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Posted: 5/10/2016 10:48:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yes, It is not nearly as immaculate as last year with staked rows etc. It is definitely more 'hodge podge' I actually went out today as I found some squash seeds from 2 years ago in the deep freezer. I don't know if they will germinate, but I dropped in about 20 more mounds around the perimeter of the garden  I also made a surprise deposit in the wife's rose bed and in the circular flower bed that my drive goes around. Hey I like yellow flowers, what can I say  Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Well, no pics or anything exciting like that but the garden is finally fully in. Condensed it down due to my sons impending arrival (less than 3 weeks). I planted 16 better boys, 8 varieties of cherry tomato, 4 jalepeno', 8 banana pepper, and 12 bell peppers. I also planted about 5 pods of cuke, 8 zuke, and 16 squash. These are not all coming up from seed, I have about 2/3 of these out of the ground. I also put in 7 rows of corn for the heck of it, and 5 smaller rows of beans. today my FIL shows up with 19 of the BIG tomato plants he got for free. These things already have flowers on them and are over 2 ft tall. I put them in too The corn and beans are out of the ground and looking ok this early, but my pepper plants were so small, it will be awhile on those. Yes, It is not nearly as immaculate as last year with staked rows etc. It is definitely more 'hodge podge' I actually went out today as I found some squash seeds from 2 years ago in the deep freezer. I don't know if they will germinate, but I dropped in about 20 more mounds around the perimeter of the garden I also made a surprise deposit in the wife's rose bed and in the circular flower bed that my drive goes around. Hey I like yellow flowers, what can I say Y'all do a lot of canning and freezing with all those veggies? |
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Posted: 5/16/2016 9:48:23 PM EDT
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Y'all do a lot of canning and freezing with all those veggies? I do put it up, but this year will be a challenge. T minus 11 days until we induce unless he decides to come sooner
Here is a pic of the smaller garden. I have 3 16ft panels of tomatoes on the rear of the garden. I have cukes to the left growing up the fence, and squash to the right of that. I then have 24 pepper plants of various species in the middle of the garden. They are small plants so they are hard to see right now. 
Here is the bigger garden with corn and beans and more squash and more tomatoes (those big plants I mentioned I got for free)
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Posted: 5/16/2016 9:50:22 PM EDT
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I also caught this guy on the game cam. I have lost 6 or 7 birds free ranging until I put them up in a fenced enclosure adjoining the coop.
I am about to drink his milkshake 
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Posted: 5/16/2016 10:07:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I also caught this guy on the game cam. I have lost 6 or 7 birds free ranging until I put them up in a fenced enclosure adjoining the coop. I am about to drink his milkshake http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/trip157/babcat1_zpsobqeopx7.jpg |
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Posted: 5/20/2016 6:29:45 PM EDT
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It's been busy so I haven't had a chance to go after the cat, but dug out my predator call and spinning furry decoy. Tomorrow is a full moon so the nods and can will be used.
I finally got around to converting my bush hog to a slip clutch setup, I was an idiot for buying a shear pin model  . I really don't know what I was thinking.
This slip clutch was sixty something dollars on eBay and tractor supply wanted 189 for theirs. 
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Posted: 5/20/2016 10:48:36 PM EDT
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I also caught this guy on the game cam. I have lost 6 or 7 birds free ranging until I put them up in a fenced enclosure adjoining the coop. I am about to drink his milkshake <a href="http://s109.photobucket.com/user/trip157/media/babcat1_zpsobqeopx7.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/trip157/babcat1_zpsobqeopx7.jpg</a> 
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Posted: 5/20/2016 11:07:56 PM EDT
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sorry kitties, i am on my own with this one. as a side note, i have a big predator problem currently.
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Posted: 5/21/2016 1:03:40 AM EDT
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You do have some serious predators.
Comes with living in the woods I guess. |
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Posted: 5/23/2016 6:13:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/23/2016 8:31:56 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/23/2016 8:43:28 PM EDT
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I also side dressed the corn. I didn't have any blood meal or urea, so I just hit it with 10-10-10.
I did the tomatoes and squash/cucumber as well. Here is a pic of what it looked like Sunday. I hope the triple10 will be effective on the corn, its just not as high in Nitrogen. 
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Posted: 5/23/2016 8:52:49 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/23/2016 8:58:50 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/27/2016 4:40:01 PM EDT
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Been busy today, may I present HKH IV
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Posted: 5/27/2016 5:57:58 PM EDT
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Congratulations! Bringing a newborn home it is the best feeling in the word!
