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I agree, I also had an automatic garage door opener installed and some interior sheets of plywood to use for something to connect to, for that price. Now then, it is otherwise a pretty spartan building, no insulation, etc. Separately, I also will have greatly upgraded security in and around...

FWIW, I think I was "all in", which included a concrete floor and a modest amount of electrical, for a smaller shop, 40' x 25' x 12'H, for less than $30K.

I just had a 40' x 25' x 12' H building built a month ago near Selma, IA. I sourced the materials from Doud's Lumber, owned and operated by my friend and former neighbor, Mike Camp. I strongly prefer using local suppliers v. big box stores, etc, especially around my farm. I think it is...

Just curious...are regular bicycles permitted on public ground. (I assume so.) If so, does that lead to issues or is it just the "easy button" afforded by e-bikes that leads to issues? I thought there was already a prohibition against motorized transportation on public grounds.

I have shared this before, but who knows where that thread is now. :) I was on a timber walkabout one time and the group included a legit, degreed ISU grad Forester. I asked him what ironwoods would be good for, as I have a fair amount of them in my timber. His answer, "Dulling chainsaw...

Just a couple of my thoughts on your comments above... As a landowner myself, I would be fine with just 2, or even just 1, buck tag per year. Although I didn't hunt it that way this year, I thought the additional freedom to use my LO tag in any season was good though. We are still in EHD...

"Wow!" on the stories in this thread. While I have found a few dead deer through the years, most often fawns, that I suspect are coyote related, perhaps bobcat too, I really have never noticed a really strong population of them in my area. For which I am grateful. Some? Yes, of course. But I...

Good deal. ^^ Scout up some YouTube "how to" videos too. There are many pretty good ones to review out there.

Very much concur. ^^ Coming from someone, me, that worked with one individual logger. Harrumph. Looking back, I now know that I left several thousand dollars on the table in my exchange. A couple of other thoughts...if you have veneer quality walnuts then you REALLY want to do it right. As...

Semi-related...how do guys handle placing a blind/trailer combo on a side slope? I don't need it perfectly level, but I want something close to that.

I think your advice above is good, but a drawback of sorts for recreational no tillers, like me, is that schedules do not always allow for the optimal soil conditions to be present before using the drill. Sometimes it is just wet to go, yes, but then the next time a weekend warrior like me can...

Definitely cool to see them. I see some down near my farm along the Des Moines River with some frequency, FWIW. Also, I saw a video clip today that some waterfowl, to include swans, have taken sick and died in the Sweets Marsh...also FWIW.

Wow, she totally made sure that hawk had a bad day! I agree that it could have been triggered by a distress cry from the rabbit. Crazy stuff.

Thank you. Something I thought of later...how did those deer find those downed branches? I am virtually certain that they came into the back yard with the idea to get those branches, yet we have never fed deer in the yard and the closest they have been in our yard feeding is about 30 yards...

Just an FYI regarding the pull of fresh browse. We live on the edge of town and from time to time there will be deer in our side yard (apple tree) and around our yard some too. We lost a bunch of branches off of some of our trees the other day in that ice storm, mainly off of a big maple in...

I know just enough about neonics to be dangerous, and maybe less than that, :). But I know that interested people trying to understand why turkey populations are down so much over huge areas of their habitat have identified neonics as a potential issue. I had not heard that they may also...

I know nothing about the taxi mentioned, but I once upon a time lost a head to a taxidermist. He too went radio silent after a while and he had that head for a year plus at the time. So I then stopped by and knocked on the door, etc, and learned that he had moved some time earlier and no one...

Hmmm...it does when I click on it. Search on Facebook, "Mans Barter IOWA" and then Great Plains drill in Ottumwa, sold by Brett Lowery/

Bargain drill See link above. I know nothing about this other than what is in the link, but this might really be a good deal for someone with a suitable tractor.

Somewhat unbelievably, especially in light of a thread to this effect...I just saw a news report on KGAN where there was a reference to the effect, "State officials indicate that deer numbers are strong statewide...". Crazy. Here's the story link