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I have a northern red on my farm that produces mega sized acorns like that. More like a silver dollar.

Northern Red Oak

For oak trees I'm not as concerned with timber value as acorn production. So the more limbs the better. I'd never do this for a walnut...there is too much light hitting this bicolor that I released.

I like to keep as much shade as possible on the trunk of the walnut up the main stem to the branches. This usually entails cutting say one row of trees out around the walnut and then waiting 5-10 years to do it again out further out as the walnut crown continues to grow. In some cases, it's...

Trying to decide if this is a chinkapin x bur cross or a bur x swamp white oak. All 3 are on this property. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wait till the ones are available that selectively spray only the weeds and skip the rest. Watched a video of a robotic spray rig that went down the rows only spraying the actual weeds.

Some additional black walnuts that were released to replenish the next round of lumber before harvesting. Thought I had these posted on here already but couldn't find them. There is a large amount of baby walnuts growing all over the creek bottom. In another 10-15 years, it'll be time to...

Great video, Skip. Land Stewardship over smash and grab for longevity. Leaving the best trees to regenerate for the next generation only makes sense before harvesting them.

I always liked those areas where winter rye or winter wheat is left standing. Those areas seem to harbor a lot of hens with poults when the annual weeds start to come up in it.

The smoking gun will be with lots of predator trapping done and a wet spring for the hatch... Had a big covey of ~20 quail fly over the highway this weekend, they were a good 3/4ths grown.

Another thought: The 3-4 acre field is the obvious choice for a food plot. You could go ahead and put a plot in this year to see how deer use the property and work out the game plan for the rest off that. When you're doing the TSI in the future, keep in mind where the heavy trails are...

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Spare and baby back 6 hours no wrap at 225. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The ozarkensis at the house are still growing. These were planted last fall. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

These pics are looking out two different windows at the same time. We’re flush with does and deer in general. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Independent thinking goes a long ways. Landowners are given 6 CWD tags yearly on top of the regular season tags in my CWD zone. It's surprising the number of people that do not participate in that option to kill all bucks if they want for the given season. They could shoot 7 bucks with a...

Quality and quantity is the best it's ever been for my area. A neighbor and myself shot 20 does a year for a few years off 400 acres. We were trying to drop the #'s and it didn't change daily sightings the years following. The neighborhood has always been good, but it's even better now with...

I’ve had some shagbark hickory seal back over girdles. The 2nd time tho was too much for them when I went back through. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's what I would do. I'd also implement practices in the coming years to keep a good mix of forbs in the field along with the native grasses. Food and bed in one spot for numerous species.

To me it doesn't look like it's smothering out the grasses. I'd prefer a field with that many forbs in it to go along with the native grasses.