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OK, thanks for the confirmation, that's kind of what I was thinking. I will just go with rye only for now. Thanks!

I have some bare dirt where I have recently had a pond built and I would like to establish switch on the back side of the dam. It is all bare dirt now. I also have some switch seed on hand. Would it be a good idea to drill in switch now? Or, if not, assuming I don't want to leave the soil...

Living the life! Congrats!

As to exactly when I started...I am not really sure. But probably about 20 years ago now. Those early days were REALLY bad from my perspective as I had little understanding and few tools/implements. One of my first plots was created by me chainsawing some crappy trees down, dragging them off...

^^ That's a fact! Agility, young muscles and stupidity were often in play with my early days in trees.

FWIW, our farm is in the SE corner of the section and in the main, we are happy about that. #1. Better entry and exit routes during W, NW and N winds. 2. We do have have fair to good S wind stands too, as our property is accessible from the N. The only down side is we are weak on E wind stand...

I have 3-5 bags of buckwheat that is a little over a year old now and has been kept well inside, etc. I also now have a couple of acres of new, bare dirt as I just had a new pond built on my property near Iowa City. I was going to use my G5 drill to plant something here in the next week or so...

16. I'll get in...SIA to my partners! :)

When I cut up my own deer more often, back in the day, I would often hang them for several days prior to butchering. I remember reading, pre-internet and YouTube :), on the subject and the French in particular would commonly hang game and fowl for much longer than I could ever bring myself to...

Based upon personal experience, I can tell you what NOT to do. :) Do NOT rely on the factory supplied pallet that they come on. (It doesn't sound like this is applicable to the OP situation though.) I had a pallet break in transport due to pretty janky wood...well that allowed the otherwise...

Speaking specifically to planting brassicas at this time in SE Iowa, where I am also located BTW... IMO, you are kind of late, but not way too late. :) I would adjust my ratio and go heavier with radishes and lesser on turnips at this stage of the year. Turnips are hardier in the winter, but...

That is under $1600, well done. :)

FWIW, I got an education on land segmentation, and also strict, strict trespassing regulations about 25 years ago when I traveled to extreme southern Texas for a hog hunt. There, this phenomenon was well under way at that time and had not yet become a "thing" back here in Iowa. The wise hosts...

I agree with everything you wrote ^^ and would add this factor too...land segmentation. As parcel sizes shrink, there are often more "good" hunters on fewer acres, particularly in good areas. Armed with trail cams, cell cams, and as someone else said above...far more skill and understanding of...

It has way more to do with the cover and habitat than it does the county. I might have too many deer in prime habitat and just a section or two over it is mostly bare, ag ground with very few deer on it. FWIW, even after getting whacked hard by EHD last year, I am already back to not being...

I agree. ^^ I can say though that while I see far fewer deer out and about as I travel to and from my farm, we still, until EHD hit us last summer, have too many in our area. I know that is difficult to comprehend for some that are seeing FAR fewer deer in their area of the state, but it is...

Yay! ^^ I finished planting brassicas on Saturday, 8/10, and for the first time in YEARS, I had discernable soil moisture present while so doing. 1. We have had good rain throughout the summer. 2. I had left a goodly amount of rye thatch on the surface that kept things from drying out. 3. I...

I am also a Tree Hopper user, very good tool. Mine is only a belt though, not a full body harness.

Sheesh...it seems like Monroe County is always on the EHD List. Yikes. FWIW, I too think that EHD can happen in a wet year too, once it dries out some and water levels drop a bit. Whatever conditions leave exposed mud behind can do it.