Buffalo Land Services

We would strongly prefer not to have to tangle with copperheads while loading equipment, but I guess it comes with the territory. Honestly, this isn’t our first encounter with a venomous snake on a job and unfortunately it probably won’t be the last.

Does Prescribed Fire Reduce Ticks in Fire Dependent Ecosystems?

HABITAT | Fire reduces shelter & questing space
Tick Survival: Burning increases sunlight reaching the forest floor. This increases swings in humidity & temperature, limiting tick survival.
Tick Abundance: Lone Star Tick abundance decreased when litter cover & depth were reduced from prescribed fire.

WILDLIFE | Fire changes host & predator activity
Tick Hosts: Fire reduces cotton rat abundance likely by reducing vegetative cover and increasing coyote predation success.
Tick Predators & Pathogens: areas with greater Northern Bobwhite abundance showed reduced incidence of Lyme disease, rickettsia & ehrlichia. Likely from quail eating ticks.

MORTALITY | Depends on Fire Temperature & Duration
>75% of Gulf Coast ticks were killed where fire-front reached 626°F.
Prescribed fires can peak between 200 - 1,000°F depending on fuels & weather conditions.

Gallagher et al 2022 Can restoration of fire-dependent ecosystems reduce ticks and tick-borne disease prevalence in the eastern United States? https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2637

Meet today’s job site Branch Manager, the goodest of boys. Watching his property while we work to clean up!

Equipment casualties are just a part of doing business. Fortunately this time it wasn’t hydraulic lines, broken saws, tractors or other equipment. Just the glue binding the soles of my boots together.

Nothing a little duct tape couldn’t fix so we could finish the job!

I do however need a good boot recommendation, lol

STIHL 500i had nothing to do with boot damage, she just ate well today!

Loaded up and ready to work.

Happy July folks!! Couple of announcements!

First: we will be CLOSED Saturday, July 4th. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope everyone has a happy and safe Independence Day!

Second, we’re turnin’ up the heat in July! For starters EVERY 🏹 or 🔫 purchased at BSG the ENTIRE month of July will get you entered to win a Grizzly Coolers 450!

And lastly, we’ll be having a sizzlin’ pre-season sale the 27th-August 1st, you won’t want to miss the deals in-store! Stay tuned to the page for more info, we’ll have discounts, package deals and giveaways (including Turtlebox speakers and the cooler big enough to take a dip in!)!

We’ve got some special configurations in, so don’t wait, including some Duck Camo Hoyt AX-3s and some Mathews Arcs in awesome patterns as well! If you’ve been eyein’ a new bow, now’s the time!!!!

92 days to season. Let’s get it! 💪🏽 🏹 🦌

This branch buried deep into rocky soil and left an impressive crater.

This walnut is gorgeous!