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Post by dusty20 on Sept 22, 2016 9:22:07 GMT -5
Gotcha I thought it was supposed to be like a lifeline but it sounds like it's just a fancy tie off so if you do fall it just lowers you to the ground slowly.
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Post by dusty20 on Sept 16, 2016 14:36:53 GMT -5
Well my house is starting to look like a used car lot... we got some good deals on other vehicles from family members so I need to get down to the two vehicles we plan to keep. This means I need to move some vehicles! The 2000 Chevy Malibu isn't anything amazing but works fine. My dad bought it in 2002 and I bought it from them in 2012. Has check engine light on from I believe the MAF sensor. ABS light comes on from an ABS sensor - abs still comes on if you hit snow or ice so I haven't worried about it. The car has 205,000 miles on it. Has good heat, AC works if you recharge it about once a year or year and a half, power windows, power locks, cruise control, tinted windows.
Willing to trade for a woods truck - Ranger or S10. Really looking for a UTV but I know that an old ranger or s10 probably fits the bill a little more.
$1,000
fortwayne.craigslist.org/cto/5777395203.html 2014 Ford Fiesta - has around 32,000 miles on it. Very good shape. Still on 6 year 60,000 mile warranty. Avg MPG for us is 36.1 - drove down to Georgia and back and had 42 mpg average. It is a 4 door sedan has more room than I figured it would. Large trunk space. The bluetooth on this is outstanding - everyone has bluetooth calling but this has the ability to play pandora, stitcher, spotify pretty much any audio app will play directly through the speakers without plugging it in. $11,000 $10,000 fortwayne.craigslist.org/cto/5773075544.html
1997 Ford F250. Been a good truck to me but I got a newer F350 to drive now. This is a crew cab short bed with a tool box. Has cruise control, power windows, AC, power locks, 4x4 etc. I have owned it for about a year and a half. I have replaced the: alternator, glow plugs, glow plug relay(didn't plug it in the entire year last year and it started every time I tried), rebuilt fuel bowl, rebuilt fuel pressure regulator, valve cover gasket, thermostat, lift pump, all front axle U-joints. Maybe a few other things. Lots of room and has the rubber floor which I like so it is easy to clean. Spray it with armor all and it looks great. I need to get some pictures of this and get it detailed. It is a greenish blue color, does have some rust but all in all I would say it looks great for the year. Has dual tanks. Has a 4" exhaust, Edge programmer and a cold air intake. Has 272,000 miles.
$8,500
I know this is a bit brief but if you have any questions please send me a text, give me a call or send me an email. I live in Northeast Indiana, I live north of Fort Wayne but work in northern Fort Wayne and could bring any of the vehicles to work if it makes it easier.
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Post by dusty20 on Sept 7, 2016 21:47:09 GMT -5
Hi,
Last year I purchased some land that I hunt on. To be safe last year as I didn't fully know what is required for a landowner I purchased a license to hunt deer.
If I solely hunt my property that has a portion of it that has cash rented crops and the majority is wooded that has been logged out prior to me owning does this qualify? I believe the guide says something about a landowner needing to have farming and/or timbered land but my concern is it includes leases of farm land and other caveats.
Sorry if this has been discussed the search function on Tapatalk isn't helping me any...
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Post by dusty20 on Sept 7, 2016 8:56:07 GMT -5
Irish where are you located? I have a neighbor that is needing a couple more to put in his basement with live edge tops for bar tables.
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Post by dusty20 on Sept 6, 2016 8:19:41 GMT -5
Well a little update I didn't buy the trip seed packets but did plant three different kind of mixes. The Biologics last bite is coming in thick! It looks amazing and you can see tracks and grazing going on. So far this seed is coming in much thicker and faster than the others.
The evolved harvest doesn't look bad but appears to be about a week behind the Biologics. Not as dense and not as tall. Same amount of seed and same amount of land. Still grazed and still tracks.
