Well, here will be my food plot experience

[Mountain Top]

@LBrown. That is one fine lookin Blue Whizzer, have not seen one of those in many moons.
I did not have much success with my late summer food plot; up here the turkeys are all over each other. Just wait till Spring Turkey season.

 

[schoolsout]

Food plots are not the answer they are a part of the problem.
There are all ready way way to many deer .

Too many deer means less food in the area and smaller deer...not sure what you are trying to get at, but whatever...

Pics from this past weekend...1st two are the turnip/rape mix and the third is Chic Magnet with a little rape added to the far corner when I ran out of seed.
Sawtooth oak in the middle of this area.

 

[Redbug]

Food plots are not the answer they are a part of the problem.
There are all ready way way to many deer .

I can see in some places the deer population is out of hand. In those places, the land owners can get deer depredation permits to reduce the numbers if they are affecting agriculturial operations.

Wildlife plots that are planted also benefit other critters, too. Turkey, quail, pheasant, rabbits...even songbirds, to name a few. I guess most people put in food plots mainly for deer, though. And it depends on the season on what is planted and for what critter.

 

[Bartcephus]

HIJACKED THREAD WARNING....

I thought I would throw a few photos of the plot I prepared this last weekend too! Hope this doesn't offend you,

Bart

Edit: Opps... last two photos are of purple top turnips planted September 1, 2011 and irrigated. I thought they were photos of some plots I planted Sept. 1 as well. But they were not irrigated fields.

 

[lakngulf]

I thought I would throw a few photos of the plot I prepared this last weekend too! Hope this doesn't offend you,

Your land is awfully hilly, or do you always drive your tractor sideways?

 

[Redbug]

Well...I am using my laptop and turned it sideways.

Bart...Your plots look good. I hope the rain continues this winter. How long ago was the land logged? That looks like some pretty new growth...should be full of deer...

 

[schoolsout]

HIJACKED THREAD WARNING....

I thought I would throw a few photos of the plot I prepared this last weekend too! Hope this doesn't offend you,

Bart

Edit: Opps... last two photos are of purple top turnips planted September 1, 2011 and irrigated. I thought they were photos of some plots I planted Sept. 1 as well. But they were not irrigated fields.

Not a problem at all

Looks good, too

 

[trook]

Bartcephus,

What type of attachment did you use in your first photograph? A plow?

 

[clemsonfor]

Well...I am using my laptop and turned it sideways.

Bart...Your plots look good. I hope the rain continues this winter. How long ago was the land logged? That looks like some pretty new growth...should be full of deer...

He said the rest of the property except the 20 acres was 7 years old, so if they left it fallow for a year that means it was cut 8 years ago.

Bartcephus,

What type of attachment did you use in your first photograph? A plow?

He said he used a disk harrow.

I planted a half pound of turnips last year across more than an acre along with my oats and wheat. I know thats not a lot but i had a good bit of oats and wheat. I dont remember seeing the first turnip? Maybe some about 1" tall but must have all got eaten cause once grown up there was no turnips? Oh well will mix a few in this weekend to the grains that are a few weeks established!

 

[LBrown59]

@LBrown.
That is one fine lookin Blue Whizzer, have not seen one of those in many moons.

I was always intrigued by them .
They still make them and there is still one place that sells new ones for $1995 when I checked with them 4 or 5 years ago.

My older cousin had one of them when I was a kid back in the 40's and 50's.
Some how I wound up with the big rear wheel pulley when he got rid of the bike.
I installed the pulley on my regular bicycle and bolted an old lawn mower motor to the luggage rack.
It was direct drive from the motor pulley to the big pulley and no clutch .
To stop the bike you hit the brake petal and stalled the motor.
To go again you simply pedaled the bike till the motor started.