You got that greenhouse figured out. Great growth in a short time!
@brentwebber341210 ай бұрын
Sight your rifle in bro LOL LOL
@steves176511 ай бұрын
"Like a rock"......wasn't that Chevrolet? lol nice hunt though.
@aarongoeppner41311 ай бұрын
Part 8!!!!????
@Johnstewart01 Жыл бұрын
Maybe I'm wrong but it sure looked like you shot a bull who was on our near a skyline and shot at a cow who had a calf with her. One is unsafe and the other is unethical.
@wisconsinwhitetail9744 Жыл бұрын
Plant hybrid willows and hybrid poplars. They will be 15+ ft tall in 2-3 yrs. 25ft in 5yrs or less. I have a ton of poplars and willows over 20ft in my swamp that are only 3-5yrs old.
@steved5023 Жыл бұрын
Second year growth
@kurtcaramanidis5705 Жыл бұрын
Nice work.
@bradbrockhaus633 Жыл бұрын
Yes Kurt...Nice...How are things at Freedom?
@kurtcaramanidis5705 Жыл бұрын
@@bradbrockhaus633 Coming along nicely.
@kurtcaramanidis5705 Жыл бұрын
Looks like a fun experiment. I did something similar last year. Are you going to do some cut and stab in the ground as well? I found its more time consuming and difficult to plant them with tender roots. Are you going to spray your RCG before you plant? I've had good results with cutting and stabbing with multiple sizes of cuttings. It's a lot of fun trying different things. Good luck.
@steveshackelford4911 Жыл бұрын
Congratulations
@chadhouser973 Жыл бұрын
Update ??
@JTWy37 Жыл бұрын
How many years ago were these fields planted?
@bradmiller30182 жыл бұрын
what an awesome video. this video reflects how hunts really go down.
@Hunter-fu9pj2 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your hunt. Thanks for taking me along. Funny reading all the comments. People setting at home on the couch know more than the people there. I bet they are all great basketball coaches as well.
@ChrisJones-mw8cn2 жыл бұрын
You are going backwards by killing milkweed
@icehog23672 жыл бұрын
I'd also strongly recommend waiting until early June to broadcast onto a clean seedbed, it works much better than frost seeding.
@icehog23672 жыл бұрын
Something isn't right with your plantings, my first years SG will go 2-3' and year 2 it's over 6', year 3 it's impenetrable. I'm in Southern Michigan now, but even my UP of Michigan plantings are similar. June 22, 2022 my 2 YO SG is over 4' already.
@nathanadams82072 жыл бұрын
Good job
@PlanetMojo2 жыл бұрын
Quinclorac + 2,4-D will kill the grassy weeds as well as the broadleaf junk. I just sprayed that plus fertilizer (weed and feed), on my prairie restoration. Quinclorac is really great on foxtail because repeated cuttings will just make foxtail send out seed heads at a shorter height. The great news is that foxtail goes away completely once you have a dense stand of grass. Do you burn? Controlled burns help control weeds and small trees very well.
@thewhitetailchase29242 жыл бұрын
That’s funny you say that because I sprayed 2-4D and quinclorac on the fields about a month ago and was very happy with the results. Will be shooting a video on it shortly. Thanks for the insight!
@PlanetMojo2 жыл бұрын
@@thewhitetailchase2924 It's amazing how well the two work together. Adding Miracle Grow 'grass food' (for end of hose sprayers) to the mix speeds things up as well. It makes the bad stuff die faster and the good stuff grow faster. Do people ever grow other grasses for deer habitat? Little bluestem and big bluestem come to mind, but there us also buffalo grass that will fill the spaces between the taller grasses and keep out the weeds. Big bluestem can get ten feet tall (seed heads), and I'm sure there would be places for it.
@masonbrubaker19522 жыл бұрын
We just sprayed our switch fields for broadleaves and thistles with Grazonex. Similar effect to 2-4-D, but much easier on young switch.
@creekriseoutdoors2 жыл бұрын
Glad you got that switch down. Good luck growing.
@rolandlehman47042 жыл бұрын
Just a couple thoughts from past experience. If you disced it up, chances are there will be a ton of competition come early spring because a lot seeds are dormant in the soil and "come to life" once they get brought up to surface and get sun and moisture. Many of them will germinate before the switchgrass does. My experience in South Central Wisconsin is that switchgrass won't germinate until Mid to late May and lots of other weeds/grasses do before that. Putting down Simazine (a pre emergent) in March (beginning to mid) will be well worth it to help prevent your switchgrass from getting taken over and give it a head start. Best of luck, hope you keep us posted!!
