Fall Food Plots Have Been Planted

Today my Dad and I headed down to the farm to re-cooperate some of our fields that were choked out with weeds this summer. We still have some standing corn left but the deer and coons hammered it this summer. Three weeks ago we brush hogged the fields, sprayed them, and disked them. We have been waiting three weeks for some rain but could not wait any longer. Although there were areas that still had a lot of dead grass on them, we didn't have to do to much to get them ready. I disked all the fields twice to chop up any remaining dead grass and prepare the seed bed while Dad drove to a nearby farmers to borrow his culti-packer (I am hopeful that we can buy it).

Once the fields were prepared I couldn't help myself and had to go check the trail cameras that I had out. I got a few more pictures of Sling Shot and Lucky #7 out of velvet (he should go 170") but I accidentally deleted them trying to move them to my specific 2011 trail camera file (sorry). They sure seem to be somewhat photogenic. I also had two pictures of the neighbor driving his 4-wheeler along the property line. Hmmmm.

Most farmers have already harvested their corn. They tell us that the soybean fields are green but have very few pods on them. This is going to be a bad year for farmers in our area. We will have to see how it affects our hunting. I remember two years ago when it was December and farmers still had standing corn in the fields.

I did get pictures of three new bucks on a pond that hasn't dried up yet. One buck is a mainframe 10 and the other two are nine pointers.








Once Dad arrived we fertilized, seeded and rolled approximately 5.5 acres. We planted Whitetail Institutes Chickory Clover and Pure Attraction. We also planted Mossy Oak Biologic Maximum and Green Patch Plus. I can't wait to see what they can do but we really need some rain. The ground is cracking and the creeks are dried up.

We are only 10 days away from opening day. I can't wait to get out there at the end of the month and hunt some early season bucks. I think there is a good chance that one of us could see Lucky#7. Get your stands up, hunting clothes washed, and broadheads shot in. It is almost deer season!!!