Jason118

February 17th. Love was still in the air. Mendon

All I can think of ~ that must have been one hell of a electric bill!

That most likely will be in the future. It is pretty flat but with the tile system maybe we can get it to flow

Yes we did. There's a old house and the electric ran smack dad in the middle of it that used to power the pumps so if one of us wants to build the drive and power are already there. We own wetlands that share another 200acres at another spot so this type of hunting is not new to us, chest waiters are tnorm for some spots not that I have to endure it but much prefer it sometimes. The new place is actually dryer given the willows that run the trenches and dry spots here and there. Thanks for all the info ~ everyone. I'm glad to see some have made it work and a little disappointed how much work cattails are going to be but being huntable now every thing will be a improvement not a necessity.

Week before gun opened my family purchased another property that used to be a 58 acre muck farm. The fields have turned to cattails. The kind that grows a top looking like a corn stalks probably a average of over 8ft. I believe the fields are tiled and the ditches along them used to be pumped of water when to high into a bigger ditch out back. I was able to take the track 4 wheeler and blaze some trails threw it with the tow behind brush hog. It's kinda hard to tell what shape they will be in next year givin this was a very dry year ~ I'm guessing mucky. Now I know there's some farmers on here and some old enough to remember when muck farming was more fashionable. Two questions. The cattails that are standing now, will they be replaced by totally new growth? I would like to get some parts of fields down to archery level not necessarily to the ground but not 9ft high either. Would height be manageable? Or just stay on top of it and keep it down to the ground? What's plantable? I mean it's wet muck. The 4 wheeler with tracks pulling the tow behind makes that part manageable which come summer might not even be. If I open up part of a field and frost seed clover I'm thinking it will be 2 wet for clover. If I can get a for wheel driver tractor in there with Roto tiller what exactly are we going to plant? All I can picture is the muck farm off of 104 in Oswego that grows onions. BTW it is full of deer. I'm looking at food plots to give the deer a more sense of direction. Yes there are some well worn pathways but for the most part there is no ryme or reason to there travels besides direction.

Disagree ~ maybe people that can shoot a bow that hunt public land don't want full inclusion but I'm all for it

Doe busted me getting in the stand. Rain dozen on the ladder this morning. Disappointed with the lack of movement this morning. Some trees still holding apples in our old Orchard.8g

I lost a deer this years single lung. Wall hanger broke my heart. 6 of us looked for him over two days. Deer search wouldn't come out on a one lung. Kinda messed up because the guy told me if I would have gut shot it he would find it for me , one lung most of the time still alive.

Hunt what makes you happy. We go through transitions I think over the years and what our hunting area holds. I waited 2yrs and passed many for a shot during bow for another wall hanger but I also know we hold a lot of deer and such deer. The intimacy of hunting specific deer, ones intelligent enough to grow pudgy like some of us with age , getting him within bow range and being able to close the deal is what makes me tick the last few years. Everyone's situation , from time and property to dinner table to the wall is diffrent ~ so do what makes you happy

Nope ~ I'm huntin certain deer right now. I got his number and I'm dialing. There's plenty of time to fill the freezer

Ok I don't think the vid posted ;-/

Just finished this one up. I was narrating for my brother in law that was at work lol. Given you couldn't even walk threw this part of the orchard last year we are pleased IMG_5316.MOV

Does he have a deformed leg? I realize it probably just a odd angle but leg injurys often make odd racks

Thanks. That mass is weird. Would like to think it's just something with the camera. We did a ton of work to breathe some life back into the old apple orchard. Unfortunately this wasn't a great season for apples. Hoping some are left by bow season and or the deer start to pay attention to the clover we frost seeded.

Some one who stumbles across this sight now would also have to stumble across the main forums

Almost bought one but went with the mission 400 last year for the only reason there is not a dealer around that carries them near me.

We have a mulberry tree out front that gotta be close to 30ft. Deer love it. The Doctor we bought the house from used to make wine out of them, lay blankets down and have his kid go up and shake the branches

Can I have the 15 min back of my life that took me to read all this???

Yes ~ Monday. actually watched one pop out. It's a weird year. Saw goslings almost a month ago with one set of parents. Frogs were in the pond real early and then froze to death.

On a bright note ~ I'm glad to see grow back;-)

Where you located Grampy?

And type you prefer? Or anyone else's reading this? 1. Weight doesn't really matter to me, there going up and staying to end of season and I lift heavy stuff for a living. 2. Have to stick out from the tree a bit given the circumfrance. Safety and comfort a priority. Ratchet acceptable ~ I'm sure somebody somewhere makes one that's not. 3. Section or length. Easily able to buy extension or come in packs that will reach 25ft. 4. Price ~ they seem to be all over the place. I don't need the grand Cadillac of climbing steps but don't mind spending coin on quality for longetivity, durability. 5. One thing I kinda forgot about is there any flex? On the side of the tree I would like to place the sticks it's not exactly straight. If I went with sticks that interlock I could use screw in for the last few feet

Vince ~ those are interesting but each has its own strap. That's a lot of straps in a tall tree!

Exactly g-man and thank you for the info ~ so I'm guessing all sticks will accept ratchet straps? . I'm not afraid of heights but I'm always the one that puts a extra ratchet strap on his stands and feel a lot safer when 'I' put the stand up I'm sitting in. I don't have a pick of trees in this area , I've been looking at this tree for hours for a year now from one of my two mans ~ going to be epic