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Last year, I added a 1/4 acre plot on my oak ridge and it worked out well. A month ago, I went up and frost seeded some clover and put lime down because I thought I would have good ground contact. This weekend I went up and found out that there was a thicker layer of leaves on the plot than I...

With the crazy warm temps, I would like to propagate some ROD sooner than later. My question is, when is it too late to take cuttings and plant propagate the in soil? My plan is to put 6-8 cuttings in 5 gallon buckets and get them going strong this year and then next year plant them with cages...

I'm starting to make a plan to get some ROD growing in my swamp. After a lot of reading and watching, I'm planning on cutting pencil sized lengths and putting them in 6-8" pots this spring and letting the grow over the summer. During the winter months, I hope to put them in the basement to...

I'm thinking about adding a new plot to my 80. I've posted pictures before but added them again to show what I'm working with. The thought is to make a V plot with a stand on the east and south side. From hunting there 3 years, I have learned that the deer bed on mine and then head west to...

I would like to create a food plot in the corner of my property. My hope is to make it 75-100 yards long and shaped like an L. When reading about kill plots, there is a lot of talk about long and thin so that deer travel as they feed and walk past a stand. Some of the readings say to make them...

I did some scouting this weekend and found a trail that parallels a travel corridor that I have a stand on. The problem is that the natural trail is in a bad spot for a stand and is in the clear-cut so there are no big trees to drop on it for blocking. What works best to block trails in 15...

This was our 3rd year hunting our 80 acres and it was a good one. Prior to the season, I added a small plot on my oak ridge and the deer used it often. I planted it in clover and used oats as a nurse crop. I shot a doe on it one night. My wife also shot a doe over one of the water tanks I...

Last year, I planted winter rye in my plot. I sprayed my plot and a few days later I worked my ground to remove rocks and roots. The plot is going into its 3rd deer season. My hope was to plant annual red clover as a cover crop until Aug when I can plant brassicas and winter rye. My...

I have a question for more experienced food plotter. I took a saw and wood chipper and cleared .20 acres in my hardwoods. The trees were mostly 4" poplar with a few 7-8" basswood, 3-5" ironwood, 2-3" muscle wood and some smaller maples. Right now, I have 1/2 of the stumps cut at ground level...

I have a picture on my cell cam of a bear by my 100 gallon water tank at 3:00AM. The next picture is of a deer at 6:10 and I can't see water in the tank. He either put a hole in the Rubbermaid 100 gallon ag tank or displaced a lot of water by going in the tank. I can see one of the rings so...

I would like to put a 100 water tank in the ground on the edge of a swamp. The part of the swamp I'm looking at is the highest part so in the summer months it is dry there. If I dig in a water tank and put 20-25 gallons of dirt in the tank, will it stay put even during spring flooding when the...

After all the great info on lime, I started thinking about making a spreader like those posted on my other thread. Does anyone have more pictures of the inside of the spreader and dimensions on building one?

Looking at my soil sample, it states I need 2 ton/acre of 60-69 lime or 1.5 ton/Acre of 80-89 lime. I called the coop and they said to go with pellet lime and that 600# would be what I need. I'm wondering if going with 600# of pellet lime is better than the other options? I'm currently at 5.7...

I'm thinkin about making a new plot It would be .16 acre total of growing space. I walked the area and flagged it out. Here is a sketch of the plot. I would also feather the edges to create some more sunlight and promote natural growth around the plot. I really can't go much longer with...

Now that hunting season is over, my head is thinking about my next improvements. I walked my 80 twice this weekend and planned out 2 small plots. One will be in the oak ridge and the other in my SW corner. My question is what size to make the plots. I have stand locations for both areas...

I know that 2-4-d can stay active in the soil for 7-20 days after spraying. I'm hoping to spray and then seed later with brassica, forage oats, spring peas and red clover. I know that the red clover and spring peas need to wait 14 days after. Do the brassicas and oats need to wait as well or can...

I have winter rye in my plot and I want to plant a Sandy Sure Shot from Deer Creek soon. I know there are 2 options but want to know what most guys suggest. #1 Broadcast seed into standing rye/spray with 1qt-per acre glyphosate/roll with cultipacker (all in the same day) #2 Spray with...

I need to buy chemicals for killing buckthorn and ironwood. Where is the best place to buy it in NW Wisconsin? I'm looking for Garlon 4 and the dye for it. I'm a complete rookie on this stuff and I think this is what I need.

Is an 8" culvert 48" long big enough for a cultipacker build?

I'm in the process of deciding where to put a small plot in the timber (13 year old popular slashing). My land is the one with the pins on it and the fields are the neighbors that I have permission to walk on to access my land. The SW pin is on a trail where the deer cut the corner from one...