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Hi Guys. I have friends ask me from time to time to help get them started with food plots. I've written the attached booklet/article/paper documenting my simple methods of food plotting, much of it learned on this forum and others. It's not complete, but I thought I would run it by you guys...

Anyone have experience with this program? My local NRCS is encouraging me to apply. Any pitfalls?

In addition to my larger plots, I put in a couple little micro food plots of about 1000 sq. ft. this year near stand locations. I just cleared, sprayed and threw down some rye, radish and clover. I didn't expect much, but thought it couldn't hurt and my effort and cost was minimal. They...

I'm a minimalist when it comes to most things. I try to have enough to get the job done, but no more. When it comes to deer hunting cartridges, I think this is important because I believe excess recoil degrades accuracy and shooting enjoyment unnecessarily. According to my understanding of...

If you're a serious deer hunter, it's hard not to notice all the concern in deer hunting circles about the decreasing levels of participation in the sport. Personally, I'm not too alarmed about this trend. Yes, I hate to see the wane of great traditions like hunting camps and the bonding of...

We own three Ruger American Rifles in 7mm-08. For Michigan hunting with my teenagers, I reduce the loads down to about 2400 fps, but I've also taken mule deer in Wyoming with full power loads. I love their accuracy at an economy price and I love the versatility of the 7mm-08 cartridge. But I...

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Let me explain the title of this thread and why I put it in the Habitat forum instead of Food Plots. I have two open areas on the perimeter of my property that make excellent rifle stand sites because they are surrounded by good habitat, allow for low impact access and currently provide open...

When I was preparing to do some logging on my property, I was advised of the importance of cutting aspen in winter for maximum regeneration. I was told a late summer cutting would not regenerate as quickly or as well. Nevertheless, I was forced to do a summer cutting because of access issues...

Can you guys help me diagnose what I may have done wrong with this T&M plot? On May 6th I mowed a couple feet of pretty thick rye to kill it and allow the clover some sunlight. When I came back on May 26th the rye was still growing, so I mowed again. Came back June 16th and the rye was still...

I loosely follow the Paul Knox food plot program planting about half with a grain/clover/radish mix and half with a turnip/radish/rape brassica mix. I understand Paul's practice was to go back and frost seed clover into his brassica areas in late winter/early spring. In reading Ed Spinazzola's...

I've been planting my plots using the throw-n-mow techniques learned on this forum and others with modest success. After I broadcast my seeds and amendments, I go over the seeded area with a cultipacker. When I inspect the ground afterwards, it seems the cultipacker is doing very little to...

Hi guys, I spend most of my time these days at a Michigan-specific forum, but check back here from time to time. I have a question I could probably find if I looked hard enough, but if you guys don't mind indulging my laziness. I have been using throw-n-mow techniques learned from the old...