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Post by henson59 on Jul 17, 2015 8:57:42 GMT -5
It all depends on what your planting. Most bags of seed have planting charts on them but a good rule for most plots is by the first week in September.
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Post by henson59 on Jul 15, 2015 8:07:20 GMT -5
I have been shooting a compound bow since I was a kid and just love it. Also I don't have anything against crossbows if I had one I would use it every once in awhile just like I do my slug gun.
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Post by henson59 on Jul 8, 2015 15:36:44 GMT -5
I sure hope this rain gives us a break at some point this month so I can get some mowing and spraying done. Starting to look at what to plant this August and I think I am gonna go with White Tail Institutes Pure Attraction in my big plot (1.75 acres) it has forager oats, winter peas, and brassicas.
Last year I planted forage oats in the entire field and the deer loved it so I wanted to keep it in the mix. If the summer stays some what mild I should be planting mid August as long as its dry.
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Post by henson59 on Jun 30, 2015 9:16:11 GMT -5
I am not sure what your hunting situation is but have you ever thought of getting a crossbow? You could hunt from a blind and mount the crossbow on on a field pod. All he has to do is line up the cross hairs and pull the trigger. No recoil and it would offer you more times to hunt if you didn't have luck during gun season.
If gun is the way to go I think a .44 would be a fine way to start out. Get a proper fit and you can always buy an extra cover for the butt of the gun to offer more cushion.
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Post by henson59 on Jun 25, 2015 10:36:30 GMT -5
no problem, I have been pretty good about getting down and handling stuff. Maybe one day I will have you over to show you my plots and get some advice.
Thanks
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Post by henson59 on Jun 25, 2015 9:51:04 GMT -5
Boone I just sent you a PM we are about 9 miles to the north west of Quercus Grove. Up near Aberdeen.
TrophyParadise what county do you lease in IL? I hunt Champaign and Wayne County
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Post by henson59 on Jun 24, 2015 14:54:14 GMT -5
Haha for the right price I'll spray anything you want;D The rain has been havoc this year on A LOT of food plots....I think this is one of the worst years for weeds I've ever seen...and not just on my own plots, seems like it's everywhere. One good thing about clover though...it's incredibly resilient. It will come back really fast once the weeds are gone. Trophy Paradise Habitat Consulting "Trophies are built from the ground up" m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=852914431431752I will get down there soon and get it done one of the draw backs of being 4 hrs away in IL. He lives not to far away from our place that's why I made that comment. You are spot on about clover being resilient. over the past couple seasons the deer have just hammered our clover all year long and all it usually takes is one good mow in June and it explodes.
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Post by henson59 on Jun 23, 2015 16:26:30 GMT -5
Boone why don't you make a trip over to my place and spray my clover for me so it saves me a trip. j/k anyway we planted forage oats last year and the deer loved them.
My spring plot was a bust. I didn't do proper weed control in the beginning and with all this rain the weeds have just went crazy and nothing I planted really grew.
I am probably going to head down in mid July to spray the clover then I am gonna prep my fall plot and get it mowed down and then come back and spray. If we keep getting rain all summer I will also be looking to plant a little earlier this year.
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Post by henson59 on Jun 16, 2015 10:04:18 GMT -5
Finally got down to our place to check on my food plots and they look terrible! My Clover plot is covered in weeds so I mowed it will hit it with some arrest in a couple weeks to help that out. My other plot basically just didn't grow. I am not to upset about it but it still sucks.
Also took the time to fill our feeders and put out cameras.
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Post by henson59 on Jun 9, 2015 8:33:13 GMT -5
If you leave the beans up all fall and winter your can still plant them and be good. but if you mow them down in the fall to plant other things I would just hold off and get your fall plot plans in order.
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Post by henson59 on Jun 8, 2015 9:01:44 GMT -5
A nice way to get you excited about October in June LOL. I should be down next weekend to check some things over, fill feeders, and put out cameras. Its only June and I feel like October is just around the corner.
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Post by henson59 on Jun 4, 2015 13:29:21 GMT -5
I used last seasons license
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Post by henson59 on Jun 4, 2015 8:17:23 GMT -5
There has been some other possible rule changes the politicians of IL have decided to take up as well. It has to do with kids with the youth license being able to use crossbows.
I took the survey and as usual I felt they weren't asking the right questions.
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Post by henson59 on Jun 2, 2015 10:32:41 GMT -5
Sounds like my summer food plot may not be turning out very well. I just heard that it is coming up really thin in a lot of areas. I won't be down to check for a couple more weeks but from the sounds of it things aren't good. I guess I will need to make sure my fall plots turn out well.
Can't wait to get the cameras out and see whats walking around out there.
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Post by henson59 on May 13, 2015 16:37:47 GMT -5
This year I planted about an acre of WTI Power Plant. I have had the seed in the freezer since last spring because the clutch in our tiller burnt up so by the time I got it fixed it was to late to plant it. I finished up my turkey season the morning of April 25th so that afternoon I tilled the entire plot then planted and fertilized. I won't be able to get back down to our place until late June so if it decided to grow it should be well on its way by then. If it does what its supposed to it should be a thick mess.
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Post by henson59 on May 8, 2015 9:19:21 GMT -5
Looks like its time for me to get the cameras back out. My wife loves when I get pics of fawns.
Also looks like I won't be mowing any tall grass for a while either.
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Post by henson59 on May 4, 2015 14:03:47 GMT -5
I just saw it on the small acre page and gave it a like.
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Post by henson59 on Apr 24, 2015 8:08:23 GMT -5
They must have said all they needed to say yesterday because these birds aren't talking today
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Post by henson59 on Apr 23, 2015 15:50:16 GMT -5
I have been out all day. Had a few "close" encounters but nothing of note. it seems like I will call they will gobble and in my mind he is saying let's get it on but when I answer back I must just be telling him let's just be friends because none of them have come in closer than 100 yards.
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Post by henson59 on Apr 22, 2015 9:56:31 GMT -5
I am at work today but I will be hitting the woods tomorrow morning.
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