Recent content by Native Hunter

Yes, I spelled it wrong. I have corrected the post above. Thanks for pointing it out.

Sure, just tape it up with some electrical tape and by the end of the season it should be healed back. You might want to put something like a piece of thin plastic between the tape and bark to keep the tape from sticking to the bark.

No, I dry them so thoroughly that they will keep at least 2 years in a Ziplock bag. I actually make crunchy apple chips out of them to begin with. Over time they will soften a little but still keep indefinitely in the Ziplock. Any chips that don't get eaten as chips gets made into pies.

I use canola, but I don't think the type of oil is that critical in terms of the taste. PS - Some people add maple syrup on top of the pies before they eat them, but I prefer them plain or sometimes with a tad of butter on top.

Start with dried apples. Any apples will work but I like those on the tart side best. 2 gallons of dried apples make roughly 40 pies. Cook the apples. Add any spices you want. I like cinnamon and sometimes a little sugar. You have to add lots of water as they cook. Mash with a potato masher...

By that time there will be a robot dog that finds coons and squirrels with radar and kills them with laser beams. You can't beat the system. 🥹

If AI could do lip piercings, tattoos and sell dope it would be very successful around here.

What I've found is you really need to be careful about any answers you get from the chatbots. You assume the information is up to date, but many times it is seriously outdated. However, If you asked about underwater basket weaving in China 1,000 years ago it will probably be right on the money.

I've seen those night travelers change ranges and switch to daylight bucks during the rut. This is likely to happen if you have a good concentration of does and great cover for them to move about in during daylight. Bucks changing ranges during the rut is well documented through many studies.

I hope they come up with something new for everyone to bitch about.

YES, They were there until I gave them a safer home.

A 12 gauge with dove loads works well for carpenter bees. in the words of Robert Ruark - "use enough gun."

Our local Walmart had Opal the other day.

It depends on how tall and thick the grass is. Mature bucks won't feel safe traveling through it unless they feel like they are hidden from a human at ground level. Unless you get the height and thickness to make them feel secure, you have a butterfly garden instead of cover. Yes, they will...

Food plot species won’t last long before getting choked and/or shaded out. Putting your plot at the edge of tall grass fields works better. However, some really aggressive native forbs like tall partridge pea are tough enough to survive in the field and do provide food.