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We use : #50 Di-Cal #50 Stock Salt #50 Trace Mineral Salt #50 Green Fescue Mineral Dump about 1/2 of a 5 gallon bucket of this mixture on the ground and let the deer dig the hole. Like Ghost said ... try to keep the licks out of the sandy bottoms too ... clay is much better for them to chew...

Sounds like you have alot of energy and good ideas to put towards a conservation organization. I am a member of DU too, but it also sounds like you want to do many things on a local level. Pheasants Forever or the newly formed Quail Forever might be something you should look into instead of...

Cut the stumps level to the ground and go slow over them. The individual coulters and seed drop discs that hit the stumps will ride over them as long as you are moving in a straight line, if you are turning, you may break a seed drop disc. I drilled beans in a similiar situation on my farm...

Thanks for all the info guys, sorry it took me so long to get back and read the replies, it's a busy time of the year for me. Old Buck ... I got the persimmon trees from Forest keeling Nursery in Elsberry MO. Forest Keeling Nursery From what I have heard and read they should produce fruit...

I believe persimmons and plums are a better choice than apple trees for soft mast trees on a QDM farm ... at least I hope so because I planted 2000 last spring ... but I intend to plant four apple trees this spring. Does anyone have a suggestion as to what apple tree varieties would be best...

The plan for this spring includes : 12 acres of corn 2.5 acres of soybeans 1.5 acres of forage sorghum 8 acres of oats, clover, and korean lespedeza 1 acre of just oats 1 acre of clover/alfalfa 3 acres of sorghum, sunflowers and then in the fall we'll mow and drill winter wheat, rye...

I like Ladino Clover in shady areas ... don't forget to lime if your pH is low.

1 buck 16 does so far I bet Old Buck can improve our ratio. TOTAL 109 does 49 bucks

You do not need to soak either pine or cedar seeds and cedar would be better to plant ... although the white pine would make a real good, uneconomical food plot ... deer candy right Old Buck!

I'm sure there are a few Iowa landowners with ugly daughters ... ... so like my dad always told me ... marry for land, love will follow ...

Lang Enterprises in Donnellson can get you about anything you would want to plant in SE Iowa. There number is 319-835-5560. Most of the "exotic" seeds they have are simply bought wholesale from somewhere else and sold again retail, so the seed is not grown locally if that is what you are...

Great photo Larry, I need some more does shot on my farm. Do you hire out?

Great idea One Cam! Although I am a biased resident, I believe a nr tag for $350 is still a fair price when you consider the quality of deer we have here.

I think the earn a buck tag idea would overall be a good thing if we had check stations but without them I don't see how it would work. This might not be something to do on a statewide basis because of our variance in the deer population. I also see a concern for shooting button bucks but I...

There is nothing I am aware of that is 100% deer-proof but there is a repellent called Plant Skydd you might want to try. Type it in a search engine and you will find it on the internet. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't but it might be worth a try. Good luck!

Kelcher ... I've hunted black bear in several states with bait, spot and stalk, and with hounds. Far and away hound hunted for bears is the way to go, no other type of hunting compares. To experience a bear that refuses to climb a tree and stands his ground on a few good dogs is something...

I'm glad to see there are others that watch the young bucks with great potential on their land, pass them up during the bow season so they have a chance to grow, and then stress out for two weeks each year and pray they stay hid and not take a slug. I'm thankful we live in a state that limits...

I shot this buck the last day of October and was not able to find him. The neighbors shotgun hunters found him Dec. 5, so I don't have any better photos of my first buck, just the rack. Losing him gave me a pretty bad taste for bow hunting right away but I arrowed a couple does and got my...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/FarmlandQDM/DSC00517.jpg I shot this one in October and he scored 158 1/8 gross and 150 4/8 net. He's a really nice buck but looking at his teeth I aged him at 3.5. Like Oldbuck, we are striving to shoot only 4.5 and older deer on our farm and from my...

Hang in there Deernut, if you want to shoot deer like Oldbuck, you have to pass on many deer. If you questioned wether you should have shot him while you where in the stand, you probably should not have shot him. I'll post a pic of the buck I shot, it's a nice buck but I wish I would have let...