buckvelvet
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@CentralKyHunter how did all your trees fair this past winter?
My Central Ky Habitat Addiction
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CentralKyHunter
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Started mowing them this weekend. Looking great so far!!!
Started mowing my oak tree plantations this weekend. Very happy with the livability so far
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Got another Planting confirmed recently to add over 5000 more to 9 acres of crop bottoms through the USDA CRP " CP-22" program
Started mowing my oak tree plantations this weekend. Very happy with the livability so far
Got another Planting confirmed recently to add over 5000 more to 9 acres of crop bottoms through the USDA CRP " CP-22" program
CentralKyHunter
5 year old buck +
Well, looks like Photobucket had pretty much ruined my habitat thread here as I'm sure you did some of your all's!!!
A new position at work has really pulled me away from the farm this year, what little time I have had has been spent mowing tree rows.
I will try to do somewhat of a quick update and maybe get myself turned back up !!!
A few food plots:
The progression of my Sorghum & Sunflower plot. Of course everyone is wanting to chop it down next month and shoot doves. Inactually planted it to leave standing for winter food and cover for all the game though .
A new position at work has really pulled me away from the farm this year, what little time I have had has been spent mowing tree rows.
I will try to do somewhat of a quick update and maybe get myself turned back up !!!
A few food plots:
The progression of my Sorghum & Sunflower plot. Of course everyone is wanting to chop it down next month and shoot doves. Inactually planted it to leave standing for winter food and cover for all the game though .
CentralKyHunter
5 year old buck +
A few of the other plots we finally got time to do. The most special part is the fact that I have my son on the UTV and walking behind a spreader this year.
CentralKyHunter
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Plots continued
CentralKyHunter
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Some game pics :
This is one of my favorites, I've been leaving some strips of native vegetation through my plots for food & cover and the deer are loving them .
This is one of my favorites, I've been leaving some strips of native vegetation through my plots for food & cover and the deer are loving them .
CentralKyHunter
5 year old buck +
Young Turkey flying out of the beans
CentralKyHunter
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Lastly , my wife makes tons of fun of me but here are my favorite parts. The diversity of plants and color . Took most of these pics while mowing my tree rows out.
CentralKyHunter
5 year old buck +
CentralKyHunter
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First apples this year:
Native Hunter
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You always accomplish an amazing amount of habitat work. With that good help, I can see why.
You already have some great deer. I can't imagine how its going to be when all those trees you have set start dropping goodies.
You already have some great deer. I can't imagine how its going to be when all those trees you have set start dropping goodies.
CentralKyHunter
5 year old buck +
You are correct Steve. It's kind of tough at times because my brother does not necessarily share my vision on the tree side of things. He could care less if a tree ever gets planted but acts like he is aggravated if I want to cull out some 15 inch maple trees here and there !!!
This last treeplanting that I am in the stages of preparing for now was a tough sell to him. I am planting 8 acres of cropland Into a Riparian Buffer with another 5000 tree planting . He was not going for it at first and I finally just told him I would rent the ground if that's what it took. I took him to the bottom and explained my vision 20 years down the road of what that bottom could look like and that it would provide something for our children that they could not buy anywhere else !!! I think when he seen the sparkle in my eyes he finally decided to agree !!!! It has been a ton of work for me the last few years and is going to be for the next 3 to 5 years and I am doing it alone but I am very passionate about the vision I hold and want to see it through .
That vision has also led me to refinance my home and all my debt into a really really short note with hopes that in the next 5 to 7 years I can make a move and hopefully buy a 200 acre farm that borders ours and make it a place for my children to take what I have taught them and do with it as they please . Plans are hard to see through these days though so we will see how it goes
I as always appreciate the guidance and leadership that you guys provide for me in this area of my life . To this point in my life the Lord has blessed me way beyond belief and definitely more than I have deserved
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Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
You have a vision Lance. And, "...where there is no vision the people perish...." Keep up the good work. I will be cheering you on for as long as I'm around.
CentralKyHunter
5 year old buck +
Just got in this afternoon from our 3rd Annual Taking Kids Outdoors Youth Camp!! The Group and I hosted just under 70 kids for our biggest event ever !!! If you guys get a chance check out our Facebook page to see what we have going on. It's an awesome group !! PLEASE LIKE & SHARE!!!
https://m.facebook.com/Takingkidsoutdoors/?ref=bookmarks
After camp I took my oldest son to the farm to run a few cameras and check out plots . Staying away from that spot that my target buck is staying at but had a few other decent pics :
His target buck so far, would be his first buck.
https://m.facebook.com/Takingkidsoutdoors/?ref=bookmarks
After camp I took my oldest son to the farm to run a few cameras and check out plots . Staying away from that spot that my target buck is staying at but had a few other decent pics :
His target buck so far, would be his first buck.
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CentralKyHunter
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The diversity that nature continues to add every year amazes me!! Birds and insects are more abundant than ever. And when I pull in to this waiting for me at the cabin I know I'm on the right track.
CentralKyHunter
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