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I have a 3.5 acre alfalfa plot that receives heavy browsing pressure and it still needs to be bailed 3-4 times per year. I tried mowing it myself but it leaves too much residue and will choke growth out. I use a local co op non round up ready alfalfa that does great.

For Cold weather I still like my old Cabelas MT 050 parka and pants. The ASIO camo is great and very well built.

One of my neighbors had a burn get away from them that day Northwest of Leon. I heard 7 different fire depts responded to it.

Nice job! I thought you two did great answering the questions.

I have one mineral site and I cover it with plywood about 2-3 weeks before the season opens.

The first year you may get by without bailing and after that I think bailing is necessary (with a lot of rain you won't even make it one year). You can mow it high, but it grows thick and tall resulting in a lot of mulch on the ground covering the alfalfa. I plant mine with a drill in the Spring...

I had a few bucks shed real early then most held on till just recently. They are really starting to drop the last 2-3 days. I'm not a big shed hunter, but some buddies are, and we will do a shed hunt in March on my farms.

That Teague blend is what I use too..it’s a little cheaper than most other bagged protein. $16 per 50 lbs. I’m going thru about 500 lbs a week in one feeder..This feeding isn’t cheap.:rolleyes:

I bought mine at the local co op, and do not remember the manufacturer. Some people get the roundup ready blend but I did not. Roundup ready is a lot more expensive.

Definitely high hunter numbers in Decatur co..It gets hunted and hunted hard. I’ve started looking in other less hunted counties and bought a place in SW Iowa. Much less hunting pressure there. In the heavily hunted well known counties it is very difficult to get bucks to maturity now and the...

My #1 favorite food plot. The only downside is maintaining it..I have someone cut/bale mine and I give them the hay free..Also, the last cutting needs to be done by the first week of September.

I had someone hunting in one of my blinds last year. I went to secure my blinds for the off season around March and found all the windows unlatched in one. I firmly believe they were coming in at night and hunting with thermals. Now I lock all the blinds.

So now let's outright ban it during hunting season to eliminate any gray area. Some of my neighbors abuse this and I'm sure many guys do. Who on here has a problem with completely eliminating all feed/bait during deer season?

How can we introduce a bill to end all in season feeding/baiting? October 1st -January 10th.

Seems like they could at least introduce no feeding/baiting at all during the deer hunting season. That sure seems like common sense to me and only baiters would be upset.

I asked Higgins this question on his last chasing giants podcast. Since he raised captive deer in the past I figured he would know. He said early shedding makes no difference and it’s all about a good warm Spring. He said all bucks start growing back at the same time. You can watch his answer on...

Putting a camera on the road helps identify vehicles that come back day after day. Then at least the warden can investigate if a deer gets shot and left minus the rack..Still need a tag number though. It’s amazing just how many bad apples and poachers are out there!

It doesn't get any easier than sitting over standing beans or mowed corn during the guns and late muzz season. Every buck around comes in during afternoon hunts. It is so easy I would not even consider it hunting, it's killing. Now the guys hunting without the food, that is a challenge.

I saw a podcast talking about early shedding a year or so ago. Seems like a biologist said early shedding meant they finished growing earlier than the late shedders. I have seen some bucks fully finished when others had a lot of growing left...Interesting topic and I'd love to hear more about it.

In season baiting/feeding is currently allowed as long as you don't hunt over it. Of course, this is abused and it is almost impossible to catch the violators. This should be easy to push thru this year and not allowing any in season baiting/feeding.. NOT foodplots.