Food plots

[FireInTheWire]

It don't matter what you think about standing water. What do the deer think about??? Tracks everywhere or none? Game camera?

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Need a game cam man...
Looks promising if there is sign...

 

[FireInTheWire]

I see a lot of spring growth.. Don't see why plot seed wouldn't do the same...

 

[crzy_mike]

Only a few tracks on the road, no signs of life at all by the swampy stuff not even hogs. Only exception is the water moccasin that tried to get me. As for game cam I set one up by the feeder but thats the only one so far.

 

[FireInTheWire]

Yikes... Don't like them moccasins...
Guess time will tell what you find on the cam

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I don't wear moccasins.

 

[crzy_mike]

He tried to get me but he got got

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[FireInTheWire]

its been eating good....

 

[crzy_mike]

Fireinthewire seemed to have a good point about spring growth so I've decided to try to plant both these areas.

 

[crzy_mike]

Hopefully next weekend. I'll post pic's if I can get out there again.

 

[crzy_mike]

Finally got out to the lease today, cut some trees for more light and tossed out some seed. I wasn't able to get any equipment out there so it was all by hand. I wasn't able to afford lime and fertilizer so I threw some miracle grow on top of the seed, now just hoping for a light rain.

 

[BRD@66]

The deer are gonna eat well.

 

[FireInTheWire]

Pretty excited to see what comes in this season man. You'll have to post us some pics...

 

[crzy_mike]

Definitely will

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[deemus]

I got some clover seed from Academy. It grew well, but when heavy rains came it ended up under water and died.

 

[Texasjack]

The last lease I was on, we all tried food plots but didn't really have a lot of success. Then someone stopped in Walmart and they were getting rid of a bunch of fertilizer that got wet for cheap. Oats plus fertilizer brought on a healthy crop that did bring some does in.

What I've noticed is that in the evenings, does are often found near the road where the ditches have been mowed and there's lots of tender grass growing. You might want to think about mowing the area good and sowing rye grass seed when it gets cool enough.

 

[deemus]

When do you plant oats or rye?

 

[crzy_mike]

When do you plant oats or rye?

Generally late summer or early fall I think. I usually buy the bags of stuff from the big box stores as my plots are usually pretty small.

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[deemus]

When do you plant oats or rye?

Come on you farmers....... Spill the beans.

 

[FireInTheWire]

When do you plant oats or rye?

I always wait till the first good cool fall rain. Usually about end Sept. or First-Mid Oct. Messed up last year. I didn't condition the soil enough... Gonna disc, fertilize/lime, disc again, plant and drag this year. Maybe it'll yield a better crop... I was still successful at holding this guy till opening morning

 

[Vaquero]

Come on you farmers....... Spill the beans.

When the fair comes to town.
It always rains during the fair.

Seriously, mid September.