Last week son and I decided to get ground ready for brassicas to plant. Ended up planting them with winter greens, winter beets and winter oats on two plots. Rain is getting short. Check on them a couple of days ago and it appears maybe about 15% out of ground so hope it rains soon so we can plant the other two or three plots. Planting was earlier than in the past. Feel I have until September to plant. Maybe rye and oats going forward depending on rain.
Corn and beans got planted late and now are beginning to put silk out. Deer are eating on the beans so good for the protein they get for horn development. Maybe high moisture corn for deer this year.
Now to get rid of coons, elk and butthead neighbor stand next to me. Can put my arrow in his stand from my stand. Fly bait takes care of coons but not sure on elk. Have a herd of 40 elk about 3 miles from me but there are some large corn fields in Canada for the hog barns so hope they stay over there.
Have had cameras out for about three weeks now and have identify quite a few bucks. Very few does as is normal for us this time of year. Maybe three or so are 150 based on last years but will need to wait and see. Have not found a shootable buck yet. Hopefully by December we find one or two or three or.
In 98 when I put up my first tower I was by myself. Three years later I could count 13 from my stand. A lot more plots going in. A friend plant for first time and put in a 40 acre spot. Another 10 acres with about a dozen different crops. Says they are eating big time on his Whitetail Alfalfa. Another next to me about a 8 acre plot. All good. db
Corn and beans got planted late and now are beginning to put silk out. Deer are eating on the beans so good for the protein they get for horn development. Maybe high moisture corn for deer this year.
Now to get rid of coons, elk and butthead neighbor stand next to me. Can put my arrow in his stand from my stand. Fly bait takes care of coons but not sure on elk. Have a herd of 40 elk about 3 miles from me but there are some large corn fields in Canada for the hog barns so hope they stay over there.
Have had cameras out for about three weeks now and have identify quite a few bucks. Very few does as is normal for us this time of year. Maybe three or so are 150 based on last years but will need to wait and see. Have not found a shootable buck yet. Hopefully by December we find one or two or three or.
In 98 when I put up my first tower I was by myself. Three years later I could count 13 from my stand. A lot more plots going in. A friend plant for first time and put in a 40 acre spot. Another 10 acres with about a dozen different crops. Says they are eating big time on his Whitetail Alfalfa. Another next to me about a 8 acre plot. All good. db