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I like to mix oats, rye grain, and winter wheat together into one plot. When the oats die, you still have the others. I recommend going higher on the rye and wheat when mixing them.

Yes high grading in these counties is a major issue.

I agree neighbors are everything. I have found thru the years that good neighbors are EXTREMELY difficult to find if you are chasing old, giants. 99% of the hunters out there can’t hold off a 3 year old 170. So I figure the best option is to find the lowest hunting pressure areas. I will say I...

Decatur has great habitat, but I think it is too heavily hunted. It is very difficult to get good genetic bucks to maturity because of the hunting pressure. Decatur is like Pike County Illinois was in the past. The only difference is the Iowa hunting regs help save it from the exact same path.

I was going to wait, but I'll start it out. I think the "known" trophy counties really are not the best overall. The pockets where guys own thousands or heavily managed neighborhoods in these counties can be great, but I would pick areas that have the least amount of hunting pressure and at...

This is a loaded question some won't like to answer, but......What 2 counties in Iowa would you pick if you were looking at the best odds on a mature monster buck?

The mosquitoes were so bad in the timber until recently, I think a lot of deer bedded out of the timber this spring/summer. I can see TSI being a big bedding draw in the fall/winter. Switchgrass is too thick in a lot of stands I’ve seen and I believe bucks like waterways in ag, or grassy areas...

Zero turns are terrible on any slope, and dangerous. I’ve learned to use mine only on flat ground after a couple of close calls.

The 4wd is huge. It makes a big difference when I pull a heavy implement with the 6000. You will love that tractor.

I have a 6000. Perfect tractor in my opinion for all the deer chores. Pulls drills, corn planters, and 8ft discs no problem.

This is big IMO. If you can connect some with a mowed path or gap even better.

I haven't ordered it yet, but I believe it's $40 per year.

I checked into getting some beans sprayed with a drone in southern Iowa this year, but it was too expensive. He wanted more than it was worth to me. I think if more guys do it then prices may drop for seeding and spraying.

I read the reviews for "tractor gps" that you can get on your phone via the play store. The reviews were really good, and I think I might try it.

I know there are some apps you can get on your phone for this. You put sprayer length, and it shows what you spray as you go. Has anyone tried one of these apps? Like Tractor GPS?

PH level low?

July 26th is my birthday so I'll miss it. Have fun!

Over 6 inches here and still pouring.

We needed rain but almost got too much all at once. It poured all night with heavy rain in Decatur co. Still heavy rain this morning.

I have some bags of corn I did not use this year. Will it be good to use next year if I keep it stored in a dry, cool house all year?