It's tree planting time again!

[WIwhitetailhunter]

I'm off in a couple hours to the cabin. We've got 4000 pines to put in the ground! All by hand!

Going to squeeze in some turkey calling for my brother as well in the morning and afternoon and Sunday morning as well (if need be).

Here's to hoping the rain (or snow given the past couple of weeks) holds off!! Nothing worse than being soaked digging holes!

[Doc]

I'm off in a couple hours to the cabin. We've got 4000 pines to put in the ground! All by hand!

Going to squeeze in some turkey calling for my brother as well in the morning and afternoon and Sunday morning as well (if need be).

Here's to hoping the rain (or snow given the past couple of weeks) holds off!! Nothing worse than being soaked digging holes!

So, how exactly are you going to arrange them....... Just 1 big square block, as in a timber plantation, or are you going to plant them in strategic cover areas, or do you have something else in mind? Sometimes, the location and pattern of planting is as important as the variety. It all depends on the purpose of the planting.

Doc

[WIwhitetailhunter]

Well, we lucked out. Only had to plant 2000. And we were able to get them in during the break between downpours yesterday.

We planted them in rows for future timber harvest. The land we planted is in a forest program. So, down the road they will be logged off.

We did leave some openings for future stand placements though.

We've planted approx. 15000 trees over the past 6 years! The owner swears this is the last time for quite awhile. (he wouldn't put that in writting though) Most were done with the tractor and planter. About a 1/4 were put in with a shovel by hand.

[Hunt or be Hunted]

I'm off in a couple hours to the cabin. We've got 4000 pines to put in the ground! All by hand!

WOW