Hey guys, just wanted to check in as well with a quick update. I hunt 2x spots primarily, my best buddy's place near Oneonta NY, and my own place in Bradford County, PA. We both have great spots with some quality mature bucks. Both of us have multiple 3.5 year old or better bucks on our properties, and have had encounters with them every year for the last several years so it's only a matter of time before it all comes together and one of us puts one down.
I spent quite a bit of time weekend before last at my camp in PA finishing up the foodplots. We are awfully proud of this place,we have worked our tails off trying to makethis place a better core area for deer and it is working.The property is 130 acres in total, and I have almost 3 acres of seperate foodplots.For the last two years we have put in a LOT ofwork mowing, spraying with glyphosate, discing, spreading lime, spreading fertilizer, raking, seeding, and praying for rain.As of now seed was spread on 8/11 for a fall planting on all 3 plots, and we have Biologic Full Draw (mostly turnips), Biologic Maximum (mostly rape/brassica mix), and Tecomate Monster Mix (chicory/clover blend) in different strips in each plot.
Below are a fewpics and video clipsof the plots as they sit now just after seeding, as well as a few pics of plot #1 last year in it's prime. Plots 2 and 3 are new this year, so we are excited to see how they produce. I expect this stuff to start getting hammered about 2nd week of October like last year and produce forage until middle of March.
This year - Plot #1 - Just after seeding on 8/11
Last year - Plot #1 - Weekend of 10/7
Last year - Plot #1 - taken on 12/10
This year - Plot #2 - Just after seeding on 8/11
Video of Plot #2 from this year just after seeding:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v283/ringostar40/Cabin%20and%20Property%20Pics/?action=view&current=MOV03349.flv
Plot #3 - Pic taken from a distance after mowing and spraying and before discing
Plot #3 just after seeding on 8/11 taken from where my ground blind sits on this plot
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v283/ringostar40/Cabin%20and%20Property%20Pics/?action=view&current=MOV03338.flv