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I missed opening morning, because my wife had to work and I watched the kids. I checked on some grafts, cut grass and did a few things before heading out about 3:30 PM. I heard a couple gobbles near the house, but I think that bird will be easier to hunt. My dad hasn't killed one yet, so I...

This morning was an eventful one. I watched a doe walk towards me at the same time as a button buck who was further away. The buck got close and she realized he was a buck when she circled around him. She wanted nothing to do with a buck. Another doe came out and did the same. They hung out in...

I had a couple random questions I hadn't seen any discussion about. I bought a Chestnut Hill Outdoors Black Mulberry (Morus Nigra) from Walmart. I also rooted a cutting from it. After looking on the CHO website, it says that the hardiness is Zone 7 to 10. If accurate, it seems odd they would be...

I saw this buck a bunch in the summer at a mineral lick. He came in often with a couple other bucks, but I knew I wanted the chance at him. He shed his velvet and relocated from one side of the property to the other. It took me a few weeks to find him again. I was getting morning pictures but...

I bought 16 pears last year from The Wildlife Group. A couple died and I replaced them when Walmart had their remaining stock on clearance. I planted one that is supposed to be a Kieffer Pear. That's what the tag said anyways. The clearance sticker slapped on it by Walmart said Bartlett Pear...

I took this buck and doe on November 12th at 3:00 PM. I took a buck at the same time almost exactly a year ago (on the 11th). A couple days prior, I saw a nice 10-pointer I was after chasing does along with a couple spikes and a buck with a messed up rack. He was the biggest, oldest buck on the...

I received a Fall shipment of apples to plant from Century Farm Orchards. One of the trees I ordered was Old Fashioned Limbertwig, but I received Old Fashioned Winesap by mistake. I called David, the owner, later that day (after I planted it). He said it was probably a better wildlife tree than...

I was looking to build a turkey fan mount that I could use for multiple birds I've killed (several beards not yet displayed). I decided to distress some rough-sawn pine boards from the big box store. I originally intended to white wash the whole thing, but I really liked the stain I was using as...

In the Spring of 2018, I planted chestnuts and persimmons with tubes on a farm with cattle and an adjoining farm without. I didn't have many issues at all with the cattle then. They may have taken out a few trees using the tubes as a scratcher or whatnot but nothing too bad. Fast forward to this...

I've made wild turkey several different ways over the years. I figured I'd share a couple good recipes! I think the next time I make it I will try smoking it to see how it compares. I like both of these ways though:

I got an order of pear trees today. The roots were packed in what looked like hydrangea peddles. They still seemed somewhat moist even if all of them weren't covered. I put some wet newspaper around them. The pears had already leafed out. I was going to plant them Friday and Saturday, but it...

I'm late in getting this posted, but I shot this 10-pointer on the 11th of November (OK, I'm really late posting this)! I hunted in the morning and only saw a button buck. My dad wanted me to go to "his" stand where he hunts almost exclusively. He had heart surgery last year and is batting...

I planted 50 chestnut and 100 persimmon from state nurseries last year and they seem to be doing well. I planted 6 Kiefer pears from Tractor Supply and 5 died. i don't think the root system was viable when planted. This year I was hoping to plant some pears, crab apple trees, and paw paw trees...

I am considering planting some seedlings (maybe 300 max), likely persimmon, pawpaw and/or chinese chestnuts. From what I understand, deer feed heavily on the leaves of chestnuts, so some sort of protection is a must. It's hit or miss in some areas I've read with persimmon. Deer don't eat Pawpaw...