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  1. Brokenbear

    John Deere 5045E/5055E tractors

    Need to upgrade my beloved 1720 Ford New Holland ...been looking quite awhile for used ...and have sat on several various brands ...surprised how low the seats are on some of the go to price brands ...cannot find anything on various Ag/tractor forums in the negative about the above JD models...
  2. Brokenbear

    I shreded my standing corn #$!^%* Now what!

    The problem:4AC bottom ground standing corn ..70% double ears ..corn is GONE ...50/50 raccoons n deer ...sad because this corn has always been part our winter over protein provision. Surrounding the 4AC: 3 sides CRP ground and then 5AC soybeans (deer mowed knee high but putting on beans) and...
  3. Brokenbear

    There is always a way

    Having my manure crop (beans) deer mowed and short of time ....I threw a mix of buckwheat, wheat and leftover beans ....roll the clock 60 days and I am down in the back ...can barely get on a tractor let alone do the full prepping of my regular fall food plot ...so I upped my seed rate per acre...
  4. Brokenbear

    Hard side box blind purchase just made...rebate ends 8/19

    OK don't pile on me too hard fellow hunters but I just bought a Booner brand pentagon 5 panel blind from Menards this morning...the foot print is like 72"X78" priced a $599.00 less a 11% rebate (rebate good THRU TOMORROW/be aware that rebate is a store card to be used in Menards only) ....so...
  5. Brokenbear

    Consensus on failed beans area

    I have a 4AC ridge top(old log landing) that has been in clover and a 3/4AC brassica plot on the lower end Clover being at it's end...I am trying to get some plant matter into the soil which is basically a light clay ....this year I planted milo in all the upper portion and along the sides...
  6. Brokenbear

    Grain drill brain gas ...or maybe not?

    I have an 18 hole grain drill ...blow it out with a leaf blower every year after planting season ...BUT as clean as I can get it there are still 3 to 5 cups of beans or whatever distributed in the bottoms of the pay out chambers ...that last few cups just moves around from hole to hole as I...
  7. Brokenbear

    Not now Batman

    Well ....while it's cool and low humidity I am trying to knock out all those things that need/want to be done on the farm ...so the corn is up knee high (had to replant) and sprayed last week ...and held the beans until last week but they are all in and up and a follow up spraying completed ...
  8. Brokenbear

    Forgive me for I have sinned

    I have replanted my bottoms corn twice now ...and due to raining like in the tropics the bottoms corn has anything but corn showing ...in fact some plants I am going to have to get a book out to ID ! Now for my sin (sins actually) .... planted all my beans today ( a tad early to bow hunt over...
  9. Brokenbear

    Crossbow ...yup!

    I see all the gashing and knashing over the application of crossbows during archery seasons and I would like to throw out some thoughts ...I'm not selling anything here ...just kind of sharing some of my life's experience and resulting thoughts For the record I have been retired for 10 years...
  10. Brokenbear

    Sugar Beet seeds and viability

    I have a plot I need to rotate out of clover and have been reading about RR sugar beets ....trouble is most of what I read is up north as well as not finding RR seed Any of you folks around the Southern Missouri / Ky / Tn area have any experience with them and if so how about seed source...
  11. Brokenbear

    Pocket Light/bulb color/lumes/Battery series

    I was following a very interesting thread on one of the forums I was frequenting that one of the members did a very nice breakdown for dummies like me to understand hunting/tracking pocket/pack size flashlights ...now I cannot find it !@#$%^# Anyway I retained that this Gent ... after owning...
  12. Brokenbear

    Need small quantity of Egyptian Wheat

    Need enough to plant around my new elevated shooting hut (floor is 12' above ground) to create a walkway to and up the steps ....obviously cannot hide the whole dang thing ...just trying to mask the coming and goings of people ...area size is 25' X 60' ....for a mental picture ...on one side of...
  13. Brokenbear

    For America

    Moderator: not exactly anyplace here for this so if it needs to go ...no offense taken ..Bear Yes ..this morning brought home that every one of my votes counted ...however I did not vote for the man but rather I voted for a chance for America to renew it's democracy ...to defend the...
  14. Brokenbear

    This Lady needed to be culled!

    Everybody older than 12 has a system when they get to their tree stand to "setup" 1. tie backpack to paracord 2. tie bow to second paracord 3. climb stand and put hip quiver on left armrest 5. pull up backpack and clip on right armrest 6. remove camo skirt from backpack and put around shooting...
  15. Brokenbear

    Great multi tool to transport a crossbow

    First please no crossbow bashing ...I'm 70 years young with 3 shoulder surgeries and a state issued disabled permit ...now ...here is a great low cost item I've had for years that is not only great at the rifle range for every shape gun you can imagine but also a dandy for sighting in a crossbow...
  16. Brokenbear

    Got to have one!

    My Yamaha Rhino has no cupholder built in ...nor any place to wedge a water bottle ..I am sure some of the upscale UTV/side by side do have ...my compact diesel New Holland tractor has the same problem ..I remember a company called Aladdin made a handy deal called a Bar-Bouy ...it was in a...
  17. Brokenbear

    VOTE or ADVICE on my box blind windows?

    Here is a picture of a tower blind sitting in the middle of our bottoms that are in food plot corn, beans and CP33 quail ground and CRP filterstrip ...and deer crossings out the wazoo ..we are woods hunters ..up close in da face ..so it has not had much hunting or many deer taken by it ...we...
  18. Brokenbear

    What I don't like about ground blinds

    It never fails ...I will light my one Cigar my doctor (who am I kidding the wife ) allows me a day ..and get it really going good and a pesky deer presents it self for consideration ..Now my complaint is there is never a shelf handy in a ground blind when ya need it! :D:D:D:D:D:D Just fun'in...
  19. Brokenbear

    Leaving up Ladder stands

    I put up my ladder stands yesterday ..barely ..plum wore me out ..nice and cool ..like 82 degrees and lower than normal humidity ..but if it had been the the normal temp and humidity I would have only gotten one up (maybe)before I timed out! 70 years old, 3 shoulder surgeries, a missing disc and...
  20. Brokenbear

    Electric Golf Cart charging via SOLAR

    Been playing with an idea of a QUIET electric cart of some sort ..modified golf or purpose built electric cart (likely a modified golf due to $$) ..it cant replace my 4X4 with locking axle Rhino for deep woods deer hauls ..pulling harrows etc But I've no electric at my farm ..so solar would be...
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