Gear purchase...
12-09-2012, 07:47 PM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 214
Gear purchase...
I am looking to buy some new hunting gear but want to avoid paying tons of money to do so especially since I start paramedic school in January....
I want to purchase one or two ladder/hang on stands so what would some recommendations?
I would also like to purchase a blind for late season when its cold out or happens to be raining... What are some recommendations?
A small heater that could keep the chill away while I am sitting in the blind... What should I get?
I also want to do a small 1/4 acre food plot that will be planted via manual labor. I will not be able to get a tiller to the area and no way I can get a 4wheeler/tractor on the property. What tools should I purchase to plant such a plot... I already have a sprayer and weed eater but what can I use to break the soil so that I can apply lime and fertilizer to the plot?
Thanks in advance for the help!!!!
I want to purchase one or two ladder/hang on stands so what would some recommendations?
I would also like to purchase a blind for late season when its cold out or happens to be raining... What are some recommendations?
A small heater that could keep the chill away while I am sitting in the blind... What should I get?
I also want to do a small 1/4 acre food plot that will be planted via manual labor. I will not be able to get a tiller to the area and no way I can get a 4wheeler/tractor on the property. What tools should I purchase to plant such a plot... I already have a sprayer and weed eater but what can I use to break the soil so that I can apply lime and fertilizer to the plot?
Thanks in advance for the help!!!!
12-10-2012, 04:26 AM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 328
On food plots I have used Shot plot with success and no till from whitetail institute. With both alls I did was rake and scratch ground with rock rake and had good success. Attached is a picture of a small shot plot I put in a field edge with same method. It was brassica and the turnips got big enough for me to harvest a few to eat in salad,lol. Deer have been hitting it too, ever since it started to get really cold here in Maine, which turns leafs sweeter.
Last edited by croc2116; 12-10-2012 at 04:30 AM.
12-10-2012, 05:31 PM
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 872
for stands i recommend craigslist or ebay, as long as you know what you want and about stands. Some people who sell them on there have no idea what they have. It could be a 300$ climber and they put it up for 50 bucks. If you decide to buy used make sure everything on it is sound before you climb. I've found realllly good deals on craigslist for just about everything. If you decide not to go that route, dicks or any other sporting goods chain store normally has great sales after christmas.
