Son and I hunted Saturday morning, neither of us saw a deer. Changed out the camera cards and 99% of the activity is nocturnal. Hope this weeks cool weather changes that. Used the rest of the weekend getting outdoor work done.
My turnips were planted July 15th, same as last year. Have bulbs of all sizes golf ball to a little bigger than softball. About an acre of them. I picked some of the biggest ones. We had a boiled dinner with corned beef, cooked some tender and good eating.
I'm also in southern tier, near Avoca. I would like to do more no till planting. Right now we have been getting the land back in shape with lime and crops to build up the old hay lots..
Same here, used the same arrow/ broadhead with new blades on 5 deer. 5th one the arrow got stuck coming out the farside scapula and broke the shaft off. Muzzy 90gr. 4 blades.
I used triple 19 also when planted. Put brassicas in the same time last year. I've settled on mid July, cereal grains mid August. Of course I picked the biggest ones. Probably a little smaller might be better for deer to dig. You know what they say, "more than a mouthful is waste".
Stole some turnips from the deer Saturday. Sunday I started the process of turning them into turnip wine. Don't think they'll mind as I left them an acre.
I have about 4+ acre buffet of oats, turnips,rape/kale, radishes, sunflowers, clover,beans and peas. Deer are really loving the oats and eating turnip tops already. Egyptian wheat didn't grow to good in foreground but is 7' along woods.
3 times. Newfoundland, cow 300WM 1 shot. New Brunswick, bull 300 WM. Son shot 5 times. Maine, self guided hunt from a friend's camp in Topsfield. Cow on last day. 1 shot by son with 416 Rigby.
All of the hunts were real experiences. Meat is fantastic. Highly recommend it.