Hey everyone! My name is Joe and I am a whitetail habitat specialist for Whitetail Habitat Solutions (WHS) alongside Jeff Sturgis and the team. Learn from my experiences when it comes to setting up and designing hunting properties around the country. Follow me on my farm and what I do to make it the best hunting property it can be with my family and friends. And of course, with my two malamutes Tracks and Badger! Welcome to Tradger Farms!
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Well if your a bow hunter I can see the necessity of the harness with the pouches because your range finder and binoculars are all right there ,but if your a gun hunter I’d use a regular binocular harness without all the other stuff. But your right I see a lot of hunting videos with all types of hunters using them when it looks unecessary
I feel like so many clothing lines have specialty pockets specifically for rangefinders but I see the point for sure. Like early season maybe
I'm not sweating you're sweating!!!! :)
Lol
Just finished my first spraying of the year, glyphosate and 24d, waiting till the end of July to throw down the buckwheat. Good luck this year.
You too Paul! Smoke a big one
I really wanted to get a blind this year but couldn’t justify the cost and figuring out how I would get it put up on a platform. I ended up building one and just got it up and completed over Father’s Day weekend. I built it modular so I could build in garage and then take apart down to walls and roof. Tore up my arm getting the platform flipped up but I’ll live. Had to get stepson to help with walls and roof as they are wrapped in 1/2” plywood and ribbed metal. It’s Heavy! But I really like it. IF I ever build another, I will want to go the metal route alone and just trim out the ribs to get air tight and then caulk and foam any gaps.
No injuries for the season! Nice work
You dirty dog keeping the blinds a secret from me well surprise I know now before we go tomorrow lol
lol you’re supposed to be asleep
Got in my screening yesterday and cleaned out the weeds. So my deer seem to eat the crap out of anything and everything that’s not in a cage. I have a couple silly willows I put out where our 2 properties meet and the deer have browsed it down to nubs. So much for not being preferred by deer lol
lol it depends on what’s around. I still cage cuttings regardless but after they are established they should get browsed less than the other species. I also try not to put things right near the travel corridors etc. I tested my red osier that way without a cage and it didn’t go so well either haha
Am I the only one that thought he was flying a plane in the beginning lol
lol plane is next!
I am thinking of throwing some SG🌾 seed on a prepared area to see what happens too , instead of 2 more spraying an and wait to Frost Seed it in fall ! I wish us luck👍🏼
Good luck for sure we may need it lol
Great job on your trees and pockets!
Thank you!!
I’ve heard of guys putting at post next to evergreens and deciduous trees to keep deer from rubbing.i lost a ton of white spruce I had planted at 18” tall when they got to 4-5’ the bucks rubbed darn near all of them in one of the bedding areas. So frustrating after all the work it takes to plant them plus the cost. It’s just not feasible to fence all of them. I usually try to plant at least a couple hundred spruce each season. But you know you lose 30% to drought. And other things. What have you had success doing? Obviously fruit trees and chestnuts, ROD those get fencing but maybe just throwing volume at them will help
I completely get it! Idk if you watched the later part of video but just like those poplar cuttings you can place evergreens in between branches of trees you fall just like that. It’s been working fantastic. I honestly was shocked every cutting on that island of trees was still untouched. But yea the others need to be fenced unfortunately.
@@TradgerFarms yeah I was surprised as well especially with aspen/popple. They love that stuff. I started hinge cutting to enclose trees this season now. It blows because I thought all was good until they started rubbing. That didn’t cross my mind. But now that I think about it, these are the only evergreen trees in a hardwood stand they were bound to be attracted. Live and learn. Be a little more cautious now
Any updates on how your mock scrape using the post has turned out? NW Ohio hunting a reclaimed field with no trees for scrapes
NEW Food Plot Tool Coming Soon! | Mock Scrape Tests Results kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqt6kqyknqTPcrg.html Yes! Go back a few videos. Or maybe this link works. But they are still being hit about daily so when necessary I say they were a great success!
Seems like the deer can't eat once they get to 6 ft. If that's the case, what is the point? Thanks.
The tree types on the middle of the pocket were initially for fast and tall cover to help breakup the field and look more natural as a “diversity pocket” but you still make an excellent point! Some of the shrubs are preferred browse while others like silky willow aren’t necessarily preferred browse. So it should be a good mixture. Especially for when the fence comes down.
Thanks for spray recipe
Saw your truck on the road you remind me of this guy kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZqyN15SQotzNpLQ.htmlsi=nFdVaZNbW1PwaDc8
Skip the spraying. Poison is bad for wildlife and humans. Trim or pull weeds instead.
Some people just have to learn the hard way a time or 2.
Haha we hope not to!
Just saw your car and subscribed
My man 🤙🏻
And put it in the fridge. I like to put it on plain rice cakes with a sprinkle of ground flax seeds
What a cute baby!
Thank you Shirley!
Congratulations on the newest hunter in the family!
Thanks Keith!
Hi, where are you lactated?
How do you physically plant the seedlings?
Just with a shovel by hand if I understand you correctly
You need to stop the machine when the tip gets halfway in the belt or you will ruin the tip(it’s in the instructions)
Thanks Philip! Probably due for another sharpening soon
Those look like marestail Glyphosate resistant.
Yessir
2-4DB on the clover will take care of that.
Thanks! I kept getting "Check SD card", I copied and pasted just the 1 file (like you did), not both that are there when you download, and it worked good. Wish Cuddeback would have clarified that on the directions a little better, thanks for the help.
Congrats on the little man coming. I had Cuddebacks and loved them until someone walked off with them. Make sure to lock them down if you don't live on your property
Thanks Keith! Appreciate it. Ya that would stink! Sorry to hear that
Congratulations!!!!
