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just so you know when you type **** it re post it as nuts!!!

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just so you know when you type . it re post it as nuts!!!

huh? that made no sense to me.....

btw i didnt you you had cichlids bro whats up with that

when u type sh___it it changes it to nuts

yea I'm weird. a few tanks of mostly African cichlids and a sugar glider. i used to have over 40 snakes and crocodile!

AHHHH Gotcha haha

well my dog took a big rabbit this morning in the snow and had the curtesy to bury his rabbit with the snow so i wouldnt have to walk outside to pick up his rabbit, such a smart dog

whatta you know it does change it to nuts lol

AHHHH Gotcha haha

well my dog took a big nuts this morning in the snow and had the curtesy to bury his nuts with the snow so i wouldnt have to walk outside to pick up his nuts, such a smart dog

no, he was just planting a landmine for you to step in later. ;D a smart dog, indeed.

very well said! true sign of intelligence.

yea I'm weird. a few tanks of mostly African cichlids and a sugar glider. i used to have over 40 snakes and crocodile!

tight tight well if you ever want some high quality fish whether it be f0's or selectively breed red empress' or peacocks or whatever you need. I know some good importers and breeders man

AHHHH Gotcha haha

well my dog took a big nuts this morning in the snow and had the curtesy to bury his nuts with the snow so i wouldnt have to walk outside to pick up his nuts, such a smart dog

no, he was just planting a landmine for you to step in later. ;D a smart dog, indeed.

Luckily he did it where i never walk!

haha, thanks aaron. Its all good, i just give you guys a hard time. Try to at least. I don't think i want to get on a boat with the weather, cold as shi_t.

You had a croc?! Is that even legal?

nope, not legal. i didn't keep it long. it was way to loud at night.

Yeah my friend has a whole room dedicated to his two alligators, made the mistake of picking one up while drunk one night and boy can those things bite ahahah

all this talk bout snakes and gators...I'll just stick with my ankle biter dogs for now. Once I move next year and get some acreage Im gonna have a bunch more animals including chickens, horses, goats, ducks, a pig or two but def no snakes or gators. Thats right guys ole steve is gonna basically be livin on a farm. I will be needing some help digging out my pond with a bobcat and then stocking it if anyone is up for a project. I actually found a house right on the James river on almost 1.5 acres for a lil over 200 grand but its not enough land for me or I would be all over it. On a sidenote, us NOVA guys are losing this forum to guys from down south!! Now its winter they are takin over >

Steve, if you get a bunch of land, make sure to check out the land-use programs. My friend had a bunch of land south of Charlottesville and he only paid $2/acre in taxes each year.

Also, make sure you investigate the insurance benefits of building a pond on your property. Lots of times if you are in the country and away from fire hydrants you can lower your premiums by putting in a pond that can be used if a fire occurs.

I was talkin to Thai the other day about ponds and insurance. I never thought bout it but it makes some sense. I should talk to Paul about ponds, he seems to be the resident expert on all things ponds. Any good forums for managing ponds and buildin them ? I plan on makin one a lil under an acre, that is unless my new place already has one. I was telling Thai about a house I found for sale- 750 grand and it comes with a 10 acre fully stocked fishing pond!! And another I found on 28 acres with not only a pond but also a small river running thru it, that one was much cheaper, around 230 grand or so. Tammy used to have pet mallards and she wants more when we move. So the pond is basically gonna be there home more or less. Sounds crazy but my ole lady is like the "wild animal whisperer" Back in september she caught a copperhead that was playing with our cat in the front yard. She actually reached down and grabbed it by the head with her bare hands, talk about crazy! I actually video taped me chopping that snakes head off in my kitchen, I should put it on youtube come to think of it.

I tried building a pond (5 acre) on my farm and it was like pulling teeth....You have to get the core of engineers on your property to tell you if you can...They look for wetland areas and let me tell you its not the wetlands I was thinking of....If they see a water puddle its over....They have the most restrictions you will ever find...It will run you around 1500 dollars to get them out there and let you know...It was just to much money for me to build a pond....You can destroy wetlands as long as you buy it back and that is EXSPENSIVE!!!!!   Hope you can do better....People have told me that I should have gone the route of telling them that it was an agricultural pond and not recreation....Hope this helps...

I tried building a pond (5 acre) on my farm and it was like pulling teeth....You have to get the core of engineers on your property to tell you if you can...They look for wetland areas and let me tell you its not the wetlands I was thinking of....If they see a water puddle its over....They have the most restrictions you will ever find...It will run you around 1500 dollars to get them out there and let you know...It was just to much money for me to build a pond....You can destroy wetlands as long as you buy it back and that is EXSPENSIVE!!!!! Hope you can do better....People have told me that I should have gone the route of telling them that it was an agricultural pond and not recreation....Hope this helps...

wow that sucks. My question is, if I'm living on 8-10 acres of land, how is anyone even gonna know what Im doin on my land ? I guess I'm gonna have to get lucky and find a house with the perfect pond already there which wont be hard. Theres tonsof new listings out in the country hittin the market every day.

Has anyone been out and fished since the snow got here ? I can picture Thai with snow shoes on standing there in a ski mask flippin jigs

My parents have a 60 acre farm in VA near Front Royal and they have been planning a pond for a while now but it is a serious pain in the butt to get approval.  They have a big creek that runs through their property and a smaller one that feeds the larger creek, they are planning to dam up the smaller one and make a 1.5 acre pond.  The COE has yet to approve the plans but we are confident it will happen.  Once you get approval you need to build the pond correctly, it is more than just digging a hole and filling it up.  You need to have overflow protection so that the dam or pond walls don't collapse in a heavy rain sending thousands of gallons of water into your neighbor's house.  If you are using a feeder creek you need to make sure that you don't introduce any species that are non-native (we cannot use shad to stock our pond as they would get into the creek which is currently shad-less).

Once you have a pond you need to have it stocked and then within a year or two you need to harvest smaller bass so that they don't overpopulate the pond and stunt the growth of the rest of the fish.  If you are catching a 10" bass on every cast then you need to start harvesting those 10" fish so that the bass don't get out of hand.  There are a few farm ponds near my parents house that have that problem but the owners won't let you keep any fish  >

http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/dammed.asp

Solution let two beavers loose on the property, you'll have your pond in no time

ouch...wait until Thai reads that post!!!

ouch...wait until Thai reads that post!!!

he might get mad and no longer show me where fish are oops  :-? ah well, its all in good fun

hahahahhahahahahhahahahaha

Thai, you are now out of "try out" mode. Welcome aboard!!!!

A few deletions...I know you guys are

just having fun, but you crossed the line.

-Kent  a.k.a. roadwarrior

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