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ParticipantMy friend just suggested that instead of scent tags, to use tampons stuffed into the limb of a tree…
ParticipantYeah the scent tags would work – I just don’t want any more expense – not even that. I spray it (just about 3 squirts) up high on a bush (somewhat towards the inside of the bush), a tall tuft of grass… and for area saturation, about 5 squirts on my pirate flags (you can see them in my photo on the events thread). My donks sslloowwllyy eat their way into whatever patch of tall grass gets sprayed in their grazing area. I didn’t go with Plantskydd because of the hassles of mixing/spreading it, and the bloodmeal is good, but attracts coons and skunks. I only spray it about every 30-40 feet and I just used almost all of it now, after 2 times, and 2 gardens…should last another 2 or 3 weeks again, which gives me about 1 1/2 months on (for me – they lowered the s&h now) $15 dollars. It’ll last longer once the rain quits. I agree w/ Erika; it’s important to deter them before the food is up; much easier to break a convenient habit for them than to drive them out of the only source of green around. If I find a better price on it, I’ll let you know. One thought: I’m not sure how effective it would be in an area that doesn’t have cougars…?
Participanthttp://www.casscreek.com/store/c/107-Scent-Lures-and-Attractants.aspx?sort=PriceDesc&pi=3
Seems like they reduced the price of shipping after I bought it. *sigh* One thing though: it took almost 2 weeks to get to me by fedex, then the last 2 days was by USPS, anyways! Might check w/ them to change that. As for cover crop seeds: try Peaceful Valley or Johnny’s SeedsParticipantSounds like you’re on track! I’ve got 2 garden locations that are so heavy in deer track, the locals are mocking me for my attempts…’cept they don’t know my secret weapon.
Cougar urine. Smell fades after a few hours to where humans don’t notice it, but it’s been effective here for 3 weeks of rain almost every day. Spray around perimeter in bushes/tall grass that the deer can’t scope out too easily. My donks get fidgety, but it also seems to be working on the skunks & coon, too. I’ve got the website if you want it.ParticipantYer cool, Carl!
ParticipantCarl ~ Do you have Les’ snailmail address (or email, if he has it) – it’d cost quite a bit just to place the call from hereabouts.
ParticipantBTW: If you’ve got kids and don’t bring them along, I’m gonna have my donkeys kick you!
😮ParticipantScot – Big, strong river, accessorize accordingly. Oh, by happy, happy coincidence, the “Old mill hole” is a hotspot for them…and in case you didn’t notice, that garden is named the “Old mill site”. Get the hint? And 3 more hotspots within 1 1/2 miles…
I just found out that general (either sex) deer season actually opens on Oct. 10, not the 20th…so there’ll probably be a bunch of hunters wanting to use the campground – ‘first come, first serve’, and Friday I’ll be parking some of my stuff down there to ‘reserve’ spots for anyone showing up Friday. After that, when the lot fills, there’s lots of room on the 7+ acres I’m on. I expect there’ll be a large contingent of hunters idling around that weekend, waiting for Monday morning, so expect “tourists” – perhaps an opportunity for us to teach the ‘whys and wherefores’ of using our animal power? {Geoff – do you have anything to handout on DAP?}
This that started out as a simple day of play for a few of us might just be more than what I thought.
So, consider this an open invitation/request for anyone that attends this little thing, if you are comfortable with doing so, please consider setting up situations to reach out to others that might be curious of us & our animals.
If anyone has anything specific in mind, let me know here or pm me, and I’ll try my best to assist you. Also, while I’m thinking of it; anyone needing special accommodations or considerations for you or your animals, please let me know that also.Participant@HeeHawHaven 27590 wrote:
You could come down and check mine out! St. Paul uses lots of leathe even with the synthetics. It’s good for the money, but I wonder if I would have preferred paying a little more… I think that it is plenty good for what I do, but maybe not good enough for the serious loggers and farmers.
Dave
In what way?
ParticipantGood idea, Geoff – It’s hard to say what, if any green we’ll have for grazing by then: usually it’s pretty brown around here, but this year is so wet, who knows what it’ll be like. I’ve got about a half dozen 16′ welded wire cattle panels anyone can use – I use a single-strand electric (battery powered) wire for my girls. Anyone can feel free to bring their own set up, as well – there should be lenty of room to seperate the animals as needed/wanted. I’ll probably have bought my hay by then, so there’s that.
“Ear extensions” should work. But there’s just no way to teach a horse to sing like a Rocky Mountain Songbird! You’re just out of luck, there.
Actually, DDD’s Luc & Melin & my Jenny-Mae all come from the ‘Rocky Mountain Songbird’ ranch in eastern Montana. 😉ParticipantThank you, Carl.
ParticipantCarl – “Size doesn’t matter”
My donks won’t hold it against your “ear-challenged” horses…they’re cool like that.
😎So, if that’s your only excuse, we’ll be seeing you in October, yes?
ParticipantI want to request that if/when you do this, you share it all here with us…this sounds to be a promising idea, if it works.
ParticipantCarl ~ How do we contact Les? I don’t mean to bump the thread, but I tried a search, and it says “Les” is too short of a word to use. {I typed Les Barden contact info}. I need his cd on d-ring harness to give to the local guy to see if he wants to try to make it for me…
ParticipantJ-L ~
The granite stuff I looked at is a piece of harness strap that the Demented Dame has…seems like really rough stuff to have against a hot sweaty animal. This might be an old, unimproved piece…?
Rod ~ Thanks for the link!- AuthorPosts