Recent content by SDinWI

Some good news from the FSA office! My continuous CRP application was accepted, and I'll have 15 acres of pollinator mix going in this spring. I've attached the seed mix - lots of goodies for pollinators, insects, and birds. I'm excited to add some good habitat, especially for chicks in the...

Well that’s fun! I was out and about yesterday and saw 4 roosters and 2 hens in a hotspot. Seems the roosters were out showing off for the ladies.

I’m thinking they would get some calcium from farmers spreading lime. Maybe an ag lime pile would work? Idk…spitballing

Thought I would share this wanna-be turkey as he shows off to his lady. Good luck to all chasing toms!

The weather was so nice Sunday, so I took a walk through my land and brought along the chainsaw and wire cutters. Shallow pond 15 acre section that I'm hoping gets enrolled in CRP and planted in a pollinator mix this spring. Then, 20 or so hopefully going in next year under the general sign up...

Sweet, nice mature bird! Didn't realize taxidermy work took that long but I've never had anything mounted. Much like there are target bucks, I'm calling this guy my target rooster this year 😄

Looks like a nice mix! There's some annual and perennial clover so the composition of the blend may change over the years, but looks like they want you to replant after 3-4 to address that/natural thinning. Might want to make sure ph is close to 6.5 especially with the alfalfa and fertilize as...

If you're looking for switch, I would look into RC Big Rock switchgrass or RC Tucumseh as a variety. They are the next best things when it comes to switchgrass for winter cover (they stand up much better to snow than big blue, indian, and cave in rock switch). Big Rock is an improved...

Yeah, I hadn't heard of it before either. My hands basically swelled and become discolored in response to the cold for a couple of weeks. All good now, but thought I had bad frost bite or something at the time. Like Golden Hour, I haven't found a great solution for glove wear in the field...

Last year, I got Raynaud's syndrome from my lack of glove use! Quite the difference

WI here. Agree with the mild weather. There were some December hunts where my gloveless right hand wasn't cold at all. It was very unusual for WI that late, but it made being out more enjoyable. I noticed I rushed many shots this year. A sudden flush would excite me, and I would quickly take a...

Gotcha. I'm in a similar scenario on my land. I have a couple spots I'd like to kill off brome and establish some native grass mix. But, I didn't prep it at all last year, so I'm probably holding off on frost seeding until next year when I have a clean slate unless I can get someone to drill it...

I'll take a stab at this. Just to be clear, I believe you're saying there is currently rye/brome grass on your waterways that have not been sprayed/mowed, and you'd like to frost seed some NWSG or a pollinator mix in replace? I'm not sure how well it would work to frost seed into an unprepared...

Well today marks the end of the season. I was able to get out this weekend, and I got into 4 or 5 hens and one rooster flushing wild far ahead. As I'm walking back, a local farmer came over. We get to talking, and he tells me he’s planning on taking one portion of one of his properties out of...

Looks nice! I didn’t think you could use 2-4d at same time of planting? Thought you had to wait about two weeks