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I'm all for guys posting these pics, buI do think guys are way overestimating the affect that this is having on tresspassers and poachers. If you think about it, there have only been a handful of people that have gotten their pictures taken and posted. The ones that have gotten caught are a...

If this is in Monroe Co you should send the picture to Dallas Davis. I believe he is the CO there. He should be able do do some homework and figure out who it is. Looks like if the pic was blown up you'd be able to see his face. Hope you nail him!

This is a prime example of why things aren't going to get any better unless we do something! If this guy was only fined $200, guess what he was probably out doing the following week or the next year? More of the same! These "slap on the wrist" penalties aren't going to deter the hardcore...

So lets say you catch a guy red handed stealing a shed and/or a trail cam and successfully prosecute him. What happens to him? What is the fine? My point is that it's probably not enough to cause him or his buddies to change their ways. They need to be treated like real criminals!

I'm all for posting pics and agree that public humility is effective, but I also feel like we need much stricter tresspassing laws. Otherwise, I can't see that things will ever change. If nothing changes, we'll always have these problems to deal with. Just looking for suggestions or...

It amazes me how many landowners/hunters I know of that are having issues with people tresspassing on their farms, stealing trail cams, and shed poaching. I've heard of 4 different properties being shed poached in the past week. That's just people I know. It seems like the penalties for...

Very well said!!!! I couldn't agree more!

Skip, I think that everything you are doing is right on! It's exactly what I've done on my farm. When I bought it 4 years ago there were no deer on it over 3.5 yrs old and most of the deer bucks had poor genetics. The previous owners had shotgun hunted it hard and shot everything they saw...

If you are getting financing, your bank will handle ordering the appraisal. If you aren't getting financing and need an appraisal, you will be responsible for that. The seller will need to get the abstract delivered to the abstract company for continuation. Your attorney will examine the...

Awesome story and pictures! Thanks so much for sharing!

The last thing that we want in Iowa is to fuel the outfitting business. I have land in western Illinois that is in an area with lots of outfitting and I just don't see the age structure or quality of deer that we have here in Iowa. In fact, I haven't even hunted my farm there in 2 years...

Thanks for sharing that info Paul. Duane makes some very important points that we need to consider. I personally feel that a combination of girdling and hinge cutting is important. I prefer to have a traditional "TSI" (primarily girdling) done on my entire timber and hinge cutting done in...

Once you start using Reconyx cameras you won't go back. They are worth the extra money. They are very reliable and have excellent battery life. I've got some of the 500's and 600's that have been out since this summer. Batteries are still going strong. If you are going to be putting them on...

Just repaired a pair of lacrosse boots with aquaseal. Not sure if it can be bought locally. I got it from cabelas. It worked great.

Paul, I have one brassica plot that has turnips with leaves that are turning yellow. In all my other plots they are dark green and thriving. I'm assuming it's from a lack of nitrogen but I can't understand why because all of them were fertilized and limed the same. Is it too late to put...

Thanks Tracker 15. I must be blind because I can't find any button labeled "Manage Attachments". I wanted to post a pictures of a "weed" that is thriving in my foodplots to see if anyone knew what it was. I sent the picture to a friend and his wife identified it as "purslane". The reason I...

How do you post attachments on this site? I'm not the greatest with computers. I'd like to post a picture of a weed that's in some of my brassica plots to see if anyone knows what it is.

I'm about ready to plant my cerial grain and AWP mixture and was wondering about using inoculant? I've never used it before and am not sure how important it is, what it does, or which seeds need it? I'm planting rye, oats, AWP, and clover.

I planted my brassicas around the first of August and did not have a cultipacker. I tilled my plots first and there was so much rain in the forecast I went ahead and broadcast the seed with my 4wheeler instead of waiting and cultipacking. That was a big mistake. The only areas I have that...

I recently bought an old 8 footer at an antique farm implement place here in SE Iowa. It is the old wooden bushing type. I bought it for $150 and for another $100 they put steel bushings in and welded a tongue on it. The old tongue on it was wooden and rotten. Anyway, they have at least one...