Recent content by Fair oak

Glad to hear there’s something that works on caterpillars for an extended period of time. Kinda torn on using something like imidacloprid, if I can’t or shouldn’t eat the apples, I don’t really want the deer and other critters eating them and I’m sure the neighbors agree. But to have something...

This big guy is having clover for breakfast this morning. 2 cameras hit again last night by cubs. 5-7 cubs frequenting my property and 13-15 bears total I believe. Can you imagine if I was actually baiting?! Lol. I guess in a way, I am. Only until this weekend though. What do you guys recommend...

Funny this topic is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately and finally made up my mind this evening…. So what’s the best mix for completely wiping out red clover? I’m going to wipe out all of my clover because of bears. It’s getting nuked this weekend. Just went through my tactacam app...

I thought I was dealing with tent caterpillars the last few years but it turns out they are spongy (gypsy) caterpillars. All of my crabs look nice and clean and putting on growth with very few caterpillars but my Liberty, Enterpise and 3006 have been significantly defoliated. I sprayed BT...

I agree. I’m starting to work on plans to build a new house at my 120 acres so there’s many things that will be easier when I can walk right out my door. Right now I’m 50 minutes away. Hopefully start the build in the next 2-3 years. Anyway, not trying to hi-jack this thread, just venting...

I know they put a hurtin on the fawns. It’s just crazy what’s it’s become. Almost as if there’s higher powers that want out of control predator numbers…. Another thing crazy about this year is they have no fear of me. I can be working 150-200 yards away and they are in my plots. 2 weekends ago I...

Man I’d love to get some of these bucks on cam! Western UP has turned into a shit show with the severe winters and high predator numbers. At least in my local area. Need to talk to some neighbors and other landowners to see if others are seeing the same thing as me. About 5:1 predator to deer...

Any idea what is going on with my liberty and Enterprise trees? Wondering if it’s burn from neem oil or something else. I sprayed all of my trees in the very early morning about 10 days ago as I had ants and aphids and tiny black caterpillars. Still seeing some tiny caterpillars. The dolgos...

I’d get rid of the stumps and get things leveled out. That way you will be able to plant and get things to actually grow on the entire plot and not have high dry spots and low wet spots. Any way you can rent a skid steer for a day or 2? A guy can get a lot of work done in 8 hours with a machine...

Interesting. Never heard of it. Teosinte sounds like it could make a decent screen or cover in a plot that might even stand up better than Egyptian wheat. The only time I tried EW for a plot screen it got about 10-12’ tall but the 1st heavy snow crumpled it to the ground before gun season. Do...

How are those plots looking @Maddog66? My 1/2 acre plot that was bare soil was disked and I spread buckwheat, oats and spring barley. Lol. We’ll see how it turns out but mainly just looking to cover the soil. Unfortunately it’s very dry and 10 day forecast looks much the same. My other plots...

Yes, all 8 of my tactacams are on the same 120 acres. I pay to much per month to be honest but now that I’ve accumulated everything it’s hard to make a switch. I had thought about cuddelink last year and looked on the website and it seemed there were a lot of items out of stock so I didn’t...

^^^ That’s impressive! I might have to look closer at that system. It seems complicated from the little bit I’ve seen. The tactacams are pretty reliable and affordable for unlimited data but I know for certain they miss a lot for whatever reason.

How did the bear guide like his new knife? I bet he was blown away. That is one of my favorites so far!

All of my cameras are set to 10-15 second video clips. It’s kinda crazy what we miss when only using cameras on the picture setting.