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Post by lymanl3 on Feb 18, 2012 21:00:58 GMT -5
Just curious if some have been reluctant to initiate food plots due to not having the appropriate equipment, and if available would some use a food plot service? I love getting out and improving habitat just as much as I do hunting, and now have a tractor and am purchasing equipment to go with it, and am curious if some would pay for food plot services???
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2012 21:13:20 GMT -5
I know a guy that does this in Ky., and he's not cheap. His clients are mainly high rollers that don't want to get their hands dirty. You might make a go of it if you find enough of those close by. You'll run into plenty of problems along the way. Including needing a way to clear land from scratch, hauling equipment(multiple trips), etc. Being that most places hunters plant aren't idea locations, you'll constantly be tearing up equipment. You'll need a bush hog, plow, disk, seeder(s), lime spreader, cultipacker, and maybe a bobcat or dozer to make it. Good luck
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Post by lymanl3 on Feb 18, 2012 21:46:45 GMT -5
Ahh..wasnt considering investing in a dozer, just tractor work. Chainsaw, disc, harrow, spreader, drill, bush hog and tiller. Nothing outlandish where I would be doing minimal clear cutting, and nothing major. More or less a hobby to keep me busy, network etc...I know I was personally hindered by not having the equipment. The ATV stuff just doesnt cut it once one gets down to it. It works if one is in a pinch, but thats about it.
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Post by throbak on Feb 19, 2012 8:58:39 GMT -5
I do it here in SE IN.I use a Tractor , spreader, Disc,mower,Sprayer,And Tiller Works for most jobs. I rent the No Till Drills at the county SWCD,s a lot for WS Grasses,,, Dont Forget frost seeding for absentee landowners also
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Post by esshup on Feb 19, 2012 11:49:20 GMT -5
What prices are being charged? I can see that as a viable alternative to buying the equipment if you don't have it.
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Post by lymanl3 on Feb 19, 2012 20:39:48 GMT -5
Dunno, Ive looked at some other services in various states and it depends on distance, type of work etc. Was thinking about purchasing a drill for round up beans etc...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2012 22:29:31 GMT -5
I know a fellow in Illinois that makes them for a 3 point hitch. I have a 4 row, but most or for 3 or 2 row. Kind a heavy but a lot cheaper than buying a new one or renting one.
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Post by lymanl3 on Feb 19, 2012 22:49:04 GMT -5
Tom, send me his contact info, or link to his website. Am interested in planting late beans...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2012 23:09:32 GMT -5
Don't remember his name, but his phone is 618-548-9199 I know 3 guys that have bought drills from him. They work fine, but are heavy if you get the 4 row. 2 and 3 are not too bad.
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Post by throbak on Feb 20, 2012 4:05:07 GMT -5
Kasco in Shelbville In. makes a 3-Point drill
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Post by esshup on Feb 20, 2012 9:33:56 GMT -5
Eagle seed sells beans that are indeterminate. Still palatable to the deer until Frost. I think they are RR too. I'm ordering 3 bags of the Wildlife RR mix.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2012 18:31:56 GMT -5
Tip - go to your co-op. Tell him your planting for wildlife, and not a crop. Buy busted bags, which they can't sell to a farmer, and floor sweepings, or year lod seed, which they also can't sell. You'll save tons of money.
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Post by tobias on Feb 20, 2012 19:59:00 GMT -5
If your in the situation I'm in............8 acre hay field, no tractor, have an atv, cost of seed isn't the problem. Does a guy buy a disc for an atv that probably isn't gonna get the job done, or pay someone with a tractor to come down and turn the field over for me. So far, I haven't been able to find anyone willing to do it. There are plenty of places to buy cheap seed, I've yet to find a place that sells cheap tractors and implements!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2012 20:11:08 GMT -5
I'd pay someone to work the ground, and do soil samples. A 8 acre food plot done right is not going to be cheap.
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Post by sleepergsx on Feb 25, 2012 20:37:40 GMT -5
I actually do this for a living now....im workin non stop right now. currently im working on clearing out a 2 acre plot in the middle of a thicket....i have everything from a bulldozer to a garden tiller....i do soil testing, planting, TSI, creating funnels, anything and everything to do with property management for hunters.
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