I cleared off a small area behind my house to help improve hunting/wildlife in general. I got a late start for what I planted, although we have gotten a good amount of rain. I did run a hose to it to irrigate as needed. I ended up putting down a clover mix and alf alfa. I'll keep you guys updated on growth if your interested.
I sprayed to kill grass and weeds, and used my bobcat to clear off the area and turned the dirt over. Picked up as many sticks ect. I bought a spreader, lime and 10-10-10 fertilizer. I put down 50lbs of lime and about 20 lbs of fertilizer to get it going. I plan on doing a soil sample and putting down more fertilizer.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180625/1373d14ff42299bfdd5992cf6817ee1b.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180625/07a473bc38eeb234cdcee10d18884698.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180625/0457380fb5b31716a5e4c3c6ed9d6064.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180625/801846d6be4996d95f4b84526569b64d.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180625/ed9c694ffe8360d037ed49f5318aa8d7.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180625/80595f0b2625e6aaab0952db3f7bee21.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180625/f1e61b246de20aafa3827bec3748fc6a.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180625/2b6d49aebf0a34230835e3b54932fe99.jpg)
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Nice. Clover is possibly one of the best food sources for turkeys.
On my SC place, we always plant clover. Chufas too, but they are work.. clover gets utilized all year.
+1 on clover as well as Autumn Quick Plot by Frigid Forage. Turkeys tore it UP last year!!
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Yep, I'm trying sunflower and chufa this year.
we always plant a mix for deer that has clover. turkey come in the fields as much or more than the deer. i am thinking about trying chufa next year. hear it is like turkey crack..
they do love the clover and it grows well in both spring and fall
Quote from: MISSISSIPPI Double beard on June 25, 2018, 04:06:00 PM
Yep, I'm trying sunflower and chufa this year.
Thats what me and a buddy plant on our lease in ms. We have a couple of white , crimson and arrow leaf clover plots also.
Going down to NWTF in Edgefield on Thursday to pick up Chufa for our plots. Birds love it but cannot plant on tracks where you have hogs - they love it too and will destroy the chufa plot.
We planted about 12 acres of chufa this year. It's an unbelievable attractant.
Quote from: Gobbler428 on June 25, 2018, 05:44:04 PM
Going down to NWTF in Edgefield on Thursday to pick up Chufa for our plots. Birds love it but cannot plant on tracks where you have hogs - they love it too and will destroy the chufa plot.
Do they help with donations or anything since it helps the wildlife so much?
Theres A LOT of cedar trees on this farm. I really dont see how they could be beneficial other than bedding areas for animals. It is so thick though that you can barely walk through some of it.
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If its your property and its big enough , a control burn would help greatly.
Yes this is my first year giving food plots a go so I'm trying lots of different blends and strategies see what works better then others and what the animals prefer. My test is on 60 acres that my uncle owns and my family has hunted for over 20yrs the deer and turkey numbers are relatively low and the habitat is poor so i think it'll be a good test to see what we can do habitat improvement wise. We select cut a few years ago, this year is several food plots next year we will hinge cut for bedding and increase food plot area. After I gain a little more experience I'll take it and apply it to 500 acres that I hunt in NY where the hunting is already good to great.
Here's some pictures of the plots going in and again at 2 weeks followed by 4 weeks from planting, I'm am pleased with the progress. I have several small fall plots to go in end of August. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/2b8a806fcb3da9b1d3eaf890c3923a02.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/6e1f4c2b592af5113ebb45ce1434094c.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/7b84fa1173430bb59d2bcdfdb2bf5741.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/da1d1f05a0f4bfdb138f8a3e9d131c87.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/eea5fce80c0f809e9c538c1f71eb511c.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/7596296ee7d7d458fbaeb05033f86f00.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/b786137b916635874e8cdd01fa218d15.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/145bfa59eba13ab8d8d0f403e4d62cbb.jpg)
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Quote from: Spitten and drummen on June 25, 2018, 08:45:54 PM
If its your property and its big enough , a control burn would help greatly.
It's not all mine. But something about fire and woods/grass scares me..lol. I guess I've always been scared it would get away from me and the fire department is 30 mins away.
