Recent content by yukon

Updated image and plan: I planted about an acre with 40+ fruit trees this spring in the now labeled 2ac orchard. I'm leaning towards expanding that 1acre orchard to be the 2 acres shown with clover/rye/chicory and become the destination plot. Parking is now labeled in NE corner of property...

You can never overpay for land! (You just bought it early at future pricing :)

How did you decide where in Montana to consider purchase?

Amazing. Do you keep your persimmon orchard separate from other soft mass? Soft mass from hard?

Nice. How many chestnut trees on the property? Would you prefer more?

Amazing. What’s the distance to blind?

Does your desire to hunt deer outweigh your desire to cut back on the maintenance? I think it could hurt your deer hunting as the herd patterns will change next year and every year the crops are rotated. Is the best bedding nearby enough to the crop that you can predict their bed to food...

Great breakdown! Starting to lean hard this direction. I love the berm idea. Gotta do something with the dirt anyhow! Lots to learn!

Any update gjs4? Planting this spring? I too have about 12 acres of mostly invasives on strip mined "soil" that needs some rehab.

Thanks George! I like the feathering and clover plot idea! I wonder if 2 acres is a bit large if my destination plot is, say 3 acres, in middle of property. Clover does get picked pretty clean though in other areas, though. Need to kill some more doe. I do wonder how many additional deer I...

6 acres. You've described my dilemma to a T. The short drive north of the barn is basically only access and I hate to give up the 6 acres with only 77 total. In any case I can improve my screening on property border as I'll lose my natural corn screen. Maybe I'll split the 6 acres into...

Farmer no longer wants to farm any ag. Does that change anyone's thoughts?

Just discussed this with a site visit with NRCS yesterday! A pheasants forever rep and state forester also gave some feedback. Pheasants forever felt strongly to go all pollinators with screens to create a soft edge of brush/trees. Forester thought hazelnuts and red cedar might be a good...

This discussion certainly gives me some thoughts to consider! I think 2024 season was worse for bumping deer because my destination plot failed so miserably in the central part of the property. So perhaps a better question should be whether I keep two destinations plots? Despite being in a...

If the problem is bumping deer from that access point, you don't want anything in that field that will draw deer. This is because you will still be bumping them. In fact, it may be worse, because the tall corn at least provides some cover. If you go with beans, they will still want to be in...