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Post by henson59 on Apr 17, 2014 12:35:24 GMT -5
None for us yet either I think last year we saw out first fawn about a week into May. I finished up some of the mowing I wanted to get done in the pastures a couple weeks ago so I don't have to touch them for the next couple months.
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Post by henson59 on Apr 7, 2014 13:08:25 GMT -5
I like that.
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Post by henson59 on Apr 3, 2014 10:34:51 GMT -5
I got our large pasture mowed down 2 weeks ago. Probably going to spray it the last weekend of April then till it up when the soil is dry enough some time in early May.
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Post by henson59 on Mar 11, 2014 15:43:44 GMT -5
Also ordered some Monster Raxx today so I will have to see which one the deer like better. Hopefully they both get the job done!
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Post by henson59 on Mar 11, 2014 9:20:06 GMT -5
I actaully picked up a couple buckets from our Rural King store here in IL. I plan on heading down to our place this weekend to put it out on some old sites and do a little more shed hunting. Looks like its going to be a great weekend.
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Post by henson59 on Mar 6, 2014 17:35:36 GMT -5
Good stuff. Looks like you are gonna need a second post if ya get any more racks.
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Post by henson59 on Mar 6, 2014 16:09:59 GMT -5
Oh for sure we already have a clover patch thats about 1/2-3/4 acres and they hit it all year. When we had snow they dug holes to get to it. Our current patch is 5 years old. We will reseed and also increase the size this year 10 probably 1 full acre and mix in some chicory.
Last year we planted a kill plot using throw and grow extreme raddish and they kept it mowed down. I think we will expand on that and find a mix with some of the same stuff and just go bigger.
And to your point about sitting off the plots we actully have stands set up both on and off. Should be good to go.
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Post by henson59 on Mar 6, 2014 9:49:22 GMT -5
Yeah I would only be looking to plant maybe 3/4 of an acre. My soild ph is at 7 so i am pretty good on that. I would need to add some fertilizer.
It's amazing to me how hard it is for me to come up with a plan on what I want to plant. We finally get a tractor and equipment and I am just to damn excited to figure out the best direction to go. I know the first few years are going to be trial and error for alot of things. I don't believe my 4 acres of plots is going to be the main food for the deer in my area but it sure can help out and thats what I want.
I will keep you guys updated on what I do. maybe post some pics
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Post by henson59 on Mar 6, 2014 9:27:36 GMT -5
Boy! Dearborn/Ohio counties took a huge dive! I consider myself lucky to have seen as many deer as I did on my place this year. I saw plenty of dear this year in Ohio County just not very many mature bucks. Seemed like everything I saw this year was either a doe/buttonbuck or a 1-2 year old buck. We only found one dead deer this year at our place but reports I read on here and other message boards tell a different story for those counties.
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Post by henson59 on Mar 5, 2014 13:36:18 GMT -5
Boonechaser do you bail your alfalfa or just mow it several times over the summer? I have considered planting about 3/4 acre of it to see how it does but I don't have a way to bail it. I have read you can just mow it every few weeks with a bushhog and that should be ok.
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Post by henson59 on Feb 28, 2014 16:01:29 GMT -5
So does anybody have any big plans for any spring or fall food plots this year? Are you trying something new maybe or just sticking with what you have planted before?
In our case I really want to plant some beans but I am afraid our deer density is way to high for 1.5 acres even though we have 3 other plots that are about 3/4 acre each. We are a couple miles from the nearest ag field so I figure I will plant some Chicory and white clover in two plots and then try buckwheat and cow peas in another.
I will probably try the beans or sometime of mix to see what happens. Then come August I will till up the buckwheat and the beans and plant some fall brassica blends.
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Post by henson59 on Feb 24, 2014 12:05:39 GMT -5
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Post by henson59 on Feb 21, 2014 16:02:20 GMT -5
I would probably stick with my Savage 220. It's a shotgun that shoots like a rifle and I have made some great shots at long distance with it.
But I wouldn't mind getting one of my Garands out and taking a deer with it.
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Post by henson59 on Feb 18, 2014 9:50:31 GMT -5
I remember when he killed a Havalina and then cooked the meat useing its stomach and heated lava rocks. While I would never try that it was still pretty dang cool to see.
I really hope his show sticks around for awhile and keeps up the great content!
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Post by henson59 on Feb 14, 2014 10:28:35 GMT -5
I would have liked to see a few different changes but for now its a start in the right direction.
Not sure if switching the gun season opener from Friday to Saturday is a good idea or not.
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Post by henson59 on Feb 13, 2014 15:15:57 GMT -5
I have used the bundle for the last two seasons and I love it. The fact that I can hunt in any season and even take 3 antlerless deer is a big bonus to me.
Even if you only want to harvest two deer instead of three its still cheaper to buy the bundle and you have that option for the third deer.
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Post by henson59 on Jan 28, 2014 11:34:00 GMT -5
Yes but with Hell currently frozen over that opens up the possibilities for lots of things to come true!
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Post by henson59 on Jan 27, 2014 16:58:06 GMT -5
Yeah I would want to find those sheds as well.
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Post by henson59 on Jan 24, 2014 16:25:37 GMT -5
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Post by henson59 on Jan 24, 2014 9:42:49 GMT -5
I put out corn and a bag of record rack in two different locations on our property as soon as the season is over. I just pulled a card last weekend and it showed that less then 20 minutes after I put the feed out I had a group of does on the pile. They stayed for 2 hours!
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