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Cool thanks Split. I was also thinking of trying with some seedling oaks also I have tried before but I didn't prep the site at all first.

Where has everyone sent their soil samples or do you not send soils samples? Maybe biologic ph meter?

Next year I will planting 4 small 1/2 acre plots in moist bottom land on my property. My property has a stream and sparatic pools created by flooding plus swamp grass as cover. I also have pine and hardwood forest plus over grown power-lines. The 4 food plots will "service" 2 treestands. I will be planting a spring mix in front of each and a fall mix in front of each. I will also be planting through the years apples and I will try figs because I have them readily available to me. The 2- 1/2 acre spring mix I am considering is : 20 lbs. Buckwheat 7 lbs. Alyceclover 7 lbs. American jointvetch 2 lbs. Rape dwarf essex 2 lbs. Forage turnips And the fall mix I am considering is: 4 lbs. Alsike clover 5 lbs. Ladino clover 2 lbs. Rape (dwarf essex or typhon) 5 lbs. Ryegrass I was also thinking of adding Purple Top Turnips to the fall mix. So basically each stand will have an early bow season plot. And then maybe August I will plant the fall/November- gun season plot. On the back of my property which is an edge to a giant swamp (not mine) I was considering a 1/4-1/2 acre of red cedar seedlings for future bedding/cover. My game plan (many years in the making) is -Early march to clear land with brush machine. 1/2 spring area only -Then round up -Then if needed round up again. -Then a few weeks after Till land and work in lime and fertilizer. -Mid April plant spring mix on seed bed. Then pretty much repeat process in late august-mid Sept. for fall mix. Attached are pics of one of the areas I will be planting. I am starting this thread in hope some of the more experienced members will throw in their 2-cents.

I've had bucks push the die into my swamp literally out of the swamp grass nose in a#* but I find swamps are not the comfortable area does like. They bed in fields broad daylight for example how many times have you seen a shooter buck bedded down right in the open.

Every area is different but the swamp I hunt on my property rarely has does and very little food I find that they summer there for whatever reason temp is cooler maybe. Then they hit the food sources elsewhere early fall with the does they chase etc... But when the people hit the woods and the pressure is on.... Back to the swamp to hide out we e pulled some nice deer out of it. But be careful walking it you hit a big deep mud hole alone and you might disappear. One buck we searched for in it my bro and I carried 50' rope and 8' 2x6.

It's not like lime the tick needs to be latched for 48 hours

This is some pretty scary stuff what does everyone feel about this in our area? http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/08/19/officials-warn-of-dangers-of-tick-borne-powassan-virus/

I for one will not be shooting a doe on LI anymore I fill the freezer enough with bucks and a doe with no bonus tag is not worth the work gut, butcher etc....

Ok cool thank you now I can look up prices online and get a game plan

Where would you guys look to get enough round up to kill off 2 acres of virgin ground?

I am a firefighter and contractor I can work hard so im good to go with this method then.

Sent and facebooked and ill be calling on tues

Walk behind brush mowers, and large walk behind rear tine tillers for 2 acres well 4x1/2 acre plots good enough or does everyone suggest arc or tractor equipment

http://www.nraila.org/legislation/federal-legislation/2013/1/feinstein's-new-gun-ban-bill-likely-to-be-introduced-january-22.aspx

thank you.

rapid fire questions? Im in Sullivan county were do you guys or girls send your soil samples or should I just get a probe meter?

ww=winter wheat?, and wr= winter rye? also top dressing a brassica just over seed in the late summer? ground hog radish would be good? also if "top dressing" say an acre should you use the recomended amount for an acre or less? Thank you guys so much for your help this year im following thru cant wait to get started and post some pics!

Thank you for the awesome replys I have to really read this over and take it in.

no birds foot to expensive

4 virgin 1/2 acre plots is on the plan for this year. 1 Im closing off a quad trail, 2 and 3 are high spots in a wet land area, 4 is a wooded area to be cleared. My game plan was Round up early spring, maybe re apply round up if needed, till in dead vegitation, then either soil sample or heavy Lime, and recommended fert in summer, plant early august..... Trail and cleared woods area 1 and 4 (Clover, purple top turnips, oats) wet land area 2 and 3 ( oats, ladino clover, birds foot, purple tops). Any suggestions? or advice?

What season is in Jan. In ithaca?

I'd say one area is a heavy wet swamp border like a high spot in a wet land, the other is a quad trail I'm going to close off and plant as a strip plot, and the last is a power line very rocky boulders etc... Prob very swallow dirt.

2-3 small 1/2 -3/4 acre plots

My wife bought me the cyclops for Xmas so hopefully soon ill be back up state smoking some yotes.

how long did you wait before tracking? i shot a doe this year a little far back and waited over an hour to track she bleed to death internally I only found her by searching the thicket i saw her bound into even after finding her very little blood in the area but her body cavity was loaded with blood if you hit a kidney you get a lot of blood flow inside.