All in a ready to hunt

[struttingfool]

I got my food plots put in Friday night and finished Saturday morning. All of the prep and digging was done early last week. Planted 3.5 acres. Mostly PTT and GHR with a rye and oat mix. Also did a couple .25 acre clover plots. With the rain we got Saturday night, I think we are off to a good start. Its nice when the plan come together, now just wait and see. Time to move on to tree stand prep, shooting my bow and catching up on the honey do list.

Strut

 

[Drycreek]

Man, man, it's all in where you live ain't it ? We are at day seven (I think) for 100+ temps and about 4" of rain since late May where I plot. I can't even think about planting until September.

 

[shawn cox]

Man, man, it's all in where you live ain't it ? We are at day seven (I think) for 100+ temps and about 4" of rain since late May where I plot. I can't even think about planting until September.

Yes it is, we still have two months at the earliest before we can plant fall plots.

 

[Bowhunter]

Yes sir, This is the first year I can remember where my mid summer brassica plantings have been all in and steady rains have followed. It should be an excellent crop for us North-easterners.

I've had steady rain for going on three days now at my farm, so I should be good for a while now as far as rainfall goes.

 

[struttingfool]

I normally plant the same time every year. I wait for a timely rain and just put it down and hope for the best. I hope the rain we are still getting isn't too much. I don't know the total rain fall in our area but its rained for 5 days straight. I hope it doesn't wash away all my hard work. Time will tell.

Strut

 

[farmhunter]

you are in good with the rains - congratulations!
I like the early brassicas - but I've had early planted oats head out before - are you OK with that? or have you had a different experience?

 

[struttingfool]

I am good with the oats maturing. The turkeys love them and the deer will eat whats left when the cold months of winter come. I had a half acre of oats and clover in the back yard that I planted last year. Those oats were not touched all hunting season, but after the snow and cold came the deer hammered those oats. I try and plant a year round supply of food. We get a large influx of deer come winter time. Health of the herd is toward the top of the list for me. Like to see big bucks but the young ones need a place to grow up

Strut

 

[farmhunter]

I am good with the oats maturing. The turkeys love them and the deer will eat whats left when the cold months of winter come. I had a half acre of oats and clover in the back yard that I planted last year. Those oats were not touched all hunting season, but after the snow and cold came the deer hammered those oats. I try and plant a year round supply of food. We get a large influx of deer come winter time. Health of the herd is toward the top of the list for me. Like to see big bucks but the young ones need a place to grow up

Strut

Several of us here deal with wintering deer and we understand your conditions. Some years, we can only throw our hands up because we cannot possibly feed all the transient deer. So we concentrate on "our deer" in the spring/summer/fall - and no matter what - "our deer" will go into winter with a leg up. Yes we plant winter food too - and in mild winters - "our deer" are super thankful!!! But in bad years - its like a freight train coming through - and our winter food plots are wiped out by January. not too much you can do about it - in fact I think its detrimental to try to feed all those deer - because of the damage they do to the native browse while they are resident. Better to just let them pass through in my opinion.