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Got two of them done this weekend, just need some rain now!

Looks great!

I will probably end up drilling some more into it. Thanks for the chemical tips and seed chart, i have a Genesis drill though.

Not sure how many lb/ac. I used a bag seeder and did CIR while walking north/south and other type walking east/west. I want this to be good bedding area and thinking i want it a bit weedy rather than clean switch so wasnt going to do atrazine. Thought i would mow it twice this year and then...

Thanks guys, was just wondering if i should drill some into it or just let it be. Sounds like let it be

In SE Iowa would frost seeded switchgrass already have germinated this spring? Back in February i frost seeded cave in rock and one other (cannot recall but maybe kanlow) into bean stubble. I sprayed roundup about 3-4 weeks ago and i dont see any signs of anything coming. Wondering if it is...

Riparian is what we are doing. Yes there is cost share on the input costs.

I would consider doing this but it would have to be the perfect partner. If it doesn’t work out it may also ruin a really good friendship. Other things to consider is if one partner has kids that want to hunt and the other doesn’t. Or siblings….or friends….or. Could be lots of things leading...

Yeah, the regular crp payments are so much higher. The tree program only pays about $88/ac rent! But hopefully turns into good habitat.

Reading all this makes me have reservations about the cellular game! Data plan plus more expensive cards, plus more batteries, adds up quick for multiple cams!

I am planning to plant a few hundred bonus trees such as persimmon, chestnut, and crabapples. Someone told me Dolgo Crabapples are the ticket for deer? I will tube these trees. My hope is exactly what Skip suggested that there will be so many trees that success from deer damage will be better...

Looking to get into the cellular trail cam game this year and seems like Tactacam is the way to go. Is Reveal X or X Pro the way to go?

Maybe, however my experience is that only the last couple weeks are good hunting. Takes about two weeks for the deer yo settle back down after being pushed around by shotgun groups. Obviously that is highly dependent on how pressured your area is during shotgun seasons.

Yes it will be a ton of work but nibbling off little bits at a time. Getting some food plots going this spring along with about 45ac in rowcrop to start the eligibility process for CRP. Next spring 50ac of trees and then hopefully start working on a phased EQIP for more trees, shrubs, and...

Thanks for all the recommendations! Tree tubes have to be very limited as I will be doing 30,000 trees and tubes/stakes are about $7/ea. No idea how the deer browse problem will be yet. This pasture had not historically had too many deer on it but it has always been grazed very low.

Thank you for this input!

Hello all. Update on this project brewing. As mentioned previously this is a 160ac rolling hill pasture that is being taken out of cattle grazing. There is sizeable timber to the north and to the south of the pasture with rowcrop and hay to east and west. There is a small creek that runs...

Looks like a nice farm! I am very interested in the responses as well. I posted several months ago that i am converting a rolling hill pasture into hunting habitat and debating on planting natives or trees/shrubs. More than likely it will be a combination of both, just not sure what mix...

If plants are that small they should be easy to pull. They are very shallow rooted

That is a nice looking water hole! You surely didn’t do that whole thing with skidsteer did you?