landlord
5 year old buck +
I would like some opinions on this idea. The woods next to my house in menomonee falls has a lot of wild grape growing in it. It seems to kill some trees it grows on, so I am not sure about taking some cuttings up to the cabin. I don't see many vines up there when walking the woods, but I don't want this to be invasive... comments and opinions are appreciated.
landlord
5 year old buck +
That I don't, but I have read that they will get used if I put them close to the food. So I was thinking of adding one on the edge of the plot. So much work, so little time.
landlord
5 year old buck +
who??? can you give me a link and I will check out his posts.
bueller
Moderator
http://www.habitat-talk.com/index.php?members/bje80.34/
He also battles "soggy" ground in northern WI
wiscwhip
5 year old buck +
I would not purposely plant wild grape vines, but that is just me. I dislike the way they choke off good trees. Pretty hard to control if they do become invasive.
landlord
5 year old buck +
That was my thought just from observing it at home but I wanted others opinions, Thanks for yours.
j-bird
Moderator
Landlord - You came to IN for Andy's property tour (all things whitetail) this past spring? I was there as well - I wish I had known, hell for all I know we may have talked and didn't even know it. I had my youngest daughter with me so I was trying to keep her entertained. That's a pretty good haul for a property visit. I look forward to seeing your progress. As for your grape question.....it can be a nice browse for deer, but it has to be managed. When it gets big and up into your trees it can do damage, but it will provide food for birds and the like as well. Down at ground level it can give the deer some cover and browse.
landlord
5 year old buck +
Yes, came down Friday. The free time with Jim Ward was VERY informative, and worth the trip by itself. Not often you get FREE time with a $2000/day consultant. My property is nothing like Andy's, but the theories should hold up. Learning as much as I can before I rush in (which I tend to do) and make a bunch of mistakes.
I'm going back up today for the rest of the week. I'll take lots of pics and give an update after I get back.
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landlord
5 year old buck +
After looking at my planned food plot on the edge of a swamp opening I came to the realization that this is too big of a job for me to do by myself with the tools I have. So I had a guy from Craigslist come and take a look at it. I need an idea what it should cost for me to get about 1 acre of sedge meadow brush hogged and then disked to expose the soil. Not a good pic, most of it is left of the atv. Water is in rutted trail across swamp so most of it is not as wet. It will have to dry up a little for him to do it. He wanted me to give a price. Any ideas??? He will do whatever I suggest but funds are limited, so I will lime and spray.
landlord
5 year old buck +
It is wet now, it is not bog. It usually dries after spring on the end I an thinking of planting. The pic is facing west and it gets wetter as you go west, but the east side dries up nicely most years. I know it needs lots of lime.
bueller
Moderator
I'd offer the guy $200 and see what he says. That being for brush hogging plus disking/chopping that acre. If he does a good job you should be able to spary and plant a couple weeks afterwards.
bueller
Moderator
Or they could've been just roaming around to feed. I've found that this time of year the deer are on their feet a lot during the daylight hours instead of laying in beds.
landlord
5 year old buck +
I hope so, they have been using this crossing for years. They do bed in the tags, so I am looking to improve the area and add more bedding spots along the edge where it comes up out of the water. This crossing is used all year. I was hoping I could improve my side so they don't move out during hunting season as much, the neighbor has a stand right on the trail on his side and I found a small dead buck this spring that must have been shot from there and crossed to my side to die from the hole in it. I can't believe they didn't find it unless they never looked.
kabic
5 year old buck +
If you were a little closer, I would help you out, but I don't have a trailer big enough to transport both the brush hog and tiller...
I'm a little sketchy when I transport just the brush hog....This picture is from before I bought my truck, so I would feel better putting more weight forward now to get more of the brush hog on the trailer.
I'm a little sketchy when I transport just the brush hog....This picture is from before I bought my truck, so I would feel better putting more weight forward now to get more of the brush hog on the trailer.
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