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The fruit seem to be just over an inch in diameter, and they drop through Thansgiving most years. I remember last year my niece and I were knocking them out of the tree for the deer to eat. I tasted one and found it disgustingly astringent, but you can't find one on the ground, so something...

The raccoons have devastated the tree this year, but I found some still hanging.

I have one like that in Montgomery county, Ohio. It's the only one with decent sized fruit out of hundreds of wild growing Callery trees. I'd bet your Soprano pear tree is Callery, which means it should graft easily to all the Callery seedlings popping up along your field edges. If you go out...

I've seen a few like that over the years. Expect puss pockets under the injuries.

Try beech if you have any. The vast majority of scrapes I find are under beech trees.

I saw a huge buck with a doe out in a picked corn field yesterday right by the highway. It was early afternoon in Knox county while driving back from my uncle's place. I couldn't believe it. Then in the early evening a 9 point buck walked right behind my parents' house with his mouth open...

The broadhead busted a rib on the way in, punched a big hole through the lungs, and sliced the heart. Exit hole was slightly smaller than entrance, and the blood was just pouring out. Here is the rib cage on the entry side: Here is the exit wound on the deer as it lay when I found it:

I got to put these to use today. Huge entry, great blood trail, and a dead deer 50 yards away. Excellent performance. It will get more photos tomorrow, but here's the entry:

Well the wind was swirling, and it was way too warm, but I went out anyway. Surprisingly little sign at my spot, but I threw a bunch of estrus urine around to try to cover my own scent. Finally a little 10 point came in and gave me several opportunities. I went ahead and shot him. It's not...

Google says 54.7 yards.

Sounds like neoprene.

Too warm, but I'm out anyway. Saw 3 turkeys and a mink. No deer yet. There are 3 active scrapes within 50 meters, so hopefully something happens before dark.

In early summer, when the bark is slipping and the tree is pliable, you can push that branch upright and make it the new leader. I've done that after deer damage.

I think it depends what the gaskets are made of. Personally I prefer silicone based lubricants for o-rings and the like.

That's what I was thinking. I can't imagine a turkey eating over 5.5 lbs of corn in a day. Could easily be a bunch of raccoons got the bulk of it, and birds cleaned up what was left. I'd be out there with a trail camera and another bag of corn just to quell my curiosity.