A few habitat pics I thought you might enjoy

Bowsnbucks · Mar 10, 2023

Congrats on a super buck and the mag story, Steve!!

Native Hunter · Mar 21, 2023

omicron1792 · Mar 21, 2023

Native Hunter said:

Stud.

Native Hunter · Mar 21, 2023

omicron1792 said:
Stud.

I had pictures of him still working scrapes today. Hope to see what he looks like this fall.

omicron1792 · Mar 21, 2023

Native Hunter said:
I had pictures of him still working scrapes today. Hope to see what he looks like this fall.

I was saying you! The deer are nice too

blueKYstream · Mar 22, 2023

Some nice prospects! Your bucks are holding their antlers late. I haven't seen any pictures with antlers in a what seems like a couple months. I found a pair of sheds 10 ft apart on March 6th driving around doing cleanup after the high winds. Not sure how long they had been there, but they were clean.

Native Hunter · Apr 20, 2023

Yes, I do occasionally turkey hunt......

An arrowwood viburnum thicket planted by birds. This plant didn't exist on my place until I planted 4 of them. Now I have 4,000 and the deer love to browse them. They also make great cover.

It looks like I'm headed to an amazing apple year unless something very unusual happens.

Merle Hawggard · Apr 21, 2023

Congrats on the Tom.

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Bill · Apr 21, 2023

nice!

Native Hunter · May 21, 2023

Since my Imgur quit working I need to get used to posting without it. So far I'm not liking direct posting but a man must do what a man must do.

Noteworthy items:

* These trail cam pics are a few days old. I will check cameras again soon.
* I'm headed to an outstanding apple crop this year and below average pears due to a freeze.
* It's too early to tell about persimmons and chestnuts, but I think they are going to do well this year.
* I've been transplanting a lot of shrubs and doing other habitat work.

Bill · May 22, 2023

The Imgur thing is a problem. I’m away from home but will dig into it when I get home.

There must be an issue between Imgur and Xenforo. Worst case we’re getting the upgraded software on or about June 15th.

Bowsnbucks · May 28, 2023

Congrats on the gobbler, Native!! Pic looks like more seed turkeys for another day.
What variety (s) of white clover in those pics?? Healthy stuff whatever it is.
Is your last pic "mock orange" ?? Mom had a bush of it - and your pic looks very similar.

Native Hunter · May 28, 2023

Bowsnbucks said:
Congrats on the gobbler, Native!! Pic looks like more seed turkeys for another day.
What variety (s) of white clover in those pics?? Healthy stuff whatever it is.
Is your last pic "mock orange" ?? Mom had a bush of it - and your pic looks very similar.

Bows, that is a ladino clover that I bought from a local feed store. It's not a named variety, but it does seem to be pretty good stuff. That is indeed a mock orange. I found it growing wild in my tree planting. The deer had been browsing it, so I left it to watch it a little closer. I wasn't able to ID it for sure until it flowered, but those flowers are a dead give away. Thanks for checking in, and have a great day.

H20fwler · May 29, 2023

Very nice! Looks like it is shaping up to be a good apple year up here too.

Bowsnbucks · May 30, 2023

Native Hunter said:
Bows, that is a ladino clover that I bought from a local feed store. It's not a named variety, but it does seem to be pretty good stuff. That is indeed a mock orange. I found it growing wild in my tree planting. The deer had been browsing it, so I left it to watch it a little closer. I wasn't able to ID it for sure until it flowered, but those flowers are a dead give away. Thanks for checking in, and have a great day.

Those mock orange flowers give off a scent that's incredible. Mom had a mock orange bush in her backyard garden, and when it bloomed, all the neighbors loved the scent from those flowers. Bees seemed to flock to them too - it was alive with all kinds. No deer in the suburban yards where I grew up - so her mock orange was safe!!

Native Hunter · Jun 17, 2023

This one knows the camera location and won't follow the rest of the bachelor group in front of it. But, I tricked him and caught him on another cam at a new location.

This one is interesting looking:

A few more:

Native Hunter · Jun 23, 2023

A few different ones:

Bowsnbucks · Jun 24, 2023

Slim pickin's again this year, huh Native?? !!!!!

Native Hunter · Jul 4, 2023

My wife and I celebrated the 4'th by picking wild blackberries this morning. Also picked a few remaining Bevan's Favorite Apples. Some of the last ones are getting a nice size.