S.T.Fanatic's Land Tour
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Peas, radish, and turnips into standing buckwheat and crimped. Caught a nice rain shortly thereafter. Guessing a good 1/2” or more.
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Going to be picking up some rye and AMS later this week. Chance for a shower or two this weekend and next week.
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Patchy and a bit weedy. I broadcast about 125# of AMS and about 125# VNS Winter Rye last night hoping that the 40% chance of rain would pan out. Not a drop so far.
Should have pulled some samples to get a good baseline moving forward but didn’t. The last time I sampled it the ph was near perfect naturally and I have never added lime to this plot. It has gotten a couple gypsum treatment over the years but not at the rate that it probably should have. I’m planning on stockpiling gypsum over the next several months to put a decent rate down next spring. In all reality it shouldn’t need all that much because our rich limestone area also keeps the calcium content of the soil relatively high. I think 1/2 ton per acre rate should be plenty.
Next year I’m going to double my buckwheat rate and add some AMS in with it. I don’t think I went heavy enough this past year with the buckwheat and the plot got a little more weedy than i was hoping for. A little N boost should get it ahead of the weeds. They really weren’t all that bad after last years rye.
Pigweed and dock was more prevalent in the past this year I had zero pigweed and only 2-3 small burr dock plants on a 1 acre plot. Chickweed, smartweed, and dandelion are the most prevalent weed but last night I did notice a forth broadleaf starting to come on fairly strong. Not sure what it is but will identify soon.
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Patchy and a bit weedy. I broadcast about 125# of AMS and about 125# VNS Winter Rye last night hoping that the 40% chance of rain would pan out. Not a drop so far.
Should have pulled some samples to get a good baseline moving forward but didn’t. The last time I sampled it the ph was near perfect naturally and I have never added lime to this plot. It has gotten a couple gypsum treatment over the years but not at the rate that it probably should have. I’m planning on stockpiling gypsum over the next several months to put a decent rate down next spring. In all reality it shouldn’t need all that much because our rich limestone area also keeps the calcium content of the soil relatively high. I think 1/2 ton per acre rate should be plenty.
Next year I’m going to double my buckwheat rate and add some AMS in with it. I don’t think I went heavy enough this past year with the buckwheat and the plot got a little more weedy than i was hoping for. A little N boost should get it ahead of the weeds. They really weren’t all that bad after last years rye.
Pigweed and dock was more prevalent in the past this year I had zero pigweed and only 2-3 small burr dock plants on a 1 acre plot. Chickweed, smartweed, and dandelion are the most prevalent weed but last night I did notice a forth broadleaf starting to come on fairly strong. Not sure what it is but will identify soon.
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Have u got an old test you’d be willing to share? Those weeds are all low calcium weeds with the exception of pigweed. I also don’t think those can be pinned solely on low calcium, but it is a common denominator.
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S.T.Fanatic
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I know I have it save d somewhere but not sure where. Most of the nutrients were either high or vey high.
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Caught a good rain this afternoon. Should be plenty to get the AMS into the soil and my rye and oats to germinate.
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Ended up being about 2” after all was said and done.
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Buddy of mine shot this Wednesday afternoon. 174” and change green. Shot about 3 miles away from where I hunt.
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Wind Gypsy
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That is a tank!
S.T.Fanatic
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Outlook for next season kees getting worse. Passed this buck up a half dozen times in 23 and twice in 24. Was hoping next year as a 5 year old he’d start getting trashy.
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T-Max
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Outlook for next season kees getting worse. Passed this buck up a half dozen times in 23 and twice in 24. Was hoping next year as a 5 year old he’d start getting trashy.
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Oh man… That’s the worst. I had a similar one this year. Almost exactly and the neighbor found him dead in the creek…
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S.T.Fanatic
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Found yesterday in a Rye, turnip, radish plot. I’ve made up my mind on brassicas. I usually go with about 50/50 radish and turnip. The radishes are being eaten but not the turnips. Going to adjust the ratio to 75/25 at most for next year.
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Found yesterday. It seems every week that passes makes this fall less and less exciting.
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Forgot to upload this one from a couple of weeks ago. 8 year old 160” 10 pt. He had his biggest rack at 5 fwiw
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Catscratch
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I've found 3 so far in the last month. 1 I think was my own doing, the other 2 ether EHD or just nature being harsh. Not uncommon to find a few dead bucks during shed season (wish it wasn't).
Brian662
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Yeah that stuff happens, I'm mostly curious if there was an EHD outbreak in STFanatics area of MN. That would be very close to home and we had a dry fall. It isn't something I'm accustomed to in this area.
S.T.Fanatic
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Not EHD, Not CWD. We don't shoot many bucks and everyone shoots a doe or two. This fall it was evident our buck to do ratio was tight with probably more bucks than does. Tons or trail cam picks with busted up racks.
I'm guessing the rut took out the 8 year old ( although there is a chance that I wounded it ) I took a long shot at a buck that I couldn't be sure what deer it was. Unlikely from where he was found but possible. I thought it was a 9 pt. It was bigger that the 9 i found dead by a fair amount.
I did hear that the neighbors wounded a 9 pt the first gun season. Going to assume it was the one I found over the weekend.
The heavy 9 I posted a few weeks ago was only a 4 year old but he was an aggressive deer his entire life. He could have died from the rut. Most likely wounded on the neighbors and not found based off of where he was found. Top of the hill and we just hunt the bottom letting the deer come to us. Unlikely that a mortally wounded animal is going to climb a 400 foot hill before dying.
Have a big 6x5 4 year old that broke off both main beams. Either one of the mature bucks that were found dead could have been killed by him. Tough to say.
Also have a 5 year old 8 that could have killed another buck. He has a wound to one of his front shoulders and has a significant limp. If it would have been a gun shot that buck would have dropped in a short distance. Shed both sides the second week of January. Took all the cameras down so I am unsure of his fate.
