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When you want me to come down?

Oh, there's not any deer using it. .......

Oh sure

Figured I would give Throw & Mow plot update while it's flooding here! Last year I had 2 plots that were overrun with Johnson Grass, etc and decided to spray in early spring and late summer. I'm very happy with results on both plots. Creek Crossing plot has few spots that are not thick grass due to water runoff as plot slopes north to south. It would've had really bad erosion had I done traditional planting.

Feb 2016- Creek Crossing




Jan 2017- Creek Crossing

BPL plot was overrun even worse with Johnson grass, etc. This plot slopes from east to west and always had erosion problems before switching to Throw & Mow.

After spraying in Aug 2016- BPL



Jan 2017- BPL

That's awesome 270wsm!........

Looking good, 270.

I’ve got a good amount of clover beginning to show up now despite having only planted cereal rye this year. It’s reseeding itself from seed in the seed bank. I have a lot of crimson clover showing up along with some durana here and there. I think last year’s lime application is really helping. I may see if the co-op has any crimson left over and go ahead and broadcast a little more seed out.

Here’s something that makes me go “Hmmmm??? “

Around the field you’ve got patches here and there that are far and away out preforming the rest of the field. You can even see a distinct color difference that’s a much deeper green in these areas. My opinion is that these are microenvironments that are ahead of the rest of the field and really starting to fire on all cylinders from the standpoint of chemical and physical soil properties. I’m thinking that it’s maybe where the lime is really taking hold and having more of an effect....better N usage and all that etc. I'm not sure though really. It would probably be a good idea to test an area like this separately from the rest of the field to see if anything looks different on the test.

The fact that some areas like this are far out pacing the rest lets me know though that I can still tweak my engine some more for better performance. If the whole field was growing like that then I’d be outpacing the grazing pressure by a good bit and could likely cut back a little on N.

Again, just things to make you go hmmmm.

The tomcats are on the prowl........

So come now?

Lol

Great pic. Nice little 2.5 yr old

Thanks!...I was running out of light but it still took a decent pic of him. This cold front is about to set it off. My wife saw another racked buck run across the road this morning acting crazy.

Hope you post a pic of a dead deer soon(and not one you tracked for someone else)

I’m hoping a good one shows up soon. I haven’t gotten anything on camera except just young bucks but this is about the time when anything can show up at any time.

U hunting the big pen?

100% free range in the big pen.....

The young doe in the back has a pretty nice looking coat on her. I’ve been told that a nice sleek coat is a sign of good health just like with a cow or a dog. I think the fawn in front just hasn’t gotten completely rid of its baby coat yet.

What kind of camera you using? Your pics always look great

Thanks....It's a Canon Powershot SX50 HS