@@nathanielrice973 thanks for watching and commenting . For me in NY and what I have around me. He’s a target buck with Bow and a pass during Rifle . Really nice for my upstate NY area 👨🏻👍🏼
@BenjaminPriest-lk8be6 сағат бұрын
3 years old if that
@figandcloverranch58715 сағат бұрын
@@BenjaminPriest-lk8be he’s def 3 I have 3 seasons with this guy . But for me in NY he’s at take with Bow & Pass with Rifle hunt-a-ble 👍🏼 thanks for watching
@LindaErtel-qt6ow17 сағат бұрын
What is the beand?
@matthewyoung4266Күн бұрын
What length screw did you use for the shim so that it doesn’t shoot out the other side of your stairs?
@figandcloverranch587120 сағат бұрын
Thanks for watching and askin. It was so long ago. I don’t actually know for certain it was a def concern of mine . I think 2.5
@brushcrawler86122 күн бұрын
Will you take him on the "first Saturday after the second Monday in September" 😂 if you had the opportunity?
@figandcloverranch58712 күн бұрын
October 1st kicks off Bow Hunting season here in NY . If I see him that Tuesday arrows will fly . I would be happy to take him 👍🏼👍🏼 #BowHunter
@Elenaaahh2 күн бұрын
Love how nerdy and excited hunters get over a damn deer 😂 Like a kid on Christmas.
@brushcrawler86122 күн бұрын
You can't suppress primal instincts 🏹 🦣🦬
@figandcloverranch58712 күн бұрын
Sometimes it’s like a Japanese warrior thing “Ikigai” or “Kaizen” - just let one passionate thing take your life, work at it and master it . Let the passion bring you joy & purpose . Thanks for watching 👨🏻👍🏼
@ElenaaahhКүн бұрын
@@figandcloverranch5871 you use feed plots calm down buddy.
@jazdFlaco2 күн бұрын
Thanks for using my music in your video🙏🏼
@figandcloverranch58712 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting on it . Your song was perfect for my video. And a great song to boot ; no thank you. 👨🏻👍🏼👍🏼
@edsmithmusic982 күн бұрын
Howdy. Good video. Just got mine together. One question. Why do they have the Delta knob bolt. Is this umbrella supposed to be able to change the angle? It’s hinged at both connections at the tree support. Thanks. Ed
@figandcloverranch58712 күн бұрын
@@edsmithmusic98 thanks ..: I believe that so you can take it down and fold it up slightly for storage . Not to adjust the angle while in use … thanks for watching . I have 5 of them !! And love them soo much , I hope Guide Gear never stops making them. One of my originals I even redid the material after years with a camo trap from harbor freight .
@troybrake56864 күн бұрын
That's not that low, the clover should bounce back fine with a little rain, I just mowed a spot and it had nothing hardly left on it and it's been dry here and the clover has exploded back, your gonna be fine!
@figandcloverranch58714 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting . Really appreciate it . I was trying to hold back the clover enough to let the Vitalize Seed “Carbon Load” come up and not get choked by the clover. We shall see . I got rain, so praying for a good outcome. First attempt at a Herbicide💦 free planting
@georgehelzer75695 күн бұрын
Curiosity finally got the better of me this year. Im trying Deer Gro Plot start
@figandcloverranch58715 күн бұрын
@@georgehelzer7569 I have some Fish fertilizer with Humics I am adding … was supposed to this weekend. But can’t get back this weekend 😢
@georgehelzer75695 күн бұрын
@@figandcloverranch5871 ahh. From Al as well?
@figandcloverranch58714 күн бұрын
@@georgehelzer7569 yes. Ordered it with the Carbon load
@brushcrawler86125 күн бұрын
I hope those loggers will be finished this year. It may not bother the does/fawns/young bucks, but it could cause some problems with the older bucks daylighting. Definitely a long-term win for the area. 💯 Perhaps this could have been the summer you had some TSI done concurrently to ensure the flow of cover onto your property. 🤔 ⬆️Assuming you have mature forest that matches the neighbors
@figandcloverranch58715 күн бұрын
@@brushcrawler8612 I had a very small TSI . 4 truck loads removed . The neighbors are straight up Deforesting !! 🤯🤯 … they are old . I guess just cashing out the land for their grandkids . Idk !! . Plus i liked to do a little at a time . Right now on 3 sides of me I am The only woods left !! It’s nuts
@JBesq5 күн бұрын
Nice job. I have to try out that chicory one day. Ever think about that earthway bag seeder? Pretty convenient
@figandcloverranch58715 күн бұрын
@@JBesqlol I have 2 . I am such a control freak. I feel more control with my tiny spreader. So I make way more fill ups 🤦🏻♂️ I know not the most effective. But I like it 👍🏼 plus my sticker looks so nice on it 😂🤣
@bocajmed5 күн бұрын
Cool overhead from the stand
@brushcrawler86126 күн бұрын
Be careful with those thermals. Love multi trunk tree set ups, especially when saddle hunting. It's nice to have another trunk to lean on.
