stubborn1VT

Says the guy with all the fancy time pieces. How much does it cost to tell the time?

I can see better in low light with my scope than my binos. Neither are particularly high quality. I considered upgrading my scope, but I can't live without Rainguard and I don't think any other manufacturer has this technology.

This doesn't make any sense to me in a low light situation. Maybe I'm missing something. If a a 50 will take in more light than a 40, wouldn't that make a difference 29 minutes before sunrise? Or are you saying the difference in light gathering won't allow me to see better. That doesn't scan either. I don't think a 40 or a 50 will provide more light than my eye can handle at dawn and dusk.

My deer rifle was a gift and came with a 3x9 with a 50mm objective. I really liked it and replaced it with a Bushnell with the same specs. Bushnell makes a number of models with Rainguard and that's one of the greatest things ever. That scope stays clear in wet conditions and resists fogging. I haven't used scope caps in 10+ years. The scope looks fine on my A bolt, as it is a big/long rifle. I'm more concerned with performance. The 50mm gathers lots of light and since I'm a sitter, I'm not concerned much with weight. Unless you are dead set against the aesthetics, I would recommend the bigger bell. We've had the extra 30 minutes in the AM/PM in Vermont for many moons and in a few instances the light gathering has come in handy.

What was the truck doing driving through that scrape?

Wish i was my birthday! My kind of spread.

I will gladly scroll past the politics section, but folks don't keep the politics in that section. It would be much simpler if it was not on the site at all. It benefits nobody (except those that enjoy the back and forth and the many here that love the sound of their own ideas echoing back at them). If I thought the back and forth was changing anyone's mind it might be different. Mostly what I see is a baffling inability to see that there are multiple sides to complicated issues. I'm willing to admit I don't know it all and that I could be wrong. The experts on here are sometimes beyond belief. SMH.

Move this thread to the compost heap where it belongs.

Good luck. Didn't know you got a buck. Care to share the story with the class?

Good to know Land. I will have some strips that I can rotate into brassicas, but more to rotate out. The snow is the real issue. I had 6 deer feeding this afternoon and they alternated between grass/clover and brassicas. I was really hoping that sorghum would be the answer since it is 3.5' tall and won't get buried. They haven't touched it so far. I've never had success with corn here. I probably don't plant enough of it. I'm not really concerned with replacing the brassicas, just brainstorming for next year since I don't have a buck tag left to fill.

You can treat your own trees in the spring with Ian insecticide that contains Imidacloprid. You can buy it at Lowe's or Home Depot. They make it in granular form that your sprinkle or one that you put in water to make a drench. I think the drench is more effective. You would just need to read the instructions, measure the trees at chest height and do some multiplication. You can DO IT!!! Might be an option for trees that are less than half dead. The treatment isn't super expensive if you do it yourself. Just something to consider.

I may just swap to clover as Wolc suggested. I get the legumes are nitrogen fixers, but I'm not sure they are the best late season draw. Then again, we don't get the amount of snow that we used to. That would mean they could get to clover still. Presently, a doe and fawn are feeding on grass, clover and trefoil in the back of the plot. Yesterday's half inch of snow didn't last the day. I think I will try WI oats as a nurse crop for some white clover. That's the nice part of planting in strips. I can plant a little bit of everything. I have a strip of field corn that I plant as cover. The coons and birds pretty well stripped it by rifle season. I may have my buddy build me a solar fencer. He puts them together himself for half the money and uses a slightly bigger solar panel. It's fun to try new stuff and to plan. I wish I could just keep planting brassicas year after year. Every year is different. Too wet this year. Too dry last year. I've managed to keep deer around though and killed a nice 8 point here last year. Either way, it's good entertainment.

Deer are out early here. Guess they saw the weather report. Had 5 out in the plot before 3pm. I was out in the driveway running saw and loading wood in a trailer, but they're used to that. I miss hunting.

Sounds like a good rotation, but I don't have the acres to rotate soybeans. They would make a decent late season option, but I don't want to deal with fencing them. Same with corn. We only own 12 acres. I wish I had a crimper. I have been thinking about trying buckwheat too. Sometimes I think it is just as easy to frost seed annual clovers though. I may try some just to support the honeybees.

Brassicas are my go-to for food plots, but it's time to rotate crops. I'm looking for an alternative for late season. I'm looking to rotate out about half an acre. I could do corn, but I would need to fence it to protect it from coons and bears. The whole plot is almost an acre and divided into narrow strips, some clover, some field corn for cover, some sorghum. Deer haven't touched the sorghum yet, so I probably won't be planting that again. The simplest would be to plant clover, but that doesn't do much as a late season food source. Has anyone had experience with WI winter oats?. I have lots of years of farming experience, but it never hurts to hear from other about their experiences. Thanks.

Congrats Doebuck. You put in your time. Glad you got to see some reward!

Live from the house. Resident doe and fawns came out. Snowing sideways. Spike came out and pushed them around until they left the plot. Could have had forks, but it was hard to see with all the snow flying. I don't have a buck tag, but it was good to see him.

I'm not sure this is the best setup for bears, but I do think it would be ideal for accidentally discovering oil (ie "bubbling crude").

Best of luck and be safe Grampy. Lots of folks rooting for ya.

Good info. What is this O-ring made of?

This is not the case with ash trees in Vermont at all (yet.) You can treat and save an ash tree that still has half its leaves. (One that is "mostly" dead.) Homeowners can also do their own research and treat trees themselves for about $10 tree.

Or you could just trust that Buckmaster knows what the heck he's talking about... Jeez.

Wish you were about 5 hours closer Fletch. I like the problem solving aspect of these types of trees. They also help pay the bills and justify my contractor's insurance.

I had a tang safety Ruger M77 that would dent primers but not discharge...Had a gunsmith install a heavy duty firing pin spring and never had another misfire.. This is not the response from Pygmy that I expected! Hope your deer season is going the way you want it to. Nice to see your name come up on the forum.

Sorry. Must be a Booner. Just real far away. Adult deer always stand stock still in front of coyotes.