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Post by gwinnman on May 23, 2011 12:42:28 GMT -5
What do you plant?
Approximate cost per acre ie. seed / weed killer. Dont include cost of equipment. I know I might need lime but I can get that cheap. I work at stone quarry.
I might hunt 90 acre woods with 30 acre hay field which lays pretty much the whole front of woods. Hay fields is pretty much the only crop in the surrounding area. There isn't any grain for miles. What would you recommend putting in food plots? I don't think I can afford to put corn in or beans. I don't have access to that kind of machinery. Never did food plots any advice is appreciated.
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Post by parrothead on May 23, 2011 12:50:05 GMT -5
If it was me I would talk with land owner and talk about you buying the seed him planting it and he gets the hay to sell or use. In return you get some money taken off the lease.
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Post by boonechaser on May 23, 2011 12:56:10 GMT -5
Depend's on what you want to accomplish??? Hunting plot's??? For fall oat's,turnip's,wheat will all attract a lot of attention with no field crop's in your area. You should be able to do 2 or 3 acrea plot for say seed $100,fertilizer (300 lb acre) $350 lime (500 lb acre) $100. So $550 to $600. Would recommend you get soil test as not to waste money on fertilzer and since you can get lime cheap. You can also burn off grass after you round up. Would reccomend maybe adding a couple acre's of clover as to give something deer can enjoy in spring and summer month's and keep close to your property. Good luck and I think you will find that the whole process from start to end is a whole lot of fun.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2011 13:00:57 GMT -5
Ok, you can get lime cheap, but you have to have it at the plot and spread. That cost depends on your resources and the equipment you have available.
Next most expensive is fertilizer, which was high last year and double that this year.
Spray is anywhere about $10 a gallon this year. Use plenty to get a good kill.
Seed is cheap compared to the other costs, but too expensive to waste it by not using the steps above.
Start with a $7 soil test and work on up. Try to buy your seeds and chemicals local, and ask for broken bag or old stock that they can't sell for crop production.
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Post by gwinnman on May 24, 2011 9:44:53 GMT -5
Good news... Landowner is going to plant most of 30 acres in grain crop next year. That property is now going to be the only grain crop for miles. I am pumped now because we won't have to have an extra expense out of our pockets for food plots. If money wasn't an issue I think it would be fun to plant food plots and hopefully reap the benefits of hard work.
Since i'm not a millionaire this has taken alot of pressure on trying to talk the wife into more money for my hunting activities..lol
Thanks for responses
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Post by boonechaser on May 24, 2011 13:11:26 GMT -5
Even if landowner is going to plant crop's. You still might want to consider putting out a couple 1/4 to 1/2 size acre fall hunting plot's. Cost will be pretty inexpensive plus you will have something to attract deer late in year after field crop's are gone. Trust me when i say you will be glad you did.
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Post by gwinnman on May 24, 2011 13:28:47 GMT -5
What would you recommend planting??
We also thought about asking the farmer to leave us some of his corn/bean in field. We don't have a clue what it would cost to leave lets say 1 acre of beans/ corn in field. I assume we ask farmer what he is yielding per acre and pay him accordingly to market value or whatever he wants per acre. Has anybody done this? On average how many bushels does an acre of corn yield? Bean? just ballpark...
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Post by boonechaser on May 24, 2011 13:50:07 GMT -5
For fall hunting plot's. Forage oat's,wheat, turnip's or a combination of all three. I am kinda in a similiar situation as we have no field crop's within a couple mile radius of our farm. I suspect that even if farmer leave's you an acre of corn or bean's they will be consumed quickly so having something else for the deer would help draw them in. We put out approx 6 acre's of plot's and by dec 1st they are eat'n to the bare ground. So each year we try to put out alittle more. Approx 4 acre's imperial whitetail clover (Last 4-6 year's). Rest plot's oat's ,wheat,turnip's. Plant it and they will come.
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Post by 76chevy on May 25, 2011 18:00:32 GMT -5
real world whitetail salad makes an awesome fall hunting plot
I planted mine in late august last year and they fed on it until march this year
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