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Ok, so I have roughly a 4 acre plot in the shape of a horse. The sides of the horseshoe are roughly 1/2 acre each. I am going to plant both sides in clover in early spring and then in late July/early August, I am going to plow one side and put it into half brassicas and half rye mix consisting...

Thanks again Skip for providing that video. It really helps with getting the correct ratios for people like me that are new to this part of the whitetail management and want to do things right from the beginning. Can't thank you enough!!!!

Yes the blue area is where the best soils are which is why I was thinking of planting beans in that area with a hot fence around them until November 1st. I have always heard that if you plant too small of a plot with beans, they will never make it. That bluish field is a minimum of 3 acres and...

So my wife and I finally did it...we bought a house with some land on it and moved to Iowa from WI. Been here a total of 1 week and I actually think I am in heaven....so quiet, peaceful, everything we have been looking for. Anyways, I am starting to think about the land. I have already spoke...

It took a week or two but I eventually got this when I joined a few months ago.

Hey Everyone, What just happened to MN could easily happen to Iowa as well if we don’t continue to stay organized, keep recruiting new members to IBA, and hunting the bad policies that are going to continue to show up each year. We are lucky to have Skip on our side, but he cannot do this...

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Well I wanted to give an update since I posted this....we have an accepted offer on a 40 acre farm with home in Iowa and as of last night, we accepted an offer on our home. If all goes well, we should be done with everything by the end of July. This has been a 20 year dream that is finally...

I am not ready yet, but hopefully in the next few months I will be purchasing my first tractor. Definitely going to buy something used. So I am in the researching stage and I came across an auction site that I will post below. Has anyone here or know of anyone who has bought from this place...

So hopefully in the near future, I will be able to buy a property and maybe be able to harvest some timber off of it. Since this is income, I would assume I would have to pay taxes on it? I have been researching this topic a bit and came across a timber tax basis where within 5 years of...

Do you think what the article covers on walnut trees would hold the same as with oaks as well?

Nevermind....found an absolute great video by the one and only Skip explaining my question above. In case anyone is interested in watching it, I posted it below. I also included a great little read on it as well. https://www.iowadnr.gov/portals/idnr/uploads/forestry/walnut_economics.pdf

Is there a set standard to know when a tree can be harvested? I know the bigger the better, but I am referring to what is the minimum size a tree can be in order for it to be ready to harvest. I have heard that some people say that if you can't touch your fingers when you reach around a tree...

I think we could go round and round, back and forth about what would make the hunting better in everyone’s state. I don’t think any of us our wrong. I think instead of trying to debate which will have the most and best impact on the age structure of the deer herd, I think we need to focus more...

Hey Skip, just to piggy back off of tall@wide's idea (which I think is absolutely a fantastic idea) what about allowing up to a certain number of people being able to walk right along with you while you are doing the improvement project? I really like watching and learning thru YT, but if I had...

So I will hopefully soon be one of the individuals that will be moving to Iowa so I can chase mature bucks. Being from Wisconsin and having had the opportunities to hunt the best areas of the state (Dane/Buffalo/Trempeleau counties and many others) I have hunted in great areas, bad areas, over...

Hey Everyone, My wife and I are in the process of hopefully within the next year to find and home w/ acreage and permanantly move to Iowa. Talking with a lender, land broker, etc. Recently, I was talking with my relator who will be selling my current home (he sold me this home and over the...

Hey Skip, what is the rule of thumb that you use when planting them in their final planting spot? 1 foot tall, 2 feet tall,etc.

Well today I started transplanting my better trees to outside while continuing to keep my smaller ones inside to nurse more. I can’t believe how much I really enjoy doing this. Crazy how it all starts from a little acorn too. Once these get a bit bigger, I am going to move them to their final...

As we speak, wife and I are repairing rooms, throwing out/selling stuff we don’t need, etc to make our house ready to go to hit the market as soon as we find something. Tomorrow I am also talking to a local Iowa bank in the area I am looking to buy in order to get a loan pre-approved. Just...