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Post by benmnwi on Sept 9, 2020 11:30:28 GMT -6
I enjoy my WI place a lot more now that I've decreased habitat work up there and increased fishing time. We keep an old swisher rough cut up there so we no longer have to haul it 3 hours when we need to mow the clover plots. Now we haul the boat and it is way more enjoyable. Last weekend was the only "work" weekend up there, but we only worked about 1/2 the time and fished the other half.
My WI place is 10000X more enjoyable after I sprayed Talstar P bug spray around the cabin yard. We would get eaten alive by mosquitos in the yard up there before spraying and after spraying we can clean fish at sunset without getting bit. I have no idea what they put in that stuff, but 2 ounces mixed with 2 gallons of water sprayed around the perimeter of the yard solves mosquito problems.
I agree with MN slick that ladder stands are great time savers.
Using a brush to pain apple tree trunks is slow, but using a cheap 1 gallon hand sprayer is fast.
No-till brassica plots on sandy soil requires a much higher seeding rate and a lot of rain. Small brassica like turnip and rape do well, but larger seed like radish seemed to struggle.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Sept 9, 2020 12:48:47 GMT -6
1. Once in place ladder stands save a lot of work when it comes time to prep for the season. 2. Fruit trees are a pain from 6 hours away. Too much work for something that isn't going to improve the hunting to any degree. 3. Every task takes twice as long as I estimate. 4. I can count on a drought every year in MO as well as periods of too damn much rain. Try Persimmons...fairly easy to establish and grow. (based on feedback from a friend with a orchard in Iowa)...I planted some this year and lookin good so far!
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Post by smsmith on Sept 9, 2020 14:34:05 GMT -6
Today I learned that it would be much easier to put 3'sections of quarter inch hardware mesh around wild apples/crabs in the late winter/early spring. When there's no leaves and everything is dormant it would be much quicker and there'd be a lot fewer skeeters.
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Post by smsmith on Sept 9, 2020 14:35:05 GMT -6
I enjoy my WI place a lot more now that I've decreased habitat work up there and increased fishing time. We keep an old swisher rough cut up there so we no longer have to haul it 3 hours when we need to mow the clover plots. Now we haul the boat and it is way more enjoyable. Last weekend was the only "work" weekend up there, but we only worked about 1/2 the time and fished the other half. My WI place is 10000X more enjoyable after I sprayed Talstar P bug spray around the cabin yard. We would get eaten alive by mosquitos in the yard up there before spraying and after spraying we can clean fish at sunset without getting bit. I have no idea what they put in that stuff, but 2 ounces mixed with 2 gallons of water sprayed around the perimeter of the yard solves mosquito problems. I agree with MN slick that ladder stands are great time savers. Using a brush to pain apple tree trunks is slow, but using a cheap 1 gallon hand sprayer is fast. No-till brassica plots on sandy soil requires a much higher seeding rate and a lot of rain. Small brassica like turnip and rape do well, but larger seed like radish seemed to struggle. What kind of sprayer do you use?
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Post by benmnwi on Sept 9, 2020 14:45:49 GMT -6
I just used the cheap 2 gallon hand held sprayers I use for spot spraying round up.
One lap spraying the weeds/brush on the yard edge was all it took.
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Post by badbrad on Sept 9, 2020 20:44:55 GMT -6
2. Fruit trees are a pain from 6 hours away. Too much work for something that isn't going to improve the hunting to any degree. 3. Every task takes twice as long as I estimate. Mic drop on these two. You apple fogies are crrrrrazy.
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Post by Foggy on Sept 9, 2020 21:11:02 GMT -6
^. Foggy's too!
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Post by sd51555 on Sept 9, 2020 21:35:48 GMT -6
2. Fruit trees are a pain from 6 hours away. Too much work for something that isn't going to improve the hunting to any degree. 3. Every task takes twice as long as I estimate. Mic drop on these two. You apple fogies are crrrrrazy. I'm thinking long and hard about how to push the Kunu (do less) model forward on my place next year. One thing I know for damn sure, there aren't any stands getting moved in 2021. If they're not completely set up this year, there's no rationale to declare them bad spots. My brother needs to leave his stands in the woods too. $80 two man ladders don't seem like a hot item worth stealing to me, especially for how deep into the bush these things are set up. I'm even on the fence about building another ground blind for my dirt pile up by the yard. The one reason I may still do it, is because I don't need a machine to haul it. I can just walk the walls out from the garage and be in place in about a minute. If I can get that bird knocked out before May 1st, I'll probably do it. Then I've got to finish the delivery trail that'll bring the deer right past within bow range.
