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bjrogg:
--- Quote from: chamookman on October 02, 2024, 06:44:21 am ---Work is never done. Didn't miss much on the opener - real quiet around here. (=) Bob.
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For sure Bob. I did sneak out yesterday about 11:30. I had my “hunting clothes “ on while helped replace a new leaf spring for semi trailer. My camo pattern blended in with a dirty shop floor really good by the time I got to go to the woods.
The wind was warm and out of the south when I went to my tree stand. The weather was going to change quickly.
Within a hour it was blowing from the west. Then it cooled right off and I had to put some extra layers on. Then it switched to from the north and it was strong and drizzling.
I got out of my tree and sat on the ground for a bit but it was too windy to shoot so I went to the beach for awhile.
Was hoping it would get a little nicer but it didn’t
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
I waited for awhile but the weather wasn’t improving so I decided to go home. I got there just in time to see the last two batters of the Tigers game. I have been telling my brother that this year is like a movie and the movie continues. What an exciting game.
This morning I went out and very quietly got to my stand. As I put my hand on my ladder I looked around really good. In the morning darkness I could barely see two darker shapes. I couldn’t climb my stand so I very slowly backed up and got behind a tree. The wind was right and I don’t think they saw me.
My bow wasn’t strung . After awhile it got light enough I could see the one was a decent buck. Still pretty dark but I could see a rack .
I tried to string my bow. The buck must have seen me somewhere along the line and he started that dreaded stare. I don’t think he really knew what I was but he got nervous enough he trotted off.
I got in my tree. After that it was just raccoons and a sunrise.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
The weather has been good here this fall for getting lots of work done. Sorry I didn’t get pictures of it all.
We did fill my son’s bunker with high moisture shelled, cracked, packed and covered corn. It went really good.
We finished planting wheat, and rye for seed. Did tillage and seeded cover crops. Got soybeans harvested and everything ready for sugar beet harvest. We even have the combines cleaned up and stored away.
Only thing left is sugar beet harvest. It’s started but on hold again now. We need to pile beets at temperatures above freezing but below 53 degrees. We have been digging mostly early morning to mid afternoon. One morning temperatures to low so we had to wait till we got the ok.
Some pretty sunrises . I love watching the darkness give way to the light.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
We have taken advantage of the hours we were able to dig. Our personal yields are very good. Sugar content is still lower than hoping for, but we delivered good quality, clean beets that hopefully will store well.
Had a warm front come through so no digging until at least Friday morning.
Maybe I can get some hunting in but it’s been very windy. Went out last night but didn’t get a shot. Still was nice to sit in my tree.
Bjrogg
Pappy:
Ya hot and windy here also BJ for late October, bucks still do their thing but mostly at night, looks like you are having a good year with crops. Ours here really suck, not sure if they will wast time and fuel to pick the beans, don’t know what happened but they are bad. Good luck with the hunting, got Eddie and Florida buddies come in late week so should be fun. Pappy
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