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haven't seen Al on here for a long time. Welcome back. todd

last season was the 2nd year that crossbows were legal during the entire archery season. There wasn't an increase in the number of deer taken during the archery season. I wasn't for it at first but after getting one I have enjoyed hunting with the crossbow and it gives me more hunting opportunities with my kids since they are not strong enough to pull back a legal bow. todd

special time for sure--i hope you have a great time.. todd

haha--good one,

dang--nice find todd

Happy bday. looks like you had a good one todd

congrats on the bird doc! todd

some sweet ink!

I bought a box this year. My daughter shot her bird with them. It laid the smack down on that bird. We shot 3" #5. Dr. Woods is sponsored by Winchester so take what you want out of the video but his results compared to another Winchester load were amazing. http://www.growingdeer.tv/#/turkey-hunting-70-yard-turkey-load

Went out today and did a little grafting. Grafted 8 trees today. I did bark grafting on 7 of them and a cleft graft on one of the smaller ones. I still have about 20 more trees to do but not all of them had leafed out. Weird how some have and others haven't. Maybe that's mother nature protecting some from a late freeze or maybe that is why some hang onto the fruit a little longer. I used electrical tape to wrap and toilet bowl wax to seal. I wrapped several of the scion with parafilm tape to prevent moisture loss and some I didn't. Just curious to see if it really makes a different. The bark was slipping great. Probably took me about 5 minutes per tree

great day today. Didn't take many pics today. I tilled and planted one of my food plots today. Little less than an acre. Sprayed with glyphosate exactly 2 weeks ago and had a great kill so I tilled it with my King Kutter and broadcasted with my 3pt spreader. A local mix that is planted at 50# per acre. I used 35# of the mix and added another 25# of red ripper cowpeas. The mix includes white millet, milo, WGS, sunflowers, soybeans, cowpeas, clover, and alfalfa. I had a real nice fluffy seed bed after tilling so after I broadcasted I just cut down a large cedar tree and used it as a drag for the entire plot. I usually use the tiller just barely touching the ground but since I had some real small seeds I decided to drag. Check the plot after using the big cedar tree and saw very very few seeds exposed. First time I have ever used a cedar tree as a drag and it actually did a pretty good darn job. I think what makes it work good is the fact that the tiller makes such a "fine" seed bed.

sweat--nothing like a nice barrier to keep people honest. good luck with the planting. todd

congrats!!!

you are good to go my friend. planted soybeans last weekend and planting a mixture of things this weekend. Average soil temps are around 60 which is great for germination. We also have great chance of rain late saturday and all day sunday so..... plant away!!!! todd

looks good--hope your looks as good as the pic--however, with your experience i bet it will. do you still plant trefiol? i just planted an acre of eagle beans and still have two more acres to plant. Soil temps 2 inches down are just now hitting 60 degrees so it's time to get it done. todd

WTG Martin. Nice thick beard on that bird. todd

congrats--enjoyed the story! todd

Took a little drive on the 4-wheeler and snapped a few shots. I have probably 50 or so plum thickets throughout the property. They are all doing great. Kinda sad the flowers don't last longer as they sure are pretty when they are in bloom. My two pecan orchards. I had these areas cleared so I could enjoy the pecans.

Back at it again today. Other than the wind it was a beautiful day to be at the 160. Got out a little early to see if I could get a turkey--never saw or heard one. So off with the camo and on with the work clothes. I mowed this field 2 weeks ago so today I sprayed some glyphosate on it to try to get a clean seed bed. I'm planting a local wildlife mix from Ross Seed in El Reno. This plot follows the contour of the creek on the south side of the property. Redbuds are sure pretty this time of year. I tilled my plot that will be right next to my Jumbo Ladino Clover plot. I mowed it also a couple of weeks ago. Mainly fescue with some Johnson grass. I hate Johnson grass. I didn't spray this first since I using Eagle Beans. I wanted to incorporate all the green grass back into the soil. Soiled tilled up real nice. Once the beans are up and going I will spray then. Figure the less herbicide I use the better. Broadcasted the beans with an over the shoulder spreader. Since it is just shy of an acre I didn't hook up the 3-pt broadcaster. After broadcasting I went back over the plot with the tiller only down about an inch to cover the seeds. Planted this apple tree last fall---a Home Depot Tree--Golden Delicious. Producing flowers on first spring. No other apples to pollinate it so probably won't get any apples but glad that it is doing good.

starting to get a few seed heads on the wheat and the clover is coming along nicely. Just needs a nice long drink

took the day off today to go do some spraying. got out to my land and realized i brought a full bottle of diluted glyphosate (only 2 1/2 gallons) that I had mixed up for my back pack sprayer. I thought it was a full 2 1/2 gallons of concentrate--stupid me. No biggie--going back out again tomorrow. Still had a few things to do. Hauled a bunch of water out and watered all my trees. Already getting a little dry but good chance of rain sunday. Stopped by wal-mart 2 days ago and saw a nice Winesap Apple tree for 10 bucks on a semi-dwarf rootstock. Couldn't help myself. Got it planted today. I also planted two apple seedlings that I started from seed in 18 cell rootmakers. Added a little cow manure compost to see if it would hold a little more moisture and tubed them up.

I hear ya. I'm sure my food plots will be fine but a have one apple tree and one pear tree that is in bloom right now. I think those blooms are history. All my wild plums flowered out real nice this early spring and all for not after it gets down to 27 degrees tonight. Oh well---always next year.

looking good. Deer are still in the plots here. I still have deer with horns as of one week ago. They are hammering the clover right now and have eased off the wheat as it is getting too tall and tough now. My wheat is just starting to form some seed heads.

yikes---glad you got that thing out!! I get to pull all kinds of stuff out of dog's ears.

Thanks guys. Had a great bday. Spent the entire day out at the farm spraying and food plotting. todd