@kurtcaramanidis57052 жыл бұрын
Good for you. Are you going to do any seeding in May with a drill or broadcast to compare the difference? I'm not far from you and my drilled and broadcast did way better than my frost seeding. I did not stratify and it came up great.
@AH-mw8vi2 жыл бұрын
Nice camp. I have similar gear but don’t use it. Used to be a family affair, but the old guys aged out year before last. I went solo last year for the first time and had even a better time. I’m pretty extreme so I like doing things a lot different than pretty much everyone, but I still appreciate a nice camp set up when I see it
@stevegermain12222 жыл бұрын
A really awesome plan guy
@stevegermain12222 жыл бұрын
Congratulate
@stevegermain12222 жыл бұрын
Good way to spend the day productive fun
@stevegermain12222 жыл бұрын
I think you might be surprised if you read the bags of seed there's a percentage they call Active/ dormant I just got a new one that says 80% dormant meaning it won't grow until the second season you might just get loaded up
@stevegermain12222 жыл бұрын
I like the way your videos are progressing through the fields and through the time I read up quite a bit on switch it's my understanding one of the worst things for them is shading I think you do well to mow
@stevegermain12222 жыл бұрын
So what can you spray on the field that won't mess with the switch
@stevegermain12222 жыл бұрын
Yeah good luck on that looks like your doing the right thing
@stevegermain12222 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the videos how you're trying to help others
@stevegermain12222 жыл бұрын
Really nice great job
@kurtcaramanidis57052 жыл бұрын
Are you going to try some Chippewa switch? Kesters has some in Omro.
@thewhitetailchase29242 жыл бұрын
For the 2.5 acre section I will be planting real world switchgrass. I will be doing more research this year and creating my own mix for future years to come. Going to be looking for height, thickness, and stand ability during the winter. As well as what grows well in lower areas.
@creekriseoutdoors2 жыл бұрын
Always great to get some new land. Just bought 180 in Ga a month back. Projects galore, to include some switchgrass. Enjoy your videos. Good job and good luck with Project 30.
@creekriseoutdoors2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate you putting this series together. I just bought 180 acres in Ga and need some good screening. Thinking of switch…clearly you need to be fully committed to get it to happen. Good luck!
@brentseiser34802 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making ongoing video of the switch. I have some switchgrass and bunch more going in this spring. My recommendation to you to really make the biggest jump is burn the fields this coming spring in about end of April. When soil temps get to about 50. That helped my switch really take off. It cut down the competition from foxtail and allowed the grass that had good roots to really take off right when it started to grow. Then just leave it rest of year 3 as long as it is growing and looking good.
@toddschultz74772 жыл бұрын
Good stuff
@rtownleyhunter2 жыл бұрын
Were you camped on public or private? great video!!!
@scotwolf92802 жыл бұрын
Nice work plan. Are you any seeing any switch yet? I frost seeded switch for the first time last year. It was a great stand and nearly 5' tall in the first fall. Planted more this year with results like you have. I've tried to keep it mowed but it doesn't look anything like the first year switch I planted. I plan on hitting it with simazine and glysophate again in spring. Keeping fingers crossed. If I don't see much evidence of switch coming in after corn is up a week or so in the spring, I will drill it in.
@toddschultz74772 жыл бұрын
Good stuff
@jeffruhl91932 жыл бұрын
We were in the same boat last year on no fires. Could you give me more info on your propane heater you got?
@tylerdeyoung9852 жыл бұрын
This is sweet! Keep up the good work with the videos. I hope you get that buck!
@kelleytrentham92302 жыл бұрын
Yur not even up in the mtns-why? Go high
@danoles29172 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this series. Switchgrass establishment can be tricky and I appreciate you showing your methods and results.
@mreyes432 жыл бұрын
What was the quinclorac rate per acre?
@icehog23672 жыл бұрын
What rate did you plant the switch at, why such a sparse take?
@thewhitetailchase29242 жыл бұрын
I planted at 8lbs per acre and I broadcast all three fields. It’s a great question as to why it isn’t very thick. Field #1 is the thickest which is the only field that has had crops in it in the past. It’s definitely a question that has been lingering in my mind. My best guess is that it comes down to soil quality or soil compaction? Part of the reason why I decided to disc the two strips in field 2 and get that seed on the ground this fall.
