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The property I hunt/manage (brother inn law's property) is roughly 50 acres once you factor out the powerline and cleared areas near the neighboring properties. It consists of mostly ridges running to a creek bottom on the neighboring property to the southwest. There is approximately 5 acres of...

Last winter I opened up a 1/4 acre for an additional food plot. I had some forage oats left over from last year so I planted them this spring primarily as a cover crop. The oats have died off now and the smartweed was starting to take over, so I mowed the plot and the sprayed it with glyphosate...

Last Fall I planted a 1/3 acre woods plot in a white clover/forage oat mix. The oats were hit hard and ate down to bare dirt by mid November. I frost seeded a white clover mix in mid March but got poor germination...first time this has happened but probably not the last time!. I am thinking of...

I hunt and maintain my brother in law's property the he recently enrolled in a management program through the IDNR. I have divided the property into 5 acre sections and I have made decent progress, but I haven't done any work since deer season started on October 1st. With our deer season coming...

Last year I had a small (1/8 acre or a bit more) clover plot that was over run with smartweed and Japanese stilt grass. I was unable to get to the property from late July until the 3rd week of August and the invasives just smothered out the clover. I mowed it, but I was just too late. Like much...

I presently have a bit more than a .25 acre planted in clover in a fairly secluded area that is bordered on the east and west side by a skidder trail. The skidder trail is planted in a clover/triticale mix. South of the clover plot is a .5 acre triangle shaped section of treetops and small...

The property that I hunt (brother in law's) was logged in November 4 years ago. The logging company left the skidder trails a rutted mess and by spring there was quite a bit of erosion. I leveled the trails with a grader box, added lime and planted them in winter rye and clover. Figured I could...

Deer season here in Indiana runs to the first Sunday of January, but the all intents and purposes, we are done hunting on the "Property" for this season. Being retired and having more time to spend in the woods this year, I have made a mental list of things that I want to get done before next...

I am wondering about the shade tolerance of brassicas in general. I have close to a 1/2 mile (by 6'-10' wide) of old skidder trails that get 4-5 hours of sunlight that I am wanting to plant a fall and winter food source on. The trails have been in a white clover/winter rye mix for 2 to 4 years...

I know there will probably be a bunch of different preferences and some brand loyalty for this question, but I feel like most of you on this site probably use your truck for the same things that I do. I drive a 2005 Silverado 1/2 ton shortbed 4x4. I pull my 16' trailer with my Kubota B2320 with...

On the property I hunt, I have a small L shaped field that is a bit less than 2 acres. I am thinking about planting forage type soybeans, but I do not have a small row planter or access to a planter that is small enough for me to get to the field. Wondering what kind of results any of you have...

Not exactly sure where to post this, so I am just putting here. Having retired in September I had a lot more time in the woods this year. The property that I hunt was logged a few years back and it was left in a mess by the loggers. I cleaned up and leveled out some of the skidder trails and...

I have been searching for a used 48"-60" cultipacker and have had no luck. I finished up planting my trails and a new 1/4 acre plot on Monday. I discked it lightly, then used the front mounted spreader on the atv to spread the pelletized lime and fertilizer, dragging the spike tooth harrow to...

Tried to take advantage of the weather forecast yesterday. The forecast called for light showers in the late afternoon/early evening, so I figure it is a good time to get the dwarf Essex rape and groundhog radish in the ground. It is around 3/4 of mile to the plot and since it is a small area, I...

Hello! Sorry for the length of this post, but I want to lay out what I have done and what I plan to do and hope to get some feed back from you all here. I am doing some habitat improvement/foodplots on my brother in law's 72 acres. It is mostly hill and hollers with the exception of a 2.5 acre...