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While I am blessed to have a great sized Slice of Paradise to hunt on (see my property tour thread), I am also blessed to have a young family that keeps me at home more often than not during hunting season. Fortunately, we bought a house in a neighborhood that has a lot of deer using it. We own...

I burned about a 6 acre fallow field at the farm this spring. It was my first ever burn attempt, and I am amazed and excited by the results. Before burn: After burn: Two months later: I will be doing more prescribed fires in the future. These results were fantastic. The fawning and...

Yesterday I ran into the landowner of a property I hunted a lot growing up and in college. It was a couple miles from my house and around 120 acres of mostly crops. She told me that I was welcome to come back and hunt anytime, just to give her a call beforehand. She explained how they had let...

There were a cluster of stump sprouts coming up in my front yard and I thinned them to keep the two with the best characteristics. Now I’d like to know what species they actually are to see if they are something I want to keep. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi folks, I’m going to be clearing about 3 acres for a new food plot this winter. My goal is to plant it in soybeans as soon as the soil temp gets right in the spring (zone 7). My question is related to soil prep after the dozer leaves. The location is currently forested in 20 yr old Virginia...

First card pull from KY. A couple 4.5 year olds: Hopefully I’ll have some better quality pictures next time but I think I have some great prospects for this fall! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I was disappointed to find that one of my pear trees had been broken off inside of my tube. I noticed some browse on these earlier in the summer so I’m guessing maybe a deer on its hind legs bent the tube over and broke it? Anyone else had this kind of experience? Luckily there were green...

I found this on my farm in west central KY a few weeks ago. Crabapple I presume, but wasn't sure if anyone on here might be able to ID? It was found along a right of way/access road about a mile from blacktop so I'm almost positive it wasn't planted. Are there native crabapples in KY? Bark...

Well, my Fimco pump crapped out on me yesterday on my sprayer so I'm left with the choice of buying a new pump or looking for a different setup. I have a 25 gallon with a 10' folding boom. It has given me problems a couple of times in the 5 years since I bought it. I'm debating either an...

Hi all, I've read a lot of references to planting trees and shrubs from "cuttings" but I'm not 100% familiar with the topic. Does anyone know of a good list of deer and wildlife friendly trees and shrubs that can be propagated via cuttings? What time of year should the cuttings be harvested...

I'm looking to do a timber harvest on my place this year. The primary goal is to get rid of around 10-20 acres of very low value Virginia pines. I have tried to get people to cut this for me in the past, but there isn't enough money in it to attract loggers. This year I am willing to let the...

My hunting partner is looking to buy a seed drill but is on a budget. He'd like to keep it under $10k and closer to $5k would be ideal. Is that even feasible? He wants a fairly small one that can be run on a 30hp tractor. Does anyone have any advice? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So I'm trying to accomplish some deer walkways and hinge cutting this winter in an area with relatively mature timber. I have a lot of beech trees and was wondering if anyone sees it as valuable for wildlife or timber. If not, I'm going to plan my walkways to target the beech tree areas so I can...

So I've followed this forum and the previous one for a couple of years now and I frequently see mention of planting buckwheat in food plots. Would someone mind providing a synopsis of why one should or would plant buckwheat? I've picked up a few tidbits along the way but want to make sure I'm up...

This is a first for me... 5 bucks in the same picture and they are all 8-pointers! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm going to be in the market for an electric UTV in the next year or two. Does anyone have any recommendations? My terrain is pretty steep so I need one that can handle steep hills and deep ditches. I would need one capable of a 5 mile round trip under fairly heavy load. Also I would be looking...

Hi guys, just trying to get the momentum going for this new site since QDMA axed my other thread. I won't be able to contribute anywhere near as much knowledge compared to the regulars from that forum, but I sure don't mind taking you guys along with me as I implement my habitat management...