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Re: Blackberries as a part of your management plan Thank for the example. Being new to the State it helps to have insight from those who have first hand knowledge. I appreciate that. I may just try a smaller section that is more like overgrone pasture instead of out in the open as you...

Re: Blackberries as a part of your management plan [ QUOTE ] I've never noticed deer beds in blackberry thickets [/ QUOTE ] Thanks for the input dbltree I have noticed them in Briar thickets where there was a place for them devoid of the thorny stuff. I was planning on planting the...

Re: Blackberries as a part of your management plan they "Should" throw up a new cane the next year. If the fire is hot enough to destroy the primacane, you will just not have any fruit on that cane the following year. If you are not in it for the fruit it should be ok. We burned our field the...

I am planning on adding about 1000 root clippings of Blackberries on our ground as an edge feathering component, and in clumps to our monoculture stand of switch grass and haphazardly throughout the to CP25 stand mix. This is where I could use some input from those of you more versed in QDM...

Thanks Ghost. I love the site. I have been a lurker for while. Figured I would share some info that I have found real helpful in trying to manage our new farm. I do not farm in the traditional sense but may, if we get an opportunity to buy some additional ground. In the mean time I am Farming...

[ QUOTE ] I'm not having any luck with the mapping overlays and all that .... [/ QUOTE ] After business hours I could show you realtime how to do this over the web if you were interested. You would have to load a free component viewer similar to webex in order to see my workstation...

[ QUOTE ] With the extra $20, it enables you to accurately calculate acres? [/ QUOTE ] There is a measurement tool that lets you measure in either straight line or path format. The measuremet options you get are: Centimeters Meters Kilometers Inches Feet Yards Miles Nautical Miles Smoot (and...

The picture in my original post are overlays of the images I downloaded from the Iowa Graphic Map Server. They get stored locally on your hard drive. Once you manipulate the view with polygons or image overlays you will need to choose. File -> Save -> "save my places". This will save your...

[ QUOTE ] I paid my 20 bucks some time ago but I was dissapointed because I got no better resolution Some areas you can zoom in really close but mine isn't one of them. Pretty cool stuff just the same [/ QUOTE ] Ahhhh. but thats where your money comes into play..... 1) Go to the iowa...

Just thought I would share. I moved to Iowa last June and have been preparing our farm ground for Deer and Pheasant. I am very interested and excited about QF&GM (Quality Fish & Game Management) this include deer, ducks, quail, grouse, pheasants, trout etc... I work with engineers on a...