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Hi All, I just ordered a weed wiper: http://www.ruralking.com/weed-thief-rope-wick.html Instead of waling around my plots with a weed whacker and just toping the weeds I'll wipe them with a bit of roundup and kill them. Anyone else use a weed wiper for this? Bob

Thanks for the info. Don't forget Turner's Hemlock Farm and Home Ag way in Hemlock NY, 585-367-2315 They have lime, fertilizer and seed. Bob

I know they like sun so the north end of the field should be good. They don't like wet feet so watch out for low spots. The do like grow tubes and competing vegetation should be eliminated. This is one I got in the mail last April. The rest cleared their 4' tubes but this one went nuts, it was under 2' when planted. Bob

Depends on the kind of oaks. Mose take 20 years to make their 1st acron. 20 years ago I stumbled accorss some english oaks. They grow fast and start producing in about 8 years. The ones I started 20years agoe are as tall as a 2 story house. I have one that's about 10 years in my front yard and it;s about 15ft high.Bob

You never know what you will get when you grow from a seed. You may even get a tree that woun't bear any fruit at all. With that said you could start a tree from a seed, top it when it's a few years old and graft on a known producer. We do that with young wild apple trees we find growing at camp. If you have never grafted check out the fruitewise series on youtube. Bob

I think I am going to skip on Remingtons in the furture. In my life I have purchase 3 870's (2 were wingmasters), 2 700's ( adl and a cdl) and a 541 all new. I don't think they need my money any more. Bob

I got mine from Meader Persimmioms from Millers in Canandaigua. I think they grow them there.

I don't have it with me right now but i have an apple ripening chart. You don't want to pick varieties that will have all falling of the trees two weeks after archery opens. I'll look for it tonight and post it. We have a lot of wild apple trees growing at our camp. When we find a young one we top them and we have some trees we pull sions from and do some grafting. It's fun and cheap. Don't forget meader persimmions for gun season.

Hi nycredneck, I got a Pure (60lbs, 28.5DL) right after they came out. My old bow was about 12 yrs old. What a difference a decade made. I went with a pure because there is a dealer near me, the fit and finish are very good, and maybe the best but I am not a fan boy. They are headquartered in Henrietta NY so if I ever need warranty work it's not a problem. The back on them is very solid and its was very dead in my hand with just a rest on the bow.. My only neutral comments (not really negative) are if you relax it will creep, jerk, forward but that is really more about your form than the bow. The second is make sure your DL is correct as you won't be adjusting it yourself. They have 1/2" mods that have to be replaced in the cams. Once it’s set for you this shouldn't be a problem but when you go to sell it down the road it may limit then number of people who would be interested. Since I have had it for two years now I would say it’s a good shooter and forgiving for me. I have taken 2 deer with it so far, a 6pt and a 7pt from the wapping distance of 10yds. The 7pt I shot a 2nd time at 30yds. .All arrows have been clean pass throughs. Not a bad bow but also don’t limit yourself. Make sure you try others. Bob

Oh yes, Cramers in Honeoye Falls. They closed about the time Tracter Supply opened.

The only other local place near me I know is Turner's in Hemlock. I get lime, feterlizer, landio clover and winter rye from Jim. Bob

Has anyone ever tried their Kura Clover? I have read a bunch of good stuff about it on Ed Sp. site. Sounds hard to get established. Bob

I to have a .308 Encore. I took a 5pt at 130 yds a few years ago wihi it. I sure is a hoot to shoot wiht one hand! I have alwas hand loaded for it. I wish it would have been in 260. I love that round. A few years back I got a Savage ML10 and do all my gun hunting with that now. Bob

Hi All, Has anyone ever ordered form these guy? http://www.welterseed.com I am thinking about getting some stuff from them. Thanks, Bob

Amen!

A few critters enjoying the rye and clover. Make Way! Made it, I'll be bigger this fall. So Cute ... and tender. Eat Mice I need to take up turkey hunting again. Bob

You can spend a lot of money on equipment for food plots but you don’t have to. A couple of my best were created by clearing with a chainsaw, spraying three times with round up and then just throwing down some winter rye and clover seed. I seeded after the 1st of August just before a rainy spell hits. I have done up to a 1/2 acre that way. Winter rye is amazing. The deer like it and it takes off fast. I have seeded one weekend and come back the next to find it 3" tall. The seed that even lands on stumps sprout! Last year I let the rye seed out. The turkeys liked it. This year in a different plot I want to wait until it's about 6" tall and spray some of it with poast plus and 2,4-d,b to let the clover just come up. On one of my older clover plots I want to try Ed Spinazzola's reduced roundup on clover to kill weeds and not the clover. If this works I won’t even have to mow which means I don't need to spend money of a tractor and implements. I want to make a hand held weed wiper alos to hit the tall weeds. Bob

Nice looking corn plot. We tried corn for 2 years and then soybeans. Nothing got higher than a foot before being eaten. That was on an acre plot. I guess we have too many deer around and not enough other food for them. Now we stick with cereal grains ( winter rye if my favorite ), clover and turnips. Everything ( about 2 acres ) is mowed down by December. Bob

This is deja vu all over again. When I was a younger man I walked into a sporting goods store in Wisconsin. There was a big argument going on about allowing people to use compounds. Most back then shot instinctive and it was felt by some that if you not willing to put the time in practicing you shouldn't be out in the woods with a compound, after all it was just like a gun. It had sights, a mechanical release with a trigger ect. Later Savage came out with their smokeless muzzleloader, same big debates. I even know some hunter safety instructors who were boycotting them because of the ML-10. I have one and love it. It’s all I use during regular gun and muzzle loading season. Today it's crossbow. My thought is how does it affect hunter participation and is it more or less humane in harvesting the animals. For me the crossbow would be fine during the archery season. If it's not allowed soon I will no longer be hunting during the archery season due to shoulder problems. Sometimes it seems like hunters are their own worst enemy. Bob

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Hi Dom, Go to: http://www.dairyone.com/Forage/OrderSupplies/ Order the NY soil kit, it's free, you pay when you send the soil sample in. Bob

Mmmmm ... Turnips! This is a 1/2 acre of Michigan's Ultimate Blend http://www.deerattra...om/ultimate.htm After the 1st hard frost ( Think Bow Hunting ) the deer eat all the tops off. Later during gun season they come back for the turnips. It's almost like cheating. Bob

Those are Blue tree shelters: http://www.growtube.com/products/treeshelter/ Tree shelters, whether blue or white, make a big difference in initial survival and 1st few years growth rate. All the Dunstans will have their tubes removed this year and we will use them for new plantings. To see more of what I did wiht them this last year visit: http://upstatewoods.blogspot.com/2012_07_01_archive.html

Hi, I got 5 Dunstans this last spring for camp. All 5 went from 2' to about 4.5' but one went wild! There were a bit pricy and all the features lend me to belive that they are chinese. If I buy more I would got to: http://www.empireche...com/catalog.htm Better prices and a larger varity. Bob

I just love winter rye, and so do the deer. It comes up quick, will grow on wet cement. I think I picked some up last year at Turnes in Hemlock for less than $20 for 50#.