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RE: What are those Big green Balls??
ORIGINAL: JimPic the wood also makes excellant bows Orange Osage/HeadApples. |
RE: What are those Big green Balls??
Yup, osage orange... a.k.a. Hedgeapples. There was a bumper crop in Ohio where I hunted this year. I had a stand right near several of these trees. Everytime one of those things fell and hit the ground it sounded like a sack of potatoes. Had my head twirlling like a bobblehead doll.
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RE: What are those Big green Balls??
Around here deer eat them even when there is plenty of other food available; corn, beans, acorns everywhere and they will still eat the hedge apples.
ORIGINAL: isatarak We have a lot of them here. We call them hedgeapples, too. The only thing I've seen that likes to eat them are squirrels.I've never seen deer eat them. If deer are eating them, I would say the deer are having a hard time finding anything to eat. |
RE: What are those Big green Balls??
Ive never seen deer eat them, just squirrels. I dont think it would be considered baiting them if the deer are eating them. It would be baiting if you are moving them from their original spot.
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RE: What are those Big green Balls??
What ifI gathered them there before the season
"yard maintainence" Style. And does anyone know how far away you have to be from "BAIT" in IL. Is there an exact distance? |
RE: What are those Big green Balls??
ORIGINAL: whitetailsoldier What ifI gathered them there before the season "yard maintainence" Style. And does anyone know how far away you have to be from "BAIT" in IL. Is there an exact distance? |
RE: What are those Big green Balls??
hey yeah we call them monkey balls or osage trees up here in western pa i put some under my stand the other day didnt see deer eating him but i do see them munched up. Ill check on them tonight to see if anyhting ate them,
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RE: What are those Big green Balls??
Not baiting, same priciple, but by law not baiting. Why kick them in a pile, you want them spread out so they have to look around for them. They know where the tree is, they can smell them. No need in a presentation, they know what they are doing.;)
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RE: What are those Big green Balls??
They usually don't eat them a lot and then usually real later in the year. They're dang sticky if you handle them or bust one open.
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RE: What are those Big green Balls??
It is illegal to feed a deer anything in Illinois. Even if you are not ahunter and just like to feed animals. You are still not allowed to feed them.
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