Working at the Farm - Took a few I-Phone Pics
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Native Hunter
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Thanks. The bobcats have easy hunting around the plots this year. I can't believe how many rabbits we have here right now.
There is one buck better than those that lurks the east side of the place late at night but so far he hasn't decided to join in all the fun and games with the others. With all my resident does, I'm hoping that changes in a few weeks.
Native Hunter
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You weren't hunting, you were just enjoying the morning.Great pics as usual. Your T&M brassica did better than mine, deer have browsed them after they hit a foot faster than they can grow. I'm beginning to think about dropping them next year as a plot.
Yes, soaking in the morning sun and natural wonders!!
That plot in the picture is about 300 yards from bedding. They haven't hit it hard yet. But the three smaller plots I have near bedding have been eaten alive. You can't hardly find a brassica left in those. In fact, my wheat is having a hard time there too. I've already overseeded those twice, but they don't seem to have a chance.....
Native Hunter
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There are two plants in that picture with yellow flowers.
The clump just right of center is goldenrod - either Canada or Missouri. We have both here. By the short height, I would say probably Missouri.
The other yellow plant is Partridge Pea. It was part of my NWSG planting. The cultivar that I planted gets 6 feet tall at places and I really like it as a component of the grass fields. It provides cover, and I have seen some browsing by deer. But the best tenet of that plant is that its extraordinary for quail. They relish the tiny little seed that it produces.
Yes, it was the partridge pea flowers I was asking about. I didn't recognize the distinctive leaf form until you identified it. What I have is definitely not PP, but a columnar flower with multiple blooms on a single central stalk.
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Native Hunter
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Yes, it was the partridge pea flowers I was asking about. I didn't recognize the distinctive leaf form until you identified it. What I have is definitely not PP, but a columnar flower with multiple blooms on a single central stalk.
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Yes, your plant is Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis).
Native Hunter
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LOL Lak. I think the person in charge of the flowers is doing a better job than the person in charge of that barn roof....
Native Hunter
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Looks like I have at least one LIBERATED WOMAN.
Plots are doing well despite 16 days now without rain. So glad I planted early when the rains were good. No more forecasted for 10 days, but we should be set now with plots.
A few more miscellaneous pictures from this week.
I can't keep from picking up more. I'm trying freezing some. Will let you know how that works.
This is the farm south of me. The guy who rolled the hay said he saw a huge yote. I've made a couple of sits lately and haven't been able to connect.
Small secluded plot the other evening.
That's all folks. Hoping the weather change that is coming gets more deer moving in.
Plots are doing well despite 16 days now without rain. So glad I planted early when the rains were good. No more forecasted for 10 days, but we should be set now with plots.
A few more miscellaneous pictures from this week.
I can't keep from picking up more. I'm trying freezing some. Will let you know how that works.
This is the farm south of me. The guy who rolled the hay said he saw a huge yote. I've made a couple of sits lately and haven't been able to connect.
Small secluded plot the other evening.
That's all folks. Hoping the weather change that is coming gets more deer moving in.
Merle Hawggard
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Good looking bucks NH, plots too!
Wish I had our fall plots out early. Mine are all still in bags waiting on a bit more favorable weather forcast.
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Wish I had our fall plots out early. Mine are all still in bags waiting on a bit more favorable weather forcast.
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Native Hunter
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Merle, I hope you eventually get the weather to plant your seed.
If I had waited, we would be in trouble now. At the little plots near bedding have been eaten close to the ground, and I have tied to go back and overseed with wheat. It hasn't done much in the current dry weather. The plot shown above should be good regardless of what happens. It is set in good and big enough to stand a lot of browsing.
Native Hunter
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Chestnut Update - As of October 1:
This is what it looks like where a deer eats a chestnut.
This is an example of a tree about 1/2 way finished.
Here are the two trees that don't appear to be close to dropping yet:
- Several tree have been finished for many days.
- A few trees just beginning to drop.
- Several trees half way finished
- Two trees that have not opened a single burr or dropped a nut yet.
This is what it looks like where a deer eats a chestnut.
This is an example of a tree about 1/2 way finished.
Here are the two trees that don't appear to be close to dropping yet:
Triple C
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X2!!! Goodstuff as always Native. Looking forward to the day I have a chestnut bur on one of my trees.
Those plots look great! 47 days with less than 3/10's of rain that fell all at once means our plots are non-existent...looks like some good prospects for when you begin to hunt...
Native Hunter
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Thanks TC. I'm trying to determine the range of drop times on my place with the trees that I have. I've never paid much attention before, but would just like to know. I can now say my earliest trees start dropping about mid September. I'm starting to think I might still have some still dropping close to the beginning of November, but we will see how it comes out.
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Native Hunter
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Thanks Johnny. I hope that changes for you soon. We have become thirsty for rain here now, but the good start that my plots got was the key this year.
More deer are moving in all the time now. During the year we probably had about 14 different ones, but I counted 20 the other afternoon. I don't think the very oldest bucks have started to range out much yet, and I'm hoping some more will be coming in when the heat breaks. We are still showing highs in the 80s for several more days. I don't think my does are going anywhere - they have it too easy here, so hopefully more boys will be after them.
