Fantail

One window at a time. No reason your jazz needs to freak. Anticipation can get to us all.

If there's no damage it gets rinsed off, head removed then cleaned up. Usually set aside until I can put a target point on and make sure things are good. Or set aside to get refletched, I've also retired a few to go with a mount / euro.

Was shooting some 3-D in the back yard after work and after a dozen or so shots I could sence a bit of strain in my left thumb. Of course that could be from the extra work at camp and expanding the plots, tilling, rocks, .. frickin rocks.

I tried a pack of Magnus stingers the other year because I couln't find any Phantoms in stock. Took a nice buck off public land with them. Excellent results with the Buzzcuts as well.

I thought of doing something like this up from the swamp but it's really not far away where there is a little running water. Then there's the leaves, insect crap and I'd wind up with a mosquito pool. Curious do you use dunk tabs, well water?

If this was held for region 6/7 I'd probably attend. Distinct habitat differences between 9 & 6, wonder if they would adjust for that. ( [email protected] email contact Emilio Rende )

18 Deer - is that all?

52 days ... Reminds me of a set of Itasca boots I once owned.

Habitat improvement. Seasonal success improvement. Overall satisfaction of good work and return from it. Allot of time, money and pto goes into the property. So yeah I enjoy a good blood trail, so be it. I enjoy the work and feel good about it. The rest is free to be utilized by the wildlife, that often have a heck of a time through winter in the tug hill area. Maybe if I put up pictures of hillary it would scare the coyotes away.

Look on the bright side - at least your wgi cams work.

Those pics look good. Good lanes & clearing. Already passable by 4x4. That's impressive. Your property must be higher elevation - in a dryer area, I still have mud in the lower parts & paths etc. And I don't expect to be able to drive on them until next year. So I've had to plan the plot work around that. I have the tiller parked and locked to a tree back by the plots, along with some hand tools with a tarp & bungee cord cover.

The thumbnail makes them look like snails.

Find out if he has a good gut-hook knife.

Apparently in Wisconson, the dnr there knows how to spend time and public resources.. http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/agents-raid-animal-shelter-kill-deer-named-giggles.html

virgil; This job did not cost me except for a little extra clearing work outside of the contract. I don't mean to be vague but I don't think it would be proper to discuss contract details. Property size, what it holds, etc., can all be different. I will say this, if the property in question holds allot of soft maple i doubt anyone will be rolling in greenbacks when the job is done. Finding a good logger with his own equipment including a cutting truck/setup is key. Then again I don't know sometimes people just want to get property cleared. grow; that is very useful, thank you. Enough for 1/2 acre then should do the job. I think a little over-seeding wouldn't hurt up there.

Google 'Blue Star Ointment'. RiteAid sells an equivalent product.

Also after the other clover/chicory plot is done I have an idea - I'd like to know if anyone thinks i'm off my rocker on this. And I think it should get done the same time I get the annuals in - usually just before or around labor day. There is the main path getting back to the plots the skidder was using. This is about 5-6 yards wide by about 300 yards in length. So what would that be in acreage I have no idea - but it is slated to be smoothed out at job's end enough to make it passable into next year. Briefly - the work and use has created allot of mud on the main path. The whole job has opened up a decentl amount of sunlight to that path - that path I won't be able to use the Jeep on until it dries out / settles into next year. So - - - I thought why not use the seed spreader and put down an annual onto it? It would make use of it until next year and maybe help dry it up. Btw I'll have about the same amount of new plotable areas in 2-3 sections elsewhere for next year once I can make use of the path again. That is ontop of other areas cleared by the logging, but most of that is better suited for trees etc. Anyhow - I thought of a bag or two of forage oats - or more winter rye.

7.31 update About a week remains on the job - so much for the 2-3 week time frame. Skidder busted a universal or something, not to serious as it's being fixed on site. Staging area is quite muddy, to be expected but I'd rather have that mess there instead of back on the property. Weeds will grow back in a year. Drive-path into camp goes right by it, that'll be smoothed out - there is decent hard ground under it. Finished up on expanded plot now that the traffic is done there, hope to finish up replanting the other main clover plot within a week - a small area in front & behind that plot is getting some clearing work done with the skidder to expand it next year. Then there's the winter rye plots coming up. Stretch plot expanded and planted. An area close to the finished plot, project for next year. Stand near a marsh-swampy area - skidder made a nice new path or two to the left of the stand that winds in back getting into the far corner. This is the stand I took last years buck from. Standing in part of the winter rye plot taking the pic.

Nice vid!

Thats bad news, sorry to hear that happened.

Nice - always liked how easterns & whitetails cohabitate.

This reminds me about 2-3 years ago I used a product with a broadleaf killer, it had a 1/2 life. Basically killed the plot before I planted it.

Wooly needs the Nikon/22mag combo

Things are progressing - still lots of mud but not as bad as last week. Sunday as I was going back to the plots to get some work done I bumped a buck, had to be 4 at least he was moving out of the cut areas. One cam showed a few smaller deer & does at night. Allot more light getting to the ground. Next update I'll get some more pics of that. This weekend concentrated on plot work, can get the tiller, wheel barrel back there but the main trail is under - repair. Some of the path is passable by jeep, some is not. On the plus side the Ariens back from the shop is running good. Trying to time the tilling work around this job, one or two spots that were opened up including about a 1/4 acre of cross/logging trail that has good light to it now,I don't think I'll have time to get to this year. (taken last week- time on cam is obviously wrong)