Jrs5144

Ill try and hold off as long as I can, it is never more than once a week that I check.

How often is too often? Every week? Two weeks?

Thanks, im really happy with how it is turning out so far....I'm not sure if it is the same deer or not. It very well could be. The only reason I'm not convinced is because the road and this spot is approx 1/2 mile apart. I also saw another buck today that had similar growth to the one in the pic so its a toss up. Future pictures will hold the answer.

So i got out to the property today to check the two cameras i have up, place another recently acquired camera, hang some posted signs, and check on the new food plot. Before i got started i noticed a road kill deer right in front of the entrance...i was very disappointed to see it was a young buck. After the initial let down of the dead deer, I went on and finished the posted signs and ended up at the newly planted plot. It looked great! It wasn't overly saturated, which i was fearing, and the card showed i already had 54 photos, which is the most i had this year after one week. No deer in this photo, but it shows how much growth the plot had at the beginning of the week. Looks like a bigger deer compared to the first couple. noted by his sagging belly. Also looks like a bigger deer. probably the same as above For a week filled with a lot of rain and not much sun, I was happy with the amount of growth. I am not convinced that any of these deer are the one i was chasing last year, but time will tell.

took this this morning.

Thanks for the advice guys. Ill check the can on Sunday and hopefully have some nice pics for you all

I am the only one who has access to the land, the surrounding land is minimally hunted. I thought of fruit trees after reason some other posts. Should I plant in the fall? Wait til next spring?

First let me start off by saying I have been following this site for about a year or so now, but this is my first real post. As a little introduction I am 24 and have only been hunting for a few years ( parents didn't hunt). I am also a full time nurse practitioner student so I don't have much time dedicated to anything other than that. About a month or so ago I noticed another post about a no till experiment and I was inspired to give it a try. The spot I chose has some history to me. Out of the 90 acres I have to hunt, only about 10 acres of it is hardwoods, with the rest being farmed fields (soybeans), and 30 or so acres of thick brush that acts as bedding areas for most of the deer on the property. Last year I Spent the majority of my bow season trying to out smart a fairly nice 10 point. The opportunity I was giving was in the block of hardwoods. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get a shot because of bushes and branches being in the way. This is pretty much what it looked like before I started clearing out the area. This year I decide to clear it out and plant Whitetail Institute secret spot in hopes that I may be able to draw that deer in for another opportunity. On a side note I never got an trailcam pic of this deer last year, but I did find half of his rack in the shed hunting season. Not the best picture but it is all I have at the moment. G2 and G3 are 9.5" and 10" respectively. Any way so about 3 weeks ago I cleared out all the bushes and small trees, until it was bare dirt and look like this. I sprayed round up on all of the small weeds and waited a week, then spread out a 50lb bag of pulverized lime, and a 25lb bag of 10-10-10. I know I should have probably done a soil test but I don't have a lot of time to really dedicate to prep work so I just tried my best to do what I can ( full time student and full time work). Then about two weeks ago I planted the secret spot before all the rain was due and then checked back only 3-4 days later and already started to see a small amount of growth. I have a trailcam placed over the plot since I was last there (10 days ago or so). I cant wait to check back this weekend to see how much progress it has made and hopefully what visitors I may have. p.s. thanks to whoever had that original post about the no til experiment, I wouldn't have thought about this option without you!

I just bought a 10lb bag of this from whitetail institute. I have used their clover seed with good results but have yet to try a "throw and grow" type seed. I chose this seed for a semi clear area 30x30yards in a corner of pretty much the only hardwoods I have on the property. (Surrounding properties have quite a bit)...anyway with a couple hours of work I can get the ground to bare dirt and I feel happy about the location of the plot. Just wondering if anyone else has use this seed or a throw and grow style seed in the past? Any recommendations?

I'm following a friend down to keeney swamp for some turkey hunting this weekend. Just curious if anyone hunts there or has hunted there for turkey? Any luck? How crowded do you think it will be opening sat of the season? Appreciate the help

I hunted real hard for this deer last season, just kind half of its rack last weekend. He was a ten point. Weak brow tines, g2 and g3 are 9 and 9.5inch respectively. I'm guessing he was only 3.5 last season. How much bigger can I expect this year do you think?

Dang, the growth I saw was only an inch or two.

I went out to check my cameras today and I noticed some velvet already growing on one deer. I will post the pictures later, I do not have time at the moment. My question is: Is there any correlation to early antler growth and the final antler size or age? Or do some deer start early no matter their age.

I have been following this website for a while now, but this is my first post. I know how the majority of you feel about gun control and many of you might find this video interesting. I am not sure how many of you have heard of 3D printing. It has unlimited possibilities including the future production of semi-automatic lowers from any home 3D printer. This technology can definitely cause alot of controversy. http://www.break.com/index/vice-doc-3d-printed-guns-2428447 The video is kind of long, but if you dont watch it to the end, he mentions that with newer printing materials it may be possible to print whole guns.