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Went to an auction yesterday. A pretty good hunting spot of 160 acres with about 1/2 CRP (contract expiring in 1 year) and rest overgrown pasture. Went for 145K... purchased for farming.

80 acres can be more than enough.. if it's in the right location. From the picture it looks pretty good, but I think to answer your question, it depends on the avg deer population in the area, the amt of pressure around you, the amt of effort you can put in the property, and the proximaty to...

Wow.. what a buck. Many congrats to you!!!

Thanks Paul. Great articles and just what I was looking for!

Not to change the subject.. but i'm curious on the effects of fertilizer on trees, specifically oaks. I'm not wanting to fertilize all the oaks I plant, but plan on planting quite a few young oaks in my yard in the coming months. And if the right amount of fertilizer would help their growth then...

My dad has been a rifle hunter his whole life. But over the past couple years I've been trying to get him into archery. This year he really started hunting a good amout with my backup bow. Yesterday eve he called me from the stand and said he arrowed a nice one. It's the 1st time he ever took a...

Real nice buck Jody.. Way to go! Great story like always as well!!

I spent most of the weekend helping my brother track & butcher up his buck. Unfortunately, he hit the buck at a bad angle and a little back, in the liver which made for a long tracking job. Here is the story as told by my brother. ----------------------------------------------- "I was super...

Good info. Had my best hunting spot logged by some out of staters, for Cottonwood Trees (to make pallets) about 6-7 years ago. The 1st few months, that's all they did. But it wasn't too long before I noticed quite a few walnut tree's missing. I told the landowner and he ended contacting the...

Great pictures guys... Does anyone have much experience with Chinese Chestnuts and how the deer like them in comparison to common white/bur acorns? This past Spring I planted about 2 lbs of chestnuts throughout my property. I kept about 30 back to test the germination rates and almost everyone...

Yeah, Mulberries are definately tough. I cut a few down on the edge of my property and all of them sprouted back from the base, growing new shoots at rapid speeds. I need to spray them. From your description, I would 1st look into leaving selected parts of the property for bedding areas...

Great pics Paul. I'm surprised the sawtooths are that big & not producing acorns yet. At least they probably provide some good cover...

Good info Paul. Yeah, I was planning on cutting the dead pear out of there. I cut the peach out already. I wish I knew more about these tree's. I purchased them last year from Orschelins cheap, in pots. I considered them a loss, and was about to dig them up to put new ones in, when I saw...

I thought I'd make a post on a couple fruit tree's I had. I planted these 2 in Spring 08, and late last summer the grasshoppers where tough on many of my trees, and ended up killing quite a few. Being that roots were alive, they re-sprouted this spring, and now I have several stems. I planned...

I've used those exact ladders. They're handy to have in the pickup as they take up little room for long ladder. Good for that use. But definately wouldn't use it for hunting. Even thought they're strong enough, they flex some, and unless you had the top tied to the tree, I wouldn't want to...

Happy B-Day Paul!

Heck of a good deal. I found one other place on the web that sells DCO Acorns, but they're $50/lb http://advantageforestry.net/acorns.htm I'm on the list too. 200-250 acorns would be more than enough for me!

Has anyone tried transplanting persimmon suckers? I don't believe we have native persimmons around here. I read a local article several years about persimmons and about them being rare around here. It said there was a big persimmon tree planted on the corner of a town (about 2 miles away)...

Looks like a nice one Matt! Good to see those NT Genes around.. I agree that it's tough to determine the age, but I would guess a 4 1/2 yr old.

Nice looking Tree's! Thanks for posting pics.