Recent content by Iowa_Dave

Your fire breaks look top notch, but after looking at your pics...here's something to consider... With the dead cedars "in play" near the edge of your burn area, I would recommend also considering the sparks that those might throw when they go "woof". You might possibly get some live stuff...

It will grow, albeit slowly, in temps that are near freezing, 34 degrees'ish.

Iowa Whitetail also maintains a deep reservoir of Paul's advice and writings on all kinds of food plot and habitat management topics.

Owhyhee River, near Adrian, Oregon.

A few more pics...

Recently returned from a trip out west where I had a SUPER time catching all kinds of nice sized wild stream trout.

Ah, just saw this after replying to a different post. I believe I did plant milo and EW out of my large seed box this spring, but ended up with a way too heavy seeding rate. Did I just not "dial it down" far enough for that smaller, relative to oats/rye/peas, rounder seed or would it be better...

OK, thanks. I think I was probably just over thinking things. Here is what I now think led me down this path, FWIW... I used the drill this spring to plant milo and EW and for some unknown reason I used the large seed box and even as I tried to throttle the seed rate down I ended up with way...

Follow up question...I mentioned above that I recently planted oats out of my large seed box and rye in the fluffy seed box and then in a separate pass, peas out of the large seed box. Although I sacrificed some efficiency by making two passes...I also wanted to concentrate the peas in certain...

For me...in the year that I have my drill, I have not attempted clover, mainly because I already have those plots established. I have yet to plant via that small seed box...but I will next spring. I did plant EW and milo this past spring...but out of inexperience, etc, I used the large seed...

Caveat - I am still a greenhorn when it comes to using a grain drill, but I do have a few uses under my belt now. (I have a Truax Flex-2) So I would say...it would be fine to broadcast the clover ahead of running the drill over the ground. The action of the drill will "shake" and or press...

Ha. I have seen triplets a couple/few times, but never quads. You might want to set a stand for her this fall...if she gets around that much she is sure to bring a nice buck by sooner or later! :)

1. Broadcast the brassicas into the standing buckwheat. 2a. Roll it flat and spray it to kill it. OR (my preference) 2b. Mow the buckwheat and let the thatch cover your fresh brassica seed. Don't absolutely smother it, but a good covering will be just the ticket.

Rod and reel. OK, OK. :) Most fish were caught on Lindy rigs with 3" to 5" minnows/chubs. I caught a couple on a soft plastic swim jig, but with the very unfavorable fishing conditions...I "cheated" and caught most via live bait. Most fish were taken on day 1 in 10-'12' water, associated...

Recently traveled to Lake Mille Lacs to get in on some top shelf smallmouth action and although fishing conditions were tough and very COLD, I still connected on a good number of big smallies. :) Got some bonus walleye too, but caught probably 15 of the 20 biggest smallies in my life...in tough...