Double A Farm NE Ohio

I took a 12 day motorcycle ride to visit some friends in Arkansas and Texas but here’s what was going on before I left.

My local big box store had a bunch of trees marked way down so I picked up a couple more apples, a couple Shumard oaks and a half dozen white pines.

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The giant miscanthus is taking off.

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I hung two new sets in the thicket at the north end of my farm. I’ve never attempted to hunt in here but pictures of regular deer movement back here over the years tells me I should be. The bedding is close to these but it’s so thick the deer won’t see or hear me if I’m careful. I plan on using these stands as a last resort if I can’t get in done early in any of the other corridors.

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I’m pretty excited to have multiple mature bucks hanging around this early. These are from the first week of June. They usually don’t start showing up until the end of August. I guess my work at providing for their year round needs is steadily improving. Here’s two of the better ones:

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Everything's looking good weasel! New setups appear to be overlooking some thick cover and should provide some good opportunities if you can get in undetected.
 
Best corn ever at my place thanks to all the guidance from my friend. Got it sprayed today, I’ll spread some urea during the next rain event. Can’t wait to see how the deer utilize the cover and food it will provide.

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Got a few older trees cleaned up and a few that were planted this year caged, screened and weed blocked.

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Looking good Weasel. I would say in a few weeks that screen will be doing it's job very well. I bet the corn will be a hot spot for deer. Be sure to post up some more pictures later on of it.
 
I am really pleased with how everything was looking when I went up to spread urea before family vacation a week and a half ago.
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Corn is doing great in my front field, urea should really help it finish strong
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Can’t say enough about the RR alfalfa, probably the fastest I ever saw the deer take to a new plant on my place. Urea will boost it to the next level
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Egyptian wheat (left) and hybrid sorghum will provide a super screen this fall, looking forward to seeing how high this application of urea will take it
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Beans are a little slow this year but the weed competition is gone and they should be fine by hunting season
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I’m thinking the ladies are liking the improvements I’ve made to the habitat
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Still some growing time left for this guy, I’ll be keeping an eye on him
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Not sure if another doe is out of frame but if these are triplets, it’s the first set I’ve ever seen at my place
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Looks like a great ride my friend. And u had some rain a s we did this year. Always great to escape on 2 wheels for a day or month.
Sometime when u want an overniter let me know and I’ll give u a few loops to make in wv on some knee dragging highways w hardly any traffic. But u can’t tell anyone. Have a good weekend. Thanks for the pics.


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Thanks dogghr. It was a pretty epic ride. Only down side was catching that heat wave through Texas & Mexico then it followed me all the way home. But, that’s the trade off for being married to a teacher and having the time to do it over the summer. I stopped in Arkansas and caught up with a friend I have not seen in 10 years and also in Texas and spent a few days with a good buddy from PA who moved there for work a few years ago.

Living in SW PA allows me to enjoy lots of amazing rides through WV. I’d love to hear yours and see if they are any I have done before.
 
Great pictures Weasel. Looks like you covered a lot of ground and saw a lot of sights. Everything on your farm is looking good too.
 
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