House and Habitat build thread:

Great afternoon hunt, best we've had in a while!
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Yummm! Find those sheds this spring too?
 
I have pears as well this year. Looking to be a good year!
Good deal! Have you had pears before, or is it your first yr too?
Yes, that is this year's pile of sheds. I found a couple of really cool ones; 2 from deer that I really am glad made it through rifle season and 1 from a deer I shot 3 yrs ago.

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Elk - we have 20 or so pear trees planted between 2011 and 2012 that were fruit bearing size when planted. We haven't had pears in the past 5 years due to late freezes. We have more this year than any previous year but still none of the trees are what I consider loaded - just a few pears on most of the trees. I'm beginning to wonder if we have some other issue other than late freezes. Seems the Keiffers are the only ones we get to set fruit and even those have been hit or miss, mostly miss. I'll post up some pics the next time down.
 
3C, I asked a lady that grows blueberries here if she gets much late frost problems with them and she told me that she plants the extra early ones NOT on south slopes because they tend to wake up too early there and end up getting frosted. Could that thinking apply or contribute to your pears getting frosted?
 
It's that time of yr... we are seeing lots of critters!
My boy took the pics of the bobcat in the yard a couple of weeks ago. Then I got a pretty good video of one a couple of nights ago. I did a little bit of a sneak in on it and we ended up just 24ft from each other.
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I bet Bob did love that video. Did it make him want to jump around and express his wild side?

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3C, I asked a lady that grows blueberries here if she gets much late frost problems with them and she told me that she plants the extra early ones NOT on south slopes because they tend to wake up too early there and end up getting frosted. Could that thinking apply or contribute to your pears getting frosted?
Dave - I made the mistake of planting most of the pear trees in the lower elevation of our property, which is more susceptible to frosts. I wanted secluded orchards way back in the property and I got em. Trees look fabulous after 6 years. One of our plots that we call the orchard plot has 8 pear trees and 2 apple trees in it. Never got an apple off of either tree. I'm pleased to report that I have more pears on these trees than any previous year. But compared to Native's and others pics, my are no where near producing what they should be. Just a few pears on each tree. These are in a deep wooded area that we opened up with tall canopy surrounding the plot. Perhaps I'm not getting enough sunlight on them.
 
Catscratch...Ain't much more satisfying that seeing bone grow this time of year. Great bucks coming along. Bobcat looks like it's his domain.
 
Catscratch...Ain't much more satisfying that seeing bone grow this time of year. Great bucks coming along. Bobcat looks like it's his domain.
I love watching the antlers grow! And yes, the cat acts like he owns the place. He knew I was there the instant he came around the cover but didn't seem to mind until I made eye contact with him. That is the point he got nervous enough to start considering escape routes.

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Did some work in the dove field yesterday. Planted a block of sunflowers, sorghum, proso millet, and pumpkins in the middle of the wheat field. Also started our fire buffer.
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Re-worked my awnless wheat and winter rye plot this morning. It is also a jungle of peas, clovers, and various other stuff. The awnless heads get hammered this time of year while the rye gets zero use. If you can pick them out the last photo has a lot of blunt stems in it.
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Lots of different seed went down but the main thing this summer is beans. I drove over them with the tracks to help make soil contact and to create rows. If the wind dies this evening I'll spray to knock back the grasses.
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Yes, rye gets little use by deer beyond fawn bedding and turkey nesting in the summer, but it's still an important part of my crop rotation. Fall planted rye is valuable February deer food when everything else is brown. And then that same rye is a good soil builder and cover crop the next spring, perfect for following with late soybeans or a fall brassica plot. And growing midsummer deer food in zone 6B is not our focus at all, growing fall and winter food is priority.
 
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