Recent content by SwampCat

I am having the same problem with brome and annual rye grass. One of my problems is half my plots are in accessible for another month due to wet ground. I have got rid of these grasses before by planting a roundup ready crop - like soybeans - or broadleaf crop like sunflowers - and spray and...

Look at yellow and white sweet clover

Seven acre wheat, durana, crimson food plot in a native pecan grove

I waited an planted all my seed two weeks ago. Hadnt had a rain for 3 months up until then. A couple rains and some fog since. Plots look great. Even those throw n mow look decent this year

Do you get enough growth for radish at this late planting date?

I have walked out in my neighbors pasture to loom. When I see a dozen deer in my wheat and clover and 30 deer out in the pasture 100 yards away, I wonder what is out there that I dont have. Fescue

My next door neighbor is a cattle rancher. He loves fescue. He has 1200 acres. He lets a couple relatives and me hunt his place. Bow only, kill what you want, but you have to mount it. But, I digress. I have lush green food plots of wheat, rye, and various clovers. He has fescue. I have worked...

I agree - if in my area, would be at least 4 yrs. But, if this is a Kansas Deer, they are as big at 2 as ours are at 4 - so a little difficult for me to tell. He would be a shooter here.

SW AR - nice gentle rain - first drop since end of August. The Aug rain was only rain since Jun 11. I am going to finally start planting my plots.

Could be - but if that is a wound on the point of his hip - it doesnt appear to be all that bad. Deer are tough critters. I have seen some recover from pretty bad wounds. I wonder if he might be sick - EHD a good candidate this year

I agree - weather predictors are often wrong and have no accountability. I have seen the accuweather app showing no chance of rain - when it is pouring and their own radar shows rain. I think why in the hell dont you just look outside and correct your app.

I have a big old deer I am after. I think he is at least five and maybe six. Three years now of camera history. He has been a 4 pt the last three years. Big, old bruiser for here.

That is the thing about it - I would plant the five acre field for a deer food plot anyway - just later. There is always enough top sown wheat to make a good plot. And no, 5 bags of wheat per acre will not ensure the doves stay - but the crows sure do like it.

My doves started leaving end of July and were gone by first of Sept. plenty of food - they just left. I have seen them do this before. In my state, normal farming practice - which is considered the standard for legal dove hunting - allows for top sown wheat, beginning Aug 15, up to 240 lbs per...

Doves are birds. They have wings. They can fly away whenever they want. Some of the things I do for doves. Five acres of wheat I keep sprayed after maturity for doves to feed in all summer. Three feeders with corn or sunflower seeds. Spread 100 lbs sunflower seeds - every week - on bare dirt Jun...