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Post by badgerfowl on Sept 10, 2020 4:06:55 GMT -6
We stopped taking stands down years ago. Used to when we used hang ons. Always a pita. Since we switched to metal ladder stands in 2007 ish we just leave them up. Still try to check them preseason and have to clear a few branches every few years but it’s minimal.
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Post by Freeborn on Sept 10, 2020 5:23:45 GMT -6
We stopped taking stands down years ago. Used to when we used hang ons. Always a pita. Since we switched to metal ladder stands in 2007 ish we just leave them up. Still try to check them preseason and have to clear a few branches every few years but it’s minimal. I have done this for many years. Ladder stands are much safer and easier then other stands. I leave my stands up all year and check them pre season. The one issue I have with ladder stands is they are often loud. They creek under stress and when you are climbing. I have thought about building some wood stands because they are quiet.
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Post by Sandbur on Sept 10, 2020 5:40:46 GMT -6
We stopped taking stands down years ago. Used to when we used hang ons. Always a pita. Since we switched to metal ladder stands in 2007 ish we just leave them up. Still try to check them preseason and have to clear a few branches every few years but it’s minimal. I have done this for many years. Ladder stands are much safer and easier then other stands. I leave my stands up all year and check them pre season. The one issue I have with ladder stands is they are often loud. They creek under stress and when you are climbing. I have thought about building some wood stands because they are quiet. I now have four wooden ladder stands. They are impossible to put up alone as compared to the metal stands. I do prefer the wooden stands and I can build them with a comfortable seat. Some brands of metal stands have the seats way to high( won’t be a problem for you).
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Post by Catscratch on Sept 10, 2020 6:06:28 GMT -6
Metal ladder stands were (still are) my favorite. I never did like a hang-on at all. Thin and crooked trees that sway in the wind may have something to do with my dislike of hang-ons, seems like I was always white knuckling the ride when I was on one of those. I had enough stands that I seldom needed to move one but if the wind shifted a little I would bust deer. With hunting from the ground, if the wind shifts I just sneak over a few yds and make it right again. It's much less stressful to hunt without stands.
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Post by Reagan on Sept 10, 2020 6:34:07 GMT -6
Cat I don’t know how you do it. Back when dad and I shared one climber between us, we both hunted from the ground a lot. My first bow kill was a fawn while still hunting. I only managed 1 other bow kill from the ground and that was a forkie who wasn’t too smart. Im excluding ground blinds from that total.
Now I am all ladder stands. I still have hang on stands in the garage but I rarely use them. If I do, I use a hunter safety system to stay tied in. I loosened up the straps on my ladders this year for tree growth. I still need to ratchet a few down.
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Post by Sandbur on Sept 10, 2020 7:29:21 GMT -6
Metal ladder stands were (still are) my favorite. I never did like a hang-on at all. Thin and crooked trees that sway in the wind may have something to do with my dislike of hang-ons, seems like I was always white knuckling the ride when I was on one of those. I had enough stands that I seldom needed to move one but if the wind shifted a little I would bust deer. With hunting from the ground, if the wind shifts I just sneak over a few yds and make it right again. It's much less stressful to hunt without stands. Hunting from the ground has worked well for me in rifle season. I am speaking of the big woods and not a prairie environment. I kind of like that hunting on the state and national forests. Carry a stool, walk in and sit down overlooking some sort of funnel. Sit with your back against a tree and don’t walk one step past where you are sitting. Play the wind, of course.
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Post by sd51555 on Sept 10, 2020 8:05:19 GMT -6
Metal ladder stands were (still are) my favorite. I never did like a hang-on at all. Thin and crooked trees that sway in the wind may have something to do with my dislike of hang-ons, seems like I was always white knuckling the ride when I was on one of those. I had enough stands that I seldom needed to move one but if the wind shifted a little I would bust deer. With hunting from the ground, if the wind shifts I just sneak over a few yds and make it right again. It's much less stressful to hunt without stands. Hunting from the ground has worked well for me in rifle season. I am speaking of the big woods and not a prairie environment. I kind of like that hunting on the state and national forests. Carry a stool, walk in and sit down overlooking some sort of funnel. Sit with your back against a tree and don’t walk one step past where you are sitting. Play the wind, of course. I got my brother set up in a couple promising spots on public land. I might even go sit them once if I get enough days in.
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