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Posted: 5/27/2016 7:37:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Been busy today, may I present HKH IV Congrats brother!!!!! and as soon as he gets a little bigger, you can "hook him up to a plow"!!  |
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Posted: 5/27/2016 10:57:20 PM EDT
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Congrats!
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:52:38 AM EDT
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congrats!
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Posted: 5/28/2016 10:07:27 AM EDT
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congrats I got one on the way. we planted a garden full of stuff that we can use for babyfood
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:42:42 PM EDT
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Congrats!
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Posted: 5/29/2016 7:21:29 PM EDT
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Thanks guys, we are blessed to have two healthy children.
We made it home from the hospital today, and all is well with both mom and my boy.
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Posted: 6/3/2016 12:39:13 AM EDT
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I haven't been on here in forever, but your thread was one of the first I happened to open up, and I have to offer my congratulations!
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Posted: 6/3/2016 7:31:22 PM EDT
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I haven't been on here in forever, but your thread was one of the first I happened to open up, and I have to offer my congratulations! Thanks man! I do have a question for the group. We had a hard rain and some of my corn is laying down. Since I just can't seem, to grow corn will it stand back up on its own?
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Posted: 6/3/2016 8:49:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: will it stand back up on its own? it might. but then again, it might not. |
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Posted: 6/3/2016 11:44:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks man! I do have a question for the group. We had a hard rain and some of my corn is laying down. Since I just can't seem, to grow corn will it stand back up on its own?Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I haven't been on here in forever, but your thread was one of the first I happened to open up, and I have to offer my congratulations! Thanks man! I do have a question for the group. We had a hard rain and some of my corn is laying down. Since I just can't seem, to grow corn will it stand back up on its own?
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Posted: 6/4/2016 6:52:00 AM EDT
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I've done it 3 times this year. Walmart sells 6 foot plastic coated steel stakes for 2.63 each. I'm up to 20 or so now Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I haven't been on here in forever, but your thread was one of the first I happened to open up, and I have to offer my congratulations! Thanks man! I do have a question for the group. We had a hard rain and some of my corn is laying down. Since I just can't seem, to grow corn will it stand back up on its own?So if I don't stake it, it will stay down? It won't stand back up at around thigh high stage? If that's the case, I may fail again with corn. I will drive down to Huntsville and steal an ear or 5 of kenmack's from his front yard. 
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Posted: 6/4/2016 9:28:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So if I don't stake it, it will stay down? It won't stand back up at around thigh high stage? If that's the case, I may fail again with corn. I will drive down to Huntsville and steal an ear or 5 of kenmack's from his front yard. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I haven't been on here in forever, but your thread was one of the first I happened to open up, and I have to offer my congratulations! Thanks man! I do have a question for the group. We had a hard rain and some of my corn is laying down. Since I just can't seem, to grow corn will it stand back up on its own?So if I don't stake it, it will stay down? It won't stand back up at around thigh high stage? If that's the case, I may fail again with corn. I will drive down to Huntsville and steal an ear or 5 of kenmack's from his front yard. Strange thing about mine is I've had much more trouble with my corn in the garden than the corn in the flower pots. |
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Posted: 6/4/2016 11:46:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Thanks man! I do have a question for the group. We had a hard rain and some of my corn is laying down. Since I just can't seem, to grow corn will it stand back up on its own?Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I haven't been on here in forever, but your thread was one of the first I happened to open up, and I have to offer my congratulations! Thanks man! I do have a question for the group. We had a hard rain and some of my corn is laying down. Since I just can't seem, to grow corn will it stand back up on its own?Congrats on the new addition to the family Handsome fella!
I've seen corn stand up in the past, it took about a week. Hopefully you'll get a break from the wind so it isn't permanently damaged. |
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Posted: 8/20/2016 11:03:33 PM EDT
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How's it going?
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Posted: 8/21/2016 1:38:33 PM EDT
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How's it going? Yes, I'd like to hear as well. Hoping OP is just busy with the new addition.
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Posted: 8/21/2016 1:40:40 PM EDT
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Been busy today, may I present HKH IV
<a href="http://s109.photobucket.com/user/trip157/media/1241D09D-62F6-4592-AE21-38206001F672_zpso7e6ytis.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/trip157/1241D09D-62F6-4592-AE21-38206001F672_zpso7e6ytis.jpg</a> Awwww...I knew you'd had a new addition, but just saw this. Beautiful little one. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 7:57:31 AM EDT
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It's been a busy summer. It just kept me from updating the thread.
