Post by Sabre52 on Sept 30, 2012 16:56:33 GMT -5
Howdy folks,
Well, fall has come and it's time to harvest my favorite treat, south Texas pecans. Last year we had drought so no crop at all so my mouth has been watering and I've had my eyes out for good trees. While out horseback riding, I make note of all the best trees ( thin shells) and then the race begins to beat the wild hogs to the nuts. Trick is to get them when the hulls split and the nuts just start to drop as the hogs love these nuts and will clean up all those on the ground every night. We've just had a period of rain and the nuts are mature and we have more big trees loaded than I've ever seen, so for the next few weeks they will really start to pop and I'll be a busy boy. I carry out my pack when ever I hike now and try to bring back a pack full every time I go out. Only hazard is fire ants love these nuts too and build a lot of nests under the trees . I stepped on one and got stung up good yesterday but it was worth it to get the nuts. Here's a pic of the bounty from my first two hikes, about 40 pounds...Mel
Well, fall has come and it's time to harvest my favorite treat, south Texas pecans. Last year we had drought so no crop at all so my mouth has been watering and I've had my eyes out for good trees. While out horseback riding, I make note of all the best trees ( thin shells) and then the race begins to beat the wild hogs to the nuts. Trick is to get them when the hulls split and the nuts just start to drop as the hogs love these nuts and will clean up all those on the ground every night. We've just had a period of rain and the nuts are mature and we have more big trees loaded than I've ever seen, so for the next few weeks they will really start to pop and I'll be a busy boy. I carry out my pack when ever I hike now and try to bring back a pack full every time I go out. Only hazard is fire ants love these nuts too and build a lot of nests under the trees . I stepped on one and got stung up good yesterday but it was worth it to get the nuts. Here's a pic of the bounty from my first two hikes, about 40 pounds...Mel
