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#2051 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Decker Prairie Tx.
Hunt In: Decker Prairie Tx.
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Love me some honey, I got 2 and a half gallons out of a rent house last week!
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#2052 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Feb 2013
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Sunn hemp, cowpeas, soybeans, buckwheat and sunflower planted late April. The mix has done really well everywhere planted this year. This with heavy utilization.
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#2053 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Cypress
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Washington County & Harris County
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#2054 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Merkel, Tx
Hunt In: Mason, Callahan, and Stonewall Counties
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Holy smokes! That’s a jungle!
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#2055 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Oatmeal, TX
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#2056 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Oatmeal, TX
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#2057 | |
Ten Point
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Argyle
Hunt In: East Texas, Old Mexico
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![]() I know you do a ton to improve your soils, but do you feel like the floods had a beneficial effect on your soil? I have always heard that flooding is good for soil rejuvenation, but in some ways I think it may hurt you as your soils are drastically improved relative to the surrounding areas. Also, I have a ranch question for you. Did y’all ever kill Dos Sientos? You sent me a video that followed him a few years ago. Figured he should be 7-8 years old now. He was a cool buck! |
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#2058 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Feb 2013
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I think flooding on net is good for the soil in most places. Interestingly here on our farms the flooding occurs where we have red brick clay. I only have one plot that floods regularly and it is one of my science projects. It is hard red clay and I have been planting hemp, heavy rye and all sorts of stuff to see if I can change its structure, I haven't really seen flooding help it much.The habitat is entirely different where we flood vs. not with different plant species and growth patterns. Very productive in many ways. The pic I posted is from a field that never floods.
I also am involved with property between the Ms. river levee and the river. It floods annually and is some of the most fertile soil in the country. It is amazing what the river does for the soils there. Top soil is several feet thick. Dos Cientos... At 7 he damaged the left side of his rack in velvet and was wildly nontypical on that side. Well over 200" but I let him go hoping he would balance out at 8 last year. We got pics of him in hard antler and he was spectacular. Nontypical but very balanced as he had been most of his life. Again well over 200". I had him as a top priority, While we got pics of him in October he was never seen at all after that. I do not know if he just went underground with the lush ranch conditions of last year or a lion got him. Fingers crossed but I'm fear the worst as he was always so mellow and visible. There were several deer on the ranch last year that never showed up. Big ones. I've never had predator phobia but when they start killing several 200" deer a year things may change. |
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#2059 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: North of Dallas
Hunt In: South Franklin County
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Really enjoying this thread. Excellent work Mr Gato
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#2060 | |
Ten Point
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Argyle
Hunt In: East Texas, Old Mexico
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#2061 |
Six Point
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Rockwall County
Hunt In: Ellis County
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Elgato - I'm finally starting some good cucumber production. Made the first batch of pickles this past weekend. Tomatoes are kicking in too and the corn ended nicely.
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#2062 | |
Banned!!!
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Pipe Creek/Helotes
Hunt In: Mexico
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That looks delicious. As always, way to go Rusty and family. ![]() Oops, way to go no tox. Lol Last edited by bukkskin; 07-04-2018 at 01:29 AM. |
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#2063 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Feb 2013
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I’m so glad you posted those pics.we are all in Colorado escaping the heat and I’m missing my garden. Been watching gardening YouTube’s.....desperate Looking good
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#2064 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Feb 2013
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I have an 18 acre field that is red brick clay. Hard as a rock!. I call it my science project and have been working for years to try and loosen soil. When wet it grows well but cracks wide open when dry. I planted a bit over 11 lbs sunn hemp/acre along with the rest of my mix mentioned above. Everything came up and the buckwheat went to seed. Then we had a rainy week and the sunn hemp exploded! I decided to mow it back to about 2-3' and let it start growing again. I understand this causes more root growth which I think may help that tough soil. I did about half the field. It got quite tall and thick choking everything else out .
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#2065 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Magnolia
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Man your Sunn hemp has done awesome Rusty! I planted some but I don’t think I got it deep enough or something as I haven’t seen much growth.
My 2.5 acres of cowpeas on the other hand are doing awesome and are getting nailed. ![]() Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#2066 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2012
Hunt In: Menard County, TX
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I love seeing your food plots! Keep up the good work!
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#2067 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Oatmeal, TX
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Can barely see that tractor in there! Wow.
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#2068 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Pottsboro
Hunt In: Clay County SE Oklahoma
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Is this the dead deer you found in the flooded area?
