Game Food Plots

[backdoor]

We're finally getting some rain. We got about 1 inch last night and today, with 3-5 inches called for this week. I planted my food plot on Labor Day weekend. Winter rye and rape. I disked the rye in about 5 inches then rolled the rape seed in on top of that. Rye had come up some, and rape had sprouted in the tire tracks, enough for a crop to shoot over, but not as thick as I wanted. I hope now it will finish sprouting the seeds that were in dry ground to fill in the field. We have a heavy acorn crop here, and the sports writers are saying the deer kill will be down this year because fewer deer will need to eat in fields since they can find so much food in the woods. We'll see. Our county is still in the earn-a-buck program, where you have to shoot an anterless deer before you can shoot a second buck. With so many deer around, I don't need to plant a food plot, but it makes for a fun time getting ready for deer season.

 

[sweettractors]

We finally got a inch of rain here in central Ky. Great for the late gardens. Gotta start mowing the yard again Ken Sweet

 

[kebo]

I have a off the subject question? I planted clover and oats in one of my plots. Well the dang turkeys found the clover seed before it could get up and now I have BIG bare spots.. I cultipacked it but they sratched it all up. Looks like someone took a rake and put grooves all over- and spread about 1000 turkey feathers everywhere. How do I re-seed? can I just broadcast and cultpack again? Anyway to keep them big birds out? or just plant right before it rains?

AndyG

Yeah, let me come up there and hunt them for you!!!

 

[DG 225]

We finally got some rain tonight in VA. I am planting my green patch plus and maximum tomorrow!

I have 8 acres at my home, so I created a bow hunting plot behind my house. It took 550ft of hose, but the wheat, clover,and oats are coming up. I am still waiting on the brasicas. It should be ready to go on saturday!

 

[DG 225]

We finally got some rain tonight in VA. I am planting my green patch plus and maximum tomorrow!

I have 8 acres at my home, so I created a bow hunting plot behind my house. It took 550ft of hose, but the wheat, clover,and oats are coming up. I am still waiting on the brasicas. It should be ready to go on saturday!
They were coming to the feeder,so hopefully they will like the Biologic!

 

[lakngulf]

We finally got some rain tonight in VA. I am planting my green patch plus and maximum tomorrow!

I have 8 acres at my home, so I created a bow hunting plot behind my house. It took 550ft of hose, but the wheat, clover,and oats are coming up. I am still waiting on the brasicas. It should be ready to go on saturday!
They were coming to the feeder,so hopefully they will like the Biologic!

Great setup there DG. What part of Virginia? My son is in the Richmond area. He and I spent many hours bowhunting while he was in school, but now he is father of two little boys, and a demanding job downtown. I sent him some pictures from the deer camera and he was excited.

Hope the big one comes out during daylight.

We finally got some rain in Alabama yesterday. Food plots will be planted this weekend

 

[DG 225]

I am in Chesterfield county, right outside of Richmond. I have 4 kids, but I still make time to hunt.

 

[kebo]

We finally got a inch of rain here in central Ky. Great for the late gardens. Gotta start mowing the yard again Ken Sweet

Have had 2 inches total at my home since last night. Talked to my folks about 70 miles north of here, and they got almost 4 inches total since last night, and are due to get one more small band showing on the radar now. That's good stuff, hopefully the 1000lbs of seed we put out Saturday week ago will start to germinate.

 

[clemsonfor]

Untill this weekend we had not had rain in about 2 months everything was brown and dried up like it had been frosted on. I saw no point to even think about starting to plant anything as it would not grow, if it germinated it would have burned up.

 

[clemsonfor]

Lakengulf

Those are some nice young deer, look like long tines on them and they appear to only be 2.5 yr olds.