I'm kind of impressed with my homegrown mix of purple top turnips, chicory and buckwheat. Maybe just the chicory it seems to be coming in really thick and I didn't prepare that seed bed quite as nice as the others. There was a decent amount of trash in there when I spread the seed. A good amount of prints and tops that are nipped off in there. This seed I bought bulk from the family farm and home store and left it in my car for a couple months in the summer and it got really hot in there so I was surprised it grew at all.
Overall I'm impressed with all the seeds in my plots and can't wait to see the camera footage. It's been interesting seeing the different seeds grow and can't wait to see what the deer prefer over time.
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Post by dusty20 on Sept 4, 2016 9:53:22 GMT -5
I have a couple of Wildgame institute cameras. Its a big trade-off because they are so cheap to buy but I haven't had the best of luck with keeping them going. Both of them had to be replaced within the first year. One the selection screen cracked and the other the camera had something happen where it wouldnt take ir pictures and the daytime photos were grainy. If you have the receipt and its within one year they replace them for free but if you don't have the receipt then good luck... I'm going through it now where they will replace the camera but it's a terrible time for it to go out. Heading into hunting season and I will be without a camera for a month or so.
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Post by dusty20 on Aug 25, 2016 14:01:20 GMT -5
So I'm guessing when you aren't hunting this thing stays in a tree and you tie it off in its fully extended position for your next climb? Haven't found a good video of this thing in action.
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Post by dusty20 on Aug 25, 2016 13:58:59 GMT -5
I have 16.8 mostly wooded in the middle of ag fields.
I am extremely curious to what everyone else has as well. Watching videos and listening to podcasts they make it sound like if you have less than 80 it isn't worth hunting on...
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Post by dusty20 on Aug 25, 2016 9:00:21 GMT -5
I have one I bought a couple years ago. Its not terrible but the platform is tiny. I'm planning on using it this year to access a hang on i just got from Dunhams. Dunhams has a two man 18' for $84 right now through October 31st. I've found they usually have better deals online and you can pull it up on your phone and they scan it right there.
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Post by dusty20 on Aug 17, 2016 9:12:08 GMT -5
As others have said I'm not sure if moving is a choice but I live in Northeast Indiana and less than 10 miles from my house we have probably 6-8 steel plants. I've not driven by them in the last year and seen less than 3 job opening signs out front. Plus there's an indot place down the road with job openings and a glass place with job openings. The steel places are SDI, paradox steel, heidtman steel, metal technologies, Nucor, metal x and a few others.
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Post by dusty20 on Aug 1, 2016 16:09:38 GMT -5
A couple comments regarding food plot seed selection. First, read the white seed tag on the bag. This tag is required by law and shows the exact contents of the bag and what percentage of what type of material is in each bag. It is not uncommon for some of these "buck picture on the bag" mixes to have a very high percentage of things like rye grass which is basically useless as feed, or "inert matter" which might be just a filler such as sand or saw dust. In many cases, the bag may only contain about 50% of the seed you are really wanting. Second, be careful of these "do it all mixes". Seven card stud sounds like one, too many different seeds together. I think you would be better served to stay with a single seed or no more than a couple types of seed that are very similar plants, such as turnips and a couple types of radishes. Third, you can get a much better buy on seed and better product staying away from the off the shelf stuff found at the farm and sporting goods stores with photos of big deer on the bags. Buy on line from outfits like Deer Creek Seed or Seedland, or at your local elevator and purchase single types of seed or economical blends. Some very affordable seed you can get from your local farm store that is good stuff would be white clover or alfalfa. I always check the sticker on the bottom. I remember one year I put in a tiny little food plot, I went out and mowed a spot down then used a tiller to break up the ground planted my seed and then made sure the seeds were covered. Came back to find that about 75% of what I just planted was the stuff i had cut out of there! The 7 card stud doesn't have rye grass in it unless its part of the small other seed category. I didn't think the price was terrible for the mix, seems like most of the stuff I have seen is right in the same neighborhood. I also ended up buying some of the biologic last bite. I like the mix of that as well. The last bite has a decent amount of wheat while the 7 card stud had a decent amount of oats. I will be curious to see how they react to the two different mixes. I will be sure to put a utilization cage in them to decipher the winner there. Also I never realized why they had so much rye grass in them I just figured it was a cheap seed and the companies could make a killing off of it. Had someone tell me that if you don't have a lot of tools and you haven't had a plot there before the rye grass has a very deep root that helps to break up ground. They said plant a throw n gro type plot the first year then plant whatever you want the year after. Not sure how true it is but made more sense than anything else i had heard.
