Bowhunter's upstate New York property tour

[Elkaddict]

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.

 

[Bowhunter]

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.

 

[farmhunter]

wish I could find that set of discs near me - great job on the layout.

 

[Bowhunter]

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.

 

[Bowhunter]

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.

 

[Elkaddict]

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.

 

[Bowhunter]

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.

 

[Mennoniteman]

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.

 

[farmhunter]

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.

 

[Buckly]

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.

 

[Bowhunter]

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.

 

[Bowhunter]

Here is the video from my hunt yesterday.

 

[Mennoniteman]

Here is the video from my hunt yesterday.

Nice video. Were you waiting until he turns away to draw?

 

[Bowhunter]

Nice video. Were you waiting until he turns away to draw?

No, I drew back when he was in front of the decoy and turned back to the right. I was holding for probably 30 seconds or so is all before releasing the arrow.

 

[Bowhunter]

New Tractor smell, and fresh cut clover.....don’t get any better than that.

 

[farmhunter]

great looking tractor - will be a workhorse. Its been a perfect year for clovers - the rain tonight should help make it pop again!

 

[Bowhunter]

Haven’t had much time to do anything this summer really with life keeping me busy but I did get a few free minutes to mow a power line that I’m going to turn into a fall food plot the end of this month. This is on the 20 acre piece that I bought earlier this year.

 

[farmhunter]

nice looking spot - looks shady - you thinking cereal grain/clover?

 

[Bowhunter]

nice looking spot - looks shady - you thinking cereal grain/clover?

Yes it is quite shady but the power line runs east to west so it should get a decent amount of sunlight.

I’ll be doing a cereal grain mix aka LC mix, yes.

Gonna put the new rototiller I just got to the test.

 

[Buckly]

Don’t get it dirty. Lol