Recent content by hillrunner

They'll get sued into oblivion for slander.

I don't think auto insurance companies care about deer. I'm told they use a formula to figure rates and they don't really care what they pay out. They just raise the rates and we are a captive customer. Farm bureau on the other hand is very active in lobbying against deer in Iowa. That's done...

I thought I was the only one that happened to! A couple weeks back I held off on seeding because of a dry forecast. The next day I got 2.5 inches of rain. I think I was better off before I had a weather app in my pocket. I can't tell you how many times that things tells me 100% chance of rain...

Are those decoys in the background?

I never change gear oil in implements. How often do you change the gear oil in your pickup differential?

I know not all soils work the same, but I've never had a plot failure when I've had rain. This stuff often gets overthought.

I didn't realize that. I hate EHD. We've been decimated more than once. I wonder if more water holes is better as to not congregate deer during those late summer droughts?

Are you suggesting ehd is driven by over population?

FYI, you can feed soil samples into AI (I use grok) and it will give recommendations.

Some may think living in rural Iowa is boring, but at least I never see any of that kind of thing and covid was mostly a non-issue. Good deer hunting is just a bonus.

Did you not get the joke?

There are some good buys out there. You are a long way from anywhere on some of that west river ground. It's pretty dry out there, I think I'd want running water.

What part of South Dakota? I live really close to the SD border and land with timber on that side of the river in my area is outrageous, it makes Iowa rec ground look cheap. 5 digits per acre is common for timber and pasture ground. I have seen 6 digits if they think they can stick a couple...

Really? I have that book on the shelf right next to me. I found it extremely disappointing. Maybe I need to read it again, I was just expecting something more profound when I purchased it.

Removing bison and regular fires have changed what little native landscape we have left immensely.