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[George]

We have tons of fossils and rocks the kids have brought home. This was a cool piece of fossilized coral my daughter found in the food plot on the last trip. I tell my wife I bought her beachfront property, we were just a little late.


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neat, the zoophycos trace fossils in my sandstone date back about 275,000,000, mississippian era.

G

 

[Mennoniteman]

neat, the zoophycos trace fossils in my sandstone date back about 275,000,000, mississippian era.

G

We find these seashell fossils by our cabin all the time, 900' elevation, 175 miles from the closest ocean. But these are only 4000 years old, they were deposited there during Noah's flood.

 

[George]

neat, the zoophycos trace fossils in my sandstone date back about 275,000,000, mississippian era.

G

I was off a few years, mississippian era was 358.9 - 323.2 million years ago. Ben you have mississipian era acrocyathus mississipian fossil coral.

We find these seashell fossils by our cabin all the time, 900' elevation, 175 miles from the closest ocean. But these are only 4000 years old, they were deposited there during Noah's flood.

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Yeap, definitely younger specimens, 4,500 years ago.

G

 

[George]

Thanks. It's pretty cool to learn about what was here before. I know a geologist who sent me a good bit of info on those, and y'all are in complete agreement. He sent this link about the corral: https://www.uky.edu/KGS/fossils/fossil-month-Acrocyathus.php

Also, he sent me a map of my property. It shows where I have 4 different formations on it and different types of fossils can be found in each.

I haven't asked him, but do you know why the web soil survey shows me having acidic soil, but the main formation is from the Mississippian St. Louis Limestone? I would think I would have more neutral to alkaline, but I don't know how that all works either.

It is acidic soil because it is forestland.

Sweet tooth is making me want to pass up a 5 year old buck now that he's starting to grow out that other side. Not sure what he'll do when he gets to be 6 or older. Not sure my kids or myself will want to pass him this year though. It really is a cool rack.

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Looks like a mature deer in background and jap stilt grass in the fore.

G

 

[Mennoniteman]

Sweet tooth is making me want to pass up a 5 year old buck now that he's starting to grow out that other side. Not sure what he'll do when he gets to be 6 or older. Not sure my kids or myself will want to pass him this year though. It really is a cool rack.

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My son and I argue about whether to harvest bucks like this. He says that buck will have a crippled rack next year and breed more bucks like this. I say it got damaged in the early stages of antler growth and will normal next year.

 

[Mennoniteman]

This acidic soil type is in my crop field and old pasture, or do you mean that it was forested historically?

That buck in the background needs some tine length.

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And, that spot there is a mixture of all kinds of bad stuff. It was an old store site or something. I've killed tree of heaven and black locust in that 50 yard area. Still working on it.

Spread more lime

 

[George]

This acidic soil type is in my crop field and old pasture, or do you mean that it was forested historically?

Si.

 

[Native Hunter]

He's a dandy Ben!

 

[weekender21]

Dream buck, good luck!


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