Recent content by Farmsteader

Sounds like your a lucky guy who’s going to be real busy managing all that land and keeping the wife happy. Good luck to the both of you and welcome to the site.

I think it really depends on your area, deer density and how hungry the deer get in the middle of winter. I think white pines are a lower preference food for deer but if they don't have a lot of other higher preference food available they will eat them. I have literally thousands of naturally...

In my area I would never think of protecting a white pine. They are like weeds here. I do find it interesting to see how other people from different parts of the country manage their land. I have also come to the realization that deer seem to prefer to eat or destroy anything I do plant. I...

For what it's worth the deer in my area seem to prefer the HG over the other red apples I have. I've dumped various apples in a pile and the HG are always the first to go.

Glad to hear we'er keeping you entertained. The combination of blood pressure pills and coffee, can make morning hunts a pain for concealment. My blind is set up for solo hunting, so I don't have to worry about feeling like a moron. Chances are, at some point in your life you may wish you had...

Nice sawmill. I have one just like it. Quality built by a Amish guy in Missouri. Is that red ceder your sawing? I never realized how beautiful the wood is on the inside. Wish I had some growing on my land.

I used a plastic funnel with a screw on lid and a 1 ' water line press fit into a hole in the bottom of a upside down plastic 2 pound coffee can buried down one foot.

I used to think most of my tree girdling was from rabbits but now I'm pretty sure most of it from mice or voles. Last winter I removed the hardware from my 5 year plus trees because I felt the bark was gnarling enough to prevent damage. They still had deer/ rabbit fences and I found out the hard...

Maybe my comment on the future of deer hunting was a little biased due the fact that it's looking like my family tree is a dead end when it comes to hunting. No one can predict the future with any real certainty. The only thing constant with the future is change is enviable. Hopefully it is...

Thanks for the reply. My firecrackers look a little different. There more elongated and the outside have a darker color. I have no idea if mine was grafted or from a seedling. I suppose seedlings could show a difference in traits. I'll look for a picture of mine and post otherwise I'll have to...

I guess I do understand the need for a thread like this for discussing CDW. Maybe it’s a good way to help people deal with the depressing reality at hand. Kind of like dealing with the loss of a family member or close friend. I just have a hard time listing to theoretical predictions from...

So what kind of soil do you have and how old is yours? I see from your posts that you have the kerr crab. How would you compare it with the firecracker, fruit size, taste and color? I was also wondering if you have a problem with fungal disease and fire blight in your area and are these crabs...

I left all the economic collapse and doom porn sites because I was tired of reading depressing news. Now I see it is here too just in another form. Hey I understand CWD is real and think its great that it’s being studied but I think it’s too late to try and stop the spread of the disease thru...

I'm starting to get the hang of it. Your site is really pretty user friendly. I just never really posted to any forums before.

I got three from arbor day in 2015. They have been growing slow too. The biggest one is about 5 feet tall and has a lot of new shoots coming up. It twice as big as the other two and grew much faster last summer. The other 25, I got from Forest Agriculture Enterprises in western Wisconsin and...