Recent content by Badgers80

Haven't been following wind, but I've had the coyote traps out for 3+ weeks so have probably have had all directions covered. Who knows what the deal is, any coyotes is a plus in my trapping world. Might experiment with different bait/scent. The main focus for me is knocking down raccoons #'s as...

Got my first ever coyote catch this morning! Had some rain but she was able to find the bait. Kind of thinking the area was too overloaded with scent and that was keeping them from committing. Rain might’ve helped me.

Good stuff 356. I haven’t caught a raccoon in 2 weeks. Been pretty radio silent with sightings. My last catch was a skunk though, so maybe they’re avoiding the area since it sprayed.

Thanks you both. With my heavier soil, is there anything I can do to allow water to aerate through better?

The clover is lighter ground, no drainage issues there. Milo has some issues there. That side of the property tends to stay muckier when wet. Yes with the even distribution. Was methodical about it. 350-400 lbs per .55 acres. Good catch. Fertilizer wise, I think I just sprayed the liquid...

Got my soil sample test results today - very surprised at the results and looking for any input. Not sure if my results were skewed for some reason or it just is what it is. Tested with Ward both times within 2 weeks of the dates of tests between the years. One test was for a clover/rye plot...

6 raccoons and 1 skunk for me since Mid March. Hoping for some coyote action too.

Sooner than expected, that’s good to hear. Do you plan on quail/pheasant hunting it at all? Not sure if you have pheasants in MO. It’ll be great cover for lots of species.

And oats for cover crop. That’s the standard for CRP mixes here.

You could plant a Plateau herbicide tolerant native grass/forb mix. I’ve toyed with that idea since it might ensure a more successful establishment at least initially. Not sure how you’d plant, but I’d assume you’d do gly & 2,4D burn down first. And then do plateau at planting or just after.

Love to see it. I’m no quail expert, so I asked ChatGPT, and it seems to think it’s 2 different coveys given the distance and open ground barrier. Take that for what it’s worth. It says good habitat has 1 covey per 40 acres.

Ah I feel for you! I am thinking you could have saved yourself time if you hired it out from the get go. Assuming cost share fully covers your expenses, that could’ve been the way to go initially? I applaud your commitment though! I know these native grass mixes can be finicky to get in.

Could you put the field elsewhere where you’re not cutting out some quail cover? I get the plot for the hunting aspect, but habitat wise, it might not be the best answer to reduce nesting cover for the quail on a small area like that.

Exciting stuff! I told the farmer who was renting my tillable acres that I was going to put it to CRP after he farmed it for one year. We had a one year contract. I told him several times of my plans. He farmed it for years and years before I bought it. Lo and behold, I find him putting...

Best I understand it as they have to use options, swaps, etc. to get the ETF to emulate NVDA the way that they want it since they don’t actually just hold NVDA stock. In using those tools, they generate some cash from premiums which they can give out.