Deer Hunter Forum

Over the last few years, you guys have seen me post a lot about persimmons, apples, pears and chestnuts. I still love all those trees, but this year I’m turning my attention to the oak trees that I set out 15-17 years ago.

The original planting was done in 2004, but we had a severe drought that year, and I did replacements over the next two years on trees that died. So ...

I want to do a strip of pollinators (basically want a bunch of flower). Lots of places sell seed... you guys have anyone that you've had great success with, or anyone to avoid?

Son and DIL have had a pond built they want lawn around it so they can mow and I want something for wildlife. It is in the middle of one of my foot plots. Fescue is at the very bottom of my list. Will rye grass reseed? I see it in most cheap law mixes. I suggested red and dutch white clover and rye grass and a cover crop of winter rye. I am worried about the dam and banks washin...

I recently bought a bag of Buck-on-Bag mix just because it sounded too good to be true: a perennial that thrives on poor dry ground with low pH. It contains a mystery forb that turned out to be small burnet. I was just wondering if any of you had tried it and what your experiences were.

INTRO BACKGROUND: (Feel free to ignore this section. It just shows how I got where I am over the last 50 years.)

During most of my bowhunting career, I used compound bows. I started with a Bear Whitetail Hunter II. I had no idea what I was doing when I bought it. I did not use a pro shop and I could not hit the broad side of a barn beyond about 15 yards. Never g...