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WOW!! What a giant, major congrats!!

Love it, great buck! Congrats!

The calendar says...GO hunting!! :) Hunting in the rain can be tedious, but still productive. My problem is these SE winds are KILLING me. Then, wouldn't you know it, we have 90% SE winds Fri-Mon. Dang it!!

Look closely...I have germination. :) Looks very good.

FWIW, I know of an outfitter that lost their biggest client about 8-10 years ago following an EHD outbreak that greatly reduced the number of "shooters" that fall.

Sneaky...I like it. Back in the day I had a couple of killer stands that were at least that close to a road. East in, easy out and the deer naturally linger for a few extra moments before making a break for it and jogging across the road. I also think they were distracted by the...

I did get all of my rye in before yesterdays rain. 4 bags drilled in, 1 bag broadcast on more sloped ground. I'll post some pics when it pops...my sense is that I will see something in 3-4 days.

Broadcast one more bag of rye this AM and will use up the last of my 5 bags that I had via the drill after work. For the first time in quite a while, rain chances look pretty good starting later tonight. I am curious to see what it looks like in a week, provided the rain comes in tonight.

Cool observation. I don't know a thing about it at this time, but if it is more frost hardy than other plants AND the deer like it, I will plant it. :) Now then...how long will it take some social media dweeb to start touting swiss chard AND telling us that they have been using it for years...

FWIW, I drilled in 3 bags of the rye this afternoon...hopefully I get some rain on it. I kept 2 bags to seed via bag seeder on slopes that ol' Daver doesn't want to risk with the tractor/drill. :) I'll try to time that just before, or even during, a rain.

It just hit me...I think a wide area of Southern Iowa got some rain this morning...something that basically hasn't happened much, or at all, in the past several weeks. I suspect that even though it is still relatively warm today that bucks will be eager to open up scrapes if there is finally...

OK guys, hear me out, I think I have a plan... 1. Harvest a bunch of these berries. 2. Scatter them out where you want them to grow. 3. ALSO put out a bunch of bread crumbs for the birds to eat mixed in with the berries. (You may need to repeat this step on a daily basis for the whole plan to...

Calm before the storm right now. We aren't getting much daylight action either right now. I am fairly certain it is related to the high temps. I think I am going to sit on Wednesday this week though. Even though it is only going to be 10-12 degrees cooler, combined with the "calendar", it...

FWIW, my farm is in SE Iowa, yes. But this planting will be on our new property just outside of Iowa City. But yes, it is DRY out there now, like almost everywhere else. I think I will go ahead and drill it in this week and see what happens. Thanks gents!

I have 5 bags of rye that I was planning on drilling in on some bare dirt just to provide soil cover, etc, over the winter and spring. With day after day of no rain, I waited until there was rain in the forecast and alas, there was none. So now I late, late in the planting window but I am...

What else can be said? That thing is INSANE! Congrats x1000!!

It does not sound like this approach will suit your current need situation, but...I still remember the longtime Naturalist at the Indian Creek Nature Center, Rich Patterson, telling us in a seminar that he was leading back in the day..."that poison ivy HATES fire...". Just a FWIW.

Wow! Super buck, but an even better story. WTG Charlie!! Is it too late to get this cat on my team? :)

Unfortunately, someone who lets that many dogs run wild is not very likely to care about "your deer". Then, if you are a good dude and try to resolve it face to face and nothing changes, which is likely IMO, then when they do start to disappear the poor excuse of a pet owner has a real good...

I too had a backpack that I had been using for YEARS and about 2 years ago I got a new one. I went with an Asio brand product and have been very happy with it. (I don't recall a model name/number, but I am sure you can find one to suit you on their website.) Very well made, plenty of pockets...