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I think veneer logs also have to be a lot bigger in order to cut veneers. It might be pretty tricky to cut veneers off a narrow diameter log.

Cut the lower limbs for sure. A clean log will get a better price. I know people fertilize seedlings to get them started a bit faster, but I don't know about fertilizing mature trees. I've read several times that watering mature trees during dry years can be beneficial.

I made apple jack once, and it gave me a horrible headache. I found a method online that gave a superior product that was more in line with what I wanted. Basically you distill some of the cider and take the hearts of the run and add it back to another batch of cider just before the last of...

I can't catch a raccoon to save my life. I managed to catch 2 possums and a cat, but the raccoons must be happy out in the forest eating berries or whatever they find there. Hopefully this snow will start making them a bit desperate for food.

They might be a good addition to a hard cider for adding tannin and color.

Back on stand. No wind, no oil pumps, just the serene silence of the forest, occasionally interrupted by squirrels bouncing around and chasing each other. I should do this more often.

I have no idea. Not much, i wouldn't think. But he gets free gas from the well to heat his house and shop.

No, it's not mine. Things would be very different if it was mine. I can probably talk to my uncle and get it sorted. I've seen 7 deer so far, but man are they skittish. The pumps shut off an hour ago, and it's amazing what I can hear now.

Well I was having a nice morning sit in Ohio until some jerkoff came and started pumping the oil wells. The entire forest sounds like industry instead of the peaceful silence of nature.

They look good, just a bit young. Release those skinny walnuts, and let them put on a bit more girth. If you take down some lesser quality walnuts in order to release the nice ones with clean logs, you can cut them into rifle stock blanks or even pen blanks and sell them online. It won't...

Totally depends on circumstances, but I get really disappointed if I go a full day without seeing a deer, no matter where I'm hunting.

No, I don't have enough experience to have a favorite. I do think a blend is better than a single type. Someone above mentioned Managers Mix. It's probably what I would try next if I can get ahold of it. I just buy from Merit because I can go there to pick it up.

Can you elaborate on that? I'd like to know everything he has to say on the subject.

Great stuff. Congratulations on all your success.

Sounds like a good idea. Just plan to have the beans as a summer plot, and any pods that form are a bonus. Plan to broadcast a fall plot into the beans after summer. This gives you the best of both worlds. Road screen is a good idea. Then add a bunch of Milo to provide late season food as...