The river is starting to fall fast and I'm gonna' bust a few beaver dams to improve the habitat. It's gonna' be a fast late drawdown if I am successful.
What's the chances for any success for moist soil plants with this late of a drawdown? Will probably sling millet and milo just cuz I like to.
Will take a hoe, shovel, and a chainsaw. Does anybody have any other tool ideas? Don't want to use explosives.
It sure does get hot when you want to start working.
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jdbuckshot
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my favorite is a potatoe rake, and a sling blade. the sling blade cuts all the vegitation up and then pull it out with the rake!
"The rich ..... who are content to buy what they have not the desire to get by their own exertions, These are the real enemies of Game."
A sling blade aint gonna do me any good, but I'll throw a potato rake in the truck. Thanks for the idea.
Years ago, I wanted a beaver dam in this one place and put down a bunch of cypress 3 X 6 and 16 feet long. Well it worked and that thing is a solid wall of dirt and cypress logs. Those babies are still in there. I tried to bust it once with hand tools and it was impossible. The beavers would patch up my tiny holes within an hour during daylight if I left the sight. That's why I'm taking the chainsaw.
A person just can't go to the local hardware store and buy some little sticks of dynomite anymore can they. I heard you can take urea and diesal and put it in a pixie cup with a long fuse and pack it in and it would blow a hole. What would you make a fuse out of and would it work? I would definetly want a 10 foot fuse. Makes my knees shake just thinking about it.
Years ago, I wanted a beaver dam in this one place and put down a bunch of cypress 3 X 6 and 16 feet long. Well it worked and that thing is a solid wall of dirt and cypress logs. Those babies are still in there. I tried to bust it once with hand tools and it was impossible. The beavers would patch up my tiny holes within an hour during daylight if I left the sight. That's why I'm taking the chainsaw.
A person just can't go to the local hardware store and buy some little sticks of dynomite anymore can they. I heard you can take urea and diesal and put it in a pixie cup with a long fuse and pack it in and it would blow a hole. What would you make a fuse out of and would it work? I would definetly want a 10 foot fuse. Makes my knees shake just thinking about it.
How much to blow three dams near Augusta, AR? I'm doing mine Saturday as well and will keep at it till nightfall on Monday if needed.
I did know you needed a license to cross state lines with that stuff or it was a federal offense. When I was a kid every farmer had some and they got it at the local hardware store.
If I found someone with a license where do they get it now and how much is it?
I think that potato hoe and chainsaw and a little deet will work. Gonna' be fun tryin. Getting wet and muddy and watching out for moccasins, beats a day in the office.
I did know you needed a license to cross state lines with that stuff or it was a federal offense. When I was a kid every farmer had some and they got it at the local hardware store.
If I found someone with a license where do they get it now and how much is it?
I think that potato hoe and chainsaw and a little deet will work. Gonna' be fun tryin. Getting wet and muddy and watching out for moccasins, beats a day in the office.
I aslo figure if I ever get that water running it will make the job easier.
Thinking to start at the lowest dam first and work my way up to the highest tier.
Also thinking to make the hole in the deepest area of water along the dam. That'll make it more fun, heheheheehe.
Wheres Benny when you need him.
Thinking to start at the lowest dam first and work my way up to the highest tier.
Also thinking to make the hole in the deepest area of water along the dam. That'll make it more fun, heheheheehe.
Wheres Benny when you need him.
mudsucker wrote:Some people call it a Kaiser blade, I call it a Sling blade. Ummhumm
Carl
I like the way he talks, ummhumm.
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"Most Chesapeakes, unless in agreement that it is his idea, will continually question the validity of what he is being asked to do" - Butch Goodwin
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Where ya at Ben-Hiding? We have not heard your words of wisdom lately and wonder if you were doing a stint in the "pokey" for transporting Sinsamela! 
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kenapack
kenapack, is an explosive, equall to dynamite, any one can buy it, you just need to be set up for it. like have primer cord, blasting caps, blaster, and wire. the stuff isn't explosive untill you mix it, so they can ship it on aups truck to your door. can get a sourse for you that are interested
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