Spring Habitat Plans

[Belo]

I know it's just 2/7, but with some sunshine the last few days my minds been looking forward to spring and all the work I want to do this spring and summer.

On my list so far:

• frost seed clover/chicory 
• burn a few brush piles
• grind a few dozen stumps
• cut down some dead and trim some fruit trees
• cut a new approach trail for a future stand
• plant a row of evergreens for privacy
• plant some persimmons, oaks and chestnuts
• plant 2 more pears

 

What's on your list?

[The Back 40]

• Trail/drainage improvement
• Drop some storm damaged "leaners"
• Brush piles to burn
• plant some free apple trees I got from a local farmer

[G-man]

Fix seal in steering box  on oliver

Plant 20 chestnut ( 10 early 10.late)

Plant 5 crabapple

Get 5 acres of ground turned for corn

Frost seed 2 acres  of clover

Finish releasing a couple of apples in my sanctuary.  

Prune bunch of wild apples. 

Plant 500 spruce as wind break privacy screen

 

[Belo]

500!? have fun

[Robhuntandfish]

you asked for it....

Outdoor ToDo

 

2024

 

Brush Cutting projects

 

-       Cut back corner by Wayback to Xmas- Done

-       Widen Littlefield - Next

-       Widen CSS

-       Cut to see from Opener to junction for gun- Done and widened opener area

-       Widen trail at Waypoint from swamp -Done

-       Knock down dead tree behind CSS

-       Widen turnaround at Pine cutout

-       Widen turnaround at the One

-       Cut trails around Memorial weekend, last weekend of July, Labor day weekend

-       Cut back trail to Stota side

-       Cut back by Swamp corner - Done

-       Cut from Point to Scrapetree to see better down the trail

-       Cut back corner by Point and tall stuff in middle of trail to Point to see from Wayback - Done

 

Food Plots

-       Wayback -  2 Secret Spot, 1 WI no plow, ½ WI Fusion, 1 bag fertilizer

-       CSS - 2 No BS, ⅔ WI Fusion, ½ bag fertilizer

-       Littlefield - 1 Secret Spot, 1 Bow Stand, 1/3 WI Fusion, ½ bag fertilizer

-       Lawn - 1 No BS, 1 WI Clover ,           Throw and Mow, 1/2 bag fertilizer

-       Opener - 1 Secret Spot,½ WI Fusion, ½ bag of fertilizer

-       End of Opener to junction-  2 WI No Plow, 2 WI Fusion, 1 bag fertilizer

-       1 WI, left over as needed or Pine

-       Cut and last weekend of July, then seed and cut with weedeater first weekend of August

 

Frost and Spring seeding

-       7 bags of WI clover - Apple trail to Waypoint, Pine to Swamp, Opener to Junction, Lawn, all new cut areas etc.

-       1 WI Fusion - end of opener to Junction

-       1 EH throw and grow bare spot by Littlefield trail

 

 

Stands/Blinds

 

●     Move Waypoint in middle and back farther - use the One stand - Done

●     Replace  Scrapetree stand - Done

●     Put up limbs behind the new Wayback for background

●     Ground blind in at Lawn

●     Take down lawn stand

●     Labor day weekend last stand check -  replace straps, shooting lanes, bow ropes, hangers, cams up, recover rails etc.

●     Blind setup for duck hunting in Aug with decoys

●     Loosen top straps at end of season

 

Trail cams

-       Labor day weekend - Roadkill, Scrapetree, Point, Wayback 2, Junction, Opener, CSS, Littlefield, Lawn, Swamp

 

Waterfowl Hunting

-       Early Goose Season in Sept

-       Duck hunt October opener and maybe weekend after, late season if we both have a deer in freezer

-       Build a duck blind over the summer or tweak the one we have

-       Scout out location and access for blind and retrieval boat/wader needs

-       Get a duck retrieve boat - Done

 

 

Notes/Other

-       Day of still hunting in the Dacks?

