weekender21
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It definitely helps not having other commitments while I’m out there. Now it’s back to the kids, work and school...until next time.
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Kaleo Hills-Property tour
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It definitely helps not having other commitments while I’m out there. Now it’s back to the kids, work and school...until next time.
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weekender21
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Thanks, getting to the point now that I should probably slow down and focus on maintaining the tree planting, plots and roads. At least until I live on the same continent.
By this summer I’ll have 90+ apple, pear, persimmon and chestnut trees planted. An additional 60+ oaks are in the ground but they’re more or less on their own. Add a few miles of access roads and 2.5 acres of plots and I have a lot of work ahead of me!
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We received 20+ inches of snow in early December. That’s pretty significant for our area of the southern Appalachians. I was really looking forward to these pictures.
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Native Hunter
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Love those snow pics!!
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A few more from our big December storm.
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Back in the mountains!
Headed up to my 2018 plot with blind and decoys in tow. Not a peep that first sit but the clover and rye are looking great!
In search of turkeys. Lots of other things to see.
I finally found a hot Tom at 10:15. It’s late afternoon and he’s winning.
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Headed up to my 2018 plot with blind and decoys in tow. Not a peep that first sit but the clover and rye are looking great!
In search of turkeys. Lots of other things to see.
I finally found a hot Tom at 10:15. It’s late afternoon and he’s winning.
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weekender21
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This one was.
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Another busy day. I spent three hours with a NC district biologist. He had great input and also backed up some of my plans.
I started day-lighting my ridge plot. I ended up with a few hung trees but the next storm should resolve that.
I planted 4 trees from NWC, they are really excellent sized trees this year. Three times the size tree and roots compared to trees I purchased from two other nurseries this spring. That makes it a total of 25 soft mast trees planted in 2019. I planted 24 in 2018 and 30-40 in 2017. Hopefully I’m smart enough to not order more trees next year...I have my doubts.
The last picture is a May 2018 droptine crab from NWC. Impressive growth with lots of growing time left this year.
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I started day-lighting my ridge plot. I ended up with a few hung trees but the next storm should resolve that.
I planted 4 trees from NWC, they are really excellent sized trees this year. Three times the size tree and roots compared to trees I purchased from two other nurseries this spring. That makes it a total of 25 soft mast trees planted in 2019. I planted 24 in 2018 and 30-40 in 2017. Hopefully I’m smart enough to not order more trees next year...I have my doubts.
The last picture is a May 2018 droptine crab from NWC. Impressive growth with lots of growing time left this year.
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dogghr
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You do stay busy on your trips to the mountains. Good stuff as usual. Congrats on turkey and great pic and the other you posted elsewhere should be framed. Really good.
To show you how stupid I once was, well maybe still, the first turkey I shot with a bow he took off and I tried to trail him like a hit deer. Luckily the rest of the flock hung around squaking about 50 yds away and he laid there dead. I just thot every hit animal bled enough to follow. Now I just miss them and don't have worry of following them. Congrats.
To show you how stupid I once was, well maybe still, the first turkey I shot with a bow he took off and I tried to trail him like a hit deer. Luckily the rest of the flock hung around squaking about 50 yds away and he laid there dead. I just thot every hit animal bled enough to follow. Now I just miss them and don't have worry of following them. Congrats.
weekender21
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I finished planting in a down poor today. I broadcast 10 pounds of BW on my little 1/4 acre ridge plot earlier in the day so I was smiling the whole time. Hard to see the rain in this picture but it had started to come down pretty good and picked up from there.
I got started daylighting my ridge plot on this trip. It isn't finished but I was able to get through two tanks. I'm pleased with the progress, that should be a great little plot. I had to drop a few small poplar into the plot based on the direction they were leaning. I’ll clean them up later, not hurting anything at the moment.