@kurtcaramanidis57052 жыл бұрын
Have you considered letting some of that go into natural regeneration or do you need the switch for pheasant hunters?
@thewhitetailchase29242 жыл бұрын
We would like the switch to be for the pheasant hunters. When we get a wet snow, we find that the regen areas do not do well to standing up against the Wisconsin winters.
@kurtcaramanidis57052 жыл бұрын
@@thewhitetailchase2924 Makes sense. I've got both going in a couple ag field conversions. The switch looks very good 1st year and I've got a lot of young trees as well as a bunch that I planted. I'm just doing it for deer and wildlife though. I also planted Ernst Shawnee. I'm in FDL county. I had my farmer drill my switch into the picked cornfield and it worked great with no chemical treatment at all. Good luck.
@kurtcaramanidis57053 жыл бұрын
Have you tried any white cedar?
@thewhitetailchase29243 жыл бұрын
Yeah I’ve planted 120 on the edges of the wet area. I found that they have a hard time if it’s too wet. There is a very fine line on how much they will take. If there is ever standing water after a hard rain, they probably won’t make it. Love them for thermal cover, just have to pick the location wisely. This area was way too wet.
@mitchvaughn59773 ай бұрын
Plant hybrid willows they drink lots of water 40 gallon per tree
Пікірлер
Plant hybrid willow they love water
You got that greenhouse figured out. Great growth in a short time!
Sight your rifle in bro LOL LOL
"Like a rock"......wasn't that Chevrolet? lol nice hunt though.
Part 8!!!!????
Maybe I'm wrong but it sure looked like you shot a bull who was on our near a skyline and shot at a cow who had a calf with her. One is unsafe and the other is unethical.
Plant hybrid willows and hybrid poplars. They will be 15+ ft tall in 2-3 yrs. 25ft in 5yrs or less. I have a ton of poplars and willows over 20ft in my swamp that are only 3-5yrs old.
Second year growth
Nice work.
Yes Kurt...Nice...How are things at Freedom?
@@bradbrockhaus633 Coming along nicely.
Looks like a fun experiment. I did something similar last year. Are you going to do some cut and stab in the ground as well? I found its more time consuming and difficult to plant them with tender roots. Are you going to spray your RCG before you plant? I've had good results with cutting and stabbing with multiple sizes of cuttings. It's a lot of fun trying different things. Good luck.
Congratulations
Update ??
How many years ago were these fields planted?
what an awesome video. this video reflects how hunts really go down.
Enjoyed your hunt. Thanks for taking me along. Funny reading all the comments. People setting at home on the couch know more than the people there. I bet they are all great basketball coaches as well.
You are going backwards by killing milkweed
I'd also strongly recommend waiting until early June to broadcast onto a clean seedbed, it works much better than frost seeding.
Something isn't right with your plantings, my first years SG will go 2-3' and year 2 it's over 6', year 3 it's impenetrable. I'm in Southern Michigan now, but even my UP of Michigan plantings are similar. June 22, 2022 my 2 YO SG is over 4' already.
Good job
Quinclorac + 2,4-D will kill the grassy weeds as well as the broadleaf junk. I just sprayed that plus fertilizer (weed and feed), on my prairie restoration. Quinclorac is really great on foxtail because repeated cuttings will just make foxtail send out seed heads at a shorter height. The great news is that foxtail goes away completely once you have a dense stand of grass. Do you burn? Controlled burns help control weeds and small trees very well.
That’s funny you say that because I sprayed 2-4D and quinclorac on the fields about a month ago and was very happy with the results. Will be shooting a video on it shortly. Thanks for the insight!
@@thewhitetailchase2924 It's amazing how well the two work together. Adding Miracle Grow 'grass food' (for end of hose sprayers) to the mix speeds things up as well. It makes the bad stuff die faster and the good stuff grow faster. Do people ever grow other grasses for deer habitat? Little bluestem and big bluestem come to mind, but there us also buffalo grass that will fill the spaces between the taller grasses and keep out the weeds. Big bluestem can get ten feet tall (seed heads), and I'm sure there would be places for it.
We just sprayed our switch fields for broadleaves and thistles with Grazonex. Similar effect to 2-4-D, but much easier on young switch.
Glad you got that switch down. Good luck growing.