As for the garden, it is done but the tomatoes are still doing well. We had a decent corn yield, the squash flopped but the zucchini flourished? Go figure.. Here is my boy 
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Posted: 8/22/2016 8:00:58 AM EDT
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Also, my dog had cancer and I had to put him down. It's been a rough year with the loss of three dogs all over ten years old.
He is buried next to his brother and sister down in the woods. RIP Buddy 
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Posted: 8/22/2016 6:36:14 PM EDT
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Handsome little fella! He must take after his mom!
Sorry to hear about your pups. We had to put our daughter's dachshund down earlier this year. Had the little fella for 9 years. People that haven't enjoyed having a dog in their life are sure missing out. Wait a while and get little HKH 4 a buddy. I'm betting they will have lots of adventures on your spread. |
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Posted: 8/29/2016 10:11:16 PM EDT
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Got a chance to get out to the wife's family property and plant food plots.
We had two machines running, one plowing and one tilling. 
A view 
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Posted: 8/29/2016 11:08:16 PM EDT
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It's been a busy summer. It just kept me from updating the thread.
As for the garden, it is done but the tomatoes are still doing well. We had a decent corn yield, the squash flopped but the zucchini flourished? Go figure.. Here is my boy http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/trip157/927cea585493f3f18fb8016523d45622_zpsxmi5qeu8.jpg What a handsome young man!
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Posted: 8/29/2016 11:10:09 PM EDT
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Also, my dog had cancer and I had to put him down. It's been a rough year with the loss of three dogs all over ten years old. He is buried next to his brother and sister down in the woods. RIP Buddy http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/trip157/b22bdfeb.jpg So sorry about your fur babies.
That's a lot of loss in a short time. RIP to all of them. 
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Posted: 8/29/2016 11:11:58 PM EDT
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Got a chance to get out to the wife's family property and plant food plots. We had two machines running, one plowing and one tilling. http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/trip157/8F6C14FC-1326-491E-81A4-5A16F57A80BF_zps7dnadtbj.jpg http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/trip157/F46B2726-A6F7-446B-95D3-0E2553BD302F_zpsdbhmj60x.jpg http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/trip157/B56B0A59-DC49-4E5E-A10C-A0A1A925E527_zpsbg5n4ug4.jpg http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/trip157/85CE82E6-9D86-4799-9674-F7D02EE44A1A_zpsub3w8qjx.jpg A view http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/trip157/20C28DC4-6250-4321-BB0D-DA7C0302BE69_zpsx6iccdnf.jpg Amazing view from that porch. My soul took a deep breath just looking at that photo. |
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Posted: 9/10/2016 10:39:41 PM EDT
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I was able to kill a few woodies in early season today. I introduced my daughter into game cleaning.
I was worried at first but I explained why we hunted and she was fine with it. She actually liked learning about the organs of the birds and asked me what they did. My wife was laughing at me as I was telling a 2.5 year old the differences between atria and ventricles as I dissected the heart for her
As you can see I still have a lot of firewood to process.
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Posted: 9/11/2016 2:24:39 AM EDT
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HKH, I just read the whole thread start to finish. I must say I am envious. I just inherited 7.5 acres from my father who passed away a couple weeks ago. I plan on starting a garden in the spring as its too late to start now. Just hope I can be as success full as you have been starting out. Anyway, just saying, great thread.
