bowhuntr311
IowaWhitetail Addict
Hey all,
I have been talking for a year about adding a foodplot to one of my favorite bowhunting spots. This is the area where I do a good portion of my rut hunting. I found this spot 1st time through and always thought it was a good area. You know the that feeling you get in your gut when you find a good area. GO WITH IT>!! The first summer I had permission to hunt here my girlfriend and I were riding quad through here and spotted a color phased black bear w/2cubs right here. Later that year my hunting partner killed a that same bear (on tape) in this spot so the spot is the "bear bait stand."
Its a 5 acre oak/birch flat with 2 large 6-10 year old clear cuts grown back to popel brush on 2sides great bedding. Open pasture on south end and a 1year old clear cut on the north side. Deer funnel through naturally for acorns and moving from popel cutting to popel cutting. 2 old logging chris-cross through the center provide a nice trail for the deer to stoll down with ease. Well I always wanted to do some thing in there with these old logging roads. ATVs with tools just didnt seem right. I dont want others to find there way into my honey hole and its just not big enough. So:
The time was here and now:
After riding my ATV 1/2mile across a cattle pasture to get to the spot I carried all my supplies in.
Supplies:
Gloves
Refreshments
Garden Rake
Seed - Clover Mix with turnips
Looking around I realized this was going to take me awhile. Even though its only 8-10ft wide its alot to with a rake.
2hours and a few beers later I took a little break in my stand: I had a helluva start. There is about 2x as much out of the pic I didnt get in the pic.
After I got all me seed down and somewhat covered with the rake I sipped another cold one and snapped this pic back at my stand.
3hours total with a 15min atv ride to check the fences along the pasture I was back at the truck. If this plot works at all it will be well worth it. And if it doesnt work... Oh well Live and Learn.
Remeber, there is no substitute for a little ambition and elbow grease.
Dean
I have been talking for a year about adding a foodplot to one of my favorite bowhunting spots. This is the area where I do a good portion of my rut hunting. I found this spot 1st time through and always thought it was a good area. You know the that feeling you get in your gut when you find a good area. GO WITH IT>!! The first summer I had permission to hunt here my girlfriend and I were riding quad through here and spotted a color phased black bear w/2cubs right here. Later that year my hunting partner killed a that same bear (on tape) in this spot so the spot is the "bear bait stand."
Its a 5 acre oak/birch flat with 2 large 6-10 year old clear cuts grown back to popel brush on 2sides great bedding. Open pasture on south end and a 1year old clear cut on the north side. Deer funnel through naturally for acorns and moving from popel cutting to popel cutting. 2 old logging chris-cross through the center provide a nice trail for the deer to stoll down with ease. Well I always wanted to do some thing in there with these old logging roads. ATVs with tools just didnt seem right. I dont want others to find there way into my honey hole and its just not big enough. So:
The time was here and now:
After riding my ATV 1/2mile across a cattle pasture to get to the spot I carried all my supplies in.
Supplies:
Gloves
Refreshments
Garden Rake
Seed - Clover Mix with turnips
Looking around I realized this was going to take me awhile. Even though its only 8-10ft wide its alot to with a rake.
2hours and a few beers later I took a little break in my stand: I had a helluva start. There is about 2x as much out of the pic I didnt get in the pic.
After I got all me seed down and somewhat covered with the rake I sipped another cold one and snapped this pic back at my stand.
3hours total with a 15min atv ride to check the fences along the pasture I was back at the truck. If this plot works at all it will be well worth it. And if it doesnt work... Oh well Live and Learn.
Remeber, there is no substitute for a little ambition and elbow grease.
Dean
