Tagged: farm life

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Trail Camera Catches Marauders in the Act

The first practical use we made of our motion activated Reconyx trail camera was to identify a predator that was decimating our Royal Palm turkey flock. The cam confirmed our suspicion: it was a bobcat. (The next job, of course,...

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Build a Better Wheelbarrow

Like most farmers, my husband and I can’t bear to throw away good parts. So when our old wheelbarrow rusted out, we salvaged the still-serviceable parts to build a better wheelbarrow. It was Allan’s inspiration to use the parts to...

Motion Activated Camera Captures Farm Visitors

Our area is outside normal black bear range. So when someone spotted one, about 5 miles from our farm, it created a stir throughout our community. Three days later our Reconyx motion activated camera caught this black bear crossing our...