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There is no doubt WRP can be good hunting, especially in Iowa ! If a guy doesn’t care about return on investment, or all the restrictions it might work ! For me, I’d rather be the guy getting the easement check, then the second or third owner after the farm went into WRP !

This is a tough question, tough situation. The guys losing multiple big bucks ? The poachers are that effective ! Crazy Is there a fence option at the critical locations ? Screening helps… cameras ? I know you do that already! Hmmm I assume these bucks are in the crop land by the road? Maybe...

I don’t know how Paul Volcker the Fed chairman thought it was a good idea to raise interest rates above 10%? That seems insane now ? It cost a lot of good people their farms !

Keep in mind that the seller was paid a good $$ amount for the easement. Maybe a few Iowa guys could help here, but in my area of Minnesota , WRP sells for about 1/3 of the market in that area … Example 6000 acre land will sell for 2000/acre. I see some on the market now and it’s not selling.

Yes I have some experience. I’d say make sure it’s very cheap in price, the restrictions are numerous. It depends on the situation? If it’s a property that borders your farm it’s more attractive. No income, but can be excellent cover. Good luck !

I think we are up to 7-8 inches of rain in the past two weeks in Western MN.

I finally had time to watch this documentary! Really good, sad times for rural America. How times have changed !

If I get acorns at 5 yrs, I’m gonna be very happy !

Any updates ? We just have one going, but thought about adding more ..

I talked to a guy that does CRP plantings & he had a client with 200 acres lined up for CRP, but then backed out . My guess is the enrollment numbers will be lower ?

My CRP guy in Minnesota said rates are $40-50 lower in my area. I’m not sure how each county in Iowa has changed ? Had anyone checked ?

Slabs !!!

Thistles are so bad in my area of Minnesota, I think Transline is a good option? But I’d have to look back at what we used ….

Two Rivers it was called !

This was on the river by Lake Bronson . I can’t even remember the name of the river , but it was good hunting ! We saw big bucks, bear, wolves & an occasional elk in that area.

My son & I were heading up to bow hunt in NW Minnesota along a nice river bottom. We discussed buying an OTC bear tag in that zone since we had seen a few bear in camera & it’s no quota! Decided not to buy the tags . That evening a really nice bear went right under his stand and gave him...

I bought an 80 acre parcel when I was around 30 yrs old . They were asking $24k for the 80 in NW Minnesota. At first I thought it was a typo… It was a 4 hour drive, but I bought it for 22k, and it had over 2k a year in CRP. I hunted up there a few times, the very first night I sat up there I...

I’d look at the land (80 ac) separate, it can be a whole different story . For example , does the 80 have crop land ? Example 50 acres x $200/acre rent … suddenly the income of $10,000 of year offsets some of the expenses! This is how I’ve bought, and I don’t shoot huge bucks like Skip, but...

Great idea on the scrape tree. I’m going to see if Kelly Tree Farm has a few potted I could reserve …

The episode where the family goes on vacation to Hawaii is a classic. Phil stays in the hotel room the entire day watching the Jason Bourne Marathon! He says “ Jason Bourne the ultimate Red Neck, you can’t kill him!” Fun show to watch !