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Title: My Little Corner of the World (lots of pics)
Post by: gunman42782 on April 02, 2008, 12:50:13 PM
Here are a few pics of 35 acres I just bought a few months ago.  Had a beautiful day today and thought I would take some pictures and show you guys.  Nothing special, but it is special to me.  The picture of the target is where I shoot my handguns.  Notice the cedar trees behind it that already have been shot down!  (And ignore the groups, please!) The wife and I planted a bunch of clover (not near the targets!) in the hopes of bagging more deer this year.  If you recall, I bagged an 8 pointer and she a doe last year on this land.  Anyway, I have done a ton of work on this place.  We bought a DR Field and Brush Mower and my wife and I cleaned most of the land you see here up with it.  There were briers taller than I am, and I am 6 ft 2.  Anyway, we got it looking pretty good now. 

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Title: Re: My Little Corner of the World (lots of pics)
Post by: Hazcat on April 02, 2008, 01:03:05 PM
I am VERY jealous!(http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/traurig/sad-smiley-020.gif)

How much clover are you thinking of planting?  Remember to try to think of water, pevailing winds and trees stand placement when planting (you already know this, I bet).

I would LOVE to get my hands on some land and yours even has water!  NICE NICE NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/aktion/action-smiley-033.gif)(http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/aktion/action-smiley-069.gif)
Title: Re: My Little Corner of the World (lots of pics)
Post by: ericire12 on April 02, 2008, 01:06:12 PM
Looks like a great place to go hunting. You should probably see more then a couple deer next season.
Title: Re: My Little Corner of the World (lots of pics)
Post by: Teresa Heilevang on April 02, 2008, 02:22:50 PM
Oh my that is breathtaking..
Congratulations on your piece of heaven.

Looks kinda like our property..as we have a 3 mile river running through ours that looks like a place from the "land before time"..
I will post pictures after it greens up.. we are burning (for sure) tonight and it will be black for a few days..  :P

Gunman.. isn't it fantastic to go out and clean and work on your place? I know from experience that it just fills your soul with something that you can't get elsewhere. And then afterwards.. to just take it all in.. the open.. the green, the river..the wondrous never ending marvels of God earth...........sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :)

Once again.. it is an awesome piece of ground.. Enjoy every minute of it..
Title: Re: My Little Corner of the World (lots of pics)
Post by: gunman42782 on April 02, 2008, 03:01:40 PM
Thanks to you all.

 Yes, Marshal'ette, working on your own property gives you a sense of doing something productive, for yourself, and not for somebody else.  It is so much more full-filling than working at a job.  This place was an overgrown mess when we bought it, and it has taken us a long time to get it looking decent. 

HazCat, we planted 1/2 acre of clover, and we are planning on planting at least that much corn. 

Thanks again.
Title: Re: My Little Corner of the World (lots of pics)
Post by: unique on April 02, 2008, 03:12:56 PM
Great place!  Thanks for the pictures.  What part of the country are you in?
We've got thirty acres in upstate NY that we've been working on for about six years now so I know what you mean.  We are planning on building our own homestead and moving there next year, a lot of work for an old guy.
Art
Title: Re: My Little Corner of the World (lots of pics)
Post by: Bill Stryker on April 02, 2008, 04:32:04 PM
Nice place Gunman.
Where is it? Looks like a place I hunted this last year out in Montana.
My wife and I sold our "farm" in New Hampshire two years ago. Our land was on a pond and split by another piece of water. We had it for about 28 years and my wife's Grandfather had it since the 40s. The old farm stead burned down a while ago, but we still had the cottage to use.
We still miss it. But we were glad to see it go when it did.
I know you will enjoy your place. Looks as if you already are.
Title: Re: My Little Corner of the World (lots of pics)
Post by: Pathfinder on April 02, 2008, 06:40:05 PM
Gorgeous place, almost brought tears to my eyes. I had a 147 acre cattle ranch with a perfect built in target range - flat land on a creek oxbow with 200 foot hills about a 140 yards from the fence. I had to sell, it still miss it. Here's a snap. OK, the range is to the left of this pictue, but you get the idea.

Congrats on the great looking place. Enjoy.

Title: Re: My Little Corner of the World (lots of pics)
Post by: gunman42782 on April 02, 2008, 07:17:18 PM
I'm sorry guys, that is KY.  I thought my location showed under my username, but that was another forum!
Title: Re: My Little Corner of the World (lots of pics)
Post by: 2HOW on April 02, 2008, 08:21:00 PM
Great looking property neighbor, and where in KY are you ( hoping your real close to TN) LOL . I can tell you did alot of work , excellent job . Their not makin any more of that GOD bless.
Title: Re: My Little Corner of the World (lots of pics)
Post by: gunman42782 on April 02, 2008, 09:43:49 PM
Great looking property neighbor, and where in KY are you ( hoping your real close to TN) LOL . I can tell you did alot of work , excellent job . Their not makin any more of that GOD bless.

RIght smack in the middle, in Green County.
Title: Re: My Little Corner of the World (lots of pics)
Post by: gunman1911 on April 03, 2008, 12:10:02 AM
Oh my that is breathtaking..
Congratulations on your piece of heaven.

Looks kinda like our property..as we have a 3 mile river running through ours that looks like a place from the "land before time"..
I will post pictures after it greens up.. we are burning (for sure) tonight and it will be black for a few days..  :P

Gunman.. isn't it fantastic to go out and clean and work on your place? I know from experience that it just fills your soul with something that you can't get elsewhere. And then afterwards.. to just take it all in.. the open.. the green, the river..the wondrous never ending marvels of God earth...........hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :)

Once again.. it is an awesome piece of ground.. Enjoy every minute of it..

The place I go to is on 800 acres on state land that I and a few friends go to about once a month It has a several creeks through it a some really good camp spots but sometimes Young's come out there to raise hell and we go out thee and have to clean up their messes and sometimes they are pretty bad ones and the stat does not do much either  and we have replaced drains and fixed the roads, and bridges using what  mother nature provides but all in all the best spot we have out there is spit by a creek with fish as we camp on one side and have the get together fires and hobo dinners on the other side. There is all kinds of different vegetation and trees that all grow together  meaning it is a place of harmony and peace. Just a great place to relax and get you head together. A week out there really does the soul good. And its a good place ti hunt deer ,coyote , bear, and turkey. Got a trip planed in about 3 weeks and I got my squirrel cooker  already to go.
Title: Re: My Little Corner of the World (lots of pics)
Post by: tombogan03884 on April 03, 2008, 03:27:48 AM
Nice land, especialy with water. You are a lucky (Hard working) man. ;D And a pretty good photographer too ;D
Title: Re: My Little Corner of the World (lots of pics)
Post by: Ksail101 on April 03, 2008, 07:53:46 PM
That is awesome if you need a Hand to come live and work on it you can send me a message anytime and I will be in my truck on the way that night. Ex-military looking to get out of the city.  :) ;D I am serious.
Title: Re: My Little Corner of the World (lots of pics)
Post by: HAWKFISH on April 05, 2008, 09:24:54 AM
You are lucky! Congradulations...   :)
Title: Re: My Little Corner of the World (lots of pics)
Post by: Big Frank on April 05, 2008, 09:56:00 AM
The only thing missing is a track to ride my ATV on. I wish I could afford to buy some property like that.