The only water on my little chunk of paradise is a wet spot I found at the base of a bluff down in the creek bottom. A few years ago, I noticed that it stayed wet most of the year, and so I hogged it out with some equipment to make a little pool. It is a nice secluded spot, shady much of the day, and it gets a good bit of traffic on my property. Two years ago during the drought, it went dry. Unexpectedly, it has run dry again and the water hole pool level dropped significantly.
It seems maintenance never ends. As a landowner, I now know why so many people lease but I would not trade it for the world. I have to drive my truck down about a 10 foot steep incline to get close enough for a water hose to reach, the descent getting a bit gnarly with the extra half ton of sloshing water in the back, but I now have the process down pretty well.
I will go back out in 2-3 days and repeat, likely making multiple trips when I have more time. In all, the little pool will hold about 400 gallons if I recall correctly. And of course if I am going to go out to add water, then I might as well check cameras, lop tree limbs, and gosh then I can stay and hunt...
Inspecting the water hole
Water Buffalo
Starting to fill after shoveling out some of the silt
Could have used 200-300 more gallons, but done for the day. Pool level is still about 4-5" below the overflow pipe.
Everybody needs water...
It seems maintenance never ends. As a landowner, I now know why so many people lease but I would not trade it for the world. I have to drive my truck down about a 10 foot steep incline to get close enough for a water hose to reach, the descent getting a bit gnarly with the extra half ton of sloshing water in the back, but I now have the process down pretty well.
I will go back out in 2-3 days and repeat, likely making multiple trips when I have more time. In all, the little pool will hold about 400 gallons if I recall correctly. And of course if I am going to go out to add water, then I might as well check cameras, lop tree limbs, and gosh then I can stay and hunt...
Inspecting the water hole
Water Buffalo
Starting to fill after shoveling out some of the silt
Could have used 200-300 more gallons, but done for the day. Pool level is still about 4-5" below the overflow pipe.
Everybody needs water...