texashuntingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
TraeMartin, Beatixre, MooseSteed, Trappernewt, casyoo
71987 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
dogcatcher 110,788
bill oxner 91,416
SnakeWrangler 65,416
stxranchman 60,296
Gravytrain 46,950
RKHarm24 44,585
rifleman 44,461
Stub 43,769
Forum Statistics
Forums46
Topics536,999
Posts9,719,316
Members86,987
Most Online25,604
Feb 12th, 2024
Print Thread
Burning #4148412 03/27/13 02:27 AM
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,267
C
cos Online Content OP
Pro Tracker
OP Online Content
Pro Tracker
C
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,267
Anybody burn their hunting ground off, i have burnt off about a hundred acres around my favorite hunting spot, all woods and this is 2nd burn in 4 yrs and its really opening it up where you can see deer out in there where i use to couldn'nt see nothing. Finished today and i am allready looking forward to opening day.

Re: Burning [Re: cos] #4148419 03/27/13 02:28 AM
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 73
J
jashle Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
J
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 73
If i burnt a hundred acres i wouldnt have any trees left. how big is your ranch?

Re: Burning [Re: jashle] #4148452 03/27/13 02:42 AM
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,267
C
cos Online Content OP
Pro Tracker
OP Online Content
Pro Tracker
C
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,267
Right at 300 acres, all woods except where i have cleard for food plots and it was pretty thick till i burnt.

Re: Burning [Re: cos] #4149096 03/27/13 02:00 PM
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 100
A
AGaddy Offline
Woodsman
Offline
Woodsman
A
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 100
The purpose of prescribed burning it not to burn all the trees up. It takes a hot fire to top kill a tree. If you are buring all your trees you are doing it wrong. Unless you only have small trees/shrubs.

Re: Burning [Re: AGaddy] #4149145 03/27/13 02:15 PM
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 14,948
D
don k Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
D
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 14,948
Not much burning around here. Too dry, too much wind and dirt doesn't burn very well.

Re: Burning [Re: don k] #4149220 03/27/13 02:33 PM
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 39,481
R
redchevy Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
R
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 39,481
Our place was thick with grass up to 6-6.5 foot tall and completely grown up with south texas brush and mesqite. When it burned a number of years ago it killed several of our bigger trees and most of the smaller ones had to start out from the ground up again. We are waiting till the brush gets well re-established before anymore fire.


It's hell eatin em live
Re: Burning [Re: redchevy] #4149292 03/27/13 03:02 PM
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,267
C
cos Online Content OP
Pro Tracker
OP Online Content
Pro Tracker
C
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,267
If you don't know what your doing you better not strike a match, you ALLWAYS backburn into the wind on day temps will not reach more than 60 degrees. I have lots of pretty timber and the draught has taken a few but i have never lost anything to fire that i did'nt want gone. Cleaning the forest floor of all the fuel will keep you from loosing your good stuff in case of a fire caused from lightning or some other accidential fire in hot weather. It also brings the deer in to feed on the fresh growth that does well with the potash from the burn.

Re: Burning [Re: cos] #4149390 03/27/13 03:42 PM
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 6,314
K
KG68 Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
K
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 6,314
Yep starting a fire in my area has been a big no no for most of the last three years. Seems the last few years when we get a sprinkle they drop the burn ban for only 3 to 4 days. Funny part is I don't have enough grass to start a fire on my pastures with 5 gallons of gas. bang

Re: Burning [Re: KG68] #4149609 03/27/13 05:17 PM
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 7,273
B
BenBob Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
B
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 7,273
Burning here might not get stopped until the Red River if then and burning here will result in an arrest.


Tired, Wired, and Uninspired
Re: Burning [Re: BenBob] #4149645 03/27/13 05:34 PM
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 60,296
S
stxranchman Offline
Obie Juan Kenobi
Offline
Obie Juan Kenobi
S
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 60,296
To late in the season to burn here for beneficial forb growth for deer. Burning now would only create grass for cattle and hurt the new spring growth. It would clean up any slash and set brush back but still a little late in the year for that. Best times for us down south would be late Dec to first of Feb for deer benefit.


Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?[Linked Image]
Re: Burning [Re: stxranchman] #4149671 03/27/13 05:43 PM
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 28,032
N
Navasot Offline
Hollywood
Offline
Hollywood
N
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 28,032
Wind has been to unpredictable to burn now anyway... You need about 60degrees and a 7-10 mph Nwind

Re: Burning [Re: Navasot] #4149711 03/27/13 05:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 19,498
E
Erathkid Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
E
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 19,498
We did burns for years. Cows have eaten everything up. Not a whole lot left to burn. Yes, always back burn into the wind. Start your burn in the afternoon or evening too. I made the mistake of starting a burn one morning, then the wind picked up and the fire got away from me. Had to call the VFD. We made a healthy donation after that little escapade.


Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it.
Don't text and drive.
Re: Burning [Re: Erathkid] #4149845 03/27/13 06:41 PM
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,267
C
cos Online Content OP
Pro Tracker
OP Online Content
Pro Tracker
C
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,267
I have found out you need some wind to slow the backburn down and do a better job and i usually start mine in the afternoon on a day when top wind speed is around 10mph or so. This time of year is called a greenup burn when you are trying to do away with undesirable growth, the early burns are as soon as deer season end and that don't kill as much.

Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 2004-2024 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3