The drought has this late summer has been a PITA. Nature makes it hard to grow without moisture lol. Thinking I'll see the farm one more time before the first sit and that'll be good. Getting old and slow getting stands moved, trees trimmed, plots maintained, equipment maintained to maintain the plots 
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We did the 2 orchards in this year, that was a big step. Mom passed in Jan, that was that for my family up and over. No parents, siblings, cousins left, no aunts no uncles. My focus - Grandkids, two now and more hoped for so looking at the property as a retreat/hunting parcel rather than a hunting/retreat parcel... the ratio varies but I think you understand the shift.
Cleaning up the deep woods openings from '21-'22 are the highest priority as soon as the WTD hunting is done.
I don't think I posted this year's gobbler just about standard at the farm. Three Dave Smith's and a late morning Tom strutting right into the kill zone. The Bullhead did the trick at 10 yards.
Set a new stand, PassThru and moved two I had out, Shaggy and Pinchpoint to take advantage of movement the new mini-orchard that Shaggy plot/orchard should provide on that side hill bench.
That bench is a funnel for lots of the local wildlife.
I have high hopes for this little ambush site. I released this pear my dad and/or bother planted 25 years ago and then forgot. It really popped this spring.
Thanks fellas.
.We did the 2 orchards in this year, that was a big step. Mom passed in Jan, that was that for my family up and over. No parents, siblings, cousins left, no aunts no uncles. My focus - Grandkids, two now and more hoped for so looking at the property as a retreat/hunting parcel rather than a hunting/retreat parcel... the ratio varies but I think you understand the shift.
Cleaning up the deep woods openings from '21-'22 are the highest priority as soon as the WTD hunting is done.
I don't think I posted this year's gobbler just about standard at the farm. Three Dave Smith's and a late morning Tom strutting right into the kill zone. The Bullhead did the trick at 10 yards.
Set a new stand, PassThru and moved two I had out, Shaggy and Pinchpoint to take advantage of movement the new mini-orchard that Shaggy plot/orchard should provide on that side hill bench.
That bench is a funnel for lots of the local wildlife.
I have high hopes for this little ambush site. I released this pear my dad and/or bother planted 25 years ago and then forgot. It really popped this spring.
Thanks fellas.
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