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Are they going to keep class size where it is or increase? Is it decided by the instructors, how they want to break the sessions up?

They keep u dry if caught in a cloud bust out in the back forty. Their also handy to carry, hook right over front of shoulder. Don't know about anyone else, but I never seem to have enough hands going out to the blind a mile away. Gun, decoys, chair, blind, calls, camera, tripod, drink, and oh ya, foo............d, just some much stuff to lug.

Nice to get out earlier in another state and harvest a fine bird, congrats.

Looks good, thanks for sharing.

Last day to sign up for the Spring Turkey Classic. Get in, if u haven't already. The turkeys are showing here also. Sounds like it's going to be a very gobbling experience this season. Good luck to the upcoming youth season this weekend, enjoy! Hope for some decent weather.

Good news, finally. How many instructors will be teaching the field work training?

Great Food. I will try this one next. All your recipes are good. Thanks for posting them.

Ah, the old 63 Bel Air, brings back so many memories. Rode many a mile in one. That when Chevy made'em. Looks like that one might still have some good salvage parts on it. How many hours of shed hunting, do u figured you logged in ?

Always get some nice stares with the Moultrie camera. Thanks for the pics.

Doc. maybe have been better off with an older flash trail camera. They seem to take a better close up picture at night then the newer models. Sometimes, I think manufactures try to improve their product, and ruin it in the process. Our older Stealth cam takes a decent night pic. The only complaint was it went through batteries quick. Having an external battery pack helped. My next one is going to be a home brew. The only trouble is that the Sony camera model they use, seem to be in short supply.

Going to try a jake and a few hens this year. I put out a full strut big tom decoy the 2nd week of May last year, me thinks I scared off a tom with it. When he saw it, he bolted in the opposite direction. I use the big tom decoy, this year for Thanksgiving center piece. I always like hens out anytime.

Still waiting on the bug suit. Been B. O. for 4 weeks now. Finally got an email today from Cabelas saying it's back in stock and being processed. Figured the bugs are gonna be bad as soon as the weather pops. Boy it's dry out in the fields right now, for this time of the year.

Very nice, congrats. Thanks for posting. Nothing better than family.

Growing a "cover crop" will help incorporate organic material into the soil. It is a cheaper form of antler dirt which could be wheat, rye, danish radish, or even red clover. Planted in the fall, it is left to regrow the following spring and plowed down when growth has reached an acceptable level. Using clover, u will loose a year, as it take longer to grow than the others, but u will reap the benefits of the clover for deer grazing that year. Most soils have been "farmed out", and the bigger farms use this method to improve the soil introducing organic matter. Danish radish has an advantage over the others as it locks in the N,P,K nutrients in fall and winter, releasing them in the rot down stage of spring time. It is like a huge turnip. The deer here never touched them last fall, but it was the first year I grew them. Plow down is interesting as they are rather soft now.

Vetch is best foraged by deer in may and june. By july, it has gone to seed forming little pea shape pods. The plant turns brown at this point, and if cut, has very little if any regrowth. Birdsfoot trefoil is a nice legume that, once cut, regrows very rapidly, provide the moisture is there. Yes the seed is rather pricey, but once established, will grow for years, provided it is cut. It also will grow on soils that are somewhat poorly drained with a lower ph. Deer seem to graize it best in early spring and in the summer once cut, and regrowth begins again.( Second cutting hay) I paid $2.10 a lb. for mammoth red clover seed and it only last two years., so trefoil is a good value, considering it's life span.

Yes, it's income tax d day. Don't forget to at least file, or get an extension. Always wait to the last day myself. Want to hold onto the last penny , before I ship it to the goverment, so they can waist it, LOL.

Their made to fold up quick like an umbrella, and get going fast. Sneak up on that old turkey while his back is turn, yeah right. If someone thinks a product will sell and make money, they will market it. To bad, nobody told them that stalking should never be used in turkey hunting. Guess if they show them stalking on tv, it's ok. Not........Just like selling baiting products for deer in N.Y., ok to sell, ok to buy; but sure against the law to use. I don't get it, DEC advises against stalking, a certain percentage of injury is due to it, and yet they allow it to go on. Kinda like the wear orange while deer hunting debate. oops

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I looked at these at a show last year. Had one in my hands. Smaller than a normal size umbrella. Not the same company, but similar in design. As I recall, it is intended for decoy use only. Their were warnings on the outside of the box, as well as in the box, saying not to be used as a blind. The manufacture rep. said they were in umbrella shape because they held up better against the wind . Anyone ever hear of Montana Decoys. Their flat in design, and the deer decoy, a hunter could very well hide behind. Don't see anyone knocking them. Remember, where you set your 3d targets may be just as bad as hiding behind these, if their in line from where your sitting, and another hunter mistakes them for a real bird and shoots. Placement and safety, go hand in hand.

Bubba, did u get a chance to shoot that 835? How did it go? Are u going to try it on turkey this season?

I'm glad to see them on the farm. Not many turkeys in the our area, hope their numbers increase. Not much in the way of nesting material. I'd say her eggs are right on the ground. Have found old pheasant nest in the past, but they were in leaves. Turkeys were very vocal yesterday morning. Had what I believed to be a jake, hen in size, sporting a far size beard though, cross in front of me at about 30 yards. Guess he knows, he's still in the safe zone. Maybe will bring good luck for the upcoming season.

Walking up my lane this morning, I snapped the coolest picture. Must have walked by a dozen times, before I noticed her. Man, i am pumped, now avoiding the area like the plaque. Isn't this a little early to be nesting?

Their are two sites that I found very usefull. Taxidermy.net have some experience taxidermist on their forum that have alot of information, and are straight shooters. Great bunch of people. I use the McKenzie Taxidermy Supply pickle method and has worked very well. I also found the quicker the hide is off the carcass, the less chance for slip.

Spotted a flock Easter morn., but seems to be a unique year. Seen alot of scratching areas in the woods. Their not coming in the open much, as other years. Maybe enough food in the thicker areas, I don't know. Should make for a different and unique hunt. Good luck to all the youth going out next weekend. Hope you have some nice weather.

Cograts on seeing the first. I always get excited when the first fawns are spotted. Seen them at about the 25th of April here other years, but their ahead by a few weeks. Last falls weather must have been right for early breeding. Had one do their thing in front of me on October 16th, according to my records. Figure about 200 days gestation, so that's about right for the early risers last fall.