Recent content by willy

I had one just like that several years ago. He just disappeared in early fall and then showed back up in January on a corn pile survey, He looked horrible. Was missing the same portion of leg on same leg and really scarred up. My guess he got hit by a vehicle. He survived and actually thrived...

'12-'17 is what I was told on Tuesday this week by my FSA

My dad and I planted 1650 tree and shrubs in a day, starting within an hour of sunrise and ending at just after sunset, using a tree planter behind my tractor. He drove, I planted.

When I did my cp33 project, the plan allowed for an alalfa/clover plot around the 3 acres so I would be able to burn the NWSG and pollinator when it management time, perhaps this might work for you.

I did something similar to this about 3 years ago. It was through a general crp sigh up practice. I'll see if I can find out what the practice is and get back to this thread. It was cp33 that williams111 already pointed out. I am late to the party, like normal.

Thanks everybody for your suggestions. I greatly appreciate it. I planted a bunch of plum, red osier dogwood, choke cherry, and hazelnut in a 3 acre tree/shrub planting 2.75 years ago on a farm about 5 miles from this farm. They are surviving but not thriving yet. The soil is good but semi...

Thanks 11 and Seeds, Dogwoods are a definite possibility. I have loads of grey dogwoods on the property. I wondered about silky. I experimented with red osier and it would qualify as candy as they ate it to death, I have a relatively high deer density The strawberry bush intrigues me. I will...

I'm renewing my continuous crp and with the practice I'm doing, I will get to plant 4 rows of shrubs. I think elderberry and wild plum are bombproof but does anyone have a shrub that they would tout as deer candy in a shrub? (This is in southeast NE) Thanks for pondering and especially if you...

Southeast NE, Fawn recruitment based on observation from sits this year is close to one per adult doe. In the previous few years it was between .25 to .50 dawns per adult deer.

I average a buck every three years. I target 4.5 or older bucks. Does would be on the target list if our numbers could support it. If the trend continues from this year's fawn recruitment, I may be able to do that in a season or two. Overall, at least one buck meeting the age criteria has been...

I would think the warmer air from 6' down would rise, warming the water, the warm water would rise and the cold water sink, the warm air would cool and then sink, keeping a continuous cycle of warmer air and water moving. I'm going to test this theory this next year.

I'm in zone 5b. Kieffer is first choice, trophy pears, and asian pears. These all seem to handle late frosts very well. The asian pears are my favorite pear to eat and I the varieties I have ripen in late August, Sept, and Oct. I have some varieties I planted in 20' that I got from Turkey...

Like in Trading Places, "buy, buy, buy, buy" They aren't making anymore land next to you, you can always build a shed and add on if so desired.

Same here Hoyt, He had to get a smart phone and learn how to navigate it to be able to view them. :) He hit 80 this year and never had a job where he used a keyboard, icons, etc. It's been quite the learning curve for him.

After they've trespassed or robbed one, is a bit too late