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How thick did you cut the pieces down to?

You just described every issue I have thought about with dealing with a piece like this. I have several pieces of burls that I want to start working with. Going to have to study then to see how best to cut them down.

No, you paid a price the family member wanted. He decided to sell it at a price the family could not afford. Right now, Ag & Rec land is a sellers market. Buyers don't have a lot of choice and either pay the inflated prices or pass. I don't blame the seller or buyer, it's the way the free...

I thought he had a legitimate issue until the "ok for me to trespass not okay for the neighbor to trespass" started. Then the personal insults to anyone who expressed a opinion showed a lack tact.

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They actually prefer weedy & grassy areas as they drop their eggs over them and the eggs adhere to the plants. Golden Shiner Production

For bluegill spawning, circles of pea gravel around 2'-3' diameter in size in 1'-2' of water are good. You can take plastic garbage top lids, Drill holes so they sink, then fill with pea gravel.

Would be great to see you post pics or video of how you selected cutting of the burl and then processing to a handle.

I know the green one's make good lawn ornaments 😁

One of the things you should consider is putting structure in you shallow areas 1'-2' for bait fish like minnows to lay their eggs on. They prefer the underside of flat surfaces in grasses or weedy areas to protect the spawn. Wood pallets are a good choice.

Plastic shipping pallets in either 4'x4' or 4'x6'. You can stack them. Usually available at plastic recyclers.

Here is an interesting marker in the woods. The Indians would bend and tie small tree saplings forming markers pointing to a trail or water. We have a number of these on our property. They are located around the creek bottoms.

Looks like a Tannerite opportunity.

The plan has evolved over the last few years ... On my upper ground where I planted the switch its was for cover and increasing OM content. In these area the soil is more of a loamy sand, The larger SG areas which are 8-10 acres, I will be putting in beans and cover crop mixes. On the smaller...

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We as habitat managers and stewards of the land are only here for a short in terms of the life of our land. I am not one to believe in crazy theories, but I like to think that there are those that watch the woods. This is a siberian elm that one side of the tree split off in a wind storm about...

Well spring is finally arriving and temps are rising. Saw my first garter snake and a small bass dart out from under the pier on the pond. Also saw this gal out looking for a nesting site.

Over past 3 years material supply chain issues, cost of materials, inflation, etc. have all driven the price of goods up. Steel prices over 2021 to early 2022 saw dramatic increases. Buy it now, inflation expected to continue for another 12-18 months.

I think it will take ~2+ years of disking, spraying, and eliminating around 60-80% of that seed bank. Also surprised they would also you under the program to plant Box Elder (junk wood with no wildlife value in my opinion), blackberries, etc. I looked up the EQIP manual and the focus is on...

^^^ I agree the mix rate sounds low. I use 3 oz of Gly per gallon and it takes about 20-25 gallons for an acre. So ~60-75 oz of Gly per acre. I have also seen slow response this year with a day or two of warm weather and 5-6 of days of cold weather.