Deer fencing

[TPD]

For your consideration ...



Also known as the modern day "sharecropper"?

Since you are a farmer, can you answer this? Why is it, it appears, that today's corn have only one ear of cob per stalk? Where as in days past, say 40-50 years ago, there would have been at least 2-3 cobs per stalk, sometimes 4. Seems like a waste to plant corn only to have that corn to produce only one ear of cob, greatly reducing the number of bushels of corn one could harvest per acre.

Many that have gardens growing corn, as I have in the past, can grow corn that produces more cobs per stalk. What is the difference in the corn that causes this?

We are planting corn at much higher populations now - 30,000+ seeds per acre vs 50 years ago, maybe only 10-15,000 seeds per acre. Research has shown that these higher seed counts will produce higher yields. If you find a stalk of corn in the field that has no other stalks around it for 12-24", you will see 2 ears growing on that stalk. Todays corn still has potential for more than one ear, but because of the modern farming practices, usually only produces one.

 

[jrt_ms1995]

We are planting corn at much higher populations now - 30,000+ seeds per acre vs 50 years ago, maybe only 10-15,000 seeds per acre. Research has shown that these higher seed counts will produce higher yields. If you find a stalk of corn in the field that has no other stalks around it for 12-24", you will see 2 ears growing on that stalk. Todays corn still has potential for more than one ear, but because of the modern farming practices, usually only produces one.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

Green metal posts and some of that square wire stuff in the fencing section at Lowe's works. It keeps the deer out of the plants at my mom's house and there are always at least 15-20 deer in view from the yard at one time, sometimes more.

 

[SamSpade]

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God I seriously hate these pontificating commercials, where some self-righteous twit bestows "wisdom" from on high.

I guess what gets me is - "The More You Know" isn't a complete sentence. The expression goes, the more you know the less you understand.
Wonder why they only say the first four words?

 

[LightRoasted]

For your consideration ...

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Thinking you should add Charles County, or at least Waldorf, and, Lexington Park, to your signature line. Just say'in.

 

[jrt_ms1995]

For your consideration ...



Thinking you should add Charles County, or at least Waldorf, and, Lexington Park, to your signature line. Just say'in.

Well, it's been a very long time since I came up with that; I'll consider your suggestion.

 

[black dog]

Does such a thing exist? What do you use to discourage deer?

 

[spr1975wshs]

Leupold optics?

 

[LightRoasted]

For your consideration ...

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One of those rounds appear to be incendiary. That'll put an added hurt'in on any invading critter.

 

[Kinnakeet]

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BEAUTIFUL WEAPONS!

 

[black dog]

Leupold optics?

Yes, both are Leupold Mil Dot Long Range's, front American sitting on a Cooper Mod 21 Montana Varminter in 223 and the back European sitting on a Cooper mod 38 Montana Varminter in 221 Fireball.

 

[black dog]

For your consideration ...



One of those rounds appear to be incendiary. That'll put an added hurt'in on any invading critter.

lol... Thats a 50 BMG Match Hornady Bullet.

 

[Kinnakeet]

Yes, both are Leupold Mil Dot Long Range's, front American sitting on a Cooper Mod 21 Montana Varminter in 223 and the back European sitting on a Cooper mod 38 Montana Varminter in 221 Fireball.

Squirrel guns...lol

 

[black dog]

Squirrel guns...lol

I've smacked plenty of deer and coyotes out past 450 yds with both of them.
Placement is key.