Recent content by Natty Bumppo

Yes, exactly. I do the same. And once September rolls around I do curtail all activities on the land where my treestands are mostly located.

Agree. I go with the exact opposite logic as far as land use. I use my land constantly for all kind of activities...mtn. biking, trail running, nordic skiing and snowshoeing, trail grooming, walks with the dogs, maple syrup production, etc...and then all of the usual logging and TSI. And...

Are these things easy to fly for total beginners? Thinking about one for some sports filming I do as a hobby. I would worry about seeing my $1000 drone fly off over the treeline and never see it again.

Not sure if he's fibbing. I've researched the owner and his company and had a chat with him last year. He's on a well-known 4th or 5th generation farm if I recall. He's also a well-known breeder of working dogs or something like that. The guy knows his stuff...I think. He will routinely...

I agree. He is the ONLY guy I watch. Interesting take-away from that video...Dr. Woods transformed his crappy cattle farm with nothing larger than 80" bucks into a big buck paradise holding 150" bucks in 20 years through changes in nutrition and age structure. "The genetics didn't change" he...

Same. These days when I need new tools, I still look for Craftsman as I just like the brand. But I look for "vintage" made in the USA Craftsman tools on Ebay or FB Marketplace.

I live over in western, MA and in general have the same experience and share the same thoughts. Everybody baits. You see guys walking out of Tractor Supply with 50 lb. bags of corn every weekend heading to the woods. When I'm out tracking 5 or 6 out of 10 stands I come across will have corn...

Congratulations on a well deserved retirement Peeps. I don't know how police officers do it in today's society. I'm sure it has taken a toll on you. Best wishes in your future endeavors!

5 each - concolor fir, douglas fir, frasier fir, and canaan fir...for future Christmas Trees. 3 each - hybrid poplar, hackberry, highbush cranberry, black walnut, silver maple, Eastern cottonwood, big toothed aspen, and basswood...trying to fill in a bit around a recent 3 acre clearcut to...

Not a farmer, but enough land and timber to do a small side hustle selling small timber frame sheds. I do about one a year. The spruce and fir I drop via my TSI projects I then have milled locally by a guy I know with a sawmill. I'll then build a small 10x12 or 12x16 timber frame and sell it...

Hey guys....I checked out of this thread last summer but wanted to pop back in out of morbid curiosity. I noticed that Bill Loser has been strangely quiet on the forum lately and I wondered if I had missed something. Seems like he rarely missed an opportunity to show up and opine. Haven't...

Balsam poplar is a true poplar and also goes by the name Balm of Gilead. I don't have a ton of it, but it does occur on my land. I do a lot of poplar regen for grouse and whitetail habitat. It wouldn't bother me to have strong stand of balsam poplar growing as long as I could brush hog it...

That's my experience too. I understand that every parcel of land is different...public vs. private....different pressure...and different cams...scent management while checking cams, etc. I use cheap little Meidase 70 cams and observe absolutely no avoidance or spookiness.

Ah crap...I didn't realize that's what you meant by a "range toy" when you started the thread. 😆 I just thought you meant the next gun we were looking to add to the arsenal. Yeah, the Savage 99 I mentioned doesn't meet that criteria. But since that post....I picked one up in .243. Going...

Why do you care so much about how other people choose to hunt? I think it probably says more about you and your character than those lazy, gutless, ethically bereft, embarrassing, girly boy hunters you are decrying. I didn't realize hunting was about proving manhood either. Is that what it's...