Stone Branch, build it, they will come.

[George]

I have set Rip up with 4 trails so far. The first one he showed aptitude, the second one we made it to the end without much attention to the process. The last two I ditched the kibble and gave him a liberal blood trail with tasty raw venison at the end. He did real well on those. I posted some video clips on facebook.



I was running late today and headed up at 8:00am, was set up around quarter after, working 2 birds down below, and one out in front of me. The two below came in from above, behind me. With two big toms storming in at 6 yards away, I shot and missed. If there is a more pitiful turkey hunter than I, I haven't met him/her yet.



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[weekender21]

I have set Rip up with 4 trails so far. The first one he showed aptitude, the second one we made it to the end without much attention to the process. The last two I ditched the kibble and gave him a liberal blood trail with tasty raw venison at the end. He did real well on those. I posted some video clips on facebook.

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I was running late today and headed up at 8:00am, was set up around quarter after, working 2 birds down below, and one out in front of me. The two below came in from above, behind me. With two big toms storming in at 6 yards away, I shot and missed. If there is a more pitiful turkey hunter than I, I haven't met him/her yet.

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At least you got a good show, that’s the fun part.


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[Native Hunter]

I have set Rip up with 4 trails so far. The first one he showed aptitude, the second one we made it to the end without much attention to the process. The last two I ditched the kibble and gave him a liberal blood trail with tasty raw venison at the end. He did real well on those. I posted some video clips on facebook.

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I was running late today and headed up at 8:00am, was set up around quarter after, working 2 birds down below, and one out in front of me. The two below came in from above, behind me. With two big toms storming in at 6 yards away, I shot and missed. If there is a more pitiful turkey hunter than I, I haven't met him/her yet.

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Now G, you can’t make me believe that you are “pitiful” at anything.

 

[George]

Now G, you can’t make me believe that you are “pitiful” at anything.

As usual, you are right, I just needed some practice. The bird circled me 320 degrees to end up where he did. 20.8lb, 3/4", 10.5". A 12 yard shot.

 

[George]

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[George]

My habitat work is making box turtles happy, I found 4 of these yesterday in a 100 yard stretch of trail.



I found one of these yesterday, or I should say that my dogs found one of these yesterday, passing through our camp.







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[George]

This is my first summer to enjoy the dead trees that I killed last summer. From the ground it looks like I killed some trees.





From the air it looks like I killed some trees.



Can you tell where the creek forms my south property line?









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[weekender21]

Pretty awesome watching the habitat change!


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[George]

I said my last goodbyes to Tank on Saturday.





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[gut_pile]

Property is looking great. Crazy how many trees you have been able to kill. Tons and tons of work

RIP Tank

 

[George]

Property is looking great. Crazy how many trees you have been able to kill. Tons and tons of work

RIP Tank

Thanks gut pile, while reminiscing Tank puppy pictures this morning I also reminisced what my current pretty woodland pictures looked like in 2018.





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[weekender21]

I said my last goodbyes to Tank on Saturday.

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Oh no. We had to burry our 18 year old dog last week.


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[Native Hunter]

Sad news G. Wishing you the best.

 

[George]

Oh no. We had to burry our 18 year old dog last week.


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That was a good long life.

Sad news G. Wishing you the best.

Thanks, that was a sad weekend for us. My new monster dog is an awesome puppy.



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[cutman]

Sorry for your loss, George.

 

[George]

Sorry for your loss, George.

Thanks cutman.

Thornless honey locust.





A 10 day campfire.





Before and



after.



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[KSQ2]

Sorry George. Those pups sure have a sneaky way of getting into our hearts. Our lab, Louie, is still doing fine, but I’m beginning to see the toll it takes on him, being a big dog. I’m not looking forward to the day we have to say goodbye.

 

[George]

Sorry George. Those pups sure have a sneaky way of getting into our hearts. Our lab, Louie, is still doing fine, but I’m beginning to see the toll it takes on him, being a big dog. I’m not looking forward to the day we have to say goodbye.

Thanks KSQ2.

The previous cut and burn pictures were last years, not this year's burn. Most of the ground cover are blueberries.

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[George]

Trees are still leafing out, oaks lower on the slopes are slower, but it still looks like I killed some trees, with imazapyr not fire. I don't a single dead tree where the fire escaped on to my neighbor's property.



This year's burn, 3 different locations.







From the air, lower center of the picture.



On the ground looking north and up the slope. The majority of the green trees left are white oaks. I have been killing trees in this location for 5 years and now, finally fire, and now I have a white oak food plot.







This was a hot head fire that burned up through here, leaf litter was over a foot deep. At first it looked like I burned my white oak to death now it just looks like I burned the moss that grew on it to death.



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[gut_pile]

Nice work G. Love seeing the transformation of your woods