Thanks Mike!
those simple carpenter bee traps work great.. Its a piece of 4x4 with drilled holes to a larger center hole into a jar..
No kidding. I think I have seen it for wasps and such it sounds the same. You drill the hole like on an upward angle I believe? I will try and make a couple. They have worked well for friends thank you!
@@TradgerFarms Yes, there are some good instructions online.. I think its a 1 1/4" center hole with 3/8' hole drilled upward to the center cavity. I used to catch them all the time on my deck. Simple and cheap if you have scrap wood. Any jar will work.
@georgehelzer7569 I knew that wood that’s been sitting there 3 years would come in handy! lol
Look at you getting this BIG Machinery . Congrats 👨🏻👍🏼
lol I do feel like I am going down the rabbit hole but man is it fun! Thank you :)
Was it hard to did buy hand
Not too hard! Just try and stay off the tree roots which is good to give deer room to roam around it anyways. I would also have someone stand in it or put a big rock in when you fill it, it tended to float upwards a little when filling. Hope that helps!
Looking good. Check with your insurance company before putting in a wood stove. Some won’t allow them, or they require certain stove pipe.
I heard that thanks for the reminder. That wouldn’t be good
What county in TN did you visit? We are in a rare winter wonderland right now.
Haha I know the feeling! I was near Dickinson West of Nashville last time and before that was a small town near Oneida I believe it was. Some beautiful country
@@TradgerFarms yeah I’ve hunted not too far from that area but I stay east of Nashville now.
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Let’s goooooooo!
Barn looks great man. I just put up a similar sized building, currently waiting until spring to pour the floor. Have you thought about putting a steel ceiling up under your lean to? It you're going to be hanging out under there I would highly recommend it, it completely changed the look of mine. Also keeps the animals out. Subscribed to your channel. Love watching Sturgis and the boys.
Thanks so much! You mean just like a nice steel ceiling to cover it not structural right? That would be a fun project in the summer. I’ll run some electrical first as well beforehand
Nice barn! I need one so much!! I am afraid you will have issues with the tree stump so close to the porch. I removed trees that were near my pool deck. They were removed by a tree digger attached to a tractor owned by a local tree farmer. They were removed prior to pouring the deck. Over the next couple of years the roots rotted under the deck and the deck cracked and sunk around the area where the tree was. I learned afterward the hard way you should not pour concrete where trees were removed for at least 3 years. Not sure if there is anything you can do now to prevent the settling. You may want to look now into concrete floating an be ready in case it starts sinking. They basically pump expanding foam under the concrete after it settles.
Ya I was a little worried from the get go. So we will see. Was at least hoping they would remove it like they said. I appreciate it tho. Hope you can start yours one day as well
I would epoxy that floor. Sealer wears off over time and you have to reapply. Get a good epoxy and your one and done.
It’s not a bad idea and would look great. Much more expensive but it’s an option for sure
@TradgerFarms yea it is more expensive but think one and done. They also have diy kits that are more affordable.
If you have any recommended kits please let me know
Thanks for sharing the build and all the lessons learned (I had asked about this last video). Appreciate the walkthrough. You mentioned a place to shower. As a lower cost option, I built an off grid cabin. For the shower I bought an on demand propane hot water heater (eco temp) and hooked it up to standard 20 pound tank. The water is collected of my metal roof into 275 gallon tote which I have some filtration in and out. Bought a normal one piece fiberglass shower from a big box and just plumbed outside to leach the grey water. Nice thing with this is its super easy to winterize. Much cheaper than digging a well or putting in a septic system
Yessir! You were the reason Justin! Haha. That is a good idea. I’ve been seeing those little on demand water heaters on social media. I have a linked saved. Would be so nice to have… even if I don’t get the shower fully built this year. But I like the setup you mentioned. Thank you!
I’d throw some gutters up, especially if you don’t want the bottom 2’ to be brown sand color and the rest white. Nice building! You’ll grow into that space for sure. Hard to say what all to do until you have a clear vision of what to prioritize the space for. *Get a cheap basketball hoop put up for those rain soaked days you find yourself there!
Lol I love that idea. Miss doing that. I didn’t think the building would get it that bad but ya if it does I would prob put some gutters up. Thanks tho, pretty excited about it!
You can build a raised floor for your living space build out to run plumbing etc.
Great idea. Would hide stuff and not be a huge deal. Would still need to go through the metal I assume right?
@@TradgerFarms your water line would but, I’d build a small pump house for the water pump next to the building. The sewer would be one line drilled thru the concrete at the edge of wall and you’d then undermine the concrete slab to it to run your line sloped out to your septic tank. It won’t hurt the slab for that little of undermining.
Construction crews are the worst for cleaning up or not being pigs about crap... I tend to blame the people they hire and then they dont want to send anyone out again on the clock... Its really disappointing... Its not the way I would work or conduct business.
Same here George. At least don’t lie about what you’re going to do right…
Really enjoy your channel. Keep them coming.
Thanks I appreciate that!
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Would be cool to see a tour of the inside of the pole barn and whatever you have planned to finish the inside
Hey Justin, happy to. Not all that much in there now but we shall see. Was debating on finishing some of it or starting a different building for a living space. Learned a lot going through it tho
Love this series. I’m in a similar situation w/ prepping for pole barn on my property. Things rarely go according to plan but most times it’s fun.😂good luck. Will be following along
Once one thing finishes there will always be another thing… haha good luck with the build!
$440 for 2 loads? That's cheap.. Crap high as heck down here... Is it crusher run or some creek gravel?
I thought it wasn’t too bad. Honestly every time I try learning more of the sizes and numbers I get more confused. Every location seems to use a different system or name. Why can’t 2inch stones always just be called number 2? lol this was just crushed asphalt it’s not super clean either but it’s ok. I’ll get the better limestone in the spring or summer to put over