Recent content by deep woods goat hunter

There are areas that will see the quality increase, just not widespread. I have zero NR' in my area. Go North 30 Miles and it gets pretty crowded with NR's. Access is the biggest issue that MDC is concerned about for residents. Not Quality. They want more deer killed. And they have realized now...

Thats encouraging. Hopefully they will do the right thing for the resource and residents.

News from the region Statewide By Joe Jerek Published Date 04/07/2026 Body JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is asking Missouri deer hunters and others for feedback on potential regulation...

And here is the publication on proposed changes coming down the pipe. They have not yet released the results from the april 2026 public comment period. https://mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/mdc-seeks-public-comments-potential-changes-nonresident-deer-hunting

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I finally got around to using my tree spade for something other than planting trees in the yard. It's a BC make spade out of Wisconsin. It does a pretty good job, though sometimes the ground is a bit harder and doesnt cut quite as good. To those of you that have them, do you put an edge on the...

following. I sprayed switch with MSM60 yesterday. Trying to clean up some ragweed taking over

This. Period

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That's really cool. I dont have that kind of patience and time at this stage in life. I'll probably stick with the C oaks for the time being when I plant oaks.

Im ignorant on the grafting thing, how does this work and what are the benefits? I guess I understand for fruit trees on the vigorous root-stock.

I would be in all day for that coming from no income from a cattle pasture. What is this program variation called? I have a 40 acre tract with about 20 mostly open acres I would love to do this on in the future.

I am currently getting $173/ acre on my CRP (MO is usually 20-30% less than IA depending on county). The guy at FSA said they usually pay around 2-3 of general crp contract. Though he did admit he has never enrolled a tree crp....

I may be getting ahead of myself, but I am very interested in putting 20-40 acres of my farm into CRP reforestation tree program when my current contract comes up in 2032. Do any of you have any experience with this? Obvious goal would be to increase cover on the farm while still having payment...

I did several skull mounts with some of my last few "mature terds" and really like the look of them. I almost considered doing last years buck as just a euro.