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Quote from: TauntoHawk on June 26, 2018, 09:24:55 AM
Yes this is my first year giving food plots a go so I'm trying lots of different blends and strategies see what works better then others and what the animals prefer. My test is on 60 acres that my uncle owns and my family has hunted for over 20yrs the deer and turkey numbers are relatively low and the habitat is poor so i think it'll be a good test to see what we can do habitat improvement wise. We select cut a few years ago, this year is several food plots next year we will hinge cut for bedding and increase food plot area. After I gain a little more experience I'll take it and apply it to 500 acres that I hunt in NY where the hunting is already good to great.
Here's some pictures of the plots going in and again at 2 weeks followed by 4 weeks from planting, I'm am pleased with the progress. I have several small fall plots to go in end of August. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/2b8a806fcb3da9b1d3eaf890c3923a02.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/6e1f4c2b592af5113ebb45ce1434094c.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/7b84fa1173430bb59d2bcdfdb2bf5741.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/da1d1f05a0f4bfdb138f8a3e9d131c87.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/eea5fce80c0f809e9c538c1f71eb511c.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/7596296ee7d7d458fbaeb05033f86f00.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/b786137b916635874e8cdd01fa218d15.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/145bfa59eba13ab8d8d0f403e4d62cbb.jpg)
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Your plots look great! Thats a nice tractor to btw!
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Quote from: TauntoHawk on June 26, 2018, 09:24:55 AM
Yes this is my first year giving food plots a go so I'm trying lots of different blends and strategies see what works better then others and what the animals prefer. My test is on 60 acres that my uncle owns and my family has hunted for over 20yrs the deer and turkey numbers are relatively low and the habitat is poor so i think it'll be a good test to see what we can do habitat improvement wise. We select cut a few years ago, this year is several food plots next year we will hinge cut for bedding and increase food plot area. After I gain a little more experience I'll take it and apply it to 500 acres that I hunt in NY where the hunting is already good to great.
Here's some pictures of the plots going in and again at 2 weeks followed by 4 weeks from planting, I'm am pleased with the progress. I have several small fall plots to go in end of August. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/2b8a806fcb3da9b1d3eaf890c3923a02.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/6e1f4c2b592af5113ebb45ce1434094c.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/7b84fa1173430bb59d2bcdfdb2bf5741.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/da1d1f05a0f4bfdb138f8a3e9d131c87.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/eea5fce80c0f809e9c538c1f71eb511c.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/7596296ee7d7d458fbaeb05033f86f00.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/b786137b916635874e8cdd01fa218d15.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180626/145bfa59eba13ab8d8d0f403e4d62cbb.jpg)
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Your plots look great! Thats a nice tractor to btw!
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Thank you. The tractor is my father's he's always wanted one just never had quiet enough "work" around his place to justify one but when he started looking and drooling again I pushed him over the edge when I said I'd put food plots in with it for him. So far it's been enjoyable
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TH, that is looking real good. If you have cover, food and water, the deer will find your place.
Don't plant myself but give my landlords kids some money to plant as they let me hunt their land. They are really into the clover it seems. I would like to see them test the ground but they don't seem to be interested in doing that at all, I have even offered to foot the bill for that and they are just not interested.
I usually plant fall plots in late august. Heres one i planted oats, turnips, and red/white clover mix last fall. This is the clover this spring. I start discing every couple weeks in july and it knocks the weeds back enough i dont have to spray.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180701/077eef48b496a59da31c3f63d6f0ab33.jpg)
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My uncle (his property where my plots are) got out to hang 2 extra cams I gave him last week and said he couldn't believe in the 95 degree heat there were deer in the middle of the day out in the plot and wouldn't leave.
Have more plots to go in the fall, trying to make sure I keep something out there for them as much of the year as possible, I think long term that will be best for the turkey and deer. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180701/2c436459568cb0b7763fa0d4cc015433.jpg)
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Mine is starting to take off. Haven't seen any deer or turkey sign in it. I guess theres still a lot of green vegetation for them to mill on..I'm starting to see weeds pop up of course. What do you guys spray them with? I probably need to spray soon.
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