Progress of Illinois Corn Crop
06-16-2011, 07:47 PM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Corn where I hunt in perry co. was definately planted later than last year and will not make the old saying of the corn should be knee high by july cause was at the farm today and most of the corn is only 6in's or so tall in almost all fields. But that is just where I hunt have seen some corn futher north that is a couple feet tall
06-17-2011, 03:12 AM
#4
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Florida
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It appears that the south was hit by flooding worse than the north. I remember a couple of years ago, when the floods were terrible in Illinois, the crops did not get harvested until late November. Made hunting difficult with uncut corn in the fields. The deer stick around the food source. Sounds like a lot of the same from that year. Any good hunting tips when crops are not harvested yet?
06-19-2011, 06:47 AM
#5
Fork Horn
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For me it is going to be hunt the beans early in oct. because our farm doesnt have the 400 acres of wheat out yet and with over 4.5in of rain in the last 5 days it looks like it wont be out for another 2 weeks so stubble beans will be coming up late so i will be hunting major trails from bedding area to stubble bean feilds
06-20-2011, 03:46 PM
#6
Fork Horn
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Location: Florida
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It sounds like a late corn harvest again. I like huntiing the bean fields, usually the fields are cut before I have a chance to enter the game. Sounds like an interesting upcoming hunting season.
Last edited by midsouth_hunter; 06-20-2011 at 03:49 PM.
08-07-2011, 09:01 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Southampton Pa BUCKS CO
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How Bout a update on your crops for this year from you IL Boys!!! I will be hunting your great state this year. How are things looking on the harvest ??? I know it was very wet early and VERRRRY HOTTT this summer.
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