SC Kansas

[buckdeer1]

Did have afight with army worms but one spraying took care of that

 

[buckdeer1]

Wife and both daughters harvested mature bucks during ML season,I couldn't get the #1 pick I was chasing during archery and have never seen him other than on camera but went from 1 pic last year to hundreds this year.I did get on one that seemed to really want to put the hurting on my fruit trees so I changed his mind and he had put on some good mass from last year.

 

[buckdeer1]

I started hanging a couple rope scrapes a couple weeks ago and it seems they can't resist at least checking them out,Well now can't down load so will try back later

 

[THE LLC]

What kind of apples and pears have you planted. Looking to plant a few on an 80 ac tract I bought in north central Kansas (Washington County).

 

[Kurt]

Read the whole thread today. Amazing amount of habitat work there and some great bucks using the place.

In addition to THE LLC question on kinds of apples and pears, do those a lot of maintenance or can a guy plant, water and not worry much with them?

 

[buckdeer1]

I really like asian pears,I would have to look at my tree tags but I make sure my Pears are fire blight resistant and my apples are cedar apple rust resistant.Kieffer pear is about always good and I do have some persimmon also,kind of strange but my wild ones produced at an earlier age than my grafted females that are alot bigger but not producing.Pears are less maintenance and all I do is some pruning.I tube oaks but cage fruit trees and chestnuts.Don't protect cedars and any shrub such as the chickisaw plum,fragrant sumac etc.

 

[buckdeer1]

 

[buckdeer1]

That last pic and this one are of the fruit tree buck I killed

 

[buckdeer1]

I will see if these pics will load,well nothing seems to be loading again

 

[THE LLC]

That’s a nice buck. You found any apple varieties that are CAR resistant? Because I have a TON of cedars.

 

[buckdeer1]

I just googled the cedar apple resistant apples and started shopping.I bought some at big box stores even though you can't be sure what they really are or what root stock.I buy now from Native Nursery,Turkey Creek,Chestnut hills and a few others

 

[buckdeer1]

I can't get any pics to upload tonight.I am starting to see a few shed so it will be a bunch of walking over the next couple weeks

 

[THE LLC]

Thanks.

 

[buckdeer1]

I will try one more time,heres a buck that got wrapped up in some hot wire,hopefully it comes off when he sheds

 

[buckdeer1]

Heres a pic of my swamp that on a good year is great duck hunting

 

[THE LLC]

Guess it’s all thawed out after this week?

 

[buckdeer1]

yep have been trapping beavers this week,not much luck but alot easier than when frozen last week when I took picture

 

[KSQ2]

We battle beavers constantly. Our local game warden said if they were destroying timber, we could do whatever it takes to get rid of them. I’ve had the best luck just shooting them.

 

[Native Hunter]

We battle beavers constantly. Our local game warden said if they were destroying timber, we could do whatever it takes to get rid of them. I’ve had the best luck just shooting them.

When I was young, there were no beavers around. Now they are everywhere. Otters have made a big comeback as well. There is a place I go turkey hunting near a creek, and you will almost always see one or more otters when setting there.

 

[buckdeer1]

They say we have a few otters around here but I haven't seen but one I think.