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Post by dusty20 on Aug 1, 2016 8:33:54 GMT -5
Thanks steiny I'm thinking of doing a 7 card stud this year. It's by evolved harvest. Not a huge fan of their stuff but it has a huge mix of seed and seems like the mix will last through late season hopefully.
Any one tried this stuff?
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Post by dusty20 on Jul 31, 2016 18:01:23 GMT -5
In my experience, if you haven't planted Fall plots yet, get a bunch of test samples from Whitetail Institute. What deer like here might not be what deer like there. A buddy 12 miles away has deer hammering his brassicas after a frost. Deer here won't touch them at all. Try a bunch of small plots of different stuff. Listen to the deer. Absolutely agree and will probably get one of those as well but that only covers about 600sqft as each sample pack covers 10sqft. I can get the double but still only covers 1200sqft. Just looking for my best bet for a first plot here. And I'm really indecisive on this stuff and can see any of them being better than what it was just curious of others luck.
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Post by dusty20 on Jul 29, 2016 21:20:35 GMT -5
I'm in far northeastern Indiana. Lots of ag around I'm hoping to be a good source for them after the crops get removed in October. That's good information. Sounds like oats may not be a bad option. Plot isn't very large so they could wipe it out in no time.
The deer liked the winter peas?
I think winter wheat is something I'd be interested in doing too. Not sure how many of the farmers may be doing it though. Not sure if it's the right approach but I would like to offer something different. Maybe it doesn't matter.
Here locally I bought a little bit of buckwheat, chicory and purple top turnips so I want to do a few test spots of this to see how they like it along with something for the main field.
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Post by dusty20 on Jul 29, 2016 16:05:28 GMT -5
Well the original plan was to plant whitetail institute power plant this past spring... well that didn't happen.
Finally got my field ready to go but having a hard time deciding what to do! Been looking at oats, brassicas, turnips, chicory, clover and pretty much anything else that can be planted in the next week or so and be up and browse ready by the season.
Any experiences you guys have would be appreciated. I'm kind of leaning towards a chicory and clover mix but just really want something that will come up quick, last through the frost, stand up to snow and - oh yea, something deer fall all over themselves to get at!
Thanks in advance!
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Post by dusty20 on Jul 29, 2016 15:58:01 GMT -5
I have a millennium g2 9mm. Will need to check if this is a variation of the millennium or if they consider this a different model. Assuming it falls under the millennium models.
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Post by dusty20 on Jul 11, 2016 19:34:02 GMT -5
I think that some mysterious agent in the air in California mixes with every other known material to cause cancer. Think I'll stay wee bit farther east. Had a few too many barley pops should have said stay away from California, everything in California causes cancer. My first thought when I read a warning sign like that is: thank God I don't live in California!
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Post by dusty20 on Jul 11, 2016 0:02:53 GMT -5
We must be silly for living anywhere but California. They must know something the rest of us don't. Everything in California causes cancer.
Warning signs are hilarious. I have one laying around for a PTO that shows a stick figure wrapped around the shaft. Might be a bit much but find it pretty funny.
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Post by dusty20 on Jul 7, 2016 14:20:19 GMT -5
I always took it as noise reducer climbing up. If you let a metal carabiner smack a metal stand while climbing it makes quite the noise.
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Post by dusty20 on Jul 6, 2016 20:15:45 GMT -5
I have ATT and told them that I need a reliable signal in case of emergencies and was planning to switch back to Verizon if there wasn't anything they could do. They tried to get me to buy a Microcell which basically is VoIP and I told them I am not buying something for an area they show has service. They sent me a free one but again it's all over the internet. If my internet goes out which it does often I'm stuck with 1 bar or less. Not too worried about it most days but when my wife was home pregnant with our first kid I wanted her to be able to make 'the call' if needed.
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