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Posted: 9/12/2016 7:34:17 AM EDT
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HKH, I just read the whole thread start to finish. I must say I am envious. I just inherited 7.5 acres from my father who passed away a couple weeks ago. I plan on starting a garden in the spring as its too late to start now. Just hope I can be as success full as you have been starting out. Anyway, just saying, great thread. Sorry to hear about your Dad, being in MS you can get a garden going almost year round. Take a look at Samian and Ratling and Dimmus threads. Just looked, where the heck has Dimmu been? Last post was a year ago, and last login was in may 
Too many good contributors are leaving
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Posted: 10/4/2016 8:36:43 PM EDT
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Well it's been a month since an update, still infested with puddy tats who are eating my chickens
2nd one in five days... The one last Thursday, I actually lured in with a spinning raccoon tail gizmo and varmit call. Suppressed 416 made short work of that one. |
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Posted: 10/4/2016 10:35:33 PM EDT
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Also, my dog had cancer and I had to put him down. It's been a rough year with the loss of three dogs all over ten years old. He is buried next to his brother and sister down in the woods. RIP Buddy http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/trip157/b22bdfeb.jpg
You will be needing a new dog to befriend that amazing little one. |
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Posted: 10/4/2016 10:40:55 PM EDT
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I was able to kill a few woodies in early season today. I introduced my daughter into game cleaning. I was worried at first but I explained why we hunted and she was fine with it. She actually liked learning about the organs of the birds and asked me what they did. My wife was laughing at me as I was telling a 2.5 year old the differences between atria and ventricles as I dissected the heart for her
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/trip157/c5d2f7eaaae82d8f8e55d027b45061f1_zpslv1vlgnp.jpg As you can see I still have a lot of firewood to process. She will not forget. I didn't, and I started about her age. I can skin anything. (My dad was a trapper, and took me along, taught me to skin for fur and for meat, depending on the animal/bird). Okay I would be slow now. Been too long on some of them. But that knowledge...gained at her age? It NEVER goes away. It becomes part of your DNA almost. Good thing you are doing. Teach her to skin everything you kill to use or eat. Teach her to use a knife and believe she can do it safely. (She CAN.) Your daughter will benefit from this experience. When some penis-carrying butthole tries to intimidate her or force her into something... she will threaten to skin him and sell his pelt. Because she CAN DO IT.. (Ain't sayin this happened to me. Ain't sayin it didn't.  )
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Posted: 10/4/2016 10:42:21 PM EDT
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Sorry to hear about your Dad, being in MS you can get a garden going almost year round. Take a look at Samian and Ratling and Dimmus threads. Just looked, where the heck has Dimmu been? Last post was a year ago, and last login was in may
Too many good contributors are leaving Quote HistoryQuoted:
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HKH, I just read the whole thread start to finish. I must say I am envious. I just inherited 7.5 acres from my father who passed away a couple weeks ago. I plan on starting a garden in the spring as its too late to start now. Just hope I can be as success full as you have been starting out. Anyway, just saying, great thread. Sorry to hear about your Dad, being in MS you can get a garden going almost year round. Take a look at Samian and Ratling and Dimmus threads. Just looked, where the heck has Dimmu been? Last post was a year ago, and last login was in may
Too many good contributors are leaving Agreed. Wish I knew how to make the forum more attractive to the members who make such excellent contributions. |
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Posted: 10/5/2016 10:26:12 PM EDT
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Well it's been a month since an update, still infested with puddy tats who are eating my chickens
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/trip157/6AA48F78-473C-4EB5-B9C1-9999ACCE7588_zpsfjdb0blf.jpg 2nd one in five days... The one last Thursday, I actually lured in with a spinning raccoon tail gizmo and varmit call. Suppressed 416 made short work of that one. But cat season does not open until the 25th in NY and suppressors are 
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Posted: 10/5/2016 11:09:07 PM EDT
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This is such a great thread. I wondered waay back why you didn't put your gate on the other side of that tree. It would have stopped someone from crashing into it. It seemed like it's gone now, but it made me wonder many pages back. Cool cool place. Kudos
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Posted: 10/8/2016 7:47:06 AM EDT
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This is such a great thread. I wondered waay back why you didn't put your gate on the other side of that tree. It would have stopped someone from crashing into it. It seemed like it's gone now, but it made me wonder many pages back. Cool cool place. Kudos Thanks Buddy, in case you are wondering the gate has held up well for the last two years. Way back in this thread TRG questioned if I should have used a round pole instead of a square post. I had the same concern afterward, but it has held up well and I have not had to make any adjustments yet.
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Posted: 10/8/2016 10:17:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks Buddy, in case you are wondering the gate has held up well for the last two years. Way back in this thread TRG questioned if I should have used a round pole instead of a square post. I had the same concern afterward, but it has held up well and I have not had to make any adjustments yet.I put up one of those Tractor Supply gates across the back entrance to my property this spring. I did use round poles though, mainly because they were cheaper than a 6x6. Holding up really well so far. Hard to believe TRG hasn't logged in for nearly a year. I may need you to head this way with that tractor and chainsaw. After all that shopping I was doing I never bought one............ We are hunkered down waiting for Matthew to hit. Looks like it's going to get pretty close to us. Generator is ready and fuel cans are staged. |
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