I got started daylighting my ridge plot on this trip. It isn't finished but I was able to get through two tanks. I'm pleased with the progress, that should be a great little plot. I had to drop a few small poplar into the plot based on the direction they were leaning. I’ll clean them up later, not hurting anything at the moment.
weekender21
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Headed home tonight, it’s always hard leaving. I cleaned up the ridge plot today. I need to drop a few more trees but it’s coming right along. Another good afternoon of thunderstorms so hopefully my BW fills in the bare spots nicely.
Found a few more mountain treasures today.
Got a good list knocked out this week:
9 apples planted
Installed a gate
Posted the new 13
Put out 4 mineral stations (200 pounds total)
Started daylighting my ridge plot
Put 10 lbs of BW on ridge plot
Spent a half day with a state biologist
Just over two days chasing turkeys
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Found a few more mountain treasures today.
Got a good list knocked out this week:
9 apples planted
Installed a gate
Posted the new 13
Put out 4 mineral stations (200 pounds total)
Started daylighting my ridge plot
Put 10 lbs of BW on ridge plot
Spent a half day with a state biologist
Just over two days chasing turkeys
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weekender21
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Back in the mountains last week. The wife and kids joined me on this trip, great week in the NC high country. All Eastern box turtles were released.
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I had a long list of work to accomplish and didn’t get to everything.
I did:
Broadcast 137 pounds of BW. Germination 72 hours later.
Put my new Stihl trimmer to work. Cut about an acre of saplings and blackberries in a new food plot. Yes I located some poison ivy. I’ll try to remember long sleeves next trip.
Bought a chainsaw (Stihl MS 180) and along with my cousin continued the daylighting project on our small ridge plot. We removed poplars and a few small cherry trees for several hours. Daylighting this plot turned out to be more work than I originally thought over the past two trips. However, the BW, WR and MRC are doing great, there may have been sufficient sun hitting this spot already. I'm planning not to spray this plot in September, I'll broadcast my fall seeds and call it good.
Added 200 pounds total (~50 pounds at each location) of mineral to four different locations.
Reclaimed my apple and chestnut trees...again. The young forest grows fast!
Drilled a few trees for archery season. Treehopper hand drill and bolts. Notice the bolt (horizontal line on maple in the foreground) and large white oak in the background. Beyond the white oak is a thicket of young forest that leads to a new (March 2019) food plot approximately .8 acres.
And did a little goofing off and exploring.
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I did:
Broadcast 137 pounds of BW. Germination 72 hours later.
Put my new Stihl trimmer to work. Cut about an acre of saplings and blackberries in a new food plot. Yes I located some poison ivy. I’ll try to remember long sleeves next trip.
Bought a chainsaw (Stihl MS 180) and along with my cousin continued the daylighting project on our small ridge plot. We removed poplars and a few small cherry trees for several hours. Daylighting this plot turned out to be more work than I originally thought over the past two trips. However, the BW, WR and MRC are doing great, there may have been sufficient sun hitting this spot already. I'm planning not to spray this plot in September, I'll broadcast my fall seeds and call it good.
Added 200 pounds total (~50 pounds at each location) of mineral to four different locations.
Reclaimed my apple and chestnut trees...again. The young forest grows fast!
Drilled a few trees for archery season. Treehopper hand drill and bolts. Notice the bolt (horizontal line on maple in the foreground) and large white oak in the background. Beyond the white oak is a thicket of young forest that leads to a new (March 2019) food plot approximately .8 acres.
And did a little goofing off and exploring.
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weekender21
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Trail cam pictures:
Early summer antlers.
Fawns.
Flying deer.
Cool WR growth sequence, it really bolted in 21 days.
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Early summer antlers.
Fawns.
Flying deer.
Cool WR growth sequence, it really bolted in 21 days.
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Catkins on a few chestnut trees. These were 7 gallon Dunstans plated October 2017.
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This little guy showed up 6 hours after I was standing in the same spot with our County forest ranger. Only bear picture from this card pull. I must smell sweet.
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