Oh man, that’ll be fun burning all those piles!! Looking good!
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Drone Pictures - 3-19-2020
We were at the ranch this past week to start burning a lot of the cedar piles.
We probably burned 25 brush piles and still have another 30 to 40 piles left.
It's been a very wet March, which is great! Here are some pictures from this past week after we had the dozer come out and clear cedars.
Here are some pictures of the 5-acre cedar thicket that we had cleared:
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As you can see, the dozer guy left all mesquites, oaks, and left some cedars here and there to ensure that it isn't a wide open field so deer and other wildlife still use the area. I seeded half of this area with the Turner TX Perennial Native Seed Mix.
Here are two pictures that show the new clearings around one of our gun blinds. We had him widen the current clearings and lengthened one clearing to 250 yards. We seeded these areas with the same native seed mixture.
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The new "smaller" pond is finally filling up. This picture was taken before we got another 0.5in of rain yesterday and more rain today. It was around 12ft deep in this picture and has another 10-12ft to go.
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This is a picture that shows the thick area that runs through the middle of our property.
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Originally posted by Puncher51 View PostLookin’ good! Loving the drone shots to show progress! I’m guessing you are still liking the drone! Keep us updated on all the progress out there!
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3/19/2020 Pictures
The protein and cottonseed consumption has gone way down over the past two weeks due to all of the rain and the native forage/food plots. The food plots are really coming on - the wheat is around 7in tall and the burr clover and silver river clovers are popping up everywhere. We are seeing wood sorrell, spreading sida, engelmann daisy, bush sunflower and snoutbean everywhere as well among other beneficial forbs, which are all great food for deer.
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It looks like we got another inch of rain today so I'm hoping all of that native seed we broadcasted will do well over the next couple of years.
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3/23/20 Update
We received 1.5in of rain in the past two days and our small pond is almost filled up (about 2 more feet to go until full). We've gotten 5.6in of rain for the month of March. This is the wettest March we've ever had since owning the property (end of 2011). I hope everyone else is getting these nice timely rains.
Small Pond:
Large Pond:
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Originally posted by MUZZYSLINGR View PostHow in the world did it do that to itself?
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