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[SD51555]

I made an error today. I was out looking around in my no-go zone to see how the deer had used the property this season. I found a nice big ROD patch that popped up in an old bedding improvement spot I had worked on a number of years back.

My error was not bringing my silky with me. This new bush was very nice and very big. And there was a bunch of tag alder sprouting up on the south side of it. I couldn’t stand for that, but not having any tools, I was gonna have to break them all by hand. And I did.

I’m starting to understand the buck rub frustration that you guys with durable deer herds experience. I keep losing these 8-10’ balsam firs to buck rubs. They’re killing them faster than nature can replace them. At this rate, 2 more years and this spot won’t have any left. Gonna need to plant some replacements back here.

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[Ben.MN/WI]

I think you should just kill the buck that damages those balsam firs.

That's pretty cool that you are seeing snowshoe hares. Those are cool critters that are fun to hunt and eat.

 

[SD51555]

I think you should just kill the buck that damages those balsam firs.

That's pretty cool that you are seeing snowshoe hares. Those are cool critters that are fun to hunt and eat.

Yeah, I'm seeing tracks all over my property. They finally have numerous acres all connected that are not penetrable by wolves, coyotes, hawks, or owls.

I will try my best to kill those deer next year. Might even do a late bowhunt.

 

[TreeDaddy]

My error was not bringing my silky with me.

Brings a smile

Mine never leaves the back of the mule

bill

 

[SD51555]

Brings a smile

Mine never leaves the back of the mule

bill

I had visions of just going out to look at one thing and then I was gonna come back and get on the chainsaw and get to work. And then I saw another thing, and then I ended up in another spot, and got another idea, and so on and so on and so on.

Pretty soon, I'm sweating my @$$ off snapping what seemed like endless tag alder sprouts, until I was satisfied that the bush was gonna be in sun next year.

 

[SD51555]

I’ve maybe mentioned here that I’ve been working for years to fix the land damage from one bad logging operation. One of the things I’ve done to remedy the worst of the worst is to fill in ruts with dirt wherever I can find it. My property is as flat as hammered doo doo.

So where I had no surplus dirt from other operations, I’d dig holes alongside my trail to source dirt for the fix. Well that fixed my trail, but now left me a recliner sized hole just feet off the trail. Not ideal.

So, I was out walking this weekend and an idea hit me. I’ve got all sorts of punky crap wood hitting the floor all the time. I got the notion to start cutting up those poplar logs and using them as fill for these holes. I plugged three of them like this yesterday. Eventually, I’ll spread a little dirt over them to cap them. Should make for a nice little deep dark soil spot for someone/something in 10-20 years.

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[Ben.MN/WI]

Those log filled holes look like great places for salamanders.

Ever see any salamanders up there? I bet you have a bunch with those wet areas with plenty of logs laying on the ground.

 

[Foggy47]

I’ve maybe mentioned here that I’ve been working for years to fix the land damage from one bad logging operation. One of the things I’ve done to remedy the worst of the worst is to fill in ruts with dirt wherever I can find it. My property is as flat as hammered doo doo.

So where I had no surplus dirt from other operations, I’d dig holes alongside my trail to source dirt for the fix. Well that fixed my trail, but now left me a recliner sized hole just feet off the trail. Not ideal.

So, I was out walking this weekend and an idea hit me. I’ve got all sorts of punky crap wood hitting the floor all the time. I got the notion to start cutting up those poplar logs and using them as fill for these holes. I plugged three of them like this yesterday. Eventually, I’ll spread a little dirt over them to cap them. Should make for a nice little deep dark soil spot for someone/something in 10-20 years.

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SD...you been focussed on the wrong stuff for too long. Here is a little something to get your head screwed on straight. You can thank me later. Grin.

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[SD51555]

Those log filled holes look like great places for salamanders.

Ever see any salamanders up there? I bet you have a bunch with those wet areas with plenty of logs laying on the ground.

They must be there, but I can't recall ever seeing any. My property is full of vernal pools when it rains, and there's plenty of places to hide.

 

[SD51555]

SD...you been focussed on the wrong stuff for too long. Here is a little something to get your head screwed on straight. You can thank me later. Grin.

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[Bowsnbucks]

Question out of pure curiosity ...... are those logs pieces actually some kind of poplar - or aspen? I know different regions call aspen - poplar / popple. Does it decay down fairly quickly??

 

[SD51555]

Question out of pure curiosity ...... are those logs pieces actually some kind of poplar - or aspen? I know different regions call aspen - poplar / popple. Does it decay down fairly quickly??

Yes they are. I also use all three names and with no rhyme or reason. I don’t think they rot fast enough. I know as firewood they go from dry to rotten in the blink of an eye it seems.

I had some buried in my hugel garden for five years, and it didn’t seem to rot hardly at all. But most of that was crippling drought too.


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[Bowsnbucks]

Yes they are.

OK, SD ........ which are they - aspen or poplar?? "Yes they are" left me wondering!!! LOL ... Here we have quaking aspen and tulip poplar - 2 totally different trees.

 

[SD51555]

OK, SD ........ which are they - aspen or poplar?? "Yes they are" left me wondering!!! LOL ... Here we have quaking aspen and tulip poplar - 2 totally different trees.

We've got a handful of trees. The only one I can ID is balsam poplar because it grows 10" per year, has enormous buds and leaves, and nothing uses it for anything. I know the aspens with the smaller leaves are good deer browse, but I can't ID them when the leaves have fallen.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

We've got a handful of trees. The only one I can ID is balsam poplar because it grows 10" per year, has enormous buds and leaves, and nothing uses it for anything. I know the aspens with the smaller leaves are good deer browse, but I can't ID them when the leaves have fallen.

I'll have to look up balsam poplar - new to me. We have none here. Thanks for the response, SD!

 

[Foggy47]

I'll have to look up balsam poplar - new to me. We have none here. Thanks for the response, SD!

OK.....had to do a bit of a search on this issue......as I do like so many of us....interchange the words: popple, aspen, and poplar, etc. I think the terms are somewhat regional.

Google Search

 

[Bowsnbucks]

OK.....had to do a bit of a search on this issue......as I do like so many of us....interchange the words: popple, aspen, and poplar, etc. I think the terms are somewhat regional.

Google Search

I looked up balsam poplar. SD's right - big leaves, and they look nothing like aspens from the pics online. The write-ups on it showed the native range to be mostly in Canada, with the U.S. range to be Minn., Wisc., and parts of Mich. Learned something new.