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Absolutely incredible. Watching that video made my day. Thanks.

I’ve been following along with your thread for several years. In fact I stalked the forum for a few years before I made an account, in large part to view the property tours of guys like you, Native, and many others. You’re an inspiration to habitat junkies, and your photography skills are...

It’s funny, previously I wouldn’t have considered myself as a “turkey first” land manager. My primary goals were always deer centric with the hopes of getting my dad and kid’s opportunities to see and harvest mature bucks. I’m not that selfless though, I wanted my chance too. Up until the past...

The crimson clover wasn’t inoculated. I just bought the seed today, and I had to purchase the innoculant separate. The germination rate on the printed tag was only 90%, so I had to purchase the addition balance to try to get to the true 15 lbs/acre. I agree the 40 lbs seems really low for the...

At least it sounds like it! There’s always 100x more projects than there is time and money. With my father getting older, and moving 4 hours away from the farm I’m learning just keeping up with what we’ve already started takes most of our “habitat” time. The deer have responded well to our...

Also, your recommendation of crops as brooding cover is a great one. We have two plots that are both 5-6 acres that we alternate planting each year with either Milo or soybeans. Both plots have a decent stand of ladino and medium red clover in them. We drill the Milo or soybeans into the clover...

I appreciate it. We’ve spent a lot of thought and energy the last few years converting old pastures into early successional growth to better wildlife habitat. We are doing our best to keep those fields in a matrix of 1-4 year old growth with burns in both the dormant and growing seasons. It’d be...

Thanks Yoderjac. That’s helpful. My farm is in southeast MO. I’ve had great success with getting crimson clover to reseed.

I am seeking advice. I had planned on planting a mix of crimson clover (15 lbs/ac) and awnless wheat (40 lbs/ac) in some of my plots this fall per recent recommendations from Dr. Craig Harper on the Wild Turkey Science Podcast. The idea is to provide food fall-spring and then allow the plants to...

Native made some excellent points. One of the smaller 6 acre fields we’ve worked on is in a creek bottom that remains moist relative to my more upland fields. It was essentially a monoculture of broomsedge with a significant layer of accumulated thatch when I bought the property. Not only are...

You have all the equipment you need. I’ve tried a few different techniques in different parts of my farm, and they’ve all been successful. My first attempts involved significantly more plantings, primarily shrubs from MDC nursery and some forb/pollinator type seed blends (mostly from RoundStone...

My apologies. I clearly missed you saying it was cool season grasses. I’ll blame my poor reading skills on my long day at work.

I have some experience converting old pasture to bedding and nesting/brooding habitat in both Southeast and Southwest MO. My farm is in Southeast MO, and I’ve been tackling similar projects the past few years. Do you mind if I ask a few questions? 1) What is the plant composition of the field...

I just realized my response could be misleading on the amount of time the process took for him. The NRCS was very eager to partner with him, and they made the process fairly easy. However, it wasn’t very quick. The paperwork process took him several months. The field prep for a pollinator plot...

I’d say stopping by the office or calling the office to set up a meeting with whoever would be the point person for your potential project would be a great place to start. You might be surprised at their options and willingness to sign on to help you. A close friend of mine just did a 3 acre...

I have ordered from RoundStone seed, and I’ve been very pleased with them. Great folks, good customer service, and quality seed. I see that you’re in Wisconsin, and RoundStone is located in Kentucky. If you’re able to, I would strongly encourage you to try get seed from a company that sources...