@figandcloverranch58716 күн бұрын
Thermals suck out below and behind me in that stand in afternoons as temp comes down. There’s an elevation change that makes for a sink …. In morning as they come up. Wind should push into neighbors high canopy open timber . . I Am only 45 yards off property line at base of stand tree
@ily_liddy11247 күн бұрын
Niceee
@figandcloverranch58717 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting . It’s nice , but I still would like some more screen in front of stand . Planted some tall Miscanthus at base of ladder this spring 🌾🌾🌾
@ily_liddy11247 күн бұрын
@@figandcloverranch5871 yea I was thinking that. But I don’t wanna take away from ur hard work 😂 shits fire
@figandcloverranch58717 күн бұрын
@@ily_liddy1124 thank you . I keep working at it . 👨🏻👍🏼 thanks for being entertained by me. I am enjoying my habitat/hunting Vlogging
@JBesq8 күн бұрын
At least put T-posts in and no trespassing signs to maintain the border at that log landing and back fence. Try Voss signs. High quality aluminum.
@figandcloverranch58718 күн бұрын
@@JBesq I have soo many signs up ! Almost every post of the fence and every 25 yards in the woods … with blue dots on every border tree !! I was not fooling around … and still 🤯
@figandcloverranch58718 күн бұрын
@@JBesq thanks for watching and commenting
@georgehelzer75698 күн бұрын
Whether you wanted to take a portion down or not, I CANNOT STAND that kind of disrespect for someone else’s stuff. It’s a real trigger for me.
@figandcloverranch58718 күн бұрын
@@georgehelzer7569 I know, feel you
@wyatttrundy49399 күн бұрын
Pretty sure you can't seed right after spraying imox. Don't know how much advice I'd take from this guy.
@figandcloverranch58719 күн бұрын
It has some residual for sure
@figandcloverranch58719 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting, it has some residual for sure . I will be seeding and mowing in a couple weeks after the spray you saw there , as my video said . But I do appreciate it . I am no professional just a super enthusiast 👍🏼🍀👍🏼🍀👨🏻👍🏼
@georgehelzer75699 күн бұрын
how does it look now from the IMOX treatment?
@figandcloverranch58719 күн бұрын
Haven’t been back yet. Will see it Saturday and let you know. Probally seed and mow then 👍🏼👍🏼
@georgehelzer75698 күн бұрын
@@figandcloverranch5871 today is Saturday lol
@figandcloverranch58718 күн бұрын
@@georgehelzer7569 lol, next Saturday. 🤣🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
@bocajmed9 күн бұрын
Plotting on the deers downfall
@figandcloverranch58719 күн бұрын
Stealing them. Lol
@KatieGrossnickle9 күн бұрын
I do it backwards😊
@figandcloverranch58719 күн бұрын
Thanks for commenting , I am Getting pumped to be back in stand calling some bucks !!
@JBesq9 күн бұрын
Looking good. Especially that miscanthus. Can’t wait to see the new exclusion cage results. Never saw that mix before but gave me an idea to throw out the rest of my buckwheat I had left over from June planting. As you saw, my Bw came up big but they did nibble it while young on the sides of the plots. Chicory might be in the mix next year. Can you fall plant that. Never used it.
@figandcloverranch58719 күн бұрын
Yes you can, it’s slower to establish at first like clover , but then the chicory🥬 really handles browse well
@georgehelzer75699 күн бұрын
@@JBesq chicory is also perennial. Does fairly well but is on bitter side. Some deer love it and some dont much care for it
@georgehelzer75699 күн бұрын
Wish I had some rain close. I want to get my plots in. That miscanthus there looks fantastic! Hopefully your carbon load does well. I like Al’s approach. You do have an awesome opportunity to have a really good perennial clover patch. I’d take advantage in one area. You may not get a good kill on that clover with straight gly which may make it hard on the carbon load.
