05/06/15, 11:58 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
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Originally Posted by TexasRed
Thank you for explaining ognend. Correct me if I'm wrong - do you mean by "relax", you are saying to graze very little or not at all?
My uncle is healthy and active, but elderly now (82). On my visit in March his sheep flock was down to about 17 and perhaps 26 head of cattle. Is that an acceptable amount of grazers on property this size? He plants hay grazer on about 45-50 acres for the cows, in addition to "free ranging" them. He is good about rotating among various pastures. At this stage I am most interested in rehabbing the land, but I would prefer to not upset his 35 year routine - think it keeps him young.  Besides, it does pay the taxes and put a little change in the bank for future projects & repairs.
Can a deer population be adding to the problem? I don't see a ton of them, but know we do have some on the land. My family has never been big hunters and the " bait and shoot" method of hunting in this area rubs me the wrong way.
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If you are seriously interested in rehabbing the land - you have to get a very good idea exactly what needs rehabbing, why and finally and most importantly, what your end goal is for it to look like. Look to Bamberger ranch near Johnson City for clues / success story. That was not cheap, I believe. However, their goals were pretty high...
http://bambergerranch.org/
You can take a tour and talk to the folks there...
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