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Broadcast on top. I know you have much much experience in plots, but I have tried that. Compared to working up the ground and seeding rye and oats to just broadcasting on top. Much better stand with tilling. Weeds no problem... Ground so dry no weeds. already killed them,tilled them. Only weed...

Update on my EARLY planting of Brassica. Guess I didnt plant it early enough. The dry hit my area begining of Aug. Was wet up until then. I dont have large plots. till them with a walk behind tiller. Two ft wide path. Brass was up but the drought slowed growth way down. In the mean time deer...

You guys are a laugh a minute,,but is a fact. Want to come over and check out my efforts at mock scrapes? Is a fact. Bucks seem to want to scrape where they want, not where I want. They do enjoy rubbing willow I put out though, but that's about it. Most of Iowa is in some stage of drought at the...

Funny,,but I am not fooling. Two Septembers I could not get enough precip to grow some Rye. Most of Iowa is dry now. Maybe Sept- will see a change? Maybe not. I already have a failed Brass plot from lack of moisture. I figure I would probably see as many deer without all the sweat and effort of...

Well just must be my area. I tried grape vines too. Ignored!

oats rye winter wheat,,,good for Sept,,BUt,,and with the weather a big BUT,,it's gotta start Raining again. I have seen Septembers so dry I couldnt get rye to germ. Dry Pattern ongong now for Iowa. 85% is on the drought Monitor. I know I am just the Dry Guy,,but it is DRY!

Bucks around my place seem to make scrapes where they want to . Not where I want to force them to.

I have tried mock scrapes home made licking branches etc so far deer have ignored them. Only thing the bucks like is a willow to rub. I did use the plastic pipe idea to just slip a new willow into. A great idea!

Heres an idea. Get a large cardboard box. Fill it with layers of cardboard any kind of thickness . Cereal boxes shipping boxes. We all accumulate cardboard. throw in the back a couple old rugs. behind the filled box have a back up maybe an old shot up target or something. I use this for a...

Yep pray for rain!!!!! Dry all over now

And chiggers are just tiny tiny ticks. They do not suck blood however. Just eat upper skin. But irritate the Heck outa your skin!!!

The P spray for great for ticks. Not so much chiggers. Still get some bites if go into brush. Best cure for chigger bites is scrub down with baking soda on bites. then soap and hot shower. At the end spray bites with itch spray like Benedryl. Do that often. Or shower procedure. The itch and...

Thanks but area is full of purslane weed too. Probably best to till the whole thing up again. Brass is struggling. sure wish it could rain. None in the future seen maybe into Sept?

I planted mid July. Had lucky good rain to get plots up. Now no rain. None expected rest of Aug! Plots struggling. Looks like a failure. Might have to till again and try oats rye in Sept? If it gets wet again. Which is a big question with 90% of Iowa now in some stage of drought.

Again I will say this. Wherever you hunt in Iowa. Whatever State. The thing that makes hunting and seeing mature animals, if that is your goal,is your neighborhood. If your neighbors hold back on young deer you’ll see older animals. If they shoot anything you’re gonna see young . Simple...

Update from the Dry loneranger. You all knew I’d talk about dry. Well has been unusually wet this Summer my place. Unlike Western Iowa. Good soil moisture. Forecast this week from the NWS was for a rain filled week. Well that forecast kinda fell flat. I got my ground all tilled. No weeds...

I saw red on radar this morn Ran out and spread seed. Raked it. Light shower from that red Radar .!! now prayin for more. NWS said. Front would stall. Across N MO S Iowa. But has made it to StLouis. Down there 90% rain tonight. Hope none of my seed sprouted with the shower so it can dry up...

Good report. Glad you got rain. Nws sort of hedging on the rain next week now. Seems most of it will be in Missouri. Maybe. ? Who knows.

Well I do whip the weeds/grass and clover. I know this helps. Maybe round up not such a great idea. Small areas, so I would just use a pump sprayer. Ounces per gallon is all I could understand.