Nova
5 year old buck +
I have had a waterhole in a spot at the farm for about 4 years now. Originally I made it out of a blue kiddy pool. It was a huge draw for deer all summer and well into the fall. BUT, the deer stepping in it caused a hole and it leaked. I replaced that pool with another and again the deer hooves put a hole in it. I upgraded to a 30 gallon heavy duty water trough(thick black plastic). That has held up to the deer hooves, but it's not big enough. I can't go a week during late summer/early fall with them emptying it.
My plan now is to use the FEL on the tractor to dig a small pond. Problem is about 18" down the ground is all sugar sand and it won't hold water. I was going to dig the pond out a little deeper, line it with heavy duty poly(3 layers), then fill dirt back in and fill it with water. Will this work?
My plan now is to use the FEL on the tractor to dig a small pond. Problem is about 18" down the ground is all sugar sand and it won't hold water. I was going to dig the pond out a little deeper, line it with heavy duty poly(3 layers), then fill dirt back in and fill it with water. Will this work?