DEBob the corn yields suck, we are picking today a farm owned by Willis Chev. and getting around 36-45 b/a, this farm is along the Smyrna River. This morning I was chopping stalks right across from the prison and kicked out four does in an area that has houses and trees and buildings, they ran across the field to the woods, couldnt beleive they were around the buildings. Scott it is going to be awhile before we get to the Ennis farm, as we are trying to get corn off 2500 Acres we want to put in wheat. We dont put wheat on State ground because they dont like you to chase geese off and they can destroy a wheat crop. Next week we are going to try tostart combining 3500 acrews soybeans.

has anyone seen buck movement and if so, what time?/

I've seen a couple, early morning, and late afternoon, as usual.
Too hot to sit all day, but I'm sure they get up for a stretch and a snack around midday, again, as uusual.



"In heaven, even the fish have antlers"

Ron, I'm sorry to here about the poor yields. I haven't checked lately but I assume the price is less than $3/bushel for corn. I hope you had crop insurance. Maybe the beans will do better! If we get a little rain, could be a good year for wheat. Although I miss it dearly, I'm glad I quit! If you ever need some free labor, let me know! There's nothing better than a day spent on a tractor!!

do the deer stop eating the beans when the leaves turn yellow??? also, everyone is talking about the corn being cut...what's the benefit???

The deer never really stop eating the beans, they'll be eating them after they're cut and picking the scraps off the ground.
The benefit of the corn being cut means the deer that are bedding in the corn, eating the corn, drinking the puddles from the irrigation, and sleeping there, now move into the woods where you have a better crack at them. You can also see across the fields which helps with the scouting, as the deer come out in the evening to field. There's still plenty of ccorn on the ground, so they'll still be eating it, depending on the acorns. It's just a good time as it coincides with the cooler weather, and the start of pre rut activity. Pushes those bucks into the woods where we can find their first scrapes and serious rubs. Now they have a more defined pattern, bedding to feeding in the evening, and feeding to bedding in the morning, more or less. It's easier to pattern some deer that are traveling every day, vs some that are staying in the vast cornfields all the time. Of coursem, it also signifies the October lull, but that's another story. <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>


&quot;In heaven, even the fish have antlers&quot;

thanks..i kind of was thinking that, but to hear it puts it to the hard drive a little better oct lull??? i have heard of it, but i think the animals still have travel and eat. the one thing that bothers me..are the water ways n the swamps. i hope i never shot anything big and it jumps into one of them and swims to the other side...ugggg. some of the fingers of water are small, but others are big. thanks again

i found a pear tree loaded with pears, but i do not think the deer are on it

how has the last hour of light been for deer movement???

I saw a monster buck today, I dont know how many points, too many to count. We were picking corn East of the Prison when the guy running the picker kicked up this huge buck , when he came out of the corn , he had corn all hung in his rack . I was across the lane chopping stalks, when he hollered on the CB look at that buck, I never saw a deer run that fast in my life and he was huge, flat out gettin it. Later in the afternoon we saw several llittle deer, does, etc. they went from the corn to the woods then back to the corn then finally back to the woods, this is whaat makes work fun. I must have seen a dozen rabbits, had to stop for one to get out of the way.

ron, ugggggggggggggggg. nice story. there is another example of a great deer that might age at 4-5 yrs old. i am no rush...i will hit the months of oct nov and dec hard and if need be...jan