Pond Excavation & Build

Wood20ks said:
Them wild hogs are some ugly sumbiches.....I can see why theres no limit.....

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And actually,I think I could pull the trigger on one of them.....
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They cause a lot of property damage and can be aggressive, and they breed like rabbits, they can take over an area
 
Parka said:
This is the COOLEST project on the Hoop! Ever! I'm going to be following this one close. What a great idea and Way to Go!
I haven't read through yet but if it's already been asked, will the ground water fill the pond? This is so COOL! And how deep does that topsoil go?!?
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Ground water is 6 feet down from the surface. Yes it will fill the pond on it's own, but I'm adding a 3 ft slope/berm around it.
Therefore, I'll be installing a well pump to supplement as needed to keep water level consistent at 20 feet.


Top soil varies considerably where we've dug. Anywhere from 3 feet down to 8 feet down merely 100 yards apart . I have no explanation for that. We're talking hundreds (if not thousands) of years of sediment here. The top soil will be sold off. I have no use for it, but others do.

On this issue it was more important that I found clay and I did. Otherwise I'd had to have clay trucked in or use a Bentonite. Water seeks it's own level (leaches up/leaches down) so regardless of me using a pump it would seek it's same 6 foot water table without sealing the bottom.
 
The big dawgs (dozer and larger excavator) got here yesterday afternoon.
They've been out there digging since sun up this morning.
Got my first bill of $3050 for all of last week (Thurs - Wed). That was removal of trees and scraping off the brome grass.
I'll take it, but things about to get a lot more expensive.
Not sure when he'll need to bring in a PTO pump to keep it empty while digging and his side dumper to take out the dirt. I assume in the next couple days.

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Red_Alert said:
Nebraska's latest law on baiting.

"It is illegal to hunt any big game or turkey within 200 yards of a baited area. An area shall be considered baited for ten (10) days following the complete removal of all such bait. The hunter and the animal must be outside of the baited area." Jul 8, 2021

That includes a salt block.

Like IP said, I don't need to bait deer or turkey around here they're so abundant.

I have these walking through my front yard on the regular.

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You see turkey everywhere until you go to hunt them and them you won’t see any. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen turkey while in a deer stand and they are out of season.
 
Wild Turkey said:
You see turkey everywhere until you go to hunt them and them you won’t see any. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen turkey while in a deer stand and they are out of season.
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Wait for a rainy day, then look for their tracks in the mud to know their movement patterns.
Once you know that, then set up shop with a good turkey call.
 
I also put out a trail cam to see the appx time they're in the area. They move around a lot in a day, but they're fairly consistent.
 
Red_Alert said:
Wait for a rainy day, then look for their tracks in the mud to know their movement patterns.
Once you know that, then set up shop with a good turkey call.
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Fuckers have PHDs in Alabama. Hardest thing to hunt in the state. You literally can’t make a mistake or any kind of sound they aren’t expecting or they are gone. I quite years ago because of sinus issues and zero shot at not making noise.
 
Wild turkey are very intelligent compared to a domesticated turkey.

A domesticated turkey will drown itself looking up in a rain storm.
 
Red_Alert said:
Wild turkey are very intelligent compared to a domesticated turkey.

A domesticated turkey will drown itself looking up in a rain storm.
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Wild turkeys that i have eaten have been oily as hell, not good eating. Had some in Utah.
 
Peter Gozintite said:
Wild turkeys that i have eaten have been oily as hell, not good eating. Had some in Utah.
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hmmm

They're better than domesticated around here. Could be their diet.

Only difference is nobody fighting over the wild turkey legs at the dinner table.
Wild turkey legs are full of tendons, ligaments. It's not worth the trouble picking at.

I'll buy a half dozen domesticated turkey legs a couple times a year just to put on the smoker.

Now geese are oily as hell.
 
Red_Alert said:
hmmm

They're better than domesticated around here. Could be their diet.

Only difference is nobody fighting over the wild turkey legs at the dinner table.
Wild turkey legs are full of tendons, ligaments. It's not worth the trouble picking at.

I'll buy a half dozen domesticated turkey legs a couple times a year just to put on the smoker.

Now geese are oily as hell.
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It reminded me of duck, with tougher texture. Probably a diet thing, but its not something ill need to try again
 
Wild Turkey said:
Fuckers have PHDs in Alabama. Hardest thing to hunt in the state. You literally can’t make a mistake or any kind of sound they aren’t expecting or they are gone. I quite years ago because of sinus issues and zero shot at not making noise.
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The turkey here are dumb as hell? They fucking respond to ANY noise and tell you exactly where they are.
 
Peter Gozintite said:
It reminded me of duck, with tougher texture. Probably a diet thing, but its not something ill need to try again
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Peter Gozintite said:
Wild turkeys that i have eaten have been oily as hell, not good eating. Had some in Utah.
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Something was done wrong because wild turkey is a very good tasting product compared to other wild game. Like Red Alert said, the legs have a lot of tendons, but aside from that the taste is similar to that of a domestic turkey. The breast meat isn't as white as chicken....to me it's maybe closer in texture and color to pork, but it still tastes like turkey.
 
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