Recent content by Baker

That suggests that everything from Ft. Collins to the gulf where any flooding takes place is exposed. Which would also hold true for waterways everywhere. Which also suggests when you couple water ways as a vector along with " particulate transfer ", hunters moving dead animal parts around, live...

Regarding reasons for the spread of CWD I offer the following that suggests there may be more to the story than we know. I grew up on a 8000 acre property in north east La. It is bordered on one side by the Ms. River which is over a mile wide at that point. Another border is Lake Yukatan which...

I just feel like have a lot brighter outlook than some.

Mongolia is a fascinating place to hunt. Nomads. Marmot hunters. Superstitous people. Witch doctors. Camels Very old mountains so not nearly so strenuous as sheep hunting N.America. The largest sheep in the world. Ibex in the Gobi desert. A bazillion square miles without a road. All a very wild...

You asked... It was about 35 years ago my girlfriend and I were hunting Zimbabwe on a rather large concession. We were driving thru a valley in an open air jeep with the PH and a couple trackers when they spotted smoke coming from below. A camp fire. After a brief huddle they told us not to...

There are so many amazing things there. The trackers--beyond belief. The variety of animals, the incredible sense of wildness. Hunting experiences you cannot get here. Tracking buffalo, then realize lions are in front of you tracking the same herd. Being in the middle of a herd of elephants...

Per chance have you been to Africa? Like many things I never had a desire to go till life delivered me there. Once there I was gut hooked. Amazing place. I've been to S. Africa several times, Zimbabwe some, Tanzania --my absolute favorite, and Kenya. For a southern redneck boy it's perfect as I...

I was concerned this thread would venture into CWD. Would it be valuable to start a CWD specific thread? My previous posts disputing baiting as a vector for spreading disease weren't meant to venture into a CWD debate. That said I would be interested in group think on CWD as like it or not it is...

Yep, thats what I've been seeing. As it makes clear, lots of research and investigation. Also the folks at Lyssey and Eckels feed in Tx. are investigating copper in feed with positive results? I'm imagine others are looking at this as well.

I missed this. My anecdotal experience is that feeding protein pellets increases antler growth 10-15%. Maybe more in certain circumstances irrespective of how good the habitat is. Generally it takes abut 3 yrs to start seeing results but from then on the benefits continue to accrue. I can expand...

Planted 30 Dunstan chestnut trees and have 20 hazelnut shrubs coming. Never thought of hazelnuts before but apparently they will grown down here??? Time will tell

Good morning gentlemen. I'm off to plant chestnuts I just received from Chestnut hill but before I go I'll offer a few facts in response to some of the dialogue here. First the. NDA article by Kip Adams; He offers the typical knee jerk political response with no facts. Let's look at the state...

Its bed time, but... Shockingly I have lots of thoughts about predators. And I am happy to share a personal experience I have regarding feeders and predators. The ONLY predator I have ever had a problem with is mountain lions. In our Mexico property lions have learned they can hang out near a...

Good grief! I've been feeding deer for over 25 years in one of the wettest states in the country and have never seen knee deep mud and feces under a feeder . I'm talking deer not cows.

I'll need to be brief cause my wife is calling. Jacobson did NOT originate the mantra " once a spike..." Actually it was his research that proved unequivocally that one cannot predict what a spike will become and that they are not genetically inferior . Land mark stuff at the time. Please...