind the house.
Putting up the new blind didn't seem to bother the deer any, this camera is only a couple feet from the new blind.
LC cereal grains planted a couple weeks apart
MG doing it's job screening from the ag field which is soys this year and they should be taken off soon.
The 10th was my first time out in the stand, I pulled cards before getting in the tree. After pulling this card I walked to the right and pulled another card and was just getting up in the treed when I heard crashing in the woods and a doe and fawn came running out along with these guys, so my first night and I'm not in the tree yet and I've seen the 2 bucks I wanted to check out just not the speed they ran through the plot. Not sure what spooked them but they ran at me within 70yds.
14 min later
Just a color pic
Built a raised platform for a Maverick blind and set it out over a foodplot behind the house.
Putting up the new blind didn't seem to bother the deer any, this camera is only a couple feet from the new blind.
LC cereal grains planted a couple weeks apart
MG doing it's job screening from the ag field which is soys this year and they should be taken off soon.
The 10th was my first time out in the stand, I pulled cards before getting in the tree. After pulling this card I walked to the right and pulled another card and was just getting up in the treed when I heard crashing in the woods and a doe and fawn came running out along with these guys, so my first night and I'm not in the tree yet and I've seen the 2 bucks I wanted to check out just not the speed they ran through the plot. Not sure what spooked them but they ran at me within 70yds.
14 min later
Just a color pic
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Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
You've got some fine looking bucks showing up. I loved all the trail cam pics and especially the ones of the doe and fawns out in the field.
scott44
5 year old buck +
I made it out today and frost seeded some switch, really nice weather here today. I took some pics and decided to do some progress comparisons.
North fenceline on the left and we wanted to do some screening from the neighbors, planted CIR switch and shrubs but the switch overcame the shrubs.
May of 2013
Today, quad is parked back there.
The summer/fall of 2012 I prepped this area for frost seeding switch, I left these ash trees and the last couple years I've been hinging them and planting cedars and MG trying to make some bedding.
Today
I hadn't pulled cards since the first of Dec. had a couple decent ones make it through.
North fenceline on the left and we wanted to do some screening from the neighbors, planted CIR switch and shrubs but the switch overcame the shrubs.
May of 2013
Today, quad is parked back there.
The summer/fall of 2012 I prepped this area for frost seeding switch, I left these ash trees and the last couple years I've been hinging them and planting cedars and MG trying to make some bedding.
Today
I hadn't pulled cards since the first of Dec. had a couple decent ones make it through.
scott44
5 year old buck +
That MG screen was planted in May of 2013, the cedars were Styro 20 plugs from NCR and they have been in 2yrs. I noticed that the switch was starting to crowd the cedars so I plan on weed whipping around them after green up and spraying some Gly to knock back the switch.
scott44
5 year old buck +
I haven't done much habitat work here because of work and the weather. I made it out this last week and planted some acorns and chestnuts in their permanent home along with tubing them, there was some frost in the ground still so some were moved do to not being able to drive the conduit staked in.
I also started a couple RM-18 trays of chestnuts a acorns in the house, it's a little later than I usually start them but they will be babied at the house until next year anyways.
A couple of the chestnuts in tubes in their new home.
A couple years ago I took about 5 acres of our hay field and planted a couple hundred oaks, pines, spruce, cedars and shrubs in it and I plan on adding some every year for awhile until it's full.
I checked some of my hinge cuts from years past and they are using them for bedding and travel, these Ash have been hinged for a couple years and still seem to be doing ok.
In some of the hinging I've planted spruce and cedars in the tops to act as a cage.
I also started a couple RM-18 trays of chestnuts a acorns in the house, it's a little later than I usually start them but they will be babied at the house until next year anyways.
A couple of the chestnuts in tubes in their new home.
A couple years ago I took about 5 acres of our hay field and planted a couple hundred oaks, pines, spruce, cedars and shrubs in it and I plan on adding some every year for awhile until it's full.
I checked some of my hinge cuts from years past and they are using them for bedding and travel, these Ash have been hinged for a couple years and still seem to be doing ok.
In some of the hinging I've planted spruce and cedars in the tops to act as a cage.
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