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I bought one to try after seeing a video of a guy using one last year. Haven't used it yet but will post up how it works out.

Good luck! The good news for you Iowa landowners is you can take 3 bucks per year allowing you to hang a tag or two on "cull" bucks and still have one for a giant.

Great conversation. You may want to check out the book Strategic Harvest System: How to Break Through the Buck Management Glass Ceiling by the guys from Mississippi State University, one of whom, Dr. Bronson Strickland, was on Don Higgins podcast last week. In short, approximately 1/3 of bucks...

Looks great! What form did you use on it?

I should have explained the make up of these areas a little better. These areas aren't conducive to burning without torching the other cover. One thicket is about 30 acres with only about 3 acres of open grazed areas spread through it the other is 20 acres with perhaps 4-5 acres open. The...

Yes, the grazed areas are cool season grasses.

We are trying to decide how to approach some overgrown pasture areas that will no longer have cattle come late October. Prime bedding is the goal. There is plenty of cedars, brush, shingle oaks, MFR, etc. right now but also open areas within that have been grazed short and look like fairways...

Yep, the convential wisdom is we're planting grains too early and mixing with brassica is not ideal but we'll see how it works out. We've run the Dbletree mixes for years and have far less lbs per acre of oats and rye in this mix versus his. My biggest concern is we don't have enough...

Good questions. Our plot strategies have been evolving due to being 6 hours from our farm and the goofy weather on the IA/Mo line. The pattern has been too wet in the spring followed by a drought from Mid June onward for years and lots of weak plots. The mid August planting is strictly an...

I'm a long way from my farms and need to simplify my plotting. I have gotten interested in the regnerative plotting theory of multi species mixes and the benefits to the soil along with reduced amounts herbicides and fertilizer. I'm just starting out but the long term plan is to plant twice...

I agree that the many younger folks wants a different experience and thanks social media they see what is possible when a state has the proper managment structure in place. Personally I don't see Minnesota adopting a more age freindly management strategy due to CWD and how the DNR here handles...

We decided to roll with the HELI program but exclude a few acres for food plots. HELI is a continuous program so we are guaranteed to get in and pays more.

Our rate for the general enrollment went from $85/acre when we applied for reenrollment in Feb to $102/acre under the new program which is slightly higher than our last contract. We are in Northern MO. We looked into the HELI program but there are no food plots allowed.

It is bottom ground and was too wet until first week in June.....when I couldn't get down. Forecast isn't promising for any rain so I'm probably going to hold off until next year and just plant a cover crop this year. May change my mind if a good forecast lines up with my schedule.

My switch is still in the bag unfortunately. Plant switch now or wait until next winter? My concern with now is that we are now in the dry season in north MO.

I'm surprised to see MN has a lower ave rainfall than my farms in North MO.

I sprayed clover with IMOX, 6 oz/acre along with Nitrosurf, in early April in North MO and am pleased with the results. First time using it.

I have not but got the information from Real World Wildlife Products. He just puts the bag of seed in the freezer for a couple weeks then removes it for a week and repeats the process 4-5 times. He goes on to state you can look at the seed tag to see how much dormant seed is there. The...

Yes, I’ve been freezing thawing it for awhile. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm planning to drill switch in late May on fields that will be hit with round up/24-D soon and to spray Simazine when I plant the switch. I know it's best to spray early spring before things get going but wondering if it will still be effective?