It's a really good thing you killed this bill! OMG!
Iowans,
As I understand it, the bills mentioned in this thread would have allowed Iowa landowners living outside of Iowa to get an any-sex license IF they owned 80 or more contiguous acres for at least 5 years. Can anyone tell me what is...
Corn is king
Folks,
I can't believe no one mentioned corn, which is my favorite fall/winter attraction forage because I have yet to witness anything more attractive to deer in fall & winter than corn. Ideally however, you should never put all of your eggs in one basket with only one type of...
corygnc,
I would plant the soybeans 2-4 weeks before you plan to hunt them, but you are limited to an early season hunt only (Oct) because soybeans planted later than this may not germinate at all.
You would have a short (<2 weeks) window of time in which to hunt the newly germinated beans...
Ideally, you want to broadcast the brassica just before a rain. This will insure good seed-to-soil contact which will result in a high germination rate. If planted just before a rain, there is no need to till the soil or do any other site prep work. We also disk strips in our clover plots...
For what it's worth, the first year we planted brassica, the deer did not touch any of the plot. By the 2nd year, they consumed everything! For us it was a matter of the deer acquiring a taste for the new plant. If brassicas go untouched for multiple years, I would agree with dbltree that...
dbltree is right, soybeans planted in late summer as I suggested, will never mature to the point they produce beans. They will only provide a short term attraction, but a very strong attraction over that short window - only good for early season bowhunting.
All of the above is good advice. However, a colleague of mine actually did a scientific study comparing a cheap mineral mix purchased from the local coop to some of the commercial mineral licks, which of course were much more expensive. He found that the cheap custom mix from the coop...
I suggest planting a variety of perennial grass. Grasses are much better at holding soil together than trees. We plant perennial ryegrass and fescue on our farm lanes where we have farm traffic and erosion problems. Both hold up well to occasional farm traffic but neither has much wildlife...
One idea not yet mentioned for an early season bow hunting food plot is... soybeans. Soybeans planted during the early fall will die after the first hard frost, but nothing beats the attraction of newly germinated soybeans! Obviously, the soybeans will provide zero attraction during late...
Letemgrow,
First, I really like your website name! That name spells out what is most lacking in deer management across the U.S. - people killing yearling bucks without realizing they are... yearling bucks!
We've had great success with all of our fruit tree plantings (apple, pear, &...
If the locust is honey locust, I would advise leaving some of these trees - deer really like the pods & I have witnessed deer walking through corn to a honey locust tree to eat the pods. Honey locust trees are quick to colonize an area, which can result in a monoculture, in which case you...
Corygnc,
I don't like the idea of letting cedars come in on their own. This may or may not happen.
Instead, I suggest transplanting small cedars from neighboring properties onto your property. Cedars that are less than 2 feet tall can be hand-pulled from the ground, put in a 5-gallon...
Knockover corn then plant
I would allow the corn to put out ears & then mow or otherwise knock over the stalks where you want to plant the turnips. The corn, now on the ground, will still attract deer and now there is plenty of sunlight for the turnips to germinate and grow. I would not wait...
wesome photos - lucky kids
Ghost,
Those are some awesome photos.... and some very lucky kids to have parents dedicated to getting them outdoors - congrats!
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