Stone Branch, build it, they will come.
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George
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No, but I already knew that, it's not my first rodeo. I got the usual advice, kill'em, don't put it on facebook.
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George
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I have a confession to make, last week one evening the whole wolf pack came down the path in front of my living quarters and I let Tank out. Tiny wanted some too but I was able to catch him at the door and put him back in. I was only able to hear Tank's initial contact with the pack, numerous dogs squealing like little bitches. The whole pack scattered in every direction screaming bloody murder up the hills. If they choose to stand and fight Tank would have ripped them a new one. The CO said my picture wouldn't hold up in court and I told him that I have a 100 pictures. He told me to contact the dog warden and if the dog warden can't help call him back as if he would do something. I had already spent 10 years in Iowa being threatened by a gun toting nut job over dog issues that I had absolutely nothing to do with other than being victimized by his dogs deer hunting my property. My plan is to send Matt a short concise letter priority verified asking him to keep his dogs off me. I will then continue to take pictures of his dogs and then file a lawsuit down at the court house seeking $180,000 which is the amount that I can easily show the Judge that I have invested in the property.
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KSQ2
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That seems to be the go-to for a lot of people; inform the neighbors when your trapping will begin.
howboutthemdawgs
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I would be poisoning flies. They get bad this time of year.
George
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I've been giving that some consideration. I was looking at big live traps for $350. Then I was looking at 330 conibears at Midway for $18.99
I believe in this instance the idea is to not tell the neighbors.
I hear hotdogs seasoned with antifreeze are pretty tasty. I won't go there.
My next stretch of roses was laborious.
I decided to save these for another day
and get back to cleaning up sticks.
Which took some will power, I got a good start.
The area up near the top cleaned up pretty well
My view from the ladder stand is improving. I might give the saw a rest today and work the Bic.
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George
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Yesterday I had a few hours of prep then I tried to back burn off of the top
and it fizzled out.
I then lit a little up hill head fire through mostly dead ash trees
and my rose garden which carried pretty well.
I then lit a strip fire about a third of the way down across the burn area
which turned into a perfect backburn through my white oaks and persimmons.
Lots of toasted ash stems.
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and it fizzled out.
I then lit a little up hill head fire through mostly dead ash trees
and my rose garden which carried pretty well.
I then lit a strip fire about a third of the way down across the burn area
which turned into a perfect backburn through my white oaks and persimmons.
Lots of toasted ash stems.
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George
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George
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My little test fire back burn down below wafted back and fourth from back burn to head fire. At this time I debated packing it up or lighting it up and I choose the latter lighting up about 30 yards of head fire.
I went up top and lit a back burn off the top which quickly turned into a head fire.
I advanced my bottom fire line while the top fire line advanced it's self through a series of brush piles. The big dead white oak was of major concern, I did my best to not light it up.
I eventually lit up the whole perimeter.
The punky wood at the dead white oak's base was soaking up hots and it had to come down.
This was a good burn.
The big tulip here was supposed to be a crop tree, I'm not sure what happened. With two 90 yard fire lines it is hard to be everywhere at once.
Before I called it a day I took the log off the stump and made a barricade so that the stump wouldn't fall over and roll down past my fire break. The oak will be utilized for firewood. After this burn my advice wafts like the wind from get out and try a little fire to don't try this at home.
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I went up top and lit a back burn off the top which quickly turned into a head fire.
I advanced my bottom fire line while the top fire line advanced it's self through a series of brush piles. The big dead white oak was of major concern, I did my best to not light it up.
I eventually lit up the whole perimeter.
The punky wood at the dead white oak's base was soaking up hots and it had to come down.
This was a good burn.
The big tulip here was supposed to be a crop tree, I'm not sure what happened. With two 90 yard fire lines it is hard to be everywhere at once.
Before I called it a day I took the log off the stump and made a barricade so that the stump wouldn't fall over and roll down past my fire break. The oak will be utilized for firewood. After this burn my advice wafts like the wind from get out and try a little fire to don't try this at home.
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George
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Your next move should be to California so you can prescribe burn all those forests that have so much fuel laying on the ground ready to explode with the next "Climate Change" fire
That's a scary thought, Uncle Sam supplying the Bic's.
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BenAllgood
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Looking really good. What type of rotation are you looking to do and will you be burning some slopes more frequently than others?
George
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I think that I will probably be looking at maybe a three year rotation. I'm still on a learning curve here. And thanks.
Just looking at those pics makes me nervous!!
I hope that you don't think that I'm a whimp but I took the day off of burning yesterday to give my heart a day to rest.
The first time that I tried this I hacked with glysophate and trees didn't die or die fast enough. I put out radish and rye which germinated great but just languished with out enough light. This time using triclopyr I'm hoping for quicker results. In the last burn area , for example, I'm estimating about an 80% canopy reduction, 95% mid story, with the fire taking out all ground level. I have beans, clovers, and clover mixes, radish, rape. wheat, and rye on hand and I'm planning on throwing the kitchen sink at some of these areas. I'm going to throw it at the wall and see what sticks.
I worked for the county not the Feds yesterday and finished cleaning up leaners over the road.
I tended more roses pre burn on the right.
I have expanded today's burn area into an area that I burned 2-3 years ago, an area of mostly dead ash and now dead sourgum post burn. After the first burn the vegetation grew up thick and tall and the deer really liked the area.
Peach flowers that experienced the cold nights.
Other flowers that were pre emergent seem to be fine.
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