Jackson county dirt...what about jackson county cwd testerd breeder deer pen dirt..so the genetics can just filter up through there noistrils while they eatz corn....$1500 per bag...maybe mix it with some...call it racker attacker soily corn snacker...trademarked..and patent pending

Do any of y'all know the story of how Skyline, AL came to be established?

No, but id like to hear it.

The Skyline Farms project during the depression? I’ve heard old timers talk about it but I’ve never studied up on it. I’m bored at work today, I may look into it.

Very intresting

Just saw it scored at 166 6/8, and it was killed with a muzzle loader. Heck of a deer!

Yep

Socialism put to the test thanks to FDR and proof that it fails when "big government" tries to run things and help.

Truth!

A 5 minute glance at the soil survey of Jackson County says:

Everything BUT the bottomland is classified as Sandstone Plateaus and Rough Mountain Slopes. The bottomland is undulating and designated as limestone valley. It is very fertile everyone knows river bottom land is good dirt.

But y'all are talking about mountain dirt:

"On the higher areas most of the parent material has remained in place where it was weathered from rock. Soils formed under these conditions are commonly designated as soils of the upland and are classified as soils of limestone valley uplands or sandstone plateaus. In general, the soils over sandstone, shale, interbedded shale and limestone and interbedded shale and sandstone are shallow to bedrock and moderate to low in fertility. Their slope ranges from undulating to very steep."

"low in fertility"

Some of y'all should work for MSNBC. You've missed your calling.

Goat killer I can’t tell if you are serious or fishing 🎣 there is every type soil from red clay,actual sand,sandy loam , pure rock &black dirt in jackson county . Even on the mountaintops .

No good deer , or soil in Jackson county people. Move on along. Next thread.

I’d definitely take the internets advice over landowners, farmers, and biologists about soil type, and then type it out on a public forum.
Did somebody mention MSNBC??

Yeah , that poor Northern and Eastern aspect soil on mountains along the Cumberlands is where some of the best hardwood on the planet grows. Not only is it good, many areas it grows pretty fast, allowing saw log harvest every 20-25 years. Cha-Ching.

Yep, and there was a couple more of them in other parts of the country , I think they failed quicker than Skyline.

There’s a historical marker in front of the old Skyline school that tells you about it. I had no idea until I read it and Anthony ( 2Dogs ) gave me a history lesson on the area. Very interesting.

We all know growing large antlered bucks is a three legged stool , it takes nutrition , age and genetics . Goatkiller's theory appears to be only Northern genes from Marion Co. TN. Northern influence that the State of TN says is no longer exists in the area on their side of the state line. Northern genes Alabama says is only found in the Bankhead area. He's now discounting good soil ,which translates into good nutrition in the area. Next it will be there is no good cover to allow bucks to get some age on them in the rugged and remote areas of the Northeast corner of the state.

Age

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