The Playground

[E_308]

Got behind on posting. Here is the kid's deer from back in November. First deer taken of the new addition. Made about a 200 yard shot on it. First buck he has shot hunting on his own. My season was pretty slow. We had one wide 3-4 yo buck on the place that was alive as of last week so hopefully he keeps his head down through alternative season. Seeing good groups of turkeys so that trend is continuing.

We got some cost share money for brush control on around 20 acres of the west side of the property. The neighbor runs a mulching business. Area was pretty much solid 8 - 10 foot tall autumn olive with scattered honey locusts and cedars. He ground the AO, we will see how mad it comes back this spring. Herbicide will follow. We spent most this past weekend dropping locusts and cedars. Girdled and sprayed some of the bigger ones. Used 50% garlon 3 / 50% water with a little tordon RTU so he could see what he had sprayed. Next trip we will finish up the pond lot and hopefully start piling with the skid loaded and grapple. Then we are going to make a BIG fire!

Left the saw to fend for itself on this one, probably more than the 211 wanted.

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[yukon]

was the 20 acres used for bedding? will you replant or just kill off the autumn olive as it comes back?

 

[E_308]

It was solid mature autumn olive with no grass or forbs to speak of. Hope to get back to native grass and forbs with what’s in the seed bank. If a deer can’t walk through it standing up it is not worth much. Also trying to make better for turkeys. I am sure I will have AO resprout and sericia to spray for a few years.

 

[yukon]

It was solid mature autumn olive with no grass or forbs to speak of. Hope to get back to native grass and forbs with what’s in the seed bank. If a deer can’t walk through it standing up it is not worth much. Also trying to make better for turkeys. I am sure I will have AO resprout and sericia to spray for a few years.

Keep us updated. I have about 10 acres of autumn olive that has gone mad. I wish my neighbor had a mulcher! It was cleared for an ag field a couple of years ago that was quickly abandoned due to rocky ground.....and hindsight suggests I should have been diligent with spraying the resprouts. Doesn't take long for the AO to come back with a vengence!