Recent content by tall@wide

I misunderstood. I thought you meant that you had to mess with the cup dispensers. Yeah just keep it fuller like DMarley said...The only other thing I can think of to help this is to make sure your drill is level when you lower it to plant. You can adjust it to fit different tractors for a level...

I run brassica thru my great plains small box and never have that problem. Do you think your tubes could be restricted with old seed or debris causing the issue?

I had a guy nearby quote me a price of $300 per hour. I had 13 acres and he said 2-3 hours. So I figured $900 to spray 13 acres. Plus, you have to pay for all the herbicide..Wasn't worth it to me.

I’d honestly say you need a couple thousand acres to make a noticeable difference. In the rut the bucks visit one food source and on to the next looking for does. Then if you have late season food, killing bucks is super easy during late muzz. 2000 acres would be a minimum I’d say.

I like to mix oats, rye grain, and winter wheat together into one plot. When the oats die, you still have the others. I recommend going higher on the rye and wheat when mixing them.

Yes high grading in these counties is a major issue.

I agree neighbors are everything. I have found thru the years that good neighbors are EXTREMELY difficult to find if you are chasing old, giants. 99% of the hunters out there can’t hold off a 3 year old 170. So I figure the best option is to find the lowest hunting pressure areas. I will say I...

Decatur has great habitat, but I think it is too heavily hunted. It is very difficult to get good genetic bucks to maturity because of the hunting pressure. Decatur is like Pike County Illinois was in the past. The only difference is the Iowa hunting regs help save it from the exact same path.

I was going to wait, but I'll start it out. I think the "known" trophy counties really are not the best overall. The pockets where guys own thousands or heavily managed neighborhoods in these counties can be great, but I would pick areas that have the least amount of hunting pressure and at...

This is a loaded question some won't like to answer, but......What 2 counties in Iowa would you pick if you were looking at the best odds on a mature monster buck?

The mosquitoes were so bad in the timber until recently, I think a lot of deer bedded out of the timber this spring/summer. I can see TSI being a big bedding draw in the fall/winter. Switchgrass is too thick in a lot of stands I’ve seen and I believe bucks like waterways in ag, or grassy areas...

Zero turns are terrible on any slope, and dangerous. I’ve learned to use mine only on flat ground after a couple of close calls.

The 4wd is huge. It makes a big difference when I pull a heavy implement with the 6000. You will love that tractor.

I have a 6000. Perfect tractor in my opinion for all the deer chores. Pulls drills, corn planters, and 8ft discs no problem.

This is big IMO. If you can connect some with a mowed path or gap even better.