House and Habitat build thread:

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Alright,between 40 and 50 which was good considering thats average and I had several acres flooded out early

Sounds like a good average to me. I've seen plenty of ground that didn't produce that well.

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The 2 inches of rain on the seed I put out last week was much needed! I'm hopeful to get some regular rains during the summer.

Some notes for future reference:
As of now I'm seeing lots of deer feeding in native pasture and have been the entire spring. The awnless wheat was used heavily as it ripened. Chicory saw lots of use when it bolted. Clover has been seeing some use lately too, but it hasn't seen heavy use. Mineral lick is seeing heavy use right now too.

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I strongly suspect these are the same bucks:

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[lakngolf]

Wow that is a bruiser!!

 

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Gave the matched set of sheds to my brother in law (it was his first find so I figured he would like to have the match. I told him they sell plastic skulls to bolt sheds to, he seemed excited.). They left for their new home in Virginia yesterday. I hope to find some fishing when we eventually go visit them.

Went thistle hunting. I cut the flowers off and spray with 2-4d. Numbers and patches seem to be getting smaller every yr.

Took a detour from my thistle killing spree and found the the first chanterelles of the yr.

My throw-n-mow sunflowers are showing signs of life. It's been hot and dry recently. They will need a couple of timely rains but for now the thatch is doing its job and keeping things moist under it. The ground with no thatch is crusty dry already.

Lots of deer beds on the hillsides. No cover other than grass, which reflects what I'm observing. Little forest use but lots of native forb grazing.

This is the latest arrow head I've found. It's just the point but it obvious it has been worked on both sides. I took one of these black one's to a fossil guy. He said since we don't have black chert/flint locally that the Indians probably traded Osage bows for them. He said our Osage bows were considered the best and other tribes would travel a long ways to trade for them. Very cool history to me.

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[OkieKubota]

Deer bedding in the open areas during the hot months is a combination of trying to escape the horse flys and other biters and also to get some air flow. As cooler months approach the heavier woods become much more preferred when the biting flys decrease. I have been observing deer bedding in our standing dead rye grain these past couple weeks...

 

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Deer bedding in the open areas during the hot months is a combination of trying to escape the horse flys and other biters and also to get some air flow. As cooler months approach the heavier woods become much more preferred when the biting flys decrease. I have been observing deer bedding in our standing dead rye grain these past couple weeks...

I don't blame them! Those damn flies bug the heck out of me. I spend very little time in the woods this time of yr too.

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[SURGICAL GRADE]

Gave the matched set of sheds to my brother in law (it was his first find so I figured he would like to have the match. I told him they sell plastic skulls to bolt sheds to, he seemed excited.). They left for their new home in Virginia yesterday. I hope to find some fishing when we eventually go visit them.

Went thistle hunting. I cut the flowers off and spray with 2-4d. Numbers and patches seem to be getting smaller every yr.

Took a detour from my thistle killing spree and found the the first chanterelles of the yr.

My throw-n-mow sunflowers are showing signs of life. It's been hot and dry recently. They will need a couple of timely rains but for now the thatch is doing its job and keeping things moist under it. The ground with no thatch is crusty dry already.

Lots of deer beds on the hillsides. No cover other than grass, which reflects what I'm observing. Little forest use but lots of native forb grazing.

This is the latest arrow head I've found. It's just the point but it obvious it has been worked on both sides. I took one of these black one's to a fossil guy. He said since we don't have black chert/flint locally that the Indians probably traded Osage bows for them. He said our Osage bows were considered the best and other tribes would travel a long ways to trade for them. Very cool history to me.

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I'm always fascinated by the arrowheads

 

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Golden Hornet trying to produce the first yr of planting.
Tiger tooth jujube in full bloom. I really hope this one produces well this yr!
Lots of deer sightings this evening:

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Chicken hunting with the longbow. Going to make an archer out of him yet.

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[OkieKubota]

Twist that string up to increase brace height...it looks like a real forearm killer at that low of brace height...

Great update!

 

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Twist that string up to increase brace height...it looks like a real forearm killer at that low of brace height...

Great update!

Lol. Hadn't even thought of changing the brace height. I'll do that. Thanks!

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[letemgrow]

That is one beautiful stream you have there!!! Love all those rocks.


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[j-bird]

hunting chickens....well, that's a new one to me. I guess if he connects it answers the question, "what's for dinner?" I have been finding more grass beds as well. I agree I think the deer are trying to avoid the flies and the like. Looks like your buck options are filling out nicely for you as well.

 

[catscratch]

That is one beautiful stream you have there!!! Love all those rocks.


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Thanks. It's an awesome place to play, or just relax with a pole in hand and listen to the water run.

 

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hunting chickens....well, that's a new one to me. I guess if he connects it answers the question, "what's for dinner?" I have been finding more grass beds as well. I agree I think the deer are trying to avoid the flies and the like. Looks like your buck options are filling out nicely for you as well.

Chickens are what I started on with an old re-curve. Dad said "shoot that chicken". So I lobbed one 50yds and pined it to the ground (it squaked like crazy!). We ate it for dinner and I've been hooked on shooting stuff with bow's ever since. You never know what is going to be significant to a kid. Might as well expose them to as much as possible.

 

[Turkey Creek]

Looks like your bucks already have some pretty good growth. Maybe I will get my cameras out next week.

 

[j-bird]

Chickens are what I started on with an old re-curve. Dad said "shoot that chicken". So I lobbed one 50yds and pined it to the ground (it squaked like crazy!). We ate it for dinner and I've been hooked on shooting stuff with bow's ever since. You never know what is going to be significant to a kid. Might as well expose them to as much as possible.

So are those "free range" chickens or are you running some sort of "high fence" operation there???? Is baiting legal????

 

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So are those "free range" chickens or are you running some sort of "high fence" operation there???? Is baiting legal????

100% free range, no high fences. You can bait them but the mature roosters figure it out and avoid the piles. You are better off doing preseason scouting and finding a pattern before your first hunt.

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[j-bird]

100% free range, no high fences. You can bait them but the mature roosters figure it out and avoid the piles. You are better off doing preseason scouting and finding a pattern before your first hunt.

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There is a comment waiting to be said about the size of the "male chickens" running around...but I won't!

Since they have become wise to baiting have you found calling to be effective...."here chick, chick, chick, chick"