Chuck R.
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So all the effort wasn't for naught..food plots, feeder, planting fruit trees, letting the CRP grass grow, clearing my buck bedding area.
So, last night we had one heck of a windstorm. My Jon boat managed to travel 60+ yards from our pond edge , through our picnic area, taking down a rosebud tree enroute and getting a whopper of a dent in it's side on another tree. One of my two cupolas on my barn will have to come off or be repaired. A big old cotton wood branch came down a squashed a young oak.
Pretty much a minor bummer overall, but when I drive the UTV up into the 'Deer Engagement Area' to check my elevated box blind this evening, I run into one of the prettiest 10pts I've even seen with a doe. Without a doubt Nicest deer I've ever seen on my place, and he was out in daylight!
Obviously a result of my land stewardship and engagement area planning. Now IF only he'd have shown up during the season..
So I tell my wife, her only comment is "You spent how much and did all that for the deer to show up a week too late?"
Normal spousal sarcasm. It will not deter me however, this winter I'll continue my bedding improvement efforts, in the spring I will double down on my tree planting efforts.
This year I was only off by 4 days, next year I may be able to cut it down to hours..
So, last night we had one heck of a windstorm. My Jon boat managed to travel 60+ yards from our pond edge , through our picnic area, taking down a rosebud tree enroute and getting a whopper of a dent in it's side on another tree. One of my two cupolas on my barn will have to come off or be repaired. A big old cotton wood branch came down a squashed a young oak.
Pretty much a minor bummer overall, but when I drive the UTV up into the 'Deer Engagement Area' to check my elevated box blind this evening, I run into one of the prettiest 10pts I've even seen with a doe. Without a doubt Nicest deer I've ever seen on my place, and he was out in daylight!
Obviously a result of my land stewardship and engagement area planning. Now IF only he'd have shown up during the season..
So I tell my wife, her only comment is "You spent how much and did all that for the deer to show up a week too late?"
Normal spousal sarcasm. It will not deter me however, this winter I'll continue my bedding improvement efforts, in the spring I will double down on my tree planting efforts.
This year I was only off by 4 days, next year I may be able to cut it down to hours..
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