Food plots

[Catskill Hunter]

I tried some food plots this year in my field. Lots of lime and rain and they grew like crazy. I hope the deer leave some for bow season.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[jesse.james]

Awesome. Good luck!

[growalot]

Looking good ...best of luck...

[Shadd Rapp]

Looking good.. When did you plant them?

[Catskill Hunter]

shadd,

Last weekend in July

[Cabin Fever]

Wow! Beauty of a foodplot!

[t_barb]

You will be amazed how quickly it will diappear after it freezes...  the will eat all of the greens first and then they will pull the bulbs out of the ground and eat them as well...

 

I plant a varaiety of different plots, but I firmly believe that giving them plenty to eat in the winter should be priority #1.  There is a ton of agriculture around me (corn and beans), so there is plenty to eat all summer long...   I now plant almost all brasicas and winter forage (8 acres this year)..  It keeps the deer frequenting your property and keeps them healty as they start the antler growing season.

 

Just my opinion, but I think you are doing the right thing!!

[Catskill Hunter]

You will be amazed how quickly it will diappear after it freezes...  the will eat all of the greens first and then they will pull the bulbs out of the ground and eat them as well...

 

I plant a varaiety of different plots, but I firmly believe that giving them plenty to eat in the winter should be priority #1.  There is a ton of agriculture around me (corn and beans), so there is plenty to eat all summer long...   I now plant almost all brasicas and winter forage (8 acres this year)..  It keeps the deer frequenting your property and keeps them healty as they start the antler growing season.

 

Just my opinion, but I think you are doing the right thing!!

 

I only have a few acres to work with and I use the groundhog max on my quad to do the plowing. I have to bring in the lime by the bag which gets costly. I have a half acre planted this yr hoping to get a little over an acre next yr in. I understand you should rotate  the brassicas with the perennials every 2 years ? I am mostly looking to attract in October when I bow hunt as the rifle season is a crap shoot where I am.

I am looking for advice as to what to plant in the spring as a cover crop, I think if I plant clover it will be browsed down to nothing as they are small plots.

[Shadd Rapp]

Very nice. I ran out of time this year and got mine in late August. Going to try earlier next year. Yours are looking great. I shot a doe over my brassica last year. Good luck.

Edited September 8, 2013 by Shadd Rapp

[ncountry]

Those are some great food plots!!!

[Pav2704]

Plots look incredible!!

[SplitG2]

Very nice!

[NFA-ADK]

For a try it looks pretty amazing,  Rain is a big factor!  Very cool plot nice work.

[Catskill Hunter]

My plots are starting to turn color. I thought it was due to the frost but some fellow plotters told me it was a lack of nitrogen ? Guess I will need to get some urea next yr. Turnips and radishes look good though

 

 

 

 

Edited September 17, 2013 by Catskill Hunter

[Catskill Hunter]

 

[Berniez]

Now thats a food plot.  .  IN the early spring lightly drag it and frost seed some clover.  You be surprised just how much grazing the clover can withstand and it will replace the nitrogen you removed.