Recent content by birddude

Yesterday was the first day here. I heard three Toms on the roost but shut up after they flew down. I heard one gobble an hour later on some property I couldn't go on. I called for an hour with no results. Went to the truck, ate a snack and a drink. Then walked down the road to see if the truck...

Yep, most of them will be dead when I find them. My wife freaked when she found one while. But she's used to them now.

I think the larva of the Lonestar are what we call turkey tics here. Tiny little monsters. They can be found in large numbers that I assume are recent hatches. Lots of horror stories around here. I have a few myself! Sorry to hear about the Alfa gal. Lots of cases of Lymes here but haven't heard...

Sorry Goose didn't mean to offend you.

I've been looking at that same type of mounts. Are the bones still in the wings? Looks good.

1 oz of 10% permethrin from any farm store. 20 oz water. This is a pesticide. Spray on cloths only. Smell dissipates when its dry. I keep a spray bottle in the back of the truck and a bottle at home. I use it on everything except the garden and berries. That's about the same ingredients as the...

Yeah, I know guys who say they never do anything but a cluck. Another friend calls so soft I don't think they can hear him. If they hang up, I'll throw the kitchen sink at them. Then again, I've probably scared more away than I've called in.

I had a weird stretch a decade or so ago. 3 out of 4 years in a row, killed my birds between 11 and 12. One-year last day of season of season I worked a bird for hours to no avail. All the time hearing a bird far enough away I wasn't 100 % sure it was a bird. Butt dragging, pissed off, 3:00 in...

I guess the next thing you'll tell us is UFO's are real.......Oh wait....

My plan is to shoot one right in the face at 20 yards. My strategies have changed through the years. Labor intense work kept me in in pretty good shape for years. But the toll catches up with a guy. If I hadn't landed a desk job for the last decade or so of my career, I don't think I'd still be...

I'm not sure how much they are seeking here. My neighbor signed up his entire 40 acers. I haven't heard anything from the rest of my neighbors. The project in the county south of me is 1200 acers. Roomer is double that before they're done.

It is. It used to be that people would sit down and figure out If they could make money on farm ground. Now it seems it doesn't matter if they can make anything on it or not. I really don't get it. I can only assume they just have the money to burn and but it because they want it.

yes, 6k per acer. 2k sine up bonus and they pay for you lawyer to analyze the contract.

More than likely, a storm and or hail will wipe them out. Then the landowner will wind up with a very large solar panel dump.

That sounds crazy. I was offered 6k per acre with a 2k sign up. I turned it down. The county south of me has a ginormous solar farm going in. Just getting the power to the power plant will cost millions. It doesn't add up to me! There is no way in hell that's ever going to show a profit...