Time for planting and preparing

[BigOL3]

Loaded up, to leave out in the morning for MO. Got 350# of seed for plots, 5 feeders to be mounted to elevated timbers and trees to keep bears from destroying them. Gonna put cameras on all the feeders, but the corn will be all gone before hunting season.

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[Farmerjohn]

I’m in Michigan! Been dreaming about going out West for years! Sure seems like it would be a great experience! Beautiful country!

 

[SpaceTroll]

10-4. Have fun and send some pics

 

[Smitty335]

Loaded up, to leave out in the morning for MO. Got 350# of seed for plots, 5 feeders to be mounted to elevated timbers and trees to keep bears from destroying them. Gonna put cameras on all the feeders, but the corn will be all gone before hunting season.View attachment 84940View attachment 84941

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I would like to see how you keep the bears from getting to the corn, we have wrapped trees with tin, used steel cable with pulley / winch to lower the feeders to no avail.

 

[Remington]

Nice! Just seeded my food plots the first week of August. Will be going up next week to see how there doing? Got a decent amount of rain the last few weeks so they should be good! Good luck on your planting and be safe!

 

[BigOL3]

I would like to see how you keep the bears from getting to the corn, we have wrapped trees with tin, used steel cable with pulley / winch to lower the feeders to no avail.

Lol, well it aint no guarantee ...... just a HOPE that it will work out. If it don't work, I will stop putting out feeders. I am hoping they will not be smart enough to rip the winches off the tree or be able to break the cable. Time will tell. I will post up some pics later.

 

[BigOL3]

Nice! Just seeded my food plots the first week of August. Will be going up next week to see how there doing? Got a decent amount of rain the last few weeks so they should be good! Good luck on your planting and be safe!

Got 2 rains after planting and some seed had already germinated before I left. Hoping this depression takes plenty of rain to Mo.

 

[BuckCreek01]

I like your total setup. Looks great!

 

[Smitty335]

Lol, well it aint no guarantee ...... just a HOPE that it will work out. If it don't work, I will stop putting out feeders. I am hoping they will not be smart enough to rip the winches off the tree or be able to break the cable. Time will tell. I will post up some pics later.

The bears didn't rip the winches off, I think they some how climbed the tree with tin wrapped around it slid down the 10 foot cable to the feeder and never got the feeder on the ground??????

 

[BigOL3]

I would like to see how you keep the bears from getting to the corn, we have wrapped trees with tin, used steel cable with pulley / winch to lower the feeders to no avail.

Pic of bear was about a month ago. Neighbor had pic of bear day before I left. Feeder hanging from tree limb is about 3.5ft away from tree truck. It was MAJOR work getting those 4x6 timbers that high tree for one old man by himself. Lol ...... dang nearly killed me!

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[BigOL3]

10-4. Have fun and send some pics

Rented the no-till drill from the county/state for the first time, instead of
disking. Worked great and quicker/easier/cheaper than spending a day discing and another day planting.

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[BigOL3]

Got early developing rack in velvet with a lot of growing still to do.

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[Smitty335]

Pic of bear was about a month ago. Neighbor had pic of bear day before I left. Feeder hanging from tree limb is about 3.5ft away from tree truck. It was MAJOR work getting those 4x6 timbers that high tree for one old man by himself. Lol ...... dang nearly killed me!View attachment 86014View attachment 86015View attachment 86016View attachment 86017View attachment 86018View attachment 86019

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Your tether is not near long enough.

 

[BigOL3]

Your tether is not near long enough.

Not sure what you mean? Do you mean it should have been HIGHER and hanging down further from the timber?

 

[Smitty335]

Not sure what you mean? Do you mean it should have been HIGHER and hanging down further from the timber?

Yep! We've put the top pulley 30 feet of the ground, 15 feet away from the trunk, 10 foot tether and corrugated tin around the tree 10 foot tall and they still figured away to get to the feeders, think we have flying bears here!

 

[BigOL3]

Yep! We've put the top pulley 30 feet of the ground, 15 feet away from the trunk, 10 foot tether and corrugated tin around the tree 10 foot tall and they still figured away to get to the feeders, think we have flying bears here!

LOL ..... wish I had known that to BEGIN with, I would not have wasted my time, money, and energy. I guess I am screwed and it will all be destroyed when I go back.

 

[Smitty335]

LOL ..... wish I had known that to BEGIN with, I would not have wasted my time, money, and energy. I guess I am screwed and it will all be destroyed when I go back.

Maybe you don't have flying bears?? HA!

 

[BigOL3]

Maybe you don't have flying bears?? HA!

haha ...... probably the same kind you got across the line in Ark.

 

[BigOL3]

Yep! We've put the top pulley 30 feet of the ground, 15 feet away from the trunk, 10 foot tether and corrugated tin around the tree 10 foot tall and they still figured away to get to the feeders, think we have flying bears here!

Well I guess I got lucky. All 3 of the hanging feeders are still attached, with no damage. Many pics of single bears, one large, one smaller. One pics of 2 together. Pretty cold opening morning ..... 16*!

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[Smitty335]

Well I guess I got lucky. All 3 of the hanging feeders are still attached, with no damage. Many pics of single bears, one large, one smaller. One pics of 2 together. Pretty cold opening morning ..... 16*!

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