The Farm w/ No Name - Habitat Projects

[giles]

Amazing video - except the earth is flat, it lied! Hahaha joking.

My tin foil can't handle that kind of teasing!

 

[Wiley E Coyote]

Well, I busted my ass all year (and for the last 18) to get this farm to a point that it would look this good! I love these big-picture views showing where we sit in context to the neighborhood.

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This is the new plot that we created for Kaydence in the spot where she killed her buck last year. It's right at the intersection of the two main hollers.

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This is the playground for food plot architecture! The Corner Pocket is tucked away in the NW corner, with all sorts of good structure and food around it. The big clover field doesn't look great from the air, but there's more food there than what it looks like. A strong frost seeding of clover and alfalfa will ensure things look a little better next year!

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This is the pic that really makes me smile. Food, cover, water, edge habitat, all in one pic. This one is simply TOO good!

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This video really shows off what's happening in and around the "Back Field" and the somewhat famed Corner Pocket. It really shows off the topography we're working with, too.

Great job it looks awesome

 

[bowhunter1023]

@giles' thread about wildflowers had a positive outcome on the future of our farm. I showed my parents @jagermeister's CRP pics and they both agreed it would be a good solution for what we call the "Back Field". It used to be cattle pasture, then a hayfield, then traditional row crop rotations, then a pretty piss poor attempt at a clover/rye patch. I'll need to get with @LonewolfNopack on preparing for things, but I'm excited to get this underway. I'll continue to plant screening cover on the W and N sides, with a big food plot on the N end, so this CRP will make a nice addition to our over plan.

You can see the food plot up top, then the brown area on the lower 2/3rds. That'll become the CRP, which is roughly 2 acres and is what's pictured above.

 

[LonewolfNopack]

@giles' thread about wildflowers had a positive outcome on the future of our farm. I showed my parents @jagermeister's CRP pics and they both agreed it would be a good solution for what we call the "Back Field". It used to be cattle pasture, then a hayfield, then traditional row crop rotations, then a pretty piss poor attempt at a clover/rye patch. I'll need to get with @LonewolfNopack on preparing for things, but I'm excited to get this underway. I'll continue to plant screening cover on the W and N sides, with a big food plot on the N end, so this CRP will make a nice addition to our over plan.

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You can see the food plot up top, then the brown area on the lower 2/3rds. That'll become the CRP, which is roughly 2 acres and is what's pictured above.

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Sounds like a good plan, that's exciting for you. Feel free to reach out anytime I'd be glad to give whatever advice I can. Remember it's a marathon with native plantings. It's good that you are already starting to plan.