I don’t even try to keep them from freezing here. There’s plenty of spring seeps for the deer to get what they need during winter.
I do put a dark log either in or half in the water that way with any bit of sun especially in late winter it helps speed up the melting process or at least creates...
Well I can’t top H2O although my middle son who just got married said that they’re trying to make one LoL. I got a couple of gift cards, a light weight outdoor themed jacket, new hunting vest and a 2026 fishing license. More importantly I got to spend the day with 2 of my 3 boys and their...
Buck, here in PA we’re not allowed any holes over I believe 8”. They claimed for safety reasons. Do you mark the spots when you leave so the next person coming by doesn’t step in a cutout with skim ice on it? From the videos I’ve watched it is quite a fascinating technique
I rigged this up for this season in my box blind. An office chair took up to much space, the kids got me a blind chair but it sat to high. I was using a wooden folding chair but after a couple of hours I was hurting. Had this old hammock chair laying around so I gave it a go. Works great. I’ll...
Back in the box after walking to the house for a couple of bowls of venison stew. I think I'll leave the heater off. Full belly, heat and this hammock chair may have me taking a nap all afternoon. Saw 4 bucks (2 legal) 3 doe and a red fox this morning.
I'm up to 21 for the day. This is #18 she came in with no fawns being followed by 3 - 1.5yr bucks and made the mistake of stopping to sniff my boot tracks from this morning.
Swamp, I always extract right into the bucket no filter and then filter it later through a 5gal paint strainer. Having done exactly what you did I made myself a promise never to do that again.
The Mrs grew some from seed. They take forever to germinate and are slow growers the 1st year or 2 at least for us.This was year 3 for them and I think the biggest was about 16” tall. I’d buy seedlings if I was going to do it again.