Most sad thing is a lot of the new generation is just selling off the land their parents and grandparents worked hard for and built for them. I see it happen all the time and it really is sad
After seeing the back side of the dam I would recommend broadcast spreading your seed or use a brill drill to get the seed on first, and then hydroseed your mulch on top of that. You want to achieve as much seed to soil contact as possible. When you hydroseed into/onto vegetation the mulch has a tendency to get caught up in the blades of grass and you don’t get the seed to soil contact needed. It adds a step to the process but will pay off in the long run.
I've followed you for some time from deep in South Australia, Adelaide. Your uploads are what I wait for during a hard week at work. Every time I see it pop up it makes me smile. Love to imagine what life would be like if I could recreate what you're doing. Not only is your project very cool, but your respect for the local ecosystem is commendable. Do not kill the coyotes. They deserve to be there just like you.
Look forward to new videos. Like rabbits in Australia, coyotes are not native east of Mississippi. They greatly reduce the number of rabbits, quail, fawns, and small pets. Talk to your local wildlife officers. The only animal worst for native wildlife are feral pigs. If you don't want to disturb wildlife, they make .50cal and .30cal air rifles capable of killing 'yotes. Are you planning on planting any lillies or lotuses?
I love seeing this notification pop on Sundays. He seems extremely chill and kind. I’ve really enjoyed watching this come together. Thank you so much for allowing us to be a part of this journey. ❤️
Would love a comprehensive walk-around of the entire pond! Also a little view from the island too. Also whatever happened to the little minnows you did the "life test" on? Did they not survive? I can tell that I definitely don't know how to make a pond cuz, in my mind, i would having reached this point put a small population of a few minnows in there just to beef up their survivability over a few of these first generations. Also some mussels or clams, as I've heard those can jumpstart an ecosystem might feed on all the algae that's already starting to build up. I'm sorry to give you so many suggestions, I just am so intrigued by the opportunity you have to get a little ecosystem going!
Man I can’t wait until everything is finished. This is one of my favourite series on RU-vid right now. I hope I’m lucky to come down from Canada one day to fish it and meet you my friend
I just stumbled onto your channel and have been binging the pond for the last few hours hoping to see that theres turtles, and now I am very happy that there are :D
This is by far my favorite series on RU-vid I love your creativity and mind set on the pond. I think one major thing down the road that you should do is tag Bonnie, Clyde and Moby so that you will know if you catch one of the three bass.
This is frankly thrilling. I would choose a pond over a Ferrrari anyday although Santa does not have the time to create ponds for people. My chances for a Ferrari arent too good either so I'll just be thankful for what I do have. Help others, folks, who have little.
Sara is so precious... it is awesome that she is going to be a big part of the many memories y'all are going to make and have on the pond. God Bless every last one of the BamaBass Family!!!
Skunks do dig, not so much in making holes but in expanding them into suitable burrows. You might want to keep an eye near the farm buildings, skunks will set up shop under your porch. Any place they can get a secure from predators burrow is likely to become a home for them.
You probably have fish in the pond already. Something I learned recently, ducks bring fish. They eat vegetation in other ponds and sometimes fish eggs are mixed in. Since they have a short attention span and a fast digestive system, they fly to other ponds and poop the fish eggs about. I know, sounds weird, but this is nature doing it's thing. Read earlier this year from a story Cornell University put out. Even if you stock it yourself, eventually they would be there without any help.
What this man said. You can tell they're cranes because they have long legs and a long neck that are both stretched out when flying. Geese have shorts legs so you can't really see them, and herons fly with their necks curled in.
Totally agree--these are sandhill cranes (aka "Ribeye of the Sky"). Very cool recovery story of these birds, which were once imperiled but now exist in huntable populations!
I get so excited when I see new pond videos. I am totally anticipating the final product. And now you’re talking about waterfalls and streams coming in. I’m so glad you’re sharing this with us.
Bufflehead, mergansers and wood ducks will all roost in wood duck boxes. I would put a couple out around the pond. Also the wood duck box on alcachraz the mallards won’t roost in it
I just stumbled across this video series. My God, what an amazing little paradise you folks have there. I'm sure 90% of RU-vid is living vicariously through you. Being able to sit out there and fish, and watch the wildlife would be absolutely blissful. Thank you for sharing! P.S....I was surprised that you didn't make it a bit deeper though.
I religiously watch these updates every Sunday night-my favorite way to end the weekend. I genuinely might be more excited for fish to be added to the pond than the BamaBass folks, lol.
I really enjoy watching the crimson oak pond updates. It’s so nice to see all the animals around the pond. It’s all great. It will look amazing when it’s done, it looks great already.
Great progress! The stream/waterfall will be a great addition! At 13:00 if you look close enough you can see what Pepé was looking for between the back right stumps.
I'm in Baltimore I wish I could.. meet you man...I love your channel... it makes me happier watching your progress..Thank you much.... I want to fish with you..
One of the few videos I don't skip ahead on. Really love the way you present a consistent format that I look forward to seeing, especially the feeding of Mr Moby at the end. Thanks for this.
Like none of this whole process has any part of my life, I don’t do ponds, I don’t fish, I don’t do wild life, I know nothing about building ponds or landscaping… yet here I am 15 parts deep in your pond build!
Don’t suppose you could talk about a rough cost on all this?? Getting some acreage and want to do something like this. Really curious on what kinda $ I’m looking at. Thanks man! Great content!!
Looking forward to the next installment. As more game moves in the # of coyotes will as well. Although coyotes attacking children is rare it is not unheard of. Don't need a rogue coyote getting too bold. I really enjoy what you're doing!
I know you've mentioned bluegill and other bait fish going in before the bass, but, I was wondering if there were any plans of stocking crawfish/crayfish (I know they're referred to both ways amongst others depending on region) as another source of food for the bass? I think they could utilize a lot of the structures in the pond for hiding and breeding (oak throne, in between/under tunnels). Also, what about bull frogs, might be helpful in the spring in controlling mosquitoes. The tadpoles you showed the one time you mentioned were toads, but they typically leave the ponds after shedding tails, where as the frogs would, typically, stay there. Plus, tadpoles, and young frogs, could be another food source for the bass as well. Okay, I'll shut up now. Love the videos, wish I could do something similar. Look forward to the future of your pond and all of the nature it's bringing, and will bring.
@@commissaryarrick9670 They will show up in any water anywhere, I just thought it would help boost the ecosystem faster, and, as mentioned before, provide another food source. Besides, wouldn't be such a bad idea to think about mosquitoes now and make preparations for the inevitable arrival of those pests. My parents neighbors drained and dredged their pond 4 years ago, and the first year it was full the mosquitoes were horrendous because there were no predators. I went fishing, caught bluegills, bass, frogs, and tadpoles, and 'restored' balance to the pond so the following year there was a drastic reduction in mosquitoes.
5:13 it looks like sandhill cranes. Here in Seymour Indiana we get 20,000 plus cranes that pass through from Canada on their way south. They stop at the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge every year. It’s crazy the amount we get
