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The REAP program is based on the actual cost of the project, not to exceed the set maximums for the practice. Meaning you will be reimbursed 75% of what it actually costs you to complete the practice, up to the maximum. If the project costs you less than the maximum, you will be reimbursed 75%...

Absolutely not. A good forester will only make recommendations that will help you better reach your goals and objectives. Times have changed and foresters in the midwest have become quite accostomed to working with landowners whose primary goal is to increase habitat, especially whitetail...

State law can strengthen a federal law, it just cannot relax it.......

For those with Forestry interests, be sure to stop by the DNR booth and chat with the District Foresters!

Plant trees! Plant trees! Seriously though, if you are even remotely considering signing something up I would jump on this. From what I understand, CRP has a good shot at being drastically reduced in the new farm bill.

Nope, just an Iowa thing. It is called the State Wildlife Grant (SWG) and very narrowly limited to 3 counties in NE Iowa.

I am not aware of it being available in chickasaw, but it is available in winneshiek. The state has done a ton of this work on the WMA's and they are looking to help landowners get this going on their property as well. This is a great opportunity to improve habitat.

I recommend contacting your district forester, who will write a forest stewardship plan for your property. The plan will outline recommendations on what you can do to get your property to best meet your goals and objectives. That may include a harvest, tsi, tree planting or other misc...

Sligh - Looks like you have set yourself up for a nice sale! Hopefully you have the bonded timber buyers list, and I suggest sending bids to as many of those folks as you can. Also I hope you spoke with your district forester as they may have some insight on which loggers may be seriously...

Private land I don't think so, but public land I would be for it if the money was dedicated to things like improving access or habitat.

This is why I posed the question in another thread about the correlation between CWD and land prices in southern iowa......

Easiest control method = repeated prescribed fire. If you have enough of a fuel load (dead leaves) to carry a fire, burn the site for a couple of years in a row. It will top kill the plant the first year, but will sprout back the next. I think if you are aggressive you could foliar spray the...

Anybody have any appanoose county farm pond updates? Any safe ice down there?

From what I understand the DNR's strategy to control CWD where it has been found would be to significantly thin the heard. When they found it up around Rochester MN I believe that the MN DNR were issuing a ton of tags to thin the population. People are upset about all of the doe tags available...

OMG some of the comments on this article sure make a guys blood boil!

Something I have been wondering.......... With trophy deer hunting having driven land prices up in different parts of the state (mostly southern and NE) for land that would historically have been marginal pastureland at best, what happens if/when CWD becomes established in the herd? Do all the...

This should generate some discussion............ http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120122/NEWS/301220042/Celebrity-tags-for-deer-hunts-annoy-hunters-on-waiting-list?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

I was told you cannot get a slug barrel for for the Franchi. That ruled it out for me. I went with the Remington 1187 Sportsman. Great gun and with the rifled slug barrel and scope I am pretty confident out to 150 yds.

Here is the official press release from the DNR. Note the last sentence. Regular Deer Seasons End The final regular deer season ended Jan. 10 when the late season muzzleloader and the archery season closed. Deer hunters had reported taking nearly 113,000 deer at the end of the season which...

First of all, I highly recommend investing in a slicer if you are going to make jerky. I have a cheap nesco ($70-$80) and it works awesome (as long as the meat is partly frozen). I take the roasts right of the deer, freeze them a little, slice it, and then vacuum seal them in 2-3 pound...