Personally…
Regret - every buck I thought about passing
Don’t regret - every buck I let walk
Good luck and remember, if you shoot it, it never gets bigger…
This is spot on. If he’s really big, assume EVERYONE within a square mile or more knows, has the same photos or videos. If he’s living on you or real close, don’t wait. Assume people will come literally out of the woodwork, knocking on doors in your neighborhood if they can to get a crack at...
It’s very hard to move enough water with a tote and a trash pump. I’m looking at clearing a field on the lowest ground I have and buying a drill and planting more drought resistant plants. Clover has been hopeless for me the last 3 years with August and September droughts that run nearly to the...
Just put winter rye, oats, peas and clover in one of my small plots that ended up in grass & weeds after two months of rain & not being able to get to it so pretty similar mix. It’s what I had on hand, will see…
Zero turn mowers can flip over. If you know anyone that is using one without the ROPS or not using the ROPS, please talk to them. Mowing around ponds is inherently and especially dangerous. I apologize if I am preaching to the choir. Looks like there are some better options…
Do you just leave the rye or terminate at some point? I threw some rye into some grazing alfalfa that didn’t do much for a year. With the rye and more fertilizer it REALLY took off…interesting…
Bucks seem to cover an awful lot of ground in the breeding season. Apart from screening your personal property, my thought would be to encourage as many neighbors as possible to help patrol.
Thank you for sharing your experiences on this topic. I’m absolutely convinced poaching is a FAR worse...
Speaking of packing, when the ground is dry my ATV pull behind cultipacker does compress fully into the soil, it rides on the ribs. Do the CAT 1 & 3 pt hitch style fully compress to the flats easily? If so, I’m interested.
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