Maybe 10 years ago I bought some switch seed from Welter’s and frosted seeded it into established brome, no spray or burn that year. Burned in maybe year three, not since. Coming in fairly nice for the minimal effort. Working on clearing olive that had gotten out of hand. Burning would help with...
I think we had distemper come through the raccoon population. Not seeing much sign and found a few dead while shed hunting. I can only hope that this is true. Decent turkey numbers on one property I hunt, picked up a couple of spring archery tags yesterday.
My guess is the lack of a brutal winter. When we did have a cold snap, there was snow on the ground insulating it from the frigid temps. Not a fan of -20F below but might trade it for ticks.
Jace Elliot from the Iowa DNR gave a talk at Ankeny before the IBA Spring Banquet. He showed a map of the state and the adjustments they are going to make in issuing antlerless tags. I was rather miffed to see that they are going to increase the number of antlerless tags for Johnson County. I...
The MIL's father/farmer (RIP) raised a big family during the depression. One of his favorite stories was when he killed three geese in one shot as they sat on the pond, maximized the return on the cost of the shell. Had a family to feed. He didn't care for my wide ranging GSP, his was trained...
I think it would be interesting to cross hatch plant corn on beans. It would take twice the time to plant as you would need to do two passes, but the hatch pattern would somewhat prevent the deer from walking down the rows (might slow them down on wiping out the plot). Maybe lower the plant...
This morning I noticed asparagus is poking through. Couple weeks to a month earlier than normal. Usually use asparagus as an omen of morels, but I don’t know this year. Not even turkey season yet.
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