Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
New to this deer hunting thing, huh, Cat? Love those trees.
Catscratch House and Habitat build
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Catscratch
5 year old buck +
I've gone out a few times... All bow kills. The "trees" are nice; still get to see your antlers but they don't take up the whole house. Still... have a bunch in the shop.
Catscratch
5 year old buck +
Had a handful of chestnuts that needed planted. Been sitting on them cause I don't have enough cages. But they'll freeze soon if I don't get them in the ground. I expect them to be grazed down to nothing by morning.
Catscratch
5 year old buck +
My apple browse experiment started today.
Catscratch
5 year old buck +
Firewood turning into a project. Thought the trunk/roots might look like a duck if you squint hard enough. Things often change, but right now I'm picturing a pair mounted on a shed antler.
Catscratch
5 year old buck +
Finished tanning the hide from this yrs deer. Got his mane and the arrow hole in it.
Gravel Road
5 year old buck +
I did something similar a few years ago with crab apple and persimmon seed. Made a line with the tractor tiller and worked them in. One crab apple came up-lol. Maybe the deer hit them before they got big enough to see? Tried the same thing with acorns and had really good luck. I went back and caged the ones that were appropriately spaced.
It should work if you can control the grass and weeds.
Those ducks are going to be awesome. Can't wait to see what they look like.
It should work if you can control the grass and weeds.
Those ducks are going to be awesome. Can't wait to see what they look like.
Catscratch
5 year old buck +
I'm hopeful a bunch of apples will germinate but I don't really think they will. If they do I'll get serious about it with some protection for a yr or 2. Might even make a triangular cage so that the deer can just eat what grows out of it. I can get several hundred pounds of the pomace stuff if I want it.
No clue if the ducks will turn out worth a dang. I have an image in my head. Chances aren't great that I can convert it from image to model.
Foggy47
5 year old buck +
I once used a wire wheel......mounted on a bench grinder.......on some wood items. It made a really neat "feather like" surface on that wood. .....and it kind of burnished the wood too. It may depend allot on the wood species and such. Be worth a try on some scraps to see if it could provide some feather-like texture??
Catscratch
5 year old buck +
I'll absolutely try that! I was going to do smooth and shiny, but a rough and feathery look might look a lot better (not to mention it probably hides a lot of stuff).
Foggy47
5 year old buck +
Yep....will definitely hide imperfections. I had a pretty stiff wire bristles on my grinder. I'm sure the wood grain and hardness and species used will make some big differences.....but it could be a nice effect. Could also clamp the wood in a vice and use a drill and rotary wheel chucked up to do similar work. Your results may vary. lol
Catscratch
5 year old buck +
Got a feeling I'll need every trick in the book to hide imperfections!
Catscratch
5 year old buck +
Just realized I never posted the finished ducks on my land thread.
And the oldest put his rack from last yr on a plaque. He spined him so he glued the vert and broadhead to the plaque. Throw some leather over the skull and it'll look pretty good.
And the oldest put his rack from last yr on a plaque. He spined him so he glued the vert and broadhead to the plaque. Throw some leather over the skull and it'll look pretty good.
Catscratch
5 year old buck +
Lots of saw work cleaning this area up. It's on the edge of the yard, and the wife likes "park" like forest. So I'm happy to make it happen (Plus they're several oaks in there that might produce more with less competition).
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Gravel Road
5 year old buck +
You have a beautiful property. That oak grove is amazing.
Catscratch
5 year old buck +
Yes, we're absolutely blessed with this place!
Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
Oak grove ought to be a candy store for deer and other critters. Nice looking area, Cat!
Catscratch
5 year old buck +
We have a great mix of oaks; burr, red/pin, chinkapin, and dco are native. I've also planted a few sawtooths. Depending on conditions we usually get a month or more of dropping.
