You can get a lot done with strip discing. Rotate strips on three year basis. Could be awesome.
I wouldn’t expect 17 acres to make a meaningful difference in quail. Was reading an article yesterday that said 1000 acres was the minimum to start making a difference. But you gotta start somewhere.
That is the truth. I have to ride with a battery blower in the cab and just get out and use every 10-15 min. Such a pain.
Have heard of people turning the radiator fan around to blow out but that’s beyond my pay grade.
I def did some high stem count areas with basal spray too. I think I used half diesel have triclopyr 4.
I found it didn’t cover a ton of ground so I had to refill back sprayer a bunch. But I see how it would be useful in your case.
His mix requires a cut in the bark, I like a small electric chainsaw. Make a girdle or several angled down cuts around the tree.
A 1” tree I just fell real quick then hit stump with mix.
I have done basal spraying too. Didn’t have as much success but still works.
It def clogs a sprayer! I...
No problem.
I planted alot of native grass and forbs too, several years behind @Native Hunter but I’ve been happy with mine. All around my fields too. I’m in one of my stands now.
@Native Hunter has tons of forbs in his. Check out his walk through the prairie thread. I think the early posts from 10 years ago are when he first planted the grasses. He has used plantings, herbicides, and mowings to add the native forbs.