Just looking to talk some food plot ideas - What do you guys have the best luck with for a late season plot? Do you do anything special for fall plot preps? How about some pictures of bucks taken off kill plots? 137 days till archery opener...
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Fall food plot
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Question for the experienced…son and I have been working on an elevated stand on the family hunting property that is 40 acres of a mix of hardwood and spruce creek bottom, the trail leading to the stand is all fresh dirt from the work and did pull some trees out, we are heading up next weekend to do some more work on the stand and wanted to get something to plant along the trail, it’s all wooded and shady…I’ve never had luck with the bags of mixed seeds at fleet or cabelas and was thinking of going to ?the Co Op and getting something, what would be good? Rye grass? Clover?
Setterjack I run the king kutter xbx 54" rotary tiller on my 25hp subcompact. Only issue I've had is a few bolts loosening up so I had some gear oil leaking. Easy fix with some regular maintenance. I've hit some decent rocks, plenty of roots and average ~3 acres of tilling a season and can't ?complain ?on year 3 now. No experience with any other brands for comparison though.
FishX , thanks! I've been retired 5 yrs. Where I worked I've used a 6 ft landpride. It was very tough!! Actually replaced the blades once. But it is 2x the $$. Just wondering if the King Cutter will give me the same performance from someone who has used one.
Thanks for the response! Have a great grow this year!
Thanks for the response! Have a great grow this year!
Guys, I'm thinking about buying a King Cutter rotary tiller. A 6 or 7 ft. Wondering if anyone has used one? Are they tough? I am in NW Florence County, I think I have most of the landmine rocks out. Still plenty of smaller ones & an occasional bowling ball sized will show up...thanks
Huntfish - don't get rid of clover for brassica. In wisconsin, clover will stay plenty green. If we have our mild winters and not much snow till Jan, they'll be on that clover hard.. I see it EVERY year. Starting a brassica plot in fall isn't a guarantee....if fall you mean last week in July or 1st week in August fine, but if you plant late August you better be on it with timely fertilizer. I'd watch ?for rain in that last week in July, first week in august if you are adamant about brassica.
Brassica and beans are your 2 biggest failed plots. Both can be over browsed very easily. I personally would not recommend getting rid of a good clover stand for a turnip or radish . Clover comes back with a vengance in fall with the cool mornings, don't under estimate it's power when everything else is brown.
Brassica and beans are your 2 biggest failed plots. Both can be over browsed very easily. I personally would not recommend getting rid of a good clover stand for a turnip or radish . Clover comes back with a vengance in fall with the cool mornings, don't under estimate it's power when everything else is brown.
I've tried a lot of different types of food plot. However, when I planted radish, purple top turnip or other mass plants, the deer will feed on this until the snow limit's them. The deer digging through deep snow to eat, will knock off those horn's, providing you with some nice shed's when the snow melts.
Crop rotation is definitely would be good. Been drought the last two falls for me so hard to get anything to grow. Been doing no til but you need buck wheat or something to cover. Deer in my area not crazy about brassica but they mow down the peas or beans before October.
Last fall in my backyard plot I went with a sunflower/4010 pea mix for my fall plot and over-seeded it with winter wheat. This spring the winter wheat is coming back thick. I'm told it gets pretty tough and bitter come summer. What are you guys thoughts on the best route to go for this fall - should I spray and plant no-till and if so, what would you plant? I have a 4.5' three point tiller so tilling it isn't an issue, am I better off just tilling the foliage into the soil for some nutrients and starting from scratch like normal? I didn't plant brassica ?last year so ?I was thinking about trying that route again this year but I would think tilling is the best option for brassicas to break up the ?soil.
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