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Post by Sandbur on Mar 30, 2023 13:45:22 GMT -6
 These young apple trees will get some more sunlight.  Where I am standing was a wet, grassy meadow, 35 years ago. The edge of the field was where we planted those spruce. |
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Post by nhmountains on Mar 31, 2023 15:17:35 GMT -6
Good job Art. Those poplar will root sprout hundreds of new shoots for browse next winter.
Ben if you want me to send you some of my NH red deer crab scions send me a PM. I’ll cut them tomorrow and mail on Monday. Last fall was the first time the raccoon cleaned them up before January. There were few apples last year and this tree had them but, they ate them all. It drops from September through March if left alone. 1.5” to 2” red apples.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Apr 10, 2023 14:15:27 GMT -6
The deer are getting a nice bonus, they cut a bunch of trees/shrubs/limbs under the Xcel wires in my area. Saw 15 deer eating by the piles the other day . One was a fork with antlers still ?
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Post by benmnwi on Apr 10, 2023 14:47:42 GMT -6
Any bonus calories they can get before green-up will be beneficial. That buck must be in pretty good shape if he is still holding his antlers.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Apr 10, 2023 14:57:09 GMT -6
He lives in an area with multiple homes. There was a lot of feeding in my area. One guy said he had 40 deer in his backyard south of Glenwood for weeks. He spent a fortune on alfalfa/corn/pellets.
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Post by biglakebass on Apr 10, 2023 18:21:49 GMT -6
I am ending the feeding season in the next week(I hope).
At 35 alfalfa bales(not shitty grass hay). Farmer said average weight is around 50-60 lbs each.... his son said he is nuts. he weighed one earlier this winter and it was over 70 lbs.
So approx 2500 lbs of alfalfa.
Lost count on corn bags, but usually got 3 or 4. Did that 4 times for sure. so I will call it 600 lbs of corn.
Lotta fun. Definitely not seeing the numbers the last few days.... must be dispersing some.
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Post by mnaaron on Apr 10, 2023 19:40:14 GMT -6
We had 90 deer in the neighbors silage pile last night. Man 90 deer eat a pile of silage each night.
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 10, 2023 19:43:23 GMT -6
I am ending the feeding season in the next week(I hope). At 35 alfalfa bales(not shitty grass hay). Farmer said average weight is around 50-60 lbs each.... his son said he is nuts. he weighed one earlier this winter and it was over 70 lbs. So approx 2500 lbs of alfalfa. Lost count on corn bags, but usually got 3 or 4. Did that 4 times for sure. so I will call it 600 lbs of corn. Lotta fun. Definitely not seeing the numbers the last few days.... must be dispersing some. Deer have dispersed from last night to this night. Still a large group on the alfalfa field, but also two here and three over there. One small fawn was enjoying spring last night. Running in circles and jumping/ playing. |
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Post by honker on Apr 30, 2023 22:11:51 GMT -6
When I was winter scouting in early Feb I came across this well used bedding area that is on what I think would be considered the military crest of southern facing slope. The area looked rather open from a distance, but did have a decent stem count nearby. Now that the snow was gone I went to look at it again. The wind was blowing pretty hard today but most of the wind was blocked at this spot. Slight wind at their back and good sight lines and the sun in front of them. Thoughts on improving it? Was thinking spruce on the the northwest crest line. looking North/NW   Looking south east  This was where the big bed above was at.   This is north of that spot on the northern facing slope. You can see the well worn trail leading to that spot.  |
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Post by Sandbur on May 1, 2023 4:00:03 GMT -6
When I was winter scouting in early Feb I came across this well used bedding area that is on what I think would be considered the military crest of southern facing slope. The area looked rather open from a distance, but did have a decent stem count nearby. Now that the snow was gone I went to look at it again. The wind was blowing pretty hard today but most of the wind was blocked at this spot. Slight wind at their back and good sight lines and the sun in front of them. Thoughts on improving it? Was thinking spruce on the the northwest crest line. looking North/NW Looking south east This was where the big bed above was at. This is north of that spot on the northern facing slope. You can see the well worn trail leading to that spot. I would try a line of spruce on the top of the hill and just a few scattered spruce along that south facing slope. Don’t plant in those beds but just behind them a bit. |
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