February 12th, 2018
Planting Durana Clover
March 8th, 2018
Main Mineral Lick Dirt Added and Island at Lake cut in.
March 9th, 2018
Main Mineral lick 400 lbs. and trimmed up Apple trees.
March 13th, 2018
New ATV Weed Wipe
March 14th, 2018
Cleaning up Chestnut Grove and 1st Prescribed Fire north side of Bottoms
March 22nd, 2018 -
Another low wind event, Multiple Mini Prescribed Fires for one large area, taking a break under stand enjoying the smell of smoke and watching the fire. One long day. Lost Valley area north of saddle food plot
March 23rd, 2018
Mineral Site No.1 all done today 400 lbs. added started in 2007 and as of today 5,400 lbs. have been put in. Before, then turning dirt over add mineral and turn soil over one more time just as rain was coming in.
Tis the season to get one more Xmas tree turkey hunting blind put in. Just have to get all my other's taken care of some time next week.
Spring just now waking up on the property, walked my property line today always neat to see what has changed or coming in. Also I get to walk by the area that has Ammonites fossil, they are cephalopods and first appeared in the seas 415 million years ago. Also tons of turkey scratching and sign today. Plus walked by yesterday burn area.
March 31st, 2018
Ready for a nap. Wow got the monster tree off fence and fence repaired before next rain set in. Turkey already using burn area also.
April 7th, 2018
It takes more than # Save this, # Save that, on social media to make habitat better for the wildlife. It takes Hunters, Land Owners, Land Managers, REAL Conservationist, REAL Conservation groups – NOT Environmentalist, NOT Anti-Hunters or groups, NOT FAKE conservation groups that only hire lawyers to file law suits. It takes boots and blood on the ground – Aldo Leopold had it right over 85 years ago, this is just the modern-day version - Using a Fire, Chainsaw, Disc, Gun and Trapping to improve habitat for the wildlife is the only way.
One of my favorite long lasting things I love to do is prescribe fire the edge of the wood line and then come back and edge feather that area. Well I at least got it edge feather started today, right after the snow melted from this morning. Will finish up after Turkey Season.
April 20th, 2018 - Lost Valley Lake Camera Installed.
April 25th - 7 of my Apple Trees are in bloom. Spring finally here.
April 25th -
Awesome at least 6 of 8 chestnut trees are alive from planting last November.
SNAILS - One of my favorite reasons to do do prescribed fires in my woods. Hens are drawn to the area to eat snail shells for egg production. The big boys will follow.
Nature's Amazing ! This not a creek. This is the water that comes out of a hillside after 3 inches of rain. Right into my lake.
