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    Mow or not to Mow

    I have a few plots that are mainly clover but one of them has some winter wheat that came up pretty decent. I am debating on mowing it all in the next week or so. Also thought about adding some Brassica throw and mow to some areas. I am in central WI on the MN border. We have 30-40 days until...
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    Protecting food plots

    Looking like really my only option is E-fence
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    Protecting food plots

    I have about 3-4 acres total of food plots on my 50 acres of land. I am on the WI/MN border about 1.5 hours north of Minneapolis. Last year I planted about 3 acres of soy beans and they never got taller than about 2 inches. The deer just mowed them down. Every night there would be 4-8 deer at a...
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    Hunting Island in swap/ Bog

    It is a decent size island prob 70X80 yards with a couple smaller islands close by. I am in Western, WI so the prevailing wind is NW. Approaching from the east would be a couple mile hike threw a swap. The closest land to the island is my land.
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    Hunting Island in swap/ Bog

    I have an island that is about 100 yards into a swap. I have walked out there a few times when scouting in the off season and there are always a lot of beds and signs of deer. This season I am planning on putting up a stand out there. There is not good way to get there other then just walking...
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    New Land In WI Advice

    I haven't posted in a while. I went up on June 14 and tilled the red areas then planted beans a few days later. I didn't get a tree order in so I got some Egyptian Wheat and planted it all along the end of the bean field on the north edge behind the cabin. And along the west edge of the smaller...
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    Sand and rocks

    When do you typically plant?
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    Sand and rocks

    Thanks for the reply I will have to try that.
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    Sand and rocks

    i have an area that I am looking to plant next year. It is kind of rocky and sandy. It is also next to swamp area. Right now it is just grass. I am looking for something that will give late season forage. I’m in the central part of WI on the West boarder by Mn. Any thoughts or suggestions.
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    Lots of does

    Hunting the Wi opener last weekend. I was surrounded by does/ fawns. I will be taking at least 4 of them between me an my daughter we already have 2 down. We have 2 buck tags and 2 doe tags left. At one point I had 8 deer within 30-40 yards of my stand at the same time. Then my wife text me and...
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    New Land In WI Advice

    Thanks for all the advise. I set up trail cameras in a few areas back when I first post this. Sorry for the delay in getting back. I set one up by east stand, one by the west stand one over on the pinch area and one on the trail that runs threw the middle of the property E to W. The south east...
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    New Land In WI Advice

    I am new to the forum. Myself and my family have just purchased 50 acres on the MN WI border in the upper part of WI /middle of MN on a map. I hunted it last year and my daughter got her first deer on it. My friend ended up selling the land and cabin to me this year. I am looking for some advice...
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