Native Hunter
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Today in my yard - Left to Right:
European Hazelnut
Forsythia
Highbush Cranberry
Elderberry
Lilac
European Hazelnut
Forsythia
Highbush Cranberry
Elderberry
Lilac
Stone Branch, build it, they will come.
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Chipdasqrrl
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Looks like there’s a lot of fun to be had. I’m excited to see progress pictures, especially the stump regrowth food plots you speak of
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Mennoniteman
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Of course. Dogwood is the easy one to identify, you can tell the tree by it's bark.
George
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Today in my yard - Left to Right:
European Hazelnut
Forsythia
Highbush Cranberry
Elderberry
Lilac
Oh my those buds are moving right along. I'm not ready for the jungle yet. Thanks.
I'm organizing starting today for a big camping trip I'm pretty excited too.
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George
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I have returned from the tranquil, glorious, solitudes of wild Kentucky and what was the most joyous 10 day camping trip of my lifetime.
I was able to get the power turned on without a health department approval of the septic system. However there is a tank and system of some sort in place, it used to service the needs of 4 people living there. There is also a real drilled well. The new living space plan is a resurrection and addition to the chestnut log cabin where it now sits. The shop is going up soon up the hill a bit.
One morning we walked up the hill across the drive from the cabin and I had to marvel at the diversity of species in one little patch of woods; red oak, white oak, chestnut oak, cherry, beech, sycamore, maple, hemlock, white pine, hickory, tulip poplar, laurel and those are just the plants that I could remember and recognize.
Up top it is just another 200 yard hike up to a choice hunting spot.
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I was able to get the power turned on without a health department approval of the septic system. However there is a tank and system of some sort in place, it used to service the needs of 4 people living there. There is also a real drilled well. The new living space plan is a resurrection and addition to the chestnut log cabin where it now sits. The shop is going up soon up the hill a bit.
One morning we walked up the hill across the drive from the cabin and I had to marvel at the diversity of species in one little patch of woods; red oak, white oak, chestnut oak, cherry, beech, sycamore, maple, hemlock, white pine, hickory, tulip poplar, laurel and those are just the plants that I could remember and recognize.
Up top it is just another 200 yard hike up to a choice hunting spot.
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George
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After two or three days I was able to get started with the saw and after I did so I was glad to remember to stop and get a few before pictures. This area is the estimated two acre central cut in the previous google earth image.
It now looks something more like this.
No fire, red maples are hinged and the tulip poplars are the crop tree and neither are fire species. Some nicer red maples were left standing and the larger uglies or unwanted where hacked and squirted. With the sap flowing I may have to go back and hack in the summer time. I still have about half of the lower end to do.
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It now looks something more like this.
No fire, red maples are hinged and the tulip poplars are the crop tree and neither are fire species. Some nicer red maples were left standing and the larger uglies or unwanted where hacked and squirted. With the sap flowing I may have to go back and hack in the summer time. I still have about half of the lower end to do.
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George
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The adjacent planned cut area to the south along my southern ridge property line that was an opening back in 1995 looked like this an area of predominantly standing dead ash regrowth. The ridge line itself will be another choice hunting spot I did see a couple of scrapes. On the 700 acre farm that borders me here the people don't much allow or hunt deer.
I cleaned up and moved out some oak fire wood, scratched out a perimeter fire break, and ra ked out some cherries, tulip poplar, dogwood, and oaks. I then flicked my Bic about 200 times.
It is now an area of maybe an acre or so with 100lbs of pelletized lime, 50lbs 6-24-24, 50lbs wheat, 5lbs of two varieties of ladino, 3lbs medium red sprinkled. If something grows I will spread some more fert and lime, hack the daylights out of a lot of trees that break leaf, and address any grass issues in subsequent years.
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I cleaned up and moved out some oak fire wood, scratched out a perimeter fire break, and ra ked out some cherries, tulip poplar, dogwood, and oaks. I then flicked my Bic about 200 times.
It is now an area of maybe an acre or so with 100lbs of pelletized lime, 50lbs 6-24-24, 50lbs wheat, 5lbs of two varieties of ladino, 3lbs medium red sprinkled. If something grows I will spread some more fert and lime, hack the daylights out of a lot of trees that break leaf, and address any grass issues in subsequent years.
