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Had 3 trumpeter swans come within 50 feet of me on the pond. Unfortunatly, my phone had died. Came back later and got some pics of the pond. With the 2" rain, it raised the water level above the moss so it looks much nicer than it usually does. We are thankful for the rain. This is the...

Full day yesterday... * Planted 50 hybrid willows for a road screen * Planted 25 plum trees * Had a coon curled up on a tree stand * Flagged our CRP, so our renter knows where the CRP ends, and his field begins * Saw 3 trumpter swans on one of our ponds * Friend brought his 4 kids and caught...

We are overrun with coyotes in my area. Have an impact for sure. Some bobcats. Rumors of a mountain lion every couple years. No bears or wolves. For the game birds, raccoon are crazy thick. We trapped 40+ in 3 weeks this spring. They just made it legal to trap year round. Sent from my...

If I were from out of state, I would probably feel the same way about OOS land owners regs. However, I moved back to Iowa in 2006 and have enjoyed the benefits of that decision. Anecdotally, I have been to about a dozen farm auctions in the past year and I’ve yet to know of a single one to be...

I think this is the most level-headed article that I’ve read on the CWD topic. By Dr. James Kroll. https://www.northamericanwhitetail.com/editorial/ehd-vs-cwd-which-deer-disease-deadlier/496084 “Therefore, killing thousands of deer will do nothing to eradicate CWD! Now, CWD certainly should...

Great thread! Your description sounds very much like our farm, just a couple hours north of you. Are you doing any of the cedar removal and burns with any cost-share through NRCS/EQIP? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

So glad no major damage on your building. My sons in Lincoln got some amazing video footage of the tornado that went through Waverly. Thankfully, they were both south and north of our farm, so no damage. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Congrats! What a successful hunt in more ways than just the bird! What part of the state? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Nice! How many gallons is the tank? What are your thoughts on not digging them into the ground? We buried three of them 4 years ago. Only had to fill them up last year during the drought for the first time. Deer frequent them often. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Yep. We’ve been increasing prices each year. Next year, we are looking at $50 for premium corners and $30 for premium lines. Except that my top hedge chainsawer (my son) is a high school senior and will be in Chicago for college next year. :-) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

We charge from $10 to $40 depending on the quality. See. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/375673445285786 . This year has been crazy. We have had requests for hundreds that we can't fill.

It will hurt some, but not likely all of them. In my view, everything that we do on habitat is a trade-off/weighing pros and cons (disking vs no-till, synthetic fertilizer or not, etc). For us, right. now fire promotes forbs and controls invasive (e.g. MFR) are more important for our habitat...

Neighbor called and my dad‘s horses are out. He is traveling out of state. so Frodo and I are headed to the farm. [emoji846] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yesterday, we did our last burn of the season. Would have liked to do this one a couple weeks ago, almost too green Old field and some switch/EW burn... And the adjacent timber Another load of hedge corner posts ready to ship...

Getting an early morn turkey hunting before work. 6 bucks and 1 Jake have dropped by so far. Here is the Jake coming in to my set. Goal this year is to drop a Tom with my bow and no blind. and help a couple new hunters get their first. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This week, we finished clearing some trees for a clover food/kill plot in the timber. First a map to give some context. The green are existing food plots. The yellow is farmed crop ground. The red is the new food/kill plot. There is excellent entry/exit with the ditch/creek just to the north of...

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I pull 2/3 of my cams for summer. But choose to keep a few on some main roads since we’ve had trespasser issues. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Fire is scary for sure. We keep skid loader, 70 gal sprayer, backpack sprayer and tractor with disk handy when we burn. We’ve found found a good Stihl backpack blower with lots of eyes/helping hands most effective for keeping a fire from getting out of control. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks like stones from the flint hills! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk