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You don't like my long-sleeved French shirt? Tabarnak!

It's treated with a product called Avipel. The farm I worked at has been using it for many years. They buy it from their seed distributor. I believe they are Seedway dealer. I don't think it is available anywhere else. I planted two year old corn seed before and the crows pulled it up. I guess the stuff wore off. This year I got fresher seed that was treated 2 or 3 weeks earlier. No bird damage at all.

No coons yet Wolc. My buddy's 2.5 acres of sweet corn are keeping them busy. Thanks Land. This is some 90 day corn that a farmer plants for silage. It being sod ground helped, as well as it typically being a damp piece of ground. Thanks Grampy. I'm pretty pleased. I will do more next year, as it's time to rotate my bean plots into corn. Hoping for a decent buck. All I ever see here is soybean eating does. It was super easy Moog. I am lucky to get high quality seed from a farmer friend. Planting it was a breeze. I bet it took me less than an hour. Next time I would seed a little lighter though. As G-man mentioned, Grow has a detailed post on broadcasting corn. It was where I got the idea!

I farmed for most of my life, so crop rotation isn't news to me. 3 years of clover would help, but won't replace $20 worth of urea. Soybeans also fix nitrogen. I can't believe you're so upset about 3 weeks of yellow beans. How long is hunting season in NY? Besides, you can adjust your planting date. I planted 3rd week of June this year, 1st week of July last year. I got good pods both years. Coyotes and soybeans don't go hand in hand. At least not in the world outside you brain. I tested soybeans after two winters. I got about 85% germination. Besides, I'm not really concerned with perfect germination rates from my free soybeans. As you pointed out, it's not ag production, it's food plotting. Maybe you should just preach corn and Jesus and leave soybeans for people with a better understanding.

Nobody short of the baby Jesus could change your mind, but... Tens of thousands of people plant soybeans as a late season food for deer. Soybeans store over the winter just fine. I have stored them 2 years in a 5 gallon bucket with a cover. The coyotes killed the fawns, not the soybeans. Soybeans are easier and cheaper to plant than corn. Deer eat soybeans from the time they come up until the pods are gone, minus the few weeks they dry down.

I think it would be harder to do without sights than wheels/cams/let off!

Success! I got about 1/3 of a 5 gallon bucket of free seed from a farmer I used to work for. The seed was treated with a powder to repel birds. I tilled up a strip of 30+ year old sod, dragged a set of chain harrows over it, ( to approximate furrows), broadcast by hand, then rolled it with a lawn roller. I walked around after and covered up some exposed seed. The strip is only 40ish yards long x 18 yards wide. I used it to screen my small soy bean plots from the road. It rained later that day. A few days later I left for a week of walleye fishing in Western Quebec. When I got back, I looked out and thought the strip was over run with weeds. Turned out the seed had germinated extremely well. It turns out my population is too high (too many plants for the space), but I consider it a successful experiment. Next year I will probably borrow a friend's 2 row planter, but it's good to know I can broadcast it if I need to. I planted in the 3rd week of June, which is fairly late. It worked out well though. Corn that was planted earlier actually did worse and was stunted by the dry conditions. I also gave my corn a little urea that I had left over in the barn. Once it tassled, I also gave it 20 lbs of triple 15. I did that mostly because there are too many plants for the space. I was worried about coons, but my buddy planted 2.5 acres of sweet corn nearby. He has all the coons at his place. I'm hoping to shoot a late season buck with my ML!

I think they were pretty attracted to the beans on the outside of the fence. You don't seem to get the idea that deer eat the pods late season.

I had a similar experience to Let Em Grow. They stayed out for quite awhile, even though the fence wasn't electrified. At some point they decided they wanted beans and they just started walking though it. The beans were a couple feet tall by then, so I just took the fence down. We don't have high deer density, so it wasn't a big deal. Great pics by the way. Interesting to see the difference.

It is, but you could never prove it with a pitcher. Their arm and shoulder are always "injured" to some extent because of the stress they put on their body.

Is there a tab that you would recommend? I have shot a glove for close to 30 years, but it only makes sense that the string would come off a tab better.

I was replying to Sod's belief that guys were "mysteriously" getting healthy and coming off the DL. So, your point was kind of my point.

Chris Sale has had 2 DL stints. He went on the DL before the big Sox/Yanks series. He didn't do that to "rest". Heck, that was a month ago. David Price was "mysteriously" drilled on the wrist/arm with a line drive, so he skipped his last start. He's not resting either. Erod just came back from a serious ankle sprain that he got in a collision at 1st base. He wasn't resting on the DL either. The team wasn't sure if he would pitch again this season. I get what you're saying, but I really don't think it's anything as tricky as stashing guys on the DL to prepare for the postseason. I'm pretty sure the starting pitchers would rather make their starts every 5th day, maybe with an extra days rest here or there.

If you're going to haul 4 yards of compost, then you need a bigger trailer. I'm not sure that your axles are rated for 3-4000lbs, say nothing of your leaf springs.

Your daughters will never forget building your camp with you. It must make it even more special when you spend time there together. You cannot put a price tag on family time like that. Good luck getting them all legal beagle.

I'm glad you are home Eddie! Happy birthday to you. Hope you have a good one.

Good for you. I was just curious. I still shoot fingers, and have never tried a release. I would like to try a Trad bow someday. Anything killed with a stick and string would be a trophy in my book. I really would like to give a try, but I would also hedge my bets with my compound.

Will you hunt with a compound at all this season Moog?

That's what I was thinking too.

Good luck Eddie. Thinking of you.

Shot my bow (well) at 6:45. Sorted, stacked, blocked and split firewood 'til 11:30. I'll watch the Red Sox game, grill and enjoy a couple few Founders IPAs.

black panther!

My vote is for the chain link. I have used a small set of chain/ spike-tooth harrows to cover seed. I just flip them over to lightly cover seed. I have also got good results with truck or ATV tires. Last year I bought a small lawn roller. I can cover quite a bit of ground with it behind my 4 wheeler, and it does a nice job. Was well worth the $125.

That's some spectacular country! Glad you're having a great trip. Thanks for posting.

Kid: "There are so many rocks in this field! Where did they all come from?" Grandfather: "The glacier brought them." Kid: "Where did the glacier go, Grandpa?" Grandfather: " Back to get more rocks. Hurry up."