Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
I don't smoke grass but got kind of HIGH this morning when I saw the Indian GRASS all headed out. Love this time of year....
A few habitat pics I thought you might enjoy
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MoBuckChaser
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If you were to mix in some CIR would it help hold up the indian grass?
Native Hunter
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Big Blue is the one that is bad to fall over. I have one field where it is the predominant grass, but even in that field it will be standing nice through the end of November. By January it will pretty much be down.
The CIR and Indian never topple over here. They will be standing when new growth starts the next year if you don't mow them.
Bill, I went back and dug some pics of my grass still standing after the winter in Jan 2015. These are the fields that have the right kind of grass.
Bill
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Maybe some CIR would help it stand.
One thing for sure is I don't have the right mix. Seems like it's dominated by Indian grass but maybe it just looks that way because of the showy seed heads. Seems like one good wind storm after it turns brown and it's falling over into a tangle.
One thing for sure is I don't have the right mix. Seems like it's dominated by Indian grass but maybe it just looks that way because of the showy seed heads. Seems like one good wind storm after it turns brown and it's falling over into a tangle.
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MoBuckChaser
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My switch is not as thick as NH's. But I think the seed mix and planting rate was designed not to be. It still provides good cover for deer, but is thin enough to allow the bobwhite's a place to thrive.
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
My place has a lot of fence rows with cedars and other trees too. It helps to break up the fields and quail seem to love those areas. The stream running through the middle has some open areas that they like too. After all these years it shouldn't shock me when a covey comes up unexpected, but I still just about have a heart attack every time it happens. I get surprised a lot when checking trail cameras.
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
My son just closed a deal to add 12 more acres to the farm. It is separated from my place by a county road that deadends at my gate just a short distance past the land.
This is 12 acres of flat, cleared land with a barn, a pond and two mobile homes. It also has a small woods with some nice white oaks that I think everyone overlooked when the land was priced. Some of them look to be about 16 inch DBH trees to me from the road.
He will likely sell the mobile homes but we could also keep one of them. Our plans are to rent the land out for soybeans, and he will likely build a house here at some point in the future. Most important thing is that no trailer parks will be going in here now. The red is my existing place and the blue is the new land. My new tree planting is directly across the county road from his new place.
I'm happy for him to get this. He really wanted it and I feel like he got a great deal. The entire road is now just family, except for a little at at the beginning. My cousin owns the land that joins me and my son south of me. Very happy about this.
This is 12 acres of flat, cleared land with a barn, a pond and two mobile homes. It also has a small woods with some nice white oaks that I think everyone overlooked when the land was priced. Some of them look to be about 16 inch DBH trees to me from the road.
He will likely sell the mobile homes but we could also keep one of them. Our plans are to rent the land out for soybeans, and he will likely build a house here at some point in the future. Most important thing is that no trailer parks will be going in here now. The red is my existing place and the blue is the new land. My new tree planting is directly across the county road from his new place.
I'm happy for him to get this. He really wanted it and I feel like he got a great deal. The entire road is now just family, except for a little at at the beginning. My cousin owns the land that joins me and my son south of me. Very happy about this.
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MoBuckChaser
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If I own a farm and plan on keeping it, I buy neighboring land when it comes up for sale. Land usually only comes up for sale once in a lifetime next to you.
And you will be pissed every time you drive by it if you dont buy it!
And you will be pissed every time you drive by it if you dont buy it!
Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
NH do you live on your property? I dont recall if you do. Always nice to have more land under your "control".
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
chris, I live 20 minutes away but my dad lives 1/2 mile from my farm. That's where I keep my tractor and equipment. We are set up good.
Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
Was wondering if it would be come the family "compound" if your son builds a house!:)
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
He did mention the possibility of a hunting cabin. It would be a great spot for that because access is very good and it is at the ideal spot to not spook deer on the property we hunt. One of the mobile homes had someone living in it a year ago and the place even has county water hooked up - plus a well. I know at one time that mobile home was nice inside and it may still be. Part of the fun will be him deciding exactly what he wants to do. He has a good job in the city two hours away and rents. He wants to find something back here and eventually will. He is super excited to get this and it takes one worry off my mind as well.
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H20fwler
5 year old buck +
That is awesome! Great piece of property right across the road from you and your son maybe moving closer...I know I would love that.
My oldest son and I are kicking around the idea of building a two bedroom log cabin with half loft and a big porch on our place in a few years.
My oldest son and I are kicking around the idea of building a two bedroom log cabin with half loft and a big porch on our place in a few years.
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Still not sure what that pear is in post 323, but below is a REAL Galloway. I tagged it and it still has the original tag too. And, it looks right per the picture and still holding tight to the tree.
Very successful apple graft from this spring. Hard to believe they grew this much in one season.
Radish and wheat will grow even in a drought - especially on low ground. I also see some clover and chicory which will come on even more next spring.
I won another NWTF World Still Target Shooting Championship last week in the 20 Gauge Open class. I also got to see a 13 year old win the 12 Gauge Open class beating all the adults (including myself). A fine young man and a great shot to boot - a son of a good friend of mine from North Carolina.
Our 2 day muzzleloader season starts a week from tomorrow. Both mature bucks still around and showing up in daylight occasionally. We are still very much in the summer pattern, however, as the bach groups haven't broken up. Son and I will be hunting together from the tower blind. Wish us luck!
Take Care!
Very successful apple graft from this spring. Hard to believe they grew this much in one season.
Radish and wheat will grow even in a drought - especially on low ground. I also see some clover and chicory which will come on even more next spring.
I won another NWTF World Still Target Shooting Championship last week in the 20 Gauge Open class. I also got to see a 13 year old win the 12 Gauge Open class beating all the adults (including myself). A fine young man and a great shot to boot - a son of a good friend of mine from North Carolina.
Our 2 day muzzleloader season starts a week from tomorrow. Both mature bucks still around and showing up in daylight occasionally. We are still very much in the summer pattern, however, as the bach groups haven't broken up. Son and I will be hunting together from the tower blind. Wish us luck!
Take Care!
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Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Daniel, I had a pic of the tall freaky one just before dark this week in the lower plot, so we may see him next week.
That tree is the one that we got the scions mixed up on. We knew it was either a Milam or an Old Fashioned Winesap, but didn't know which. The one at the end of the planting where we had 3 on the big crabapple only has one left now. The wind storm broke the other 2 off. The one left is the KY Limbertwig. I have it braced right now, and will do a better bracing job right after deer season. I'm going to use cane shoots to brace grafts from now on, because I lost several persimmon grafts to that wind storm.
Call me this afternoon when you get off work. My son wants some apples on his new 11 acres in the picture above, and I will buy some that you have left over if you have some varieties that we want. It would be a good time to set them this fall, because I'm not worried about spooking deer out there in the open.
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Thanks, and good luck to you too Scott!
