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Got a couple grouse. Saw 6, shot 2. I'm going to try to preserve one of the fans.

I scoped the local ducks, and there is a Mandarin duck in eclipse plumage. I sure would like to get it mounted, but I don't know if it will stick around until it has its feathers back. None of the mallards seem to have bands. The geese are gone. I would like to eat a Mandarin duck too...

I'm trying to put a new plot in a heavily wooded area, and I'm struggling with the leaf litter. I've tried discing it, but it doesn't work well. I've tried a chain harrow, but it just clogs, and then the leaves are still in little piles. The dirt can be rather rocky, but I suppose I could...

Anyone use xypex before? I have a naturally existing conical depression near a food plot that would make a perfect water hole. It would probably hold about 300 gallons if sealed properly. Liners are expensive, and I'm worried they wouldn't handle the winters. Concrete with xypex seems like a...

I found a small shrub that the deer really like. It's right next to my house, so I will move it to the hunting area, but I would like to get more if it's native. Can anyone confirm what this is?

Well this year the cutleaf teasel has gotten totally out of control. In one corner of the field, the teasel has formed a total monoculture that is basically impenetrable to humans and any type of game animal. I think it's a refuge for mice and voles, because I found a lot of girdled saplings...

I might just be the world's luckiest waterfowl hunter. My second Canada goose ever had a band, and now my second Norwegian mallard has bands. The metal band says Stavanger Museum, so I assume it was a project based at their facility. I will figure out how to report the number somehow, and I...

I planted about 5 Japanese pumpkin plants last year, and they all got eaten. This year, I planted all the seeds from the pumpkins I ate last fall. Every single one of them got nipped off, and they are right next to my back lawn. Is this normal? Do the people planting pumpkins put up a fence...

I always read that birdsfoot trefoil was for wet ground, but lately I'm seeing it all over the place on really dry soils. Is it drought tolerant? I have some dry low-quality soils that I'm struggling with. My durana plot got overtaken by weeds, so I will need a new blend for next year. Would...

I recently got back from a sailing trip in the North Atlantic from Norway to Shetland Islands and back again. It was an amazing trip. We had decent winds on the way to Lerwick, and strong winds on the way back to Bergen. We got up over 9 knots on some big waves, and there was a lot of spray...

I was taking cuttings to propagate some yellow and red dogwoods, and one branch had a triple node. I thought it was pretty cool, so I potted them separately to see if they become something interesting.

Any of you southerners every try perennial peanut? Apparently the southern portion of the gulf states can grow it pretty well. I was out at a farm where they tries using it for intercropping, and the local livestock annihilated it. I wondered if deer liked it as much as goats and horses do.

In light of the maple syrup thread. Is there anyone who has ,ade or is planning to make birch syrup? I'd like to get out and tap a few trees, but I'm not experienced. I wonder about the diameter of the trees I should tap and the timing of the tapping. I figure whatever syrup I don't consume...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/invisibility-shield/invisibility-shield/description Anyone using this stuff for hunting yet? It would be interesting to see how wildlife reacts to it. I think I could make a great blind with two of the large panels, but I can't afford $800 for an experiment.

So I'm finally going to buy a saddle and start practicing with it for next year. Planning to hunt at least three countries next season, and I really want something mobile and adaptable that I can travel with. My clothes and boots already take up a fair amount of space in my suitcase, so I have...

This is one of my bucketlist hunts, and I would like to do it in 2024 or 25. Has anyone here done this? I would like to put together a hunt with my dad where we plan for a few days and then drive from Ohio out to Wyoming and glass pronghorn until we find a good one to shoot. Then we put it in...

I took the plunge and dropped about $1300 on a Hikmicro Thunder. It can be a spotter, stand alone scope, or clip-on thermal for a regular scope. I hunted last year with a thermal spotter I borrowed from a neighbor. It's like having a superpower. I found one on sale and clicked the buy...

I'm planning to make a couple salt/mineral licks this summer, but I'm having trouble locating the right salt. I have a couple normal salt blocks, but I want to add the Trophy Rock salt since so many people say it makes a difference. Does anyone know where I can buy a bag of it around Dayton...

I'm looking for advice on how to improve the texture of venison sausages. The sausages I make are fine as far as flavor, but they have a texture that too closely resembles a hamburger in a casing rather than a proper sausage. Even using a finer grind I don't get the binding effect I'm after...

I just got an email about an OnX master class with tutorial and Q&A session, in case anyone is interested.