-       Pay David - Done

-       Pay for Turkey lease

-       Confirm spring access at SF's for Turkey and maybe early bow season

-       Sell ATV tiller

-       Open drains - Done

-       More turkey hunting days

-       Fall trout fishing and late season walleye September -Mid October

-       After deer season rabbit hunts

-       Tubes off Coreys trees

 

 

Materials needed

 

          Fall plots

3 No BS, 5 WI Fusion, 4 WI Secret Spot, 1 WI Bow Stand, 4 Whitetail Institute No Plow, 1 WI Clover -Done

4 - 10-10-10 bags of fertilizer -Done

 

 

          Spring  seeding

6 WI clover, 1 WI fusion, 1 Evolved T+G -Done

1 WI Clover for new cuts- Done

 

          Waterfowl Hunting extras

Rob Semi shotgun - not getting going with current pump- Done

2 boxes each of BB and #2s

Duck boat - Done

Corey Waders

Extras for blind as needed - Avery grass mats?

 

           Deer hunting extras

New straps for stands-Done

[mowin]

I'm tired just reading these posts. 

[G-man]

15 hours ago, Belo said:

500!? have fun

I do 500  trees every year, usually a variety.. but need some thermal cover and screening . Plus I expect 50% loss before 5ft tall..  can do about 50 an hour per person, get a  couple  of  guys and  it  goes fast .

[G-man]

Forgot  my pond work ...lol

Not  much  really just

stocking 250,000 golden shiners, 

and 50 hybrid striped  bass.

Sink a few Christmas trees..

Edited February 8, 2024 by G-man

[LET EM GROW]

Been fighting issue after issue lately Non habitat related, keeping me from getting out there. Since its already February, Ill probably only try to allow some sunlight into some closed canopy pockets of woods I own and lease, nothing crazy. Probably drop a few, hinge a few and double girdle a few. The smaller woody/brushy pockets i want to try to add bedding cover to if time allows. I also want to help my buddy who just bought 100 acres in Pine City out to get his land set up for all wildlife, since he's into small game grouse and pheasants and he's already seen a couple. Lay out a couple food plots and access routes for him, show him which trees to remove /drop/hinge/girdle etc.. But ill also be in Florida for the next 2 weeks so who knows what will get done this off season lol. 

Edited February 8, 2024 by LET EM GROW

[Belo]

5 hours ago, G-man said:

I do 500  trees every year, usually a variety.. but need some thermal cover and screening . Plus I expect 50% loss before 5ft tall..  can do about 50 an hour per person, get a  couple  of  guys and  it  goes fast .

I remember the DEC I think offering free seedlings. Is that who you use? I want to plant 20 or so, but looking at doing it as cheap as possible if I can.

[G-man]

2 hours ago, Belo said:

I remember the DEC I think offering free seedlings. Is that who you use? I want to plant 20 or so, but looking at doing it as cheap as possible if I can.

Your local swcd or  nys nursey  have tree seedling sales  now..  fortunately I have a free supply for spruce seedlings. If you want some send me a pm   can meet  up

[Belo]

2 hours ago, G-man said:

Your local swcd or  nys nursey  have tree seedling sales  now..  fortunately I have a free supply for spruce seedlings. If you want some send me a pm   can meet  up

where are you located again?

[G-man]

6 hours ago, Belo said:

where are you located again?

Cuba ny but work in buffalo, can also send to Rochester as  nearby neighbor  lives there.

[Belo]

12 hours ago, G-man said:

Cuba ny but work in buffalo, can also send to Rochester as  nearby neighbor  lives there.

thanks gman. i'll reach out if i can't find an option and maybe meet you

[Outdoorstom]

I’ll be out on the swamp property this summer. I’ll be clearing a stand of poplars on the edge of the swamp and planting fruit trees and clover. I’ll also be expanding a plot that gets wiped out every year.