Recent content by chbarnha

All I’m going to be killing initially is the gums and the occasional maple. I will order some triclopyr and get started Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

With our season winding down here in Va I’m beginning to assess what I need to do on my farm in the off season. I have a 34 acre cutover which used to hold deer but it is starting to open up. This cutover is mostly sweet gum and pine with some oak saplings mixed in. Most trees are in the 12-15...

Well sitting in the stand on the clover plot this evening, only the 3rd sit on it of the year. The bucks are starting to move and this time lot is loaded most evenings. Had 12 in this acre plot the other evening. Overall I’m happy with how it turned out. Still patchy in a few spots but it’s...

Well it’s looking like a familiar face is back…. And his friend looks like he has brows for days. Things could get interesting! Went down and bushhogged the plot today, lots of clover but it was getting over run with dog fennel. Need to figure out how to curb that problem. Also put a new...

Question, I have just started The little orchard at the farm and the trees are 3 years old. This is on my best growing crab apple. Should I expect fruit this year or what is this? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Went to the land to get some work done after turkey hunting this morning. Not much to add except for the main food plot is looking great. Little to no weeds, and the clover is shin deep. I also added some bluebird houses around this back foodplot. And a question for the tree/fruit experts…...

My main clover plot is really looking good to start the year. Looks even better when this happens, maybe Saturday I can kill him in the plot. The clover and the trophy rock really seem to be pulling the herd in as well, it is nothing to get 8-9 deer in the plot at one time, these 5 frequent...

So last year I got some American plum seedlings from nativ nurseries and put them in pots. Only one of them really did any noticeable growing but I took them out yesterday and planted all 4 of them. I am hoping these will grow in a tight cluster on this edge and produce some fruit. Hopefully all...

It’s getting closer to being at full size, just chipping away at it for 1-2 hours when I get a chance. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well not much of an update but, got back in there to work on clearing the new little kill plot, goal here is to pull deer out of my cutover and the neighbors cutover to the north. Still got some work to do but it’s only gonna be about a quarter of an acre. Thinking winter rye or oats in this...

My time has been extremely limited, but yesterday I got out for the 2.5 hours before dark after work. To put in this new food plot, I would have to cut a path around the western side of the property. I had stopped the path at my Last ladder stand and this new “micro” plot is going to be about...

My time has been severely limited as of late because of my work schedule. Guy I work with had to go out for a total knee replacement putting me on 12 hours, but I found a little bit of time to get down to the land and do a little bit today. Started by pruning some fruit trees and removing some...

Sitting up here this evening waiting on prime time, looking over my plot thinking about how far this place has come in two years. Must say I am happy with how the clover and chicory came out this year. Already looking forward to improving it some more. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well hunting season is in so the habitat work has stopped for the time being. I did order the nativ nurseries whitetail oak package. I planted all 12 of these trees in the front just to have some variety where the house is going to be. It consisted of 2 each of swamp chestnut, nuttall, shumard...

Haven’t posted in a while, I blew up the tractor bushhogging hunt club roads and paths. Original head gasket on the 58’ ford diesel finally gave up. Found a guy to fix it and my dad arranged for him to have it repainted while he had it. Big surprise for me. And this deer here finally gave me...