@figandcloverranch58719 күн бұрын
Yeah I know gly doesn’t always get that clover . We shall see . I am mostly hoping it slows it down to allow the CLoad to really fill in between …. Either way I know I am coming up with food for my Deer . … I just need more Bucks !! 🦌🦌
@brushcrawler861210 күн бұрын
What did your Ph come in at on your soil test? Im looking forward to seeing how all those species grow together. Good luck 👍 Im leaving my perennial plot as-is again this year. Even if I wanted to plant, I couldn't. Very dry with no rain chances in the 10 day forecast for my area of Michigan 🏜️
@figandcloverranch58719 күн бұрын
Thanks my PH-5.6 …. My CEC-8.2 … my organic matter-7.4% … I gotta lime some more and get that plot up a bit more . But I am happy with my numbers this far
@georgehelzer75699 күн бұрын
@@figandcloverranch5871 that cec and Om is off the charts. Wonder why it’s so high. That’s good though.
@figandcloverranch58719 күн бұрын
@@georgehelzer7569 my land was old livestock pasture . I think that helped
@figandcloverranch58719 күн бұрын
@@georgehelzer7569 my plot is part of an old livestock pasture . So I think that has a lot to do with it . Also I have never tilled , maybe that’s it ??🤔
@brushcrawler861210 күн бұрын
I have a hard elevation line that crisses and a transition from the neighbors mature pine stand that crosses 😂X🦌
@figandcloverranch587110 күн бұрын
It’s all about figuring out how they want to move and promoting it and maybe bending it slightly to favor your hunt 🏹
@brushcrawler861213 күн бұрын
Unfortunately my apple trees are in an off year. 😢 However, I think my tree pruning over the last 3 years has increased the number of apples on each tree during off years. There may be 30-40 per tree at most on the red apples and the green apple trees only have a couple.
@figandcloverranch587112 күн бұрын
Pruning apple trees to create airflow and less fruiting is a great way to make for better harvests 🍎 … and 30-40’apples is not nothing . It willl attract !! Sounds great . Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏼👍🏼
@georgehelzer756913 күн бұрын
when is your typical drop?
@figandcloverranch587113 күн бұрын
Usually earlier than I like , but it adds to the interest in my parcel as a whole . Tree will be done by first 5 days of October 😬🫤
@figandcloverranch587113 күн бұрын
But I did eat an apple 🍎 this weekend and it was very sweet and tasty .
@P.Hoover13 күн бұрын
Thats awesome, how old would you say that tree is?
@figandcloverranch587113 күн бұрын
@@P.Hoover I am not sure was here when I bought the property (but I feel like 20plus years) . I groomed it with some limb cutting and fertilizer in spring every year . This year is its best bloom/fruit production year
@troybrake568614 күн бұрын
Maybe try a solar electric fence, and did you soil test or at minimum add lime?
@figandcloverranch587114 күн бұрын
Oh yeah soil test every other spring . Lime and added amendments over the years . My soil gets better and better every season . I really need to expand my plot . … thanks for watching 👨🏻👍🏼👍🏼
@JBesq16 күн бұрын
I have to get on this miscanthus next year. When did you order it to get it in the ground in time?
@figandcloverranch587116 күн бұрын
When you order they give you ship date options , this way when they ship you are ready to plant . It’s a nice thing
@JBesq16 күн бұрын
Amazing. Buckwheat prob does better on its own but clearly you have customers. I’m torn on perennial vs annual so I can cut back on time but I’m in ag country so I’m thinking I need to offer more or different than what’s around me. It’s a grind.
@figandcloverranch587116 күн бұрын
I agree with needing diff. I had clover all spring and summer and it. Looks amazing . But the area has a lot of clover …. It pains me to GLY it yesterday , but it is what it is . Went with “Carbon Load” by vitalized seed this fall .
