Recent content by Derek Reese 29

I’ve been seeing a really big 8 point on my in laws property though not seeing him in person. He must be kinda popular, as their neighbor walked through a field I have a stand overlooking at 11 AM on the first day of rifle season, followed by 2 of his young (less than 7 years old or so)...

That’s great to hear! The few I saw I grabbed and tried to feed to my chickens. They played with and pecked them enough to kill them. That was good enough for me.

Good to know they aren’t hard to kill with spray ..I got my toddlers on patrol to stomp them when they found them in the yard this summer. The only large concentration I found was in some kind of vine that was climbing and killing a big maple that had fallen into my plot. It was COVERED. Now if...

Yeah hate it still waiting for the full force of lantern flies to hit too..found a few this year but remarkably not on my fruit trees..loved those 2 guys you mentioned above, Professor Kent’s YouTube videos are legendary and super helpful for a newbie like me…got the concentrated Sevin and a...

Sorry for your loss. Praying for you and your family.

My Big 10 from Blue Hill got smacked by Japanese beetles this summer around the 4th of July but I hit it with some Sevin and it bounced back and had some decent growth. I had the same experience where some trees got hammered while others about 20’ away in all directions were untouched. There was...

Mine planted in 2024 (in the decent/good soil of an old hayfield) had about a dozen and a half fist+ sized pears this year. Surprised the heck outta me. Man were they good to eat too. My kids nailed them. Deer only got a couple that fell in heavy winds.

Also love the GH because it produces a lot and fast! I know you’re supposed to pinch blossoms to get your tree some more height, but mine seems to be doing ok while still producing some fruit. (Planted Fall 2022).

How long would you have to wait after a spring application of Imox to overseed with clover and chicory? I have a “getting too weedy” field that still has a decent clover base that I want to seed into with additional clover varieties. Also, could you plant brassicas into the same field in say...

Hunted this morning above my house 25 degrees and a good cool breeze with a couple inches of fresh snow from yesterdays storm..no sightings but I think the deer are using the trail right under the stand to get into my plot…really wishing I had some more late dropping trees about now..(do have 14...

And magically they’re all “sold out” right before our rifle season starts….

I’m willing to risk it with how those trees grow and produce…

And there goes more of my money…(at least they’re cheaper!!)

Is it your land? You can have it written into your lease that no activity can take place during deer season.

First off, because you’re in PA, get your trees from Whitetail Crabs and BlueHill nursery. You can just run over and pick them up. They are huge, have good roots and produce early (as in crabapples producing the first year in the ground and pears the second). Well worth a couple hours drive...