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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 20, 2015 17:29:55 GMT -5
No activity yet, you having any on your rubbing post yet? Just a slight scruff or two... |
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 20, 2015 17:32:42 GMT -5
No rain forecast for the next ten days in beautiful downtown Folsomville...
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 1, 2015 15:13:29 GMT -5
A buck is starting to hit mine.... I had a camera on it but for some unknown reason - no pictures!?  |
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 1, 2015 15:14:50 GMT -5
Food plot looks decent compared to no rain for several weeks...  |
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Post by HuntMeister on Oct 11, 2015 10:21:51 GMT -5
whitetail1 and I were at the lease yesterday finishing stand prep and scoping out new stand locations. Got a couple photos of the plots. I am beyond satisfied with the plots! Definitely signs of use by the deer. Hard to find any peas as they have nearly wiped those out already.    I liken this first plot to killing a 180" buck your first ever deer hunt...going to be hard to out do it next year! View from the stand last Saturday when it was cool, breezy and misting. I saw 13 deer during a 3 hour sit that eve.   |
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Oct 13, 2015 7:45:18 GMT -5
Looking good HuntMeister!
Any rubs on that cedar post yet?
They haven't hit mine yet, so I was wondering if I needed to use a real cedar tree with bark???
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Post by HuntMeister on Oct 13, 2015 8:17:05 GMT -5
Looking good HuntMeister! Any rubs on that cedar post yet? They haven't hit mine yet, so I was wondering if I needed to use a real cedar tree with bark??? Thanks Jon. No evidence of use yet. Lease partner made a scrape under it this past weekend, hoping that gets the action started! |
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Post by jimstc on Oct 14, 2015 16:06:19 GMT -5
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Post by jimstc on Oct 14, 2015 16:10:49 GMT -5
These pictures (above) are my back field. The crop is ground builder radishes, alfalfa, rapeseed, clover and cereal rye.
I am real pleased with the growth. I have radishes as big as a hot dog. Lots of them. This was all done by broadcasting the seed as in no till.
Harvested my soy beans on Saturday. Yield was 11.3 bushels/ac. National average yield is 40 bu/ac. The June - July rains killed me. Be lucky to pay for the seeds. Already plowed the field, disked and pulverized. The dirt is like powder. Drilled rye and rapeseed yesterday. Field looks good. Hope springs eternal.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Oct 14, 2015 17:02:13 GMT -5
Jim, have you seen any activity in your fields yet? Trail cam?
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Post by jimstc on Oct 14, 2015 17:05:13 GMT -5
The third picture is major radishes. They are exploding with the cool nights and warm days
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Post by jimstc on Oct 14, 2015 17:10:14 GMT -5
Jim, have you seen any activity in your fields yet? Trail cam? Mostly young does and moms with fawns. Not targets for me |
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 14, 2015 17:18:21 GMT -5
Jim, have you seen any activity in your fields yet? Trail cam? Mostly young does and moms with fawns. Not targets for me I've only had one buck on camera on my food plot. Decent 10 and it was night photos. LOTS of foes and fawns.. . |
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Post by jimstc on Oct 14, 2015 17:30:14 GMT -5
Woody,
I am applying for food plot of the year award. Wait there are no deer back there (at least target deer). Just ground hogs. Maybe I'll apply for food plot wannabe of the year. Yep. That is it. Wish I lived in Parke county....Then I might qualify.
This might be characterized as major efforts for minor results. "Stupid is as stupid does" or something like that....
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Oct 14, 2015 18:09:42 GMT -5
I want to be in the running for food plot of the year too. :-)
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Post by nfalls116 on Oct 14, 2015 23:20:26 GMT -5
Woody, I am applying for food plot of the year award. Wait there are no deer back there (at least target deer). Just ground hogs. Maybe I'll apply for food plot wannabe of the year. Yep. That is it. Wish I lived in Parke county....Then I might qualify. This might be characterized as major efforts for minor results. "Stupid is as stupid does" or something like that.... Only food plot that works in Parke county is roasted corn   |
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Post by jimstc on Oct 16, 2015 16:49:37 GMT -5
Jim, have you seen any activity in your fields yet? Trail cam? Finally! Picked up two bucks on the camera today. A big bodied 8 point and a juvenile 6 point and my herd of 6 or so young does. Funny thing, they were on the clover in my middle field, not on my food plot. I just broadcast some Beck's Ultimate Pasture mix over a clover pasture. They seem to prefer that field. Clover, alfalfa, timothy and orchard grass. Oh, and weeds! |
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Oct 16, 2015 17:32:10 GMT -5
Jim, have you seen any activity in your fields yet? Trail cam? Finally! Picked up two bucks on the camera today. A big bodied 8 point and a juvenile 6 point and my herd of 6 or so young does. Funny thing, they were on the clover in my middle field, not on my food plot. I just broadcast some Beck's Ultimate Pasture mix over a clover pasture. They seem to prefer that field. Clover, alfalfa, timothy and orchard grass. Oh, and weeds! You work hard on all that Jim. I sure hope to build a nice safety zone for them ...until harvest time. |
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Post by jimstc on Oct 17, 2015 6:20:09 GMT -5
Finally! Picked up two bucks on the camera today. A big bodied 8 point and a juvenile 6 point and my herd of 6 or so young does. Funny thing, they were on the clover in my middle field, not on my food plot. I just broadcast some Beck's Ultimate Pasture mix over a clover pasture. They seem to prefer that field. Clover, alfalfa, timothy and orchard grass. Oh, and weeds! You work hard on all that Jim. I sure hope to build a nice safety zone for them ...until harvest time. I agree on the safety zone concept. I haven't hunted on my place so as to avoid pressuring that group of does. Buck bait...... |
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Post by esshup on Oct 20, 2015 7:26:51 GMT -5
I planted a mixture of things in my food plot. Broken up into areas to determine what the deer like.
So far, the tops of the Tall Tine Tubers are getting eaten to within 2" of the root. Some activity on the clover and oats but the most has been on the tuber tops.
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