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Good news - 7 of my 13 pear trees have blossoms this year. Two years ago we had our first two pears. Last year a couple trees had fruit but less than twenty total pears. Bad news - low temps the next two nights are around 27 degrees. I’m hopeful we don’t get a hard freeze but it seems like...

Labor Day weekend coming up. That’s kind of my norm for my fall cereal grain food plots. I’m conflicted on what I should do. I’ve got a four day weekend - but no rain in the ten day forecast. Should I disc everything in, cultipack, and just be patient and hope for the best. Should I disc now...

Has anyone ever used a box blade to cover seed? I usually disc and then pull My ATV cultipacker behind my tractor but it doesn’t always cover the seed as well as I’d like. I know I could lightly disc it in but I was wondering if lightly dragging the box blade over the plot would do a good job...

We’ve been very dry here in central Missouri. I planted my food plots in mid/late august. We got a little rain right away and then we’ve had virtually nothing since then. My plots have been mostly dirt. Most Everything germinated and died. A couple weeks ago we had heavy rain predicted. I...

Okay, so not really a unicorn but just as rare. Armadillos have gradually moved into our part of the country the last couple of years. Usually we only see them dead on the road. Yesterday I had a couple of them rooting around under my stand. They’re strange creatures for sure.

I just picked up my seed for my fall plots. I’ve really only got one local source so the prices are what I have to pay regardless. I thought it was worth sharing what things are going for here. This is from the Valley Park Grain Elevator in St. Louis County, Missouri (East central Missouri)...

Some of you may remember I tried some cow peas and buckwheat as a summer plot this year. It did okay actually In spite of high heat and drought conditions. The buckwheat started strong and then got wiped out by browse and heat. The cowpeas held in a little but they kept mowed down and pretty...

Last year I bought a Kubota B2601. I love it. My only complaint is the cheap little plastic tool box that comes with the tractor. I looked at options to add a better tool box. I really like the Artillian stuff but it’s not inexpensive. I saw where people were taking ammo cans and making tool...

Does anyone know of a good app for measuring food plot size in acres? My plots are small and irregular shaped. I’ve estimated them Before and have expanded some of them. My brother was out helping me do some work and he thinks I’ve underestimated their size. I was wondering if anyone knew of an...

Has anyone ever done throw and mow cowpeas? I don’t usually do summer plots unless it’s a little buckwheat. I expanded some of my harvest plots a little bit this year and with the late spring I’ve got a lot of weeds this year and the red clover just didn’t really take off like in years past...

This is a curiosity question. I’ve had good success with my food plots for the purposes I’ve used them for. They’re hunting plots. I basically started with the LC cereal grain mix and have continued to use it with good results in spite of weather and it’s unpredictable nature. While I’ve had...

Okay, I admit I thought it was a doe. It was my fourth sit of the year and this is the first deer I’ve seen. I thought it was a yearling doe but it was a button buck. He’ll be plenty tasty just the same. I was using a Grim reaper whitetail special. Complete pass though. No blood trail for...

We bought our property In June 2016. At the time I had storage challenges and didn’t want to spend a bunch of money after buying the property. Two years ago we built a new house with a bigger garage. I’ve said since the first year that if I had one do over I’d have bought a tractor instead of...

I’ve got a couple areas where I want to let some sunlight in. I’ve done plenty of hinge cutting the last couple of years but there are some medium sized trees that I’d like to try hack and squirt on. These are not large areas, maybe 1/4 to 1/3 of an acre. Is early March still a good time for...

If you follow any of my threads you know I’m not necessarily an antler hunter But I do get excited when we see a nice buck on camera. This year I actually posted that we had a few does and fawns on camera but no bucks to speak of other than a three legged buck we named Tre’ And a little three...

I’m doing some long range planning. I always said if I had one Do-over I’d have bought a compact tractor and not the ATV. The ATV has been great but I work it like a tractor and that’s just not what it’s designed for. The kids are all done with college, I have a bigger garage at the new house...

They got here a day early but they’re still going in the ground first thing Friday morning. It’s funny how a handful of sticks can make your day. It’s a late drop pear package - 7 trees. Once I get them in the ground I’ll post some pics on my land tour thread.

Don’t know if I missed this earlier or if it’s the first official notice. For all of you Missouri guys we have to now register as landowners in the state of Missouri to qualify for landowner permits. I don’t know why they can’t just link to each counties tax records or if it’s more related to...

My situation - I’m a small property owner, 36 acres, we’re just your average deer hunters. We’ll of course shoot a big deer given the opportunity and we sure get excited when we see them on camera. Mostly we enjoy hunting and the taste of venison. Last year we put three deer in the freezer...

Finished my habitat work and have been staying away from the property for a few weeks to let the deer have the place all to themselves. It was a good time to get caught up on some reloading and sometimes I just like to go shoot. From left to right 223, 243, 6.5 x 55, 7mm magnum, 308, 338...