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Anyone have any contacts on here that would be willing to move some cedars to new location in my property? Also what's the cost of such job?

Whats the best feeder to use for creating a shed catching area? Do you find it effective at spreading out alfalfa hay around feeder? What are some ideas here?

I have an area where I planted miscanthus last year and I'm getting foxtail and grasses growing amongst the 1st year miscanthus plantings. It would be a issue burning since it's next to buildings and wouldn't want it to get out of control. Whats the best way of managing this for weeds now and...

I have a row of cedars along access route that's flanked with 2 year old miscanthus grass and every time I walk to blind I feel I'm spooking deer walking to stand bc stand sightings are going down quickly. The stand or blind over looks food plot on east side of property. Yesterday I was doing...

I have areas in my woods that I'm trying to create bedding areas and thicken up and it's overtaken with osage orange trees ,locusts and honey suckle. Should a guy hinge osage orange for bedding side cover and girdle locusts? What's the best way to make this a desirable bedding area?

Working on building a mobile blind trailer and trying to figure out the right size of trailer to buy to put stand and blind on so it's stable. Would a 5x8 trailer with Jack's on 4 corners be stable enough or do I need a bigger trailer like 6x10 or something? Going to be moving it around...

Watched a video in tsi vs fsi and how to properly set up access along property line for treestands. I might of made the mistake of dropping all the trees along the property border to try and thicken the property lines up to keep neighbors from spooking and shooting the deer on my land. Whats...

Whats everyone's thoughts on the need to screen food plots with switchgrass? I'm limited by 3 acres of food and wondering if just simply edge feathering or double girdling trees inside of woods would be enough to create the desired thickness to hold mature deer and does? If I screened with...

Anyone have or selling late maturing chestnuts with maturity rate of late Oct to November? Looking to plant some chesnut trees and late maturing fruit trees

How many acres of corn plots would you need to be able to plant for it to make it worth it? Would 2 acres acres of corn plots leaving it in standing corn be enough or would that not be worth it? I'm just finding the cereal rye, oats and clovers are the only food sources the deer like in my...

I was walking in to hunt today and I spooked my target buck. He didn't snort but got up from his bed and ran. Now I know where he beds with north wind. The question is how do I hunt him now? Whats the best practice for still trying to get him. Should I leave area alone for a while or still...

I planted miscathus and switch for screening along property border next to neighbors access trail. When I have been accessing the property for hunting I've noticed deer beds in switch. Do you think I'm bumping deer out of the switch when walking to blind in daylight? Wondering if I should do...

Whats everyone's take on deer hitting their brassica plots? I've noticed that I'm not seeing much action on the brassica plots yet. Maybe it's bc it hasn't hit first frost yet? Deer are mostly interested in corn and cereal grains abd clovers

I was sitting tonight and had 9 does come in and 1 basket rack. What's the reason for this? Mature bucks locked down with does? Ehd has killed alot of mature bucks? Kill more does so I see more bucks due to them having to hunt harder to find does? Wondering why such a screwy ratio of does to bucks

Whats everyone's take on the effectiveness for spreading cedar berries in areas you want it thick with cedars especially along fencelines? I know transplanting cedars works good but just have been wondering if just gathering cedar berries and disking ground and spreading in spring and packing...

Whats everyone seeing as far as daylight activity with bucks in central to southern iowa? My cameras are mainly getting night time activity. Also what's the best appletree that matures and drops apples in november?

I currently use the tactacams and it seems my batteries are allways dying really fast. Whats everyone's take on best way to replace batteries and camera memory cards during season? I don't want to drive atv in there and screw things up. Do you think driving in atv to check cams messes things...

Would it be too late to add nitrogen to brassicas this time of year in iowa? I was waiting to see what they looked like after rain and they are more green and less yellow but not very tall and thought about hitting the 1 acre plot with 23lbs of uflex.

My brassicas are yellowing and I believe it's due to nitrogen deficiency. Whats the best method to fix this besides broadcasted urea before a rain? Urea evaporates if rain isn't in forecast

Who is the best Matthew's Dealer to work with in the Desmoines area that has top notch bow techs working and won't mess up your bow?