WNYBuckHunter

We are looking for a PTO driven 3 point hitch tiller. Something in the 6 foot size range.

Those pics look great landtrac. How many acres total are you doing with them?

Awesome. You guys (and gal) rock. We dont have access to a small enough plow to get in there with. We are in the market for a 3 point tiller right now though. We do have someone that will be bringing a tiller in for 3 of our plots that have been around for a while. I would think a tiller would get beat to death in these spots at this point though.

Id love to see the pics if you can dig them up grow.

Yep, thats the plan once we get them all hogged out the way/shape we want them to be. I know that multiflora is a challenge to get rid of.

There we go! I figured youd bring some first hand knowledge in here grow! Should we plant the radishes soon or wait? How quick do they generally grow? Will they help us during the season, or will they be more of a late/after season draw?

Finally got out and set my trail cams last evening. I also got together with one of the guys down at the farm and went over our food plot plans, etc. 5 new plots under construction, and another 3 are going to be getting tilled shortly. We checked his cams and saw pretty good activity overall, but mostly young looking bucks at this point. Ill be getting back down there at some point this weekend or next week to start going through stands, etc.

G-man, Ive heard of people using turnips/beets to help break up the soil. Does this work well, and if so, are there any specific varieties you would suggest?

Darn, sorry about that lol

I was thinking about rye as well. I know its pretty easy to grow and fairly hearty

I forgot to say, these plots have full sun, they arent surrounded by tall canopy.

I wouldnt do it. Not for that kind of money for what amounts to a week. You can book a top end hunt that would include everything for less than that, in a better county.

Only 2 days to go, and we have a few spots still open! Nows the time to sign up if you want to go!

And that just earned Biz a 2 week time out. Anyone else?

We have 4 or 5 spots that we have been working on clearing out to put some small plots in. The biggest of them will be @ 1/2 to 3/4 of an acre. These will not be kill plots, we will be hunting the trails leading to them, etc. We are trying to keep these plots somewhat secluded, and dont want to get in there with plows and the whole 9 at this point. The land owner is fine with the plots, they just dont want them to stick out like sore thumbs, or have us creating big fields of crops. This is big ag country, and there are plenty of crops around us, so feeding the entire herd is not what we are looking to do, just improve and create some funnel type areas and give the deer something different to help hold them close to us. The areas were full of things like multiflora rose, and other various scrub brush, which we have brush hogged. We were thinking of basically giving the areas a couple of years of just mowing and such to keep the brush down and let some of the roots, etc rot a bit before we got in thee with a 3 point tiller, but I thought maybe there is something else we can do to make the plots work for us in the mean time, and help loosen the soil up just a bit. Last night, my partner in this and I got to talking about maybe hitting the plots with a disc this year and broadcasting some turnips or beets or something along those lines, mixed with some clover. Our thought was that the beets/turnips would help break the ground up a little bit deeper, plus give the deer something to start munching on. What are your guy's thoughts on this? I know we have to do soil tests, fertilize a bit, etc. My main question is, would this be a waste of time? Also any ideas on a better route to go? Please remember the goals we are after here.

Ok, so does everyone have all that out of their systems yet? How about we call this one beaten to death at this point and move on?

I understand what you are saying Doc, I just dont agree with all of it. You seem to have a default argument for anything that anyone you dont agree with says. The one you just proclaimed, takes what Im saying to an extreme, as many of your arguments tend to do, Especially on this subject. While you do have a completely valid point with it, its still the extreme end of what if. Not really what Im talking about. To me, bow season is about hunting deer that have yet to be thrown off their normal routines, and developing the skill to get close enough to kill them with what boils down to a stick and string.

Elmer, the CRV is built on the Civic platform, so they kinda do make one lol. Id also go with a Subaru.

Except to say you think you ran one over with your truck....

Better be for that price.

I dont see how they ruined anything, bowhunting is still more about the hunting than he shooting. So what if you are shooting a compound at 30 yards or a crossbow at 30 yards, you still had the challenge of getting to know how to hunt deer well enough to get that deer within 30 yards for a shot. Didnt you?

5k seems awful high to me, especially for a bow hunt. What county?

No AC? Come on bro, even us upstate backwards asses that make less than $1600 a week have central air!

You said it lol

Theres that word mint again! BTW guys, please calm down with the cursing.