@bocajmed16 күн бұрын
JUST SOUNDS NASTY
@figandcloverranch587116 күн бұрын
Pretty Much Is …
@Lucas_roblox72016 күн бұрын
I mean, it looks beautiful in purple foliage though but let’s not fall for that
@figandcloverranch587114 күн бұрын
lol . Yeah 🤣 . Thanks for watching and commenting
@brushcrawler861216 күн бұрын
Has to be a timber rattler...I didn't find any evidence of Diamondbacks in NY. Watch your ankles
@figandcloverranch587116 күн бұрын
@@brushcrawler8612 you might be right Timber Rattke snake
@figandcloverranch587116 күн бұрын
@@brushcrawler8612 I updated what I could . But either way wow !! 🐍🤯
@brushcrawler861216 күн бұрын
Google their distribution map. (Im sure you did by now) North Carolina is supposed to be their northern-most state 😂 Might want to report that to the DNR GOOD SCORE
@figandcloverranch587116 күн бұрын
There’s one small area of habitat in NY cause I for sure looked last night !! And guess what I am in that one small area 🤯😳🙀🙈 - “Snakes, why did it have to be snakes ?”
@brushcrawler861217 күн бұрын
Success! In ground this fall or next spring?
@figandcloverranch587117 күн бұрын
@@brushcrawler8612 on ground in fall
@Zjelf18 күн бұрын
I found and cleaned a raccoon skull about a month ago, is there a way to make a raccoon sized European mount?
@figandcloverranch587118 күн бұрын
@@Zjelf thanks for watching . I am I firmilair with the skill of a Racoon. I am not a Taxidermist, so I mostly see deer and the occasional bear skull . Maybe someone will see this comment and offer more advice 🤔
@user-ol1mt8xh2n20 күн бұрын
You know I love Clover 😉☘️🍀
@georgehelzer756920 күн бұрын
I think I’d be tempted to Imox that plot and turn it into a perennial clover and chicory plot. Cheaper in the long run and you already have a great stand of clover. Just thicken up this fall and then frost seed in spring if you need to. Hot chic or comeback kid from domain.
@figandcloverranch587120 күн бұрын
You are reading my inner thoughts. I am At such a cross road . I ordered straight chicory seed and and thinking of same and just top seeding the clover with Chicory, then rye in sept !!
@figandcloverranch587120 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment and kinda being on same page as me . Makes me feel a bit more that I am doing good things 👨🏻👍🏼👍🏼
@figandcloverranch587120 күн бұрын
My biggest hang up is that I want something other than clover . So much of my area has wild clover mixed in and around peoples propteries in area . I want a different attractant plant . Give those deers something else for thier pallets , make them wanna come to me that’s why I am going to add the chicory / rye ….. Maybe oats instead of rye this year
@georgehelzer756920 күн бұрын
@@figandcloverranch5871 Understand that.. I am wanting to flip one of my plots to perennial but its hard to make that adjustment. I always think back to some pros who have said, If they could only plant 1 thing for deer, it would be clover.. So I am going to make a go at it. Ill save my other spot for annual plantings.
@figandcloverranch587120 күн бұрын
My “No Till” no equipment poor man self will be Throwing So Much Seed and Spray around the next 60 days .’lmao . All for Probally a total of 1.25 acres 🤷🏻♂️ of plots around my 🌿Ranch🍀
@georgehelzer756920 күн бұрын
How did this plot turn out?
@figandcloverranch587120 күн бұрын
Funny you should ask . The video follow up drops today at 11am 👨🏻👍🏼👍🏼
@figandcloverranch587120 күн бұрын
How’s that for a teaser. 😂😂
@vaughnnapolitano713720 күн бұрын
Sick
@bocajmed22 күн бұрын
Some big grass
@figandcloverranch587122 күн бұрын
@@bocajmed thanks , very happy with it 🌾
@MariaBRD22 күн бұрын
Looks great
@figandcloverranch587122 күн бұрын
@@MariaBRD thanks really happy with my planting and it coming up . Gunna expand the food plot over to it next spring
@thebowtroll25 күн бұрын
Figgy Why did you plant the GMG in that location? Just curious what the reasoning was behind it. It looks great though. Keep up the good work!
@figandcloverranch587125 күн бұрын
@@thebowtroll GMG is to extend my screening wall . As i pass at the road 150 yards away the deer are still seeing me thru the high canopy tree line . I staggered the row because I still want the deer 🦌🦌🦌to be able to enter from that Same direction
@figandcloverranch587125 күн бұрын
@@thebowtroll thanks for commenting and watching 👨🏻👍🏼👍🏼