Natty Bumppo
5 year old buck +
Hey guys....you might recall my MIL gifted my wife and I a small chunk of land last winter. I posted a few threads about the land, getting some lime down by hand, and a first shot at a small food plot.
http://www.habitat-talk.com/index.php?threads/realizing-a-dream.2341/
http://www.habitat-talk.com/index.php?threads/my-first-pathetic-attempt-at-a-food-plot.1693/
The 21 acres borders my 7, and I have been hunting all of her land (about 150 acres) exclusively since 2001. There is no ag whatsoever for tens of miles, and no hard mast. The ink on the deed wasn't even dry yet and I was out on the land starting work that I've wanted to do since buying the house in 2001. Thought I would post and update on my progress.
The first thing I did back in late spring was plant about 100 trees....75 from the MDC (mostly red oak and hickory) and about 25 from Oikos (all oak hybrids). I am not caging or protecting them. Just wanted to get them in the ground. Some pics....
Then in late May my brother and I spread about a ton and a half of lime on a plot I have been working on for a few years (with my MIL's permission, of course)
http://www.habitat-talk.com/index.php?threads/realizing-a-dream.2341/
http://www.habitat-talk.com/index.php?threads/my-first-pathetic-attempt-at-a-food-plot.1693/
The 21 acres borders my 7, and I have been hunting all of her land (about 150 acres) exclusively since 2001. There is no ag whatsoever for tens of miles, and no hard mast. The ink on the deed wasn't even dry yet and I was out on the land starting work that I've wanted to do since buying the house in 2001. Thought I would post and update on my progress.
The first thing I did back in late spring was plant about 100 trees....75 from the MDC (mostly red oak and hickory) and about 25 from Oikos (all oak hybrids). I am not caging or protecting them. Just wanted to get them in the ground. Some pics....
Then in late May my brother and I spread about a ton and a half of lime on a plot I have been working on for a few years (with my MIL's permission, of course)