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This is just an anecdotal observation that might be relevant: The other day I was hunting the pine farm. One of the other owners was hunting as well. We coordinate so I knew where he was hunting. His stand was about a half mile from mine. I saw nothing that night, but about sunset, I heard...

This is just an anecdotal observation that might be relevant: The other day I was hunting the pine farm. One of the other owners was hunting as well. We coordinate so I knew where he was hunting. His stand was about a half mile from mine. I saw nothing that night, but about sunset, I heard...

We must have had a weather issue this spring. Chestnuts trees that were starting to produce the last couple years had nothing this year. Our oaks did not produce either this year.

I think it has been on Oct or Nov when I got nuts from them. No rush. You should get them in plenty of time for cold stratification.

My bucket has been my poor man's manlift. I just lift it to the height I need and use a ladder to climb up into it.

I have ACs that grow native on my place. I've collected nuts and propagated a lot of them. These are native and well suited! They do get blight, but react differently than American chestnuts. They react to the blight similar to how they react to fire. They die back and then resprout from...

I had a horrible experience with Schumacher getting Sequin seed. It was all moldy and none germinated. Bill had a good experience buying seed from them the next year. I'm interested in following his progress. Mine fizzled out...

Yes, the are called Seguin and are a variety of chestnut. The nuts are small. I bought some from the wildlife group but they eventually died. Do a search for Seguin and you will find my experiences with them. Thanks, Jack

Well, I finally released an arrow from this setup. About 15 minutes after I get into my stand, when things start to settle down, I like to make a few soft turkey feeding calls. I think it tends to relax any deer in the area that were impacted slightly by my entry. About 1650, I heard a...

It is not for a rifle. It is designed for a crossbow. My experience with the sub-one lite is quite different. Under very unique circumstances I do hope to shoot out to 35 yards or so, but that would be very unusual for me. I practice out to 50 yards. A lot depends on your tolerance for...

I also made one more modification the setup. The other day, I hunted a stand where I expected deer to be feeding in a field to my right. I had cover on that side in a few places but most was pretty open. I had another small field to my left. where it was possible for deer to feed but much...

On the heavy side for a scope. If I was run-n-gun style hunting for turkey, I may not want to lug it around. Same if I was hunting Elk in the mountains. For treestand hunting in the east, the weight is insignificant. They don't have a weight spec on it and I didn't weigh it. It is...

I continue to be impressed with the project. Just like a food plot nutrient cycling will eventually deal with the soil tilth.

Here, we call that feeding squirrels. :emoji_smile:

My buddy is an excellent shot as he has killed his share of gobblers with a crossbow. How could he miss by a foot at a much larger target at 20 yards? He understands turkey and their behavior very well, be not deer. When to release an arrow only comes from experience. My guess is that his...