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George
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The day before the saw started I put some corn and mineral left over from Iowa right there where I started at the convergence of two logging trails.
Tank eats $100 a month of Taste of the Wild salmon, elk, and bison burgers, just saying. I did have a nice family who were also frequent visitors.
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Tank eats $100 a month of Taste of the Wild salmon, elk, and bison burgers, just saying. I did have a nice family who were also frequent visitors.
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Chainsaw
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Great update Geo and nice size family; groups of four to six is just right. It is very exciting to hear about the wonders of your new property. The camping trip of a lifetime is indeed a very special event. The tree diversity is very impressive, very necessary and something you don't have to work on; that is such a huge plus which I'm sure factored in your decision to purchase. Stay safe and keep the updates coming, we all enjoy hearing about the new property.
Native Hunter
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Awesome work G. You and I have been doing the same things, but I didn't get a pony out of the deal!
Mennoniteman
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How lucky can you get? A 700 acre neighbor that doesn't allow hunting! That's a great deer reservoir/bedding area/trophy growing area.
George
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Thank you very much Dave. You have complemented me more than once already in saying that I make my own luck well pinch me because I maybe living in a fairy world here.
Thanks Doug, I was ready to light up the day before but the humidity was already too high by the time I was ready. I have cell service on top so I called my neighbor Adam for his opinion. He said that nobody ever burns around here in the woods but doubtful that anyone would see the smoke any how. I told him if someone does show up to tell them it is just a controlled burn.
Thanks TC it just seems to be the right thing to do.
thanks Steve.
Like I said Mennoniteman, this maybe a fairy tale world. Clockwise from the south eastern 700 acre non hunting farm, south western 355 acre non deer hunting farm, western edge lease 900 acre 5 guys hunt two weeks in November, northern line 160 acre lease my good neighbor Adam hunts with his family in one spot 200 yards from my line, eastern end one guy owns and hunts 100 acres mostly across the hollow.
And yes about the horse meat, Adam's Father is the Pastor and will talk to the Lady who doesn't own the pony but does own the 700 acres where the pony needs to be confined to.
When considering buying the property and consulting with Native access was a major concern. Well the road had a bad wash out above Adam's house and we hooked my trailer up to Adam's truck to get me up to my house. Adam was waiting on my return before calling the magistrate. The very next day they were on it but still needed to return with big rock for the eddy washouts around the culverts.
After another big rain the road was washing out again where they failed to remove a little plug the first time.
They were back all over it again on Friday. Someone needs to pinch me.
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deer patch
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Man you got a great neighbor and county road agency. I hope you never wake up from that dream, cause if you do your not going to like it. As far as the deer hunting goes, if you can get in and out without alerting the deer you have found a gold mine.
George
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Hey deer patch, I do have a solid plan for stealth too.
We actually were able to get the tires to hold air and the trailer has been returned to the owner John David who, believe it or not, was elated to have his trailer back after he woke up a couple of days later and someone else pointed out to him that it was sitting in the yard next to his trailer.
Another reoccurring theme, gps units are telling people that there is still a road here, and again, Adam is already after the county to post up some no outlet signs at the hollow entrance.
This camera really couldn't stand out more than it does, maybe if I sprayed it hunter orange. Keep in mind that every body knows that the property closed back in the first week of January.
The blue Chevy is John David the cousin of the Ladies who sold me the property and who lived here until December 2017. By this time of day John David about has his 30 pack of Busch Lites consumed. I know of specific items that have been removed since the closing.
This is another cousin and supposedly he and John David were coming up to meet me.
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George
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Thanks rlb, I would hate to have to shoot a piebold and my cabin just won't be big enough for a full body mount.
I explored the ridge top area that I plan to use as a separator of the food plot area that I worked and my new access and I found the outcrop part of the Caneyville outcrop silt. I have been told that the area grows a good patch of morels and it looks like a good spot to find bedded bucks and rattle snakes.
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I explored the ridge top area that I plan to use as a separator of the food plot area that I worked and my new access and I found the outcrop part of the Caneyville outcrop silt. I have been told that the area grows a good patch of morels and it looks like a good spot to find bedded bucks and rattle snakes.
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