Recent content by Double Creek

I got busy and forgot to check at 8 am. When I looked at 10am, they were already sold out of chickasaw plum. I'll try again next year!

The future is bright!

I think BenA is correct. I was born in the late 70's and always heard stories of "blue tongue" and how many deer it killed. The only time I saw it was in the late 80's I found 5 mature bucks in velvet dead around a water hole. I couldn't understand how they all died. Looking back, it was...

I feel your pain. I planted 9 acres of millet. I cut half of it last weekend. I think I saw 2 doves. Hopefully it gets better. Way too much time and money not to have a decent shoot. Plus a dove field kind of screws up my fall deer plot rotation.

I think you run a high risk of other states adopting the Iowa model of nonresident landowners still having to go through a draw. I definitely think that is coming to most of the popular whitetail states throughout the Midwest. For what you pay per acre for quality ground in IA, IL, WI, you can...

Everything I’ve ordered from Nativ has done well. I have a lot of Chickasaw plum and oak coming this winter. I planted 12 of their persimmon seedlings in May and the majority are already growing out of the 4ft tube. Granted we have had near perfect growing conditions this summer.

Sounds like a fun hunt. I would find the thickest escape cover and hope to kill 2 does the first morning. I used to be in a club that required a doe to be killed before you could kill a buck. That’s a lot of pressure and saved a many a buck. I’ve found does are hard to kill when you HAVE to...

Thank you for the information! I think I’ll start them in the 4ft tubes this fall and decide what to do with them later. I could probably get the cages built in stages and slowly change them out next summer

My goodness! I’d be embarrassed to show you my biggest so far!

I have not started dealing with the privet yet. Honestly hoping to get enrolled in CSP and have it mulched down to a level I can manage with herbicide. The grapple would probably handle the smaller patches, but some of it is as big around as my arm. I don’t think my tractor could uproot...

Thanks fishman. It’s really more of a border than a true screen. It will be along with 2 rows of oak with plenty of native vegetation between the rows. The timeline is long term. It would probably be cheaper to fence the entire area like you mentioned.

I’m trying a couple acres this year that sounds very similar to what you are describing. I’ve listened to several podcasts and they claim it does very well in wet bottomland. I think it’s worth a try. I have heard that balansa does not like much competition so be sure to terminate the nurse...

Caught my first one last night. He’s been destroying my bird feeders. Used sardines. Probably will switch to something sweet to keep the cat safe

Nice! Did you cage or tube them? I’m planning on planting 15 or so and trying to develop a plan.

I have 75 Chickasaw plums coming at the end of October. Mostly planting for a screening. I already have 4ft tree tubes that I could use. I know tubes aren’t ideal for bushy trees, but I really don’t want to make 75 cages and not sure I have time to do it. I was considering cutting the...