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whats everyone planting this year?im planting some biomass and winter greens

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I put in a new plot just last week and planted some New Zealand clover with chicory mixed in it. I have another one ready to plant and I am undecided. I had brassicas in it over the winter and plowed it all under. Not sure on it yet, but I am considering alfalfa. One more spot I am putting corn in with some giant sunflowers on the edges. SURELY, one deer might find something it likes to eat!

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kwhitten:
 
Be sure to post some photos when it comes up.  Best of luck with it!
 
Take care and Good Hunting!
 
Best Afield,
 
Steve

I was told just yesterday by the lab that did my soil test that I should throw in some Okra with my seed mix. He was saying tha the has been working with some of the seed producers and biologists and have seen deer walk right past the other parts of the lots to get to the okra. Not sure about it but he was serious when he was telling me this. I was planing on New Zealand clover,Lab Lab and some Evolved Harvest seed for mine for this spring. Got some good 3.5 yr old 10's and some real good 2 yr old 8's that I want to see how they do in the next few yrs.

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Gary Scheel
NAHC LM,RMEF LM,NRA Member, Lonestar Bowhunter, TexasHogHunter Pro Staff Member

Gary,
 
that is one nice looking buck! I will bet he and his friends will really put on the feed bag in your plots. Let us see more pix as they come. That okra thing, I have never heard that. Course' when I get okra growing, it's hard to keep the people out of the plot!   Let me know how that works for you.
 
Kent

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson

NAHC-L, NRA

TXB
Whatever you're using, it doesn't look like that one's gonna starve. Very nice buck!!

Kraig Osborne
Hunter since birth, NAHCLM, USN

I planted turnips last fall and the deer ate every last one. I am going to try something different this year on a small open patch on my Uncles ground. Maybe some of that no till stuff.

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Willie

Withh all the rain we are getting right now, the plots should grow really well. Here is another one of my deer from last yr. Grow baby, Grow. Gonna give both of these deer a couple of more yrs if they survive. These are local, free ranging deer that have made my place their home for the last few yrs.

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Gary Scheel
NAHC LM,RMEF LM,NRA Member, Lonestar Bowhunter, TexasHogHunter Pro Staff Member

Beautiful bucks. You definately got some tophies in the making, if not all ready.

Kraig Osborne
Hunter since birth, NAHCLM, USN

Waiting to see what the cam's have on them for this spring. I know I have some little ones there already. Not seen any that have dropped yet though. We'll see what tomorrow brings. Got to refill the protein feeders and set one more other for them to keep them through fawn's and horn growth. I believe it's gonna be a good yr, just have to use restraint when they come strolling by during the bow season. Gonna be hard.  LOL

Gary Scheel
NAHC LM,RMEF LM,NRA Member, Lonestar Bowhunter, TexasHogHunter Pro Staff Member

Buck Forage Oats
Corn
soybeans
sunflowers
winter wheat

Gary,
 
Restraint is a good thing....in moderation!!  If you have a trophy come by it is sure going to be hard to pass up.  Looks like you have some nice stock growing on your spread.
 
 
Martin

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

Working on it. I have to do a little thinning yet These guys have got to go soon.

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Gary Scheel
NAHC LM,RMEF LM,NRA Member, Lonestar Bowhunter, TexasHogHunter Pro Staff Member

Looks like you got a whole family of coons there

Gonna be a whole family of hats soon though. Got to get rid of them so the deer can come back in and get some of the good stuff.

Gary Scheel
NAHC LM,RMEF LM,NRA Member, Lonestar Bowhunter, TexasHogHunter Pro Staff Member

Gary,
 
I saw on another thread where you got your new hat collection started. Nice job! I am still wondering if you are gonna try that okra thing. Were you pulling my leg on that one?
 
 
Kent

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson

NAHC-L, NRA

Nope, gonna plant okra and see what happens. Okra is cheap at wally world so can't loose but a couple of bucks.

Gary Scheel
NAHC LM,RMEF LM,NRA Member, Lonestar Bowhunter, TexasHogHunter Pro Staff Member

Well be sure and put a camera up. I wanna see some of your biguns' in the okra patch. Plant the seed and maybe you will GAIN a couple of "bucks".

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson

NAHC-L, NRA

k,
 Here is one of them this yr already. Check out the bases already.


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Gary Scheel
NAHC LM,RMEF LM,NRA Member, Lonestar Bowhunter, TexasHogHunter Pro Staff Member

Are there any food plot experts out there? I live in a high plains desert, very dry. Are there any dry land seed mixtures out there?