Working at the Farm - Took a few I-Phone Pics

[Native Hunter]

Tractor front end loader

I've used a pole saw from one of those to get higher before.

Come to think of it, the solution to the blackberry problem is easy. The canes die anyway once they make fruit. Just cut them at the ground and bring them down. I may not have to do any high flying acrobatics!!

 

[dogghr]

You know you could get punched for apologizing for the so called imperfect apples. Looks great as usual.

 

[Mennoniteman]

Just curious about the no spray apples. Do you use dormant oil in the winter? What do you do when something like japanese beetles show up?

 

[Buckeye]

Nice looking Bucks, and nice apples for apple pie

 

[Native Hunter]

Just curious about the no spray apples. Do you use dormant oil in the winter? What do you do when something like japanese beetles show up?

I don't use dormant oil, but I think it is a good thing to do. When I retire I might consider starting to do it on a few of my most important trees as I have more time.

The Japanese Beetles can be harmful. They seems to destroy leaves on apple trees more than the apples themselves; however, I have seen them hit some mid summer ripening apples pretty bad. But, the late fall apples that are still green when the Japs are swarming the worst don't seem to be bothered much by them. The Japs are also hard on chestnut leaves some years. I have never sprayed for them and have had some damage and losses of crops but not to the point of killing trees. If I saw them really bad on a young tree, I would likely intervene, but once a tree reaches a certain point, it needs to survive on its own.

I did some calculations. If I set every fruit and nut tree in a straight row and spaced them 15 feet apart, I would have around a mile of trees. That is too much spraying for me. Instead I have focused on highly disease (and bug) resistant trees. I have also invested heavily in pears, which the Japs just ignore.

 

[Native Hunter]

You know you could get punched for apologizing for the so called imperfect apples. Looks great as usual.

That crosscut saw has got you awful cocky...……………

 

[Weasel]

Absolutely beautiful looking landscape as usual. Man those are some slammer bucks.


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[Native Hunter]

Absolutely beautiful looking landscape as usual. Man those are some slammer bucks.


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Thank you Weasel. I hope the bucks stay around until hunting season. I have really enjoyed watching the grow this year.

In a few weeks I should have some great pictures of NWSGs and Forbs. I've been noticing that the forbs look really strong this year, and when they start flowering it should be good.

 

[Native Hunter]

Check out how much Son's corn has grown since the last update:

Neighbor's Soybeans have come out of their slump and looking good for a field that has been in fescue sod for 50 years. This is standing in the beans looking back at my cedar fence line that separates my Switch field from the beans.

Compare this food plot to a pic of the same place in my previous update. Notice how the mature wheat heads have been eaten.

I love picking blackberries from on top of a pickup truck cab. It makes me feel so young and acrobatic.....

Harvesting wild blueberry

Boys still visiting plots but not every night. I think the beans have their attention right now.

I do have some white clover plots that I mow.

That's about it for today. I probably won't do another update until the forbs bloom out in a few weeks. It's going to be colorful.

 

[Buckeye]

On my Ag corn field the deer are hammering the corn stalks and leaves. I watched a doe yesterday evening grabbed it by the stalk half way up and ate it like it was nothing. I have never seen them do that in the past.

 

[Native Hunter]

On my Ag corn field the deer are hammering the corn stalks and leaves. I watched a doe yesterday evening grabbed it by the stalk half way up and ate it like it was nothing. I have never seen them do that in the past.

I will be watching for that. I took the picture from the road and didn't even look at the back of the field.

 

[farmhunter]

WOW you are so far ahead of us!! Great looking Buck and corn!!

 

[Sam16]

That first buck is a jaw dropper!

 

[deer patch]

With everything so green you must be getting plenty of timely rain. Have you used the new Hyperfire 2 or know of anyone using them? They sure dropped the price on them.

 

[Native Hunter]

That first buck is a jaw dropper!

Sam, that deer is going to be the best one we've had. We've only been hunting here since about 2012, and before that it was a cattle farm in fescue. The two biggest we've taken were a 165 and a 157, and we've had some more in that general range. I think this guy is going to end up well above those two. I can't believe how he has blown up since last year. We passed him numerous times last year. He was about a 130ish mainframe 8, and I had him aged at three.

 

[Buckeye]

Sam, that deer is going to be the best one we've had. We've only been hunting here since about 2012, and before that it was a cattle farm in fescue. The two biggest we've taken were a 165 and a 157, and we've had some more in that general range. I think this guy is going to end up well above those two. I can't believe how he has blown up since last year. We passed him numerous times last year. He was about a 130ish mainframe 8, and I had him aged at three.

It's all the hard work you put in your farm to grow that big boy. Look forward seeing updates as you hunt that stud.

 

[Native Hunter]

With everything so green you must be getting plenty of timely rain. Have you used the new Hyperfire 2 or know of anyone using them? They sure dropped the price on them.

Deer patch, yes our rains have been very good. For the last two years it is ironic, but our droughts have come in the fall rather than the summer. We were extremely wet earlier in the spring - to the point that farmers were having a hard time getting crops out and getting hay into the barn.

If you look in my last post above with the deer, you will see that the second and third pictures were taken with one of the new Hyperfire 2 cameras. I bought 2 of them. Performance wise, I can't tell any difference between them and the HC600s. The price and the 5 year guarantee are great, and the pictures all look the same as the 600s to me.

I read in a review that there is a faint visible glow with the Hyperfire 2, which is not there with the other Reconyx black flash cameras. I forgot to even look for it and just put the cameras out. If there is a faint glow, my deer aren't paying any attention to it.

It appears to be well made just like the other Reconyx cameras.

 

[Native Hunter]

It's all the hard work you put in your farm to grow that big boy. Look forward seeing updates as you hunt that stud.

Thanks Buckeye. It does appear that I have him addicted to chicory...

I'm looking very forward to hunting him. It's going to be exciting whether we get him or not.

 

[deer patch]

Thanks for the info on the cameras. I looked at some of the pictures but didn't see any from the new cams...I guess I should have looked better. I've had some deer notice my HC600s at night but it's normally when the camera is near tall grass and I assume they may be some glow on the grass they can see but I still love the reliability and battery life. I will probably pick up a couple of the new ones soon.

We are so dry here clover has went dormant already. Which is way earlier than usual.

 

[TheOldOak]

Never been big into naming the deer, but the one with all the junk around the browse tines immediately had me thinking King Kong. Incredible place you have. I bought mine about five years ago as well. Jap beetles were pretty bad around me, finally broke down and gave them a spraying last weekend. Pears they never touch, you just plant and watch them grow. Pears are pretty underrated in my book...