Bowhunter's upstate New York property tour

What are your plans for the stumps? Taken a soil sample yet? Our woods converted plots had ph in the 4s. We’ve had to spread a ridiculous amount of lime the last four years.... Hope you are in better shape.
 
What are your plans for the stumps? Taken a soil sample yet? Our woods converted plots had ph in the 4s. We’ve had to spread a ridiculous amount of lime the last four years.... Hope you are in better shape.

I leave my stumps a little higher so they’re easier to push out with the dozer. I’ve found that doing it this way you don’t loose as much of the topsoil as you would as if the stumps had to be dug out. Then I’ll be pushing them into the center of the plot and burned with the rest of the trees that aren’t worth anything.

I haven’t done a soil sample yet but it’s probably like all the other samples which was very acidic. Most of my other new plots were somewhere around 4.5 - 5.0. Gonna be a lot of lime spreading in my future I’d imagine.
 
wish I could find that set of discs near me - great job on the layout.
The set of discs have been very good for us. When we first got them we had an old Alis Chalmers WD that would barely pull them when in deep soil. Now that we have the John Deere 2510 its not an issue at all. Would like to add some weight to the disc though as I feel it would greatly benefit when the soil is harder in the late summer.
 
Managed to get a bird down this morning on our last day of the season. Not the biggest bird I’d ever got, but not the smallest either. 17.5 lbs, 9.5” beard, and 7/8” spurs.

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Well done. Were they still responding to a call? Birds on our place went quiet a week ago. I believe the hens are already on the nests.
 
Well done. Were they still responding to a call? Birds on our place went quiet a week ago. I believe the hens are already on the nests.
Yes they were. I heard two other birds gobbling down over the hill from me about 500 yards away or so.
 
Well done. Were they still responding to a call? Birds on our place went quiet a week ago. I believe the hens are already on the nests.
I'm not sure why, but very consistently our PA birds go quiet during the middle of May, but by the last day (yesterday) they are often gobbling again.
 
Nice job! Congratulations - way to finish off a seaon - I always remember those last day hunts for any game best I think.
He's a great trophy - got to love that beard length and full fan - for me he'd be as good as any other of his age.
 
Nice job. I always wait until late in the season. Most people are long burnt out by then and I’ve found I have things mostly to myself. Lots of green cover too. And it’s not freezing. Lol. Turkey lose weight during breeding phase just like a buck does in the rut. That turkey would probably be well over 20 pounds in April.
 
Nice job. I always wait until late in the season. Most people are long burnt out by then and I’ve found I have things mostly to myself. Lots of green cover too. And it’s not freezing. Lol. Turkey lose weight during breeding phase just like a buck does in the rut. That turkey would probably be well over 20 pounds in April.
No doubt.

I've heard that a tom will loose 20%-25% of his body weight chasing the ladies around in the spring, and I believe it.
 
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