Just a couple thoughts from past experience. If you disced it up, chances are there will be a ton of competition come early spring because a lot seeds are dormant in the soil and "come to life" once they get brought up to surface and get sun and moisture. Many of them will germinate before the switchgrass does. My experience in South Central Wisconsin is that switchgrass won't germinate until Mid to late May and lots of other weeds/grasses do before that. Putting down Simazine (a pre emergent) in March (beginning to mid) will be well worth it to help prevent your switchgrass from getting taken over and give it a head start. Best of luck, hope you keep us posted!!
Good for you. Are you going to do any seeding in May with a drill or broadcast to compare the difference? I'm not far from you and my drilled and broadcast did way better than my frost seeding. I did not stratify and it came up great.
Nice camp. I have similar gear but don’t use it. Used to be a family affair, but the old guys aged out year before last. I went solo last year for the first time and had even a better time. I’m pretty extreme so I like doing things a lot different than pretty much everyone, but I still appreciate a nice camp set up when I see it
A really awesome plan guy
Congratulate
Good way to spend the day productive fun
I think you might be surprised if you read the bags of seed there's a percentage they call Active/ dormant I just got a new one that says 80% dormant meaning it won't grow until the second season you might just get loaded up
I like the way your videos are progressing through the fields and through the time I read up quite a bit on switch it's my understanding one of the worst things for them is shading I think you do well to mow
So what can you spray on the field that won't mess with the switch
Yeah good luck on that looks like your doing the right thing
Appreciate the videos how you're trying to help others
Really nice great job
Are you going to try some Chippewa switch? Kesters has some in Omro.
For the 2.5 acre section I will be planting real world switchgrass. I will be doing more research this year and creating my own mix for future years to come. Going to be looking for height, thickness, and stand ability during the winter. As well as what grows well in lower areas.
Always great to get some new land. Just bought 180 in Ga a month back. Projects galore, to include some switchgrass. Enjoy your videos. Good job and good luck with Project 30.
Appreciate you putting this series together. I just bought 180 acres in Ga and need some good screening. Thinking of switch…clearly you need to be fully committed to get it to happen. Good luck!
Thanks for making ongoing video of the switch. I have some switchgrass and bunch more going in this spring. My recommendation to you to really make the biggest jump is burn the fields this coming spring in about end of April. When soil temps get to about 50. That helped my switch really take off. It cut down the competition from foxtail and allowed the grass that had good roots to really take off right when it started to grow. Then just leave it rest of year 3 as long as it is growing and looking good.
Good stuff
Were you camped on public or private? great video!!!
Nice work plan. Are you any seeing any switch yet? I frost seeded switch for the first time last year. It was a great stand and nearly 5' tall in the first fall. Planted more this year with results like you have. I've tried to keep it mowed but it doesn't look anything like the first year switch I planted. I plan on hitting it with simazine and glysophate again in spring. Keeping fingers crossed. If I don't see much evidence of switch coming in after corn is up a week or so in the spring, I will drill it in.
Good stuff
We were in the same boat last year on no fires. Could you give me more info on your propane heater you got?
This is sweet! Keep up the good work with the videos. I hope you get that buck!
Yur not even up in the mtns-why? Go high
Thanks so much for this series. Switchgrass establishment can be tricky and I appreciate you showing your methods and results.
What was the quinclorac rate per acre?
What rate did you plant the switch at, why such a sparse take?
I planted at 8lbs per acre and I broadcast all three fields. It’s a great question as to why it isn’t very thick. Field #1 is the thickest which is the only field that has had crops in it in the past. It’s definitely a question that has been lingering in my mind. My best guess is that it comes down to soil quality or soil compaction? Part of the reason why I decided to disc the two strips in field 2 and get that seed on the ground this fall.
Have you considered letting some of that go into natural regeneration or do you need the switch for pheasant hunters?
We would like the switch to be for the pheasant hunters. When we get a wet snow, we find that the regen areas do not do well to standing up against the Wisconsin winters.
@@thewhitetailchase2924 Makes sense. I've got both going in a couple ag field conversions. The switch looks very good 1st year and I've got a lot of young trees as well as a bunch that I planted. I'm just doing it for deer and wildlife though. I also planted Ernst Shawnee. I'm in FDL county. I had my farmer drill my switch into the picked cornfield and it worked great with no chemical treatment at all. Good luck.
Have you tried any white cedar?
Yeah I’ve planted 120 on the edges of the wet area. I found that they have a hard time if it’s too wet. There is a very fine line on how much they will take. If there is ever standing water after a hard rain, they probably won’t make it. Love them for thermal cover, just have to pick the location wisely. This area was way too wet.
Plant hybrid willows they drink lots of water 40 gallon per tree