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I actually deal with this issue professionally in a different state but I would assume many of the same strategies could be employed. (Disclaimer - This is not legal advice.) The only way to determine what the ground is really worth is to accept bids. I advertised in a local newspapers and bids...

Food Plot Attraction Thought I would share a quick thought about relative attractiveness. I broadcasted Frosty Berseem and feed Oats into a 1/3 acre brassica plot(that I installed last fall), I did this in early March in what would normally be the "frost-seeding window." The Berseem appears to...

I have learned a few things over the last year and thought I should update this thread. Shrub Protection: When I initially planted shrubs last year I used 7 foot vinyl deer fence, it was cheap and I thought it would be sturdy enough. After a year of observation, I would still endorse this...

Hawk 32 basically answered your question exactly how I would of. Get some Avian X decoys, the newer HDR's look great. I have a full strut, jake, feeding hen, and breeding hen. My son shot a bird off the full strut decoy last weekend. Ipad was key in keeping him in blind until 10:15am. Turkey...

Not to be the voice of pessimism, but the Reed Canary grass will be looking to invade and establish a monoculture. I will be sharing a post soon describing what I am doing to combat it.

SB3, I found a post in which you shared a picture of a clover plot, I believe May of 2020, it was from an area you cleared of pines and there was a dog in the picture (Lab I believe.) I was wondering what variety of clover was in that plot, seemed to be very upright and large leafed.

I agree with Skip and others in that the condition of your native browse (or food plot) is the best indicator of your need to harvest deer. I haven't been on many farms in my region that appear to be suffering from deer damage. Quite frankly, I think some people use "herd balancing" as an excuse...

Happened to me last night and I actually got down and left my farm. Supposed to be a SW wind, got the milkweed out, and sure enough, a lot of east in that wind. Its along a North-South creek travel corridor, so I would have winded every passing deer. Not going to do that on November 4th, maybe...

Question for the oak experts. I have gathered up quite a few white oak acorns that had just started to push out a taproot and planted them in containers containing moist potting soil. The roots are continuing to grow but none of them have sent up a sprout yet. I'm wondering what might be my best...

Quite a few mature deer were taken this past weekend in my corner of west central Illinois. Social media and easy distribution of harvest photos makes it seems like everyone is killing their target bucks while I tended to other obligations. Looking forward to some stand time these next 12 days.

Silky seems to be the gold standard, I've been using a folding Corona for about 4 years, very impressed.

Glad I'm not the only one. I had numerous shooters and hit listers established by this time last year. I have not had a pic of a buck older than 3.5 yet. Last year was my first year owning my farm which is about 190 acres. I made major habitat improvements in off season and added food plots...

I wash my gear in July/August with a garden hose and let it air dry in the hot sun for couple days. I just don't trust the washing machine with my outer garments given that my wife uses scented detergent with regular laundry. Outer layers are put on at the stand or at least in the field, which I...

Has anyone tried using an electronic caller to project coyote sounds to clear a plot? I have also read articles with people claiming you can use a laser pointer to soft bump deer out of a food plot.

Are you fairly satisfied with that blower seeding attachment? I was contemplating getting one for my blower.

Great idea. My contractor never got around to rebuilding my pond levee this summer so I don't have a convenient water source. Got great germination of all seed after planting on August 23 and receiving .6 of rain in the first week, but the forecast is starting to look concerning. This is a new...

Pictured is a bottomland area that at one point was cultivated. Neighbors have told me this area has been a monoculture of Reed Canary Grass for quite some time. I sprayed gly in early May and planted an annual clover mix. The area I sprayed is in the foreground, in the background you can see...

Does your river bottom flood and what is it comprised of?

The pasture is located in west central Illinois. It was grazed (over grazed) until October 26 of last year. I was able to disc a little in late February and those areas had a nice flush of ragweed and other beneficial "weeds." I've introduced shrubs into it, so I can burn, but would need to be...

Initially, I won't be planting anything in its place. Possibly, NWSG, I just want weeds and some shrubby structure to start with.