Fall Planting

[Bonecollector]

Preparing the table.
Mowed last week.


Tilled 5 diff plots throughout the property.
I don’t actually sit over any of these plots until late season. But it’s a good way to funnel wildlife through the farm.

 

[Bonecollector]

Plan is to lime and fertilize early this week and plant by the weekend. I use a variety of products from Whitetail Institute and I’ve always had great success.

 

[Prerylyon]

Sounds about right. From time to time, I help a couple of my archer buddies with all that; along with pruning shooting lanes, putting up game cameras; retrieving memory sticks. Its that time of the yr.

 

[LCH]

Looking good! Beastly looking pickup also!

 

[mallardsx2]

We switched a bunch of our plots to Durana last year. Pretty happy with it.

 

[mustang8]

What do you plant on your trails? Ive always had a hell of a time getting stuff to grow when its shaded that much.

 

[Bonecollector]

mustang,
Look for products that require little sunshine to grow. There are several products that work well where only 2-3 hours of sunlight or limited amount of light shines through due to canopy cover. Whitetail Institute offers a few products. 3rd year for me and all plots have done well with the exception of 1, but I didn't have time to properly prep and rushed it in.

 

[mallardsx2]

In the shaded areas I found that durana worked pretty well. It keeps it from burning up. Once the stuff roots its pretty good clover.

 

[mustang8]

Thanks guys, im gonna give them a look!

 

[Bonecollector]

Seed sown over the weekend. We’ll see how it goes. Looks like good weather for the next 10 days so the seed should get off to a good start Also changed a few camera chips and got a few interesting pictures

 

[Bonecollector]

Luckily I just happen to catch this while quickly scanning the pictures last night. If you look in the background you will see the rack of a buck in an opening with The only way I picked it up initially was and there is something moving in and out of the frame as I toggled back-and-forth. Nice to see he hung around for 10 minutes before getting up and moving on.
in the trees.

 

[mallardsx2]

I disked up a shooting land to plot last weekend and looked back and 4 deer where jumping around playing in the fresh dirt. Its funny how deer are scared out of their minds by a 4 wheeler but come to the noise of a chainsaw or a tractor.

Semi-related but I know a guy who killed a moose every year in Canada rifle season.

He told me he would go to the woods and cut a load of firewood and keep his rifle with him while running the saw. He said every year a moose would walk right up to him and he would shoot it and then take the moose and a load of wood home with him.
I didn't believe him at first but after seeing a similar incident with my own eyes I can agree they are curious animals.

 

[eastmont]

What is the lime for?

 

[mallardsx2]

Short version - Neutralizes your soil to the correct PH so things will grow correctly.