Recent content by Ben.MN/WI

Yes, I think doing it yourself would be a way to keep more money in your own pocket. That could be a part time retirement job that could bring in some decent money.

I’m not a duck guy, but I’m building a duck (and soil erosion) pond next spring. Maybe my kids will want to duck hunt in the future. My portion of the cost share is about $5k. If the guide gave you $5k or more and you turned it into habitat, wouldn’t that be a net positive for the wildlife...

I think that duck guide would like to see your pond pics during the migration!

What about $10k. Or $100k? Im more curious than anything. If you are a duck guy, it makes sense that you want world class duck hunting. Im not a duck guy, so I’d probably give up 4 days of hunting on my place if it bought me a new atv or some bulldozer work.

Awesome buck, nice work-

Cropland is that high in your area or is that development land prices? Good tillable in southeast minnesota might hit $12k+ and that’s excellent soil

A $5000 check would get about 2 days of “free” bulldozer time where you could dig a pond, open up a food plot, clear logging roads, etc. I’d say that the property could be better long term with that bonus $5k worth of work done.

Turn it around and ask the question a different way. How much money would it take to say yes? Unless you are wealthy enough that money doesn’t matter, there has to be a yes dollar amount, so I’m curious what that would be. This is assuming the outfitter is a decent person and will do...

I prefer to drop the trees, but I’ll girdle them if they are leaning in a direction that will get them hung up if I tried cutting them down.

I’ve never heard of back fat or lateral line removal on crappies and walleyes. We remove the lateral line on white bass, but I’ve never seen fat on any fish.

I’ve never heard of a school like that before. What is his major? The no debt rule sounds really good.

Any idea what pre emergents work for brassicas? The dual 2 doesn’t appear to list brassicas but it lists sugar beets.

Does anyone use pre-emergent herbicides for brassicas (turnips, radishes, dwarf Essex rape)?

My friend had one on his property and I didn’t like it at all. It wasn’t easy to get into and you stuck out like a sore thumb. I prefer using ladder stands or ground blinds to check out an area before deciding to put a large permanent stand in an area.

I’m guessing those clients will be hunting ducks those days in the general area whether it is on that property or somewhere else. I don’t think it would have a long term impact on duck numbers, but having a bonus $5000/year in my pocket would be a nice bonus.