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Post by huntnandplumbn on Feb 5, 2024 7:37:08 GMT -5
The four ponds on my property are back in the woods so they get shaded pretty good. Maybe a little slower evaporation rate 🤔. Seems like they hold water pretty well just from the almost one year I’ve had the place. Did notice they lost a little bit though.. Go to your local bait shop and buy a dozen fathead minnows for each pond. Put them in there and they will feed on the midge larvae. They should survive the winter as long as there's water in the pond and it doesn't get too much snow cover on the ice if it freezes 100%. You could put them in there now. Ideally you want to make sure the water temp is within 5°F of each other. i.e. minnow transport water and pond water. If it's not, you can change water temp by a max of 5°F every 30 minutes. A simple swimming pool thermometer or a corded indoor/outdoor thermometer works great. Sounds like it’s definitely worth trying. Maybe they’ll eat up some of the mosquitoes too?
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Feb 4, 2024 15:54:23 GMT -5
The four ponds on my property are back in the woods so they get shaded pretty good. Maybe a little slower evaporation rate 🤔. Seems like they hold water pretty well just from the almost one year I’ve had the place. Did notice they lost a little bit though..
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Feb 4, 2024 15:08:30 GMT -5
Old livestock pond I had cleaned out this past summer. Was an EHD pit, now holds 8' water and a good water source for wildlife. will the pond as we go through drought periods and it dries and cracks not hold the midge flies regardless of depth? I’m genuinely asking because I have 4 such areas on my place that I’ve thought about filling in. All can hold around 5-6’ of water. I did think that maybe a less gradual shelf to the bottom may help as well. Thoughts?
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Feb 3, 2024 3:45:00 GMT -5
41 for me. Been hunting and fishing for as long as I can remember. Did get my first Ben Pearson youth compound at 12 and single shot 20 gauge around that same time. Grew up hunting Jasper Pulaski mostly with a good amount of Kingsbury mixed in too. Ducks from the slough and Kankakee.
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Feb 2, 2024 20:23:52 GMT -5
Great plan sounds like. I’ve continued to cut larger cottonwood trees on my place. Water is up from the river so can’t easily access everywhere for about a month. Hopefully begin selective harvesting after that. Hopefully get some real good bedding established.. depending on how the logging goes I may add another food plot but will definitely open up the existing plots to maximize mmtheir potential.
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Jan 29, 2024 18:53:15 GMT -5
Not receiving the email as well. Will check and see what I can do on my end.
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Jan 28, 2024 19:56:01 GMT -5
It seems several of you on here use the tactacams but, do any of you use the solar panels? I'm curious if they're cost/time effective or not. Thank you. Also, if you don't mind sharing, what is the monthly cost for cell service per camera? Thanks again. I ran 24 tactacams during the season this year amongst a few different properties. I think they’re $10-$11 a month each. The majority of them have the tactacam solar packs and they’ve faired well and I would vote to be worth it. My biggest issue so far is the cord from a to b coming out just enough to keep the solar pack from being used. I wish they screwed in somehow. A zip tie has helped keep I in place a bit better. I would also add that I’d especially use them for heavy traffic areas such as a food plot or a waterhole or hard to get too don’t want to go there areas. Wish they were a bit cheaper to run and I’d run them all through the year. Now I’ve moved some around to still do some trespasser patrol.
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Jan 22, 2024 20:28:01 GMT -5
Started opening up the canopy at my new place. Forester will be doing a select cut on the property as well but may be a slow process due to seasonal flooding. They don’t have any use for the cottonwoods. Not even paper pulp or pallet wood. I have to decide whether to cut them myself or basically break even for them to cut and essentially leave them in place.
After starting the project myself just to see how it was going to go I’m now favoring for them to do it. Some of these things are absolute monsters and honestly a little daunting to tackle as the 25” chainsaw wouldn’t barely make it half way through the tree.
The neighbor will take anything accessible from the ground with his backhoe with grapple bucket to split for firewood. Again all this will be over time. The forester and I are thinking over a 2-3 year period. Mostly as I don’t want to completely wreck the place over the late spring/summer timeframe.
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Jan 16, 2024 16:06:21 GMT -5
I use the Blink wireless security system. Very happy with how far the wireless link works as it was a concern of mine to reach the pole barn. Everything is clear and easy to program. I was able to pick up a couple 5 packs on sale through Amazon.
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Jan 6, 2024 14:54:39 GMT -5
Had some coming at me then the guy across the street fired up his tractor 400+ yards away and they spooked like he was right next to them. That’s late late season to a T right there. We’ll see if they wonder back.
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Jan 6, 2024 13:57:58 GMT -5
Just got setup for the evening. Not much wind so hopefully got in clean. Snow is melting off so sounds like it’s raining. Maybe that’ll help.
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Dec 30, 2023 21:47:04 GMT -5
Definitely prefer bibs. Just got a pair of code of silence bibs for Christmas. Very warm. But most importantly the zippers go all the way up to the hip! Was very dissatisfied my predator bibs did not have full length zippers. Only to the knee. My fault for not double checking.
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Dec 19, 2023 22:52:36 GMT -5
Asked the girls what color lights they wanted on the tree. Pink and white. So….. ordered 3 sets of pink lights from Home Depot a month before getting the tree. Get a notification they ship but then no tracking information. Called Depot and they would look into it. 3 days later online it showed as cancelled. Ugh…. Did the tree without them then 3 days later 6 sets show up randomly at the house. 3 from fedex and three from ups on the same day. Never did charge me. Still just ugh….
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Dec 18, 2023 12:16:54 GMT -5
Picked up 3 of 3 available Muddy Legend XLT 18’ two person ladder stands at Walmart about a week ago. $89 each.
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Dec 18, 2023 11:41:51 GMT -5
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Dec 9, 2023 21:57:20 GMT -5
No deer this evening. Hoping to go tomorrow.
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Dec 9, 2023 16:54:50 GMT -5
Not a creature stirring so far…..
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Dec 9, 2023 15:44:50 GMT -5
What are the dollar amounts of those leases? he pays $1,500 mine is 1,250 also mine has been the same for nearly 10 years. He has a very good chance of his going up yearly as that’s another part of the leasing company game. Not saying it’s good or bad but it’s also the reality of it.
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Dec 9, 2023 15:38:38 GMT -5
I think the largest difference is the how you are leasing thing which screws this whole thing up. Are you leasing person to person or utilizing a lease company. The lease companies are all fairly close with each other and IMO way more than typical person to person agreements. Simple research would get mattfinney his answer or whomever else is in this situation for what to expect from a leasing company. Person to person deals are so all over the board there would be no way for someone to reasonably understand what they may or may not pay. That’s why they call it negotiating. A friend of mine leases 30 acres from a leasing company and pays more than my person to person lease of right at 700 acres. Apples and oranges What are the dollar amounts of those leases? he pays $1,500 mine is 1,250
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Dec 9, 2023 15:21:51 GMT -5
Just got setup for the evening. Wind making it feel a little chillier. Trying the crossbow just because it felt like a good idea. 10 acre patch of thick woods going to a cut corn field. Time will tell….
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