The Brushpile
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Those HP trees look like they would keep up with our kudzu
Cool pic of the snake. Back in my younger days I had a 6 foot boa constrictor. I fed him a live rat every Saturday, the neighbors always wanted to come and watch him eat. Amazing how their jaws unhinge so they can swallow something much larger than their head!
Cool pic of the snake. Back in my younger days I had a 6 foot boa constrictor. I fed him a live rat every Saturday, the neighbors always wanted to come and watch him eat. Amazing how their jaws unhinge so they can swallow something much larger than their head!
TexOk
Active Member
So here's yet another habitat manager chiming in to note what a huge impact the Brushpile has made. When I first got into hunting a year ago I soaked up all I could find online about habitat management, and I happened to come across the other forum that is no more. I learned a great deal from so many of the great minds there that have since migrated here, but the hands down the Brushpile made the biggest impact... I will admit that I read through your entire old thread twice! Your excellent info on ideal trees and shrubs for wildlife has greatly shaped my own planting list, and I will be starting my own thread shortly on my two properties. And having learned so much from you, I figured it only fitting that my first post would be on your new thread.
On a personal note, your persistence in the face of difficulty is quite the inspiration, and you can count me among those that sends up a prayer now and then for more rain for the Brushpile! Thanks for taking the time to share your trials and successes, so excited to see this thread go forward!
On a personal note, your persistence in the face of difficulty is quite the inspiration, and you can count me among those that sends up a prayer now and then for more rain for the Brushpile! Thanks for taking the time to share your trials and successes, so excited to see this thread go forward!
Don B
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Hello Brushpile
I'm new to the forum and have really read a lot of your stuff on the other one. I too like the brush! That's what a lot of my property is. Wild plums, tall grass and tree groups. Deer love the brush out here! I Enjoy your information.
Like apples, acorns have drop times. Drop times for acorns vary among oaks of the same species, but some species are generally early droppers and some species are generally late droppers. Also, some oaks take many years to produce a crop of acorns, while others are precocious, which can also vary from tree to tree among trees of the same species.
These are Chinkapin Oak acorns, which are the first acorns to drop in my area. Chinkapin acorns are about the size of a peanut and are similar in taste to a raw peanut.
These are Chinkapin Oak acorns, which are the first acorns to drop in my area. Chinkapin acorns are about the size of a peanut and are similar in taste to a raw peanut.
Hi Don B,
The buck in my Avatar is an Oklahoma buck that was shot in NWSG and recovered from a Chickasaw Plum thicket. I'm told he scored 220 with deductions and he was in tall grass and brush. Welcome to the forum and I'm glad to receive feedback.
TexOk
Active Member
TexOk thanks for the terrific feedback!
I'm looking forward to reading your thread and following along to see you manage habitat on your Texas properties.
You're quite welcome, with all the free habitat advice you give out the least I could do is say "thanks!" One of my properties is in Texas, the other is in Oklahoma, thus my handle. I'll be working in two different USDA zones, so it will be interesting to see what sort of impact it will have (if any) when it comes to habitat management. This will be my first year to do any real management with either property so it will probably be slow going with tons of questions.
Speaking of questions, Chinkapin Oaks are on my tree planting lists for both properties since I haven't spotted any on either of them. You mention they drop early, about what time frame do they usually drop for you? And how long in your experience does it take for them to start producing acorns from bareroot?
Doctorbrady
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Brush, awesome snake photo! Now that little rabbit will probably girdle one of your trees this fall
I didn't transfer the post, but I'm rebuilding it on this forum by using old pics. If you have questions send me a message and I'll always try to answer. The info is on Photo Bucket and in my head.
I've started with some of my favorite trees and bushes that grow from cuttings, and will continue with more brush, before expanding to other things. I'm attempting to categorize this thread, but as I go through old pics I can't resist adding other items, like these acorn pics.
I'm a sucker for crying babies, but not so much with adult rabbits that girdle my trees. ;-)Brush, awesome snake photo! Now that little rabbit will probably girdle one of your trees this fall
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My small pond was created when the dirt was needed to fill around the house. I'd always wanted a pond, and didn't want to wait for fish to grow, so I caught fish out of the river and put them in my pond, but that was before the drought. Out of this river...
.... Came this catfish and many more like it. This is a happy neighbor lady with a 9 pound 10 ounce fish caught out of the little Brushpile Pond. I caught the catfish out of the river and put it in the pond earlier in the Summer. Prior to the drought I enjoyed fishing the rivers and caught many fish this size, but the fish are gone now and only minnows remain.
Look at the size of these whoopers! These are Bur Oak acorns, but they aren't like the Bur Oaks I'd seen in the Upper Midwest. These Bur Oak Acorns land with an audible thud!!! Bur Oaks are in the White Oak Family, so they're low in tannin and considered "Sweet", though they have a bitter flavor. Deer check large Bur Oaks nightly, so I have a difficult time collecting the acorns before they're consumed.
There are two different size Large Bur Oaks. The smaller size is still larger than any acorn I'd previously seen, and it drops in October, about two weeks prior to the biggest acorns, that drop about mid to late October.
There are two different size Large Bur Oaks. The smaller size is still larger than any acorn I'd previously seen, and it drops in October, about two weeks prior to the biggest acorns, that drop about mid to late October.
The MDC sells Bur Oak seedlings that produce acorns this size. Some, but not all of my MDC Bur Oak Seedlings produced acorns in 4-5 years, while others haven't produced acorns in 8 years. Then I have some Bur Oaks that nature planted that are 20 feet tall and haven't produced
Some years the MDC sells XL seedlings. The XL seedlings are NOT older seedlings, they're the seedlings with the most vigor, and are well worth and extra few bucks. The Missouri Department of Conservation(MDC) Seedling Order Form comes on line in November and sells to out of state customers.
Some years the MDC sells XL seedlings. The XL seedlings are NOT older seedlings, they're the seedlings with the most vigor, and are well worth and extra few bucks. The Missouri Department of Conservation(MDC) Seedling Order Form comes on line in November and sells to out of state customers.
