Recent content by Badgers80

Interesting… have any pics of that?

A male today to end a couple week trapping drought. 2 males, 6 females, and one skunk since the beginning of March.

You could also look at Z push pull traps. Most dog-roof traps only let the coon move the trigger one direction (pull or push traps). These are push/pull traps, so you can get the coons reaching in and pushing the trigger down or pulling up taking bait from the bottom pulling the trigger. I got...

Half a dozen traps could make a nice impact in the ecosystem. I put out 2 traps next to each other this spring and caught 7 coons in 7 days I think. So, if you are worried about time, you could take a blitzkrieg approach and go hard at it during nesting time and try to take as many off as you...

Fun update! That stand of switch is gorgeous 😍. I like your box elder patch idea with the paths. I like your idea of resetting succession on it to help your deer-favored plantings thrive. Keep it nice and thick! It sounds like a great bedroom for deer, shrubs, spruce, and trees surrounded by...

Here’s sort of a preamble shot to yours from last night, Native Hunter. A coyote and an unsuspecting rabbit. Of course, I tried coyote hunting yesterday for the first time and didn’t have any luck.

That definitely helps! Thank you. I did an initial sample in 2023 on a new food plot with a probe but think I went a little deeper than 6” which isn’t what you want per your help. I’ll likely do another sample of the plot this year and see how the soil has changed after a couple amendments...

Do you take the full soil amount up to your 6” mark on the probe from the bottom to the mark? Obviously there’s 6” of difference in the soil, so curious if that is considered or not.

The permanent piece refers to the CP4D practice - it’s intended to create permanent habitat but not be in a permanent easement. If you Google CP4D, it intends to create permanent wildlife habitat for landowners through this practice since that CRP practice can contain native grasses, shrubs...

No problem 👍🏼 Hope you get help with the plan. Timber would be a nice source of income if you have the goods.

Yes, good add! Took the question for face value, but all of those are good to write off against the income.

I don’t have any prior knowledge of timber tax, but I looked it up now to try to help. All of what I’m seeing confirms your thinking: that you’d want a discounted cash flow analysis to show that the expected future harvest income compared to your annual expenses and harvest expenses would result...

If you’re renting it out, no. You’re a passive participant. If you farm it, yes, but see the discussion on the hobby loss rules.

🤣 Well thank you much. And they say tax can’t be entertaining! Good comment on the bonus depreciation for the tractor, too. You’re a natural!

Thanks for the background 👍🏼 I’m on board with you on material participation there. Even though you’re not physically working the land, you’re involved in major decisions (what to plant, fertilizer, etc.), you share in the income and expenses, and you have control/risk in that you sell your...