Recent content by gurgalunas

Yep. Everyone I know gets the kids out. I've become permanent Guide for my 12 yr old and gladly give up my hunts to do it. He is pretty picky, and has killed 4 deer bigger than my best. Pulling the trigger/release isnt nearly as fun as watching the youngster do it... We just had the kids...

Yep. PITA in my garden and farm fields. But the deer browse it hard, even in soybeans fields.

I was going to say... I've got an abundance of giant ragweed. Deer hit it hard, but like water hemp even more. Is there a timeframe for seed collection? Does the seed drop before now?

The timing of the season has a big effect IMO. On my property, the bucks push the does into small isolated patches of cover on the periphery of the normal areas, usually around the 15th or so. Only deer you see are fawns and little bucks for 7 days. Cams just started picking up activity again...

NW side of KC, and few miles west of the airport. Between Platte City and Parkville to be more exact. I have buddies over for football games several times a year. Watch college football up there from time-to-time, or just hang out, sip bourbon and smoke cigars with friends.

I'm trying to recall, I think it was around 2021. That shelf extends all around the barn and is for empty bottles. Edit: found an old pic on my phone, the Birthday Bourbon was from 2020.

I'd do annual crops for the first few years. The grass will come back from the seed bank each year for awhile, and you'll want to control it without killing a plot. In MO, I plant soybeans for a few years, spraying to control undesirables while growing the plot. Growing cereals and annual...

Huh, thought i attached pics. Here ya go...

I used old weathered fence boards in my barn.

I planted MDC stock around my 2.5 acre pond about 6 years ago. It grows well, and sprouts have shown up all around the pond. No issues with it, interesting to look at, but never seen any kind of use by deer.

Probably a difference in cold hardiness if that matters in your area. I've not had good luck with oats in my area (KC, MO) because we have early enough frosts/freezes that they are brown before they are really needed. There are some varieties of oats that are less cold sensitive. Here...

I think the last blind I bought a few years back from menards was the booner. Also have an early redneck. Comparing them, the redneck (fiberglass) is much sturdier, has better windows and doors. I assembled the booner in the garage, and wasn't impressed with the molded plastic in terms of...

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If its truly a root sprout, it will be the same genetic material as the main tree. I get a lot of sprouts under my persimmons, but think they are all seeds left behind by critters eating the fruit. I've yet to recognize one as an actual root sprout, like one would see with pawpaw, locusts...

I won't put words in bigboreblr's mouth, he may have info to add. But a lot of plantings done are to meet contract requirements ($) or done by DNR types that don't follow up with watering/weeding needs. Tubes are not magic, but do encourage more rapid vertical growth. Neglected plantings...