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Half the fun of owning your own property is experimenting with different food plot seed combinations. 99.5% of my property floods at one or more times most years from either flash floods of the small river I border or from the Mississippi River backing up onto me(3 times last year). Alsike...

I have the 72” model sold by Kunz Engineering that has the 3 pt. Hitch option installed on it. I can pull it with my ATV or use the 3 pt hitch on my tractor. Not as effective as double gang cultipackers but I like the flexibility of being able to transport it from one plot to the other. Got...

Previously, I would do two complete girdles around larger hard to kill species and spray with Triclopyr/oil. Very effective at kill but was time consuming and I'd almost get dizzy walking around trees all morning. This winter I changed up and have gone to using my small chain saw to make a...

Sorry to hear of the loss of your dog. Twenty years with one dog is a blessing! I buried Gilly the Lab in my avatar pic under a willow on my buddy's property where she retrieved her last duck. They leave you with so many memories of the outdoors. I'm now making some new ones with my new...

I seeded with my Earthway this past week and experienced similar issues with filling it. I had brought a large Rubbermaid plastic container that had some plastic bags of seed that had busted during shipment. I put the seeder in the Rubbermaid tub when filling and it would capture any...

I've seen triplets a number of times. Not that uncommon in balanced deer herds according to QDMA. https://www.qdma.com/common-triplet-fawns/

G, I really appreciate your sharing of your hunt.

As I get older, words I try to think every day is that "Every time I get in a hurry, bad things happen or I get hurt!"

I've become a fan of the X-Stand ladder stands. I like them for the safety feature of being able to secure them to the tree before climbing to attach main strap. Very comfortable and quiet. If looking at single man stand, buy the 20' Duke over the 17' Onyx. The Onyx has very little...

I purchased my Cave-in-rock switchgrass from Osenbaughs prairie seed farms and frost seeded it last year. I was very happy with the germination the first year. I'm planting in a bottomland situation as a screen and bedding area for a nearby food plot. The area I planted it in was dominated by...

I'm thoroughly enjoying their podcasts and appreciate that they emphasize timber and old field management and diversity in their food plotting. Also As a less than average turkey hunter, I found their recording on turkey hunting where they explain what calls they use and when to be...

I found a new podcast that may be of interest to others related to habitat management. FYI, I have no association with either of the the podcast authors. I recognized them as previous participants in the the Growing Deer videos. https://www.landandlegacy.tv/

J-bird, I would encourage you to host a tour. I attended two last year for the first time. The first was at Andy's property last Spring where I remember you being there. I got the most from that one as I took away a number of ideas from Jim and Andy's comments. The second I attended was...

Triple C described the x stand well. They use 3 ratchet straps which contributes to a solid set.

I've been sceptical as well but mostly couldn't get myself to spend that much money on a unit. I heard the recent 9Fingers podcast but what sold me was John Dudleys most recent Nock On podcast. Then there was an article in the recent Bowhunter mag by Mike Carney. I carry dogs in my truck so...

I have over a dozen ladders, most of them the cheap $50 15 footers. Not comfortable especially the small foot platforms. Biggest plus is they are lightweight and easy to put up. Like Triple C, I just bought two of the X-Stands, the Onyx(17') and the Duke(20'). I like the locking jaw...

Losing your very special dog companion is never easy. I lost Gilly who is the dog pictured in my avatar in May 2015. She was the fifth Lab I have had the privilege of having in my life. All of them so very special! In December 2015, "Lucy" arrived in our home. My wife describes her now as...

Started bow hunting in '73 with a Bear Kodiak Magnum recurve. Sold it to a co-worker for $50. Wish I still had it. Went to a Browning compound followed by an Oneida Screaming Eagle which I loved. Replaced that with a Mathews Legacy that I liked but not as much as the Hoyt Katera XL that I...

Very interested in this thread as I'm interested in new ways to safely put up and take down ladder stands by myself. Jus purchased two of the X-Stand ladder stands that have a jaw and cable system that are supposed to lock onto tree before climbing to put on final strap. Have not put up yet.

Slick trick mags 100 gr. for a long time. Used to order directly from company before BP and Cabelas started selling them.