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#2069 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Feb 2013
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#2070 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Pottsboro
Hunt In: Clay County SE Oklahoma
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1532 was the post number. I was reading back thru and he looked really similar to the buck you said you found (post 1965) when the flood waters came down
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#2071 |
Nubbin' Buck
Join Date: May 2014
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Don't have time to read through 42 pages but curious to know a little background. Is this your farm or are you managing for others? What parish is it in and how many acres are we talking? Do you have an ag background or have you learned through years of trial and error?
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#2072 | |
Ten Point
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sherman, TX
Hunt In: Throckmorton
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#2073 |
Nubbin' Buck
Join Date: May 2014
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No offense taken. I haven't been here in a while but remember reading most of this thread in its' early days. Just rediscovered it recently and have been trying to get caught up. I'm just genuinely interested in how the heck he found himself in this line of work. It's fascinating and i'm insanely jealous.
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#2074 | |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Tomball
Hunt In: Tex-ok-la
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#2075 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Feb 2013
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That is some excellent forensic work. Yes same deer I think from year before as pic was in 2016. I saw him during the summer last year in a vetch field and now that we can compare the pic to the rack in '17 looks like he may have gone down a bit. Was an old codger. Shame we couldn't get someone on him.
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#2076 | |
Ten Point
Join Date: Feb 2013
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![]() My career has given me the delightful opportunity to play deer and habitat manager for many years. It afforded me the farm and a ranch along the Rio Grande where I can celebrate being at play in the fields of the Lord. It is a blessing along with countless others to numerous to count. As always I appreciate the encouraging comments about this thread. |
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#2077 | |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Pottsboro
Hunt In: Clay County SE Oklahoma
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#2078 | |
Nubbin' Buck
Join Date: May 2014
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One day I hope to be able to get out of the city and live the type of life you're living. Thanks for sharing your experience & wisdom! |
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#2079 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: League City
Hunt In: East Texas
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Alex is the big city we went to when it was time for major groceries and clothes. |
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#2080 |
Nubbin' Buck
Join Date: May 2014
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Know a guy from my LSU days from Chaneyville, M. Munson.
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#2081 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: League City
Hunt In: East Texas
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We used to call it the old Munson place. Was it Mike? I remember one that was older than me who was a heck of a ball player. I think his name was Mike. |
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#2082 |
Nubbin' Buck
Join Date: May 2014
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Myles Munson. I didn’t know him in high school but I know he was an athlete. He was big into wake boarding. He’s friends with my freshman year roommate from Eleck. Andrew Gremillion. That’s how we all knew each other, used to hang out a lot back in the day, hell that was 15 years ago now
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#2083 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: League City
Hunt In: East Texas
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#2084 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Feb 2013
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My dad took me to the Munson plantation when I was a youngster. They were friends. That. Was prolly over 50 yrs ago. Guess that might have been the grandad
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#2085 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Feb 2013
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Let the new season begin.....
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#2086 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Feb 2013
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Another look. 5 yr old
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#2087 |
Nubbin' Buck
Join Date: Nov 2017
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How long have you been involved with this property?
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#2088 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Feb 2013
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#2089 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2011
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Oh yeah! and another month of tine length ahead!
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#2090 |
Nubbin' Buck
Join Date: May 2014
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Let me know if you need some help working the farm. I’ll be glad to donate my time for a hunt ha
Those are some monsters. Headed to our farm for the first time in months to pull cameras for the first time this year. Excited to see what we have walking around Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#2091 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Magnolia
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Best time of the year!! Keep the pics coming. What a hoss!
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#2092 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Cypress
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Washington County & Harris County
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Awesome buck
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#2093 |
Pope & Young
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#2094 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: League City
Hunt In: East Texas
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#2095 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Feb 2013
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I know its a long time till season but still its fun to have teasers.
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#2096 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Mid County
Hunt In: Public
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#2097 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Magnolia
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#2098 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Cypress
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Washington County & Harris County
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Beast!!!
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#2099 |
Four Point
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Southeast louisiana
Hunt In: Louisiana, Midwest
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Moose!
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#2100 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Houston
Hunt In: Tilden & Utopia
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Your deer are looking great. Growing up hunting in LA, this thread fascinates me. Our place in St. Francisville had the genetics but if it was brown it was down unfortunately. Deer went underground after opening weekend if they had antlers. Last edited by TildenHunter; 07-26-2018 at 12:13 PM. |
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