Join the club, Chummer !! Aren't we all addicted to this stuff? Kind of explains why we're all on this forum EVERY day! To answer your ? about the plot - I'd have a food plot surrounded by fruit / nut trees. Longer season of MORE VARIETY of food provided. Food plots are higher in protein as opposed to fruit which is carbs. Protein grows bodies / racks, aids in milk production. Fruit is candy.
Bur - It wouldn't piss me off if SLN had a " last year " sale every year. Or a " reunion " sale. Some of the varieties they have you can't find anywhere else.
Ed - I'm not as far north as you and don't get the severe cold you guys up there get, so I'm hoping for the best w/ the Minn. 1734. My camp is border of Zone 6 & 5. If it turns out not-so-good, I've got lots of other apples planted to take up the slack !! Worth a shot.
A thought just came to mind - imagine if we all had a piece of property together ( kind of a habitat junkies' co-op ), and we could all work together on it. Say 500 - 800 acres. Some of us are farmers, heavy equip. operators, building trades people, etc. Can you picture what we could accomplish??? All addicted, results-oriented, habitat-heads working to build a dream property.
When I read some of the comments above - and on other threads - that's what made me think of the " habitat-junkies' co-op. " What one of us wouldn't think of - another guy would !! As much as we all seem to have cabin fever, can you picture a batch of us turned loose on 500 - 800 acres??? !!!:eek::eek::eek::):):):D