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Think I saw those podcasts you are referring to. Love it. That’s what it’s going to take and it’s EXTREMELY rare. Maybe it’s unfair of me to say 100% but it has to be 99% of the content.

Imo, and as skip has alluded to I think, there are “pockets” like what you have. They do exist no question. However those types of farms, pockets, areas are without a doubt the exception. They might represent 10% of all the land in the Midwest. So that said, in my post above regarding articles...

Interesting that you think hunters’ general opinion is starting to change a bit Skip. I’ve shared my opinion on this topic many times on here and so I really, really hope you are right about that. Personally I’ve not gotten a sense that the pendulum has started to swing back but again I hope...

Ha! So true. That moose may have taken up all my booner luck for the rest of my life haha.

Pretty much sums up my approach to the topic as well. The one thing I’ve always wondered on the gly debate when my wife and I get on the topic is that it sure seems like most farmers I know live past the average life expectancy. Purely anecdotal and I have no data but that’s my perception...

….anybody happen to catch where he talks about some study that was done (maybe back in 2010 I think?) where something like 7 male frogs were placed in a tank and slowly exposed to atrazine and all 7 turned in to female frogs and I think a couple even produced eggs. Thought it was quite...

On trophy hunting leading to the demise thought (and admittedly there are potential downsides to it, not saying there aren’t)…… Would just say that on the farm I was blessed enough to be able to purchase a handful of years ago in IL weve tried to do a nice job of both “managing” the place for...

Gotcha. Thanks for the feedback!

Have you compared them to the energizers?

Trying the CuddeLink system for first time this fall. Have a farm where there’s only one spot I can get cell service so thought the daisy chain system might be a good solution. Going to be hanging the cams in a couple weeks. All the cams I’ve used over last 10 years take AA batts and like most...

Don’t necessarily disagree w this thought however I just don’t think he’s electable.

Totally agree

Wish Trump would just go away and allow that ticket. I really liked everything Tim Scott said during his announcement to run. I’d vote for him for president in a heartbeat.

Yep, I don’t disagree w ya at all. That’s why I said the habitat could, not that I’m necessarily saying we should. All Ive ever maintained is that as hunters and as an industry let’s all say that then. Let’s say that the hunting would be significantly better if we increased the deer numbers as...

Interesting and I‘ll say that my experience on my farm has been similar. We’ve not taken a single doe in 5 hunting seasons now and I would say that for all 5 years we’ve felt as though our buck:doe ratio has remained the same. I can’t scientifically say what that ratio is but our observation is...

Ah, I think I’m tracking now….I thought you were saying 84 pounds of P and K when I first read it but you are saying 84 pounds of 6-28-28 of which will equate to an application of around the 21 pounds of each that I need. I think anyway? Haha. Think i read that the sulfur/sulfate will lower the...

Is that the case though? I was under the understanding that antler potential on a buck was greatly influenced by the genetics of the doe it came from but not necessarily any correlation to whether a buck fawn was born to a “big mature“ doe or a young doe producing offspring for the first time...

My “hot button” topic hahaha. To each their own and if you own land or legally harvest however many does you feel like so be it. BUT while as some posters have stated above that it’s farm specific, while technically true, 80-90% of farms in IL/IA and probably the Midwest in general have...

Bassattackr not sure I’m following what you’re illustrating on the —> 84# p/84# k??? also could you unpack the magnesium rate and how that correlates to a prime opportunity to use gypsum? what is their relationship? Is high magnesium not something I necessarily want or is that a good thing...

Yea I hear ya, it’s one of many challenges for landowners like myself that live 5 hours away in a different state though because I’m usually running down on a Friday evening for the weekend to do most of this stuff and so time is super limited, places aren’t always open on saturdays, etc… But to...