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Post by marylandstateqdma on Jun 11, 2007 16:48:46 GMT -5
Anyone have food plots?
How is your Deer programs going ?
EW Grimes
Maryland State Chapter QDMA
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Post by busco on Jun 11, 2007 19:20:57 GMT -5
started my first plot this year they seem to like it so far only been a month. its about 50 yards from my corn feeder spot for three years. we will see when I get out opening day... hopefully worth the work.
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Post by deerehunter on Jun 11, 2007 20:06:01 GMT -5
We cleared about an acre 8 or so years ago and have tried many different types of seed and methods of planting.The deer seem to like imperial whitetail clover best and it responds well to fertilizer and lime.We had an absolute monster in there 6 years ago but he proved too elusive.We have a timed hanging feeder and a ground unit (both corn)but the deer prefer clover .We put more time and money in our plot than we do our lawn. You have to have priorities. I would love to expand our setup and with some luck I will .
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Post by Hardcorehunter on Jun 11, 2007 20:15:16 GMT -5
EW glad to have you on the site! Looking forward to seeing you at the expo. I just got a grizzley 700 for christmas but am too broke now to buy any attachments to use with it. What do you think of the "no plow" stuff they sell?
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Post by busco on Jun 14, 2007 20:41:00 GMT -5
My Wife and i went out in te jeep tonight creeped over the hill and shut it off and watched the first deer in my food plot going back and forth grazing in my food plot. really was neat to watch her. so hopefully many more to come
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Post by daddyuncle on Jun 29, 2007 11:30:05 GMT -5
Planted 3 acres (strip along a field edge) this spring, planted a mixture of clovers, alfalfa (primary) and chicory. Looking for the protien. At first was concerned with the alfalfa growing in the soil typs and PH, but since planting in late March everything looks great. Pulled soil samples and already had a decent PH in most areas, but the areas I didn't we boosted it. Used a starter fertilizer at planting, and have since sprayed a herbicide to control the weeds. The plots look awesome. And I would say already a sucess, before planting plots it was typical to see an average herd size of about 5-10 deer in the same fields. Now since having attractive food plots we are seeing as many as 24 deer on a daily basis. Great for the hunter, but bad for the farmer. But luckly i'm the farmer.
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Post by osprey on Jul 2, 2007 12:32:05 GMT -5
But luckly i'm the farmer. Who's the farmer?!?!?  I'll have to ask Grandpappy about this... |
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Post by daddyuncle on Jul 2, 2007 13:28:22 GMT -5
To date, all management decisions come through daddyunlce on the barnes plantation. So unless you want to get cut out, you better behave.
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Post by osprey on Jul 3, 2007 12:03:15 GMT -5
Just wait until I talk to grandpappy about those deer eating his beans, I'll have him on my side and I KNOW who the real boss is.  Hey, if I get the job down there who'd going to rent me a room, you or Uncledaddy??? |
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I'll have to ask Grandpappy about this...