Recent content by bigfatskinny

J-Bird- Its been a couple years now, can you share some more of your thoughts on hinge cutting beech? Did the deer take to the beds? Did you continue to hinge beech trees? Thanks!

Thanks guys! Buck thorn it is. Looks like I got some work to do.

I belong to a couple of Facebook habitat groups where all the people do is is argue and bitch about each other or try to sell you on why product A is better than blah, blah,blah. Thank you all for a place where people of all knowledge levels can feel free to ask questions and learn from each...

Thanks guys! I pulled the pigweed.

Hey Guys- I have a few questions for you, the first two pics are of my first attempt at a clover and chicory plot. Considering our lack of rain here in mid Michigan, I'm really happy with it. Can anyone ID the plants in the 3rd & 4th pics? I yanked the stuff in the third pic but let the stuff in...

I found this stand of grass while out walking the property today. It's 8-10 feet high and super thick. This is the only stand of it that I found and I was thinking that it would make a great screen. Does anyone know what it is? Please and thank you.

Can someone please tell me what the pinkish red thing with dots is? I found it under Maples, Oaks, and Beech trees. P.S. The acorns are just starting to drop in lower Michigan.

I plant on start the hybrid poplars in the Jake Kit, everything else will go right into the dirt. Did you have to protect your willows the first year? Browse-able I plan on starting the hybrid poplars in the Jake kit, everything else will go directly in the ground. did you have to protect or...

Thanks guys! I will check out their seed selection.

Big Rock Trees is back up and ready for business! I just purchased 25 black elderberry, 25 B-grade willows, 25 silky dogwood and Bucky Jake Kit!

Thanks scott44. I am considering trying to scoop some of the chips away. There are also a couple spots that are bare. I've read that winter rye will grow just about anywhere. Thoughts? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the info! Maybe I'll get a whole bunch of their B-grade willows along with the Jake kit. Do deer browse willows much? Any kind more than others? I've got a few in my first attempt box. Here is a pic of what I'm trying to do. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't expect them to come through for at least another 10-20 years. My plan is to load both sides of the "road" with browse and cover and see if I can get clover/rye/awp/oats to grow down the middle. Picture a "mega-buffet trail" for whitetails. "Eat until you're sleepy, Sleep until you're...