End Of Turkey Season

Here's a couple of my friends that had a better season than me.

 This one was public land in Indiana.

I really only got about three good mornings in. It poured rain on the last day and I didn't even go out.  I was sitting at the table drinking coffee when Joan came out and noticed two jakes over my shoulder walking by just outside the window.  Typical.

Before the rain I got the deer exclusion tape up on the one annual plot that I have planted.  The objective is to keep the deer out of it until the plants can get established.

I'm starting early for the mule deer muzzleloader hunt that I signed up for in September. It's in Utah.

This gun absolutely needs cleaned after each shot or the next one won't seat.  And this is what the bolt looks like after about four shots.  I've got to try some different power - been using Triple 7 pellets.

My sight in target as I was making adjustments.

 Three shot group after I thought that I was done.  More work to do.  Not bad but can be better.

 Everything very wet but only 0.3" in the gauge.

 Bloomsky showed zero.  I found the rain funnel clogged with bird poop again.

 The prairie plot is looking a little bit like a prairie.

 I'm not sure how much is what I planted and how much is from the soil seedbank.

Definitely some of both.

 Last year I sprayed Roundup on an 8' band around the plot to try to suppress the fescue.  When I frost seeded the barespots with warm season grasses, I also seeded that band.  There is grass up and looking healthy - wonder if it is fescue or bluestem etc.

 I spot sprayed a couple of fields for grass control.  In this field it appears to have killed the clover and stimulated the grass.

A clover chicory field that also has a stripe that is unhappy.

 Bluebird and cardinal.  That bluebird has been trying to kill itself on our window for 6 weeks.

 Not as much turkey activity on cameras but still some.

 Replenishing the mineral sites.

 Starting to see some sprouting antlers.

 Bye.

Looking for poults or fawns.

 I don't see many skunks.

My best clover field - by the orchard.

 Things are really growing now.

 We bought a playset for the grandkids this week.  Hope to deliver next week.

And it will be time to plant pumpkins soon.