Recent content by Stubborn1VT

5' Land pride on a 32HP Kubota. The brush hog does a bit cleaner job than others I have run. The stump jumper isn't as heavy duty as I would like/ expect. Otherwise, I'm really happy with it. I do 100 =/- acres a year.

Got out in the woods with the tractor today. Dropped 2 more BIG soft maples and a poplar for regeneration. Worked up 2 "loads" of soft maple for firewood. I have a 3PH carry-all that I fill, plus the tractor bucket. Nice day in our little woodlot. No deer tracks, just a pair of coyotes.

Soft maple is about half of what I use for firewood to heat our little house. It doesn't last as well as hard maple or ironwood, but it's what I prefer to start a fire with.

In an open area, I agree with Bigbore. I think of deer like bass or crappies. They're going to hang near structure. Easiest solution IMO is a well spaced line of cedars. Of course, I can't see your situation, so I'm guessing.

We just had a warmup and the snow melted a bunch. The 3 bucks who were at my house every day have returned, and picked up another spike along the way. I need to get out and knock down some more soft (red) maple for them. I need to put a camera on some of the tops. This is on the 6 huntable...

I dropped some soft (red) maple here on our 12 acres, but it seems like the deer left to feed on winter wheat across the street that the farmer planted as a cover crop.

Could be just the pictures you chose, but neither the red or white Milo looked very mature. That's what happened to my Red Milo during the drought. Grew ok, but mine went in late due to wet clay and got frosted early and never made seed. Something to consider.

Ah, didn't read the "cut" in that sentence. My bad. I would mow some test strips and see how they respond. If the Milo needs to be cut down before you plant the next crop, I might go ahead and do it all now if the conditions are favorable.

I'm a "less is more" type guy. If they're in it, I'd leave them to it.

I don't have a couple thousand dollars to spend on a 4-wheeler path. I do have years of chainsaw experience. I realize that there are operators who do a good job with a forestry mulcher, but I've never found one in VT. I've been hired a number of times to clean up after a forestry mulcher...

When I was a teen on our family farm, I found a couple treestands in trees on the fence/property line. We burned about 14 cords of firewood a year in the old farm house, so I would just cut the tree. I would have returned the stand, but nobody every stopped by to claim them.

I have some of the best food in the neighborhood with 130 acres around it with little to no pressure, and I don't see many deer during rifle season. At a certain point they feel pressured and only feed at night. I have the same rye mix as you're talking about, a successful batch of brassicas...

I run the Garde Pro E5 and have found them to be very reliable.

I've used many, but my current go-tos for clover are Merit Seed or Outside Pride. In the past I've used Deer Creek or Hancock. I think Whitetail Institute is too expensive in general, but I have always been impressed with their quality.

It's in the seed bank at my place. It's tough, doesn't mind damp/wet ground and withstands drought. I have no idea how much deer use it, but it grows well here in zone 4/ now 5.