Recent content by Big8s1992

Have been waiting patiently for my last mowing of clover for the season..have been holding off with this dry weather. I like to clip tops towards the end of August so growth is lush & tender by the October opener. It's a 3 acre plot that has done great even despite the dry spells this summer but...

I was out on a number of farms over the long weekend and was watching closely for vultures & smells but nothing. Decatur, Clarke, Union & Ringgold Counties.

Exactly - they’re just trying to get a foot in the door & cross the bridge of getting crossguns allowed for general public during a firearm season so that they can then be able to say next year “well it’s already allowed for the public then why wouldn’t it be allowed during the archery season as...

I’ll add that if you join IBA they make it very easy to click a “take action” button in the body of the emails they send out (like above informing us about SF 175) and it automically populates your Senator aligned with your address with a well worded email outlining why you’re asking they oppose...

1/4 acre plot takes me about 30 minutes or so to weedeat - got to clear much of that thatch to frost seed in my opinion but very doable with a decent weedeater when the ground is still hard

I’ve been monitoring two different groups of 6-10 bucks on two separate farms that have been pretty regular over the past few weeks. Not one of them had dropped in either group as of a few days ago. I’ve just started to notice a few dinks being shed on my trail cams and one nice 4 year old shed...

When a healthy buck is walking around with only one side do you guys generally notice he drops the other side fairly quickly/closeby? For those of you that have found a lot of matched sets that have NOT been laying in a bed together. What would be your guess for average time between one antler...

Three bucks that I'm thrilled have made it past January 10. I believe two were 4 year olds & one was a 3 yo this past fall based on previous year's pics - was very tough to not hunt these bucks this year! If I get the opportunity to hunt even one of these three over the next two falls I will...

Love these types of posts. This deer showed up on a farm in early Nov 2020 - I had already filled both my statewide tags. Had a buddy hunt the farm for him but he tagged out on 11/13 at 1pm on a different buck. Two hours after we got done recovering and loading up his buck, I got trail cam pic...

Hey All - anyone compared these solar panels all the trail cam companies are selling vs rechargeable 12v battery packs in the field? I run a lot cell cams and am going to have to invest in either solar or external rechargeable batteries for each of my cell cams this offseason due to the insane...

I originally used Hornady FTX but have had A LOT better expansion/blood trails with Barnes VOR-TX TSX

Just took a look at Plotstart - haven't looked at plot boost. I have a chemical engineering background. It's mainly calcium chloride, with a weight density around 11 lbs/gal and calcium of 10% by weight (stated on the label of a 2.5 gal jug - the remaining 90% of the contents in that jug are...

Poor to average at best for the majority of the bucks I've located from last year so far..three bucks out of about 20 that I'd say has made a good jump

I've heard a general rule of thumb is plant 45-60 days ahead of first frost to prevent bulbs from becoming too big/unpalatable which in Southern Iowa seems to be 2nd-3rd week of October in most years according to ISU. That lines up pretty well with Skip's September 1 deadline but I suppose that...

I hunt a few farms that have very thick low lying timber cover and bucks just aren't there in the summer despite there being crops & alfalfa surrounding the cover. But they show up like clockwork late September through October on those farms. My thought process was that they want to be somewhere...