Turkey Hunt
https://www.merlinsilk.com/neologism/ We heard a lot of turkeys, saw none, but we sure had fun!
First one in the beaver pond
Image
Reply
Dam repairs
First step, temporarily lower water level by installing 12″ pipe through dam. Hopefully will be able to remove sediment from the other end. Later on we’ll put the pipe lower and install an elbow, vertical riser and a ‘trash guard’.
First nesting box up
I put up the first of eight wood duck nesting boxes yesterday. Hopefully we’ll get some nesting hens this spring.
Burning
Burned a ton of brush and old logs, been hesitating to do this for a while, waiting for the weather to cooperate.
Well this is a problem
Trap works!
Image
No coyote in the trap yet, but this guy was in there. Took a while to get him out of the trap, but he finally scurried back into the woods. Possums are ugly! Now figuring where to move the trap to since this guy will probably go back for another dinner if I reset it there.
Possum
Geese are coming
Lots of geese showing up in the big pond now, except on the days when the eagle is there!
Bald Eagle
Times Up Coyote!
Image
Bought a large live-trap to try and thin out the coyote population. Was here a few weeks ago when the whole pack came by the house late at night, howling and yipping, unbelievable!
Baited it with half a chicken breast smeared with salmon cat food.
