Coronavirus Concern Up

[Lazy Gardener]

Yeah, there's that! (TP) some of my raised beds are shedding their snow caps. I'm thinking about covering one of the beds with plastic to speed the process.

 

[Beekissed]

Well if shtf and there's a run on the grocery store. I won't be short of red meat I obviously have the best tasting grass around and could easily drop one from one of the dinning room windows. Where I took this picture from. Heck I think I might could drop one with my 200lb crossbow also.
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100% of the people who have talked about such things around me always say the exact same thing~my own sons included in that group...they will just go kill some deer if they can't get food from the stores. Do the math and tell me just how long the deer population will last in such a situation? I've told the boys it's not a great plan for survival when everyone else has the same plan.

 

[baymule]

100% of the people who have talked about such things around me always say the exact same thing~my own sons included in that group...they will just go kill some deer if they can't get food from the stores. Do the math and tell me just how long the deer population will last in such a situation? I've told the boys it's not a great plan for survival when everyone else has the same plan.

That's what I call Dumb Redneck Survival Syndrome. Forget the danged deer-shoot the feral hogs!!

 

[Britesea]

I've been collecting squirrel recipes for a while now....

 

[Hinotori]

 

[CrealCritter]

I've been collecting squirrel recipes for a while now....

My mother in law liked the squirrels, I cooked on the BBQ grill. That is until I told her after she was done eating, that she just eat and liked squirrel.

 

[Britesea]

Well, I've been told they taste similar to guinea pig, and I've eaten those... not bad, especially as chili

 

[FarmerJamie]

The water here has a lot of iron and calcium. We use a lot of distilled water, particularly any appliance. The scale build up is horrible.

Anyways, with regards to the virus. Several vendors at work sent memo's this week saying they are suspending site visits/travel for the next 45 days. My employer has not suspended work travel, but announced a new temporary policy about employees reporting travel activities.

 

[flowerbug]

i have my peanut butter supply laid in, i'm good.

 

[flowerbug]

from my previous experience trapping here and the neighbors are all far enough away i'm pretty sure i could trap a few animals a week to eat without ever running out as long as the neighbors are sticking to their own property.

since if the SHTF actually does happen and the farmers are forced to quit spraying and using plows all the time it may actually end up being a huge improvement to the local environment and then perhaps we could work out arrangements for me using some of the nearby fields as gardens for beans and peas in exchange for protection and help or whatever... never know how things can go... cooperation is better than fighting and i certainly don't mind sharing, plus i have a nice emergency library for all sorts of things.

the local deer herd is quite large. i've seen more than one in the past few weeks and a few have been over 40 individuals...