dogdoc

I like a sharp lookin' call on my lanyard but the most important is how it sounds. I want a call that will reach out but really want a call that will get down and dirty when the ducks are close to get that final commitment into the decoys. It's hard for someone to dish out the money for a call without knowing how it sounds--regardless of looks.

then i would recommend planting a mix of annuals. Here is a mix I recommend and makes a great early bow hunting spot and will continue to attract through out the winter. (#/acre) 25# oats 25# wheat 25# rye (if you can't get rye then just add an extra 12.5# of wheat and oats) 10# of austrian winter peas 3 to 5# of a brassica mix (such as Hamann Farms or shot plot--basic rape and purple top turnips will work also). Fertilize with 200# of triple 15 at planting and then fertilize again about a week before bow season (as long as rain is in the short forcast) with 100# of 34-0-0 this is about the best hunting plot you can have. todd

if you can get 3 to 5 hours of sunlight you can grow just about any of the plants listed.

Hey Darron---I have no experience with the Tecomate UF or the Cabela's brand but I have planted the Green Patch and it did absolutely great. The oats were a great early draw and the wheat/brassicas/clover lasted all winter (well until the brassicas were eaten to the ground). So if it was me I'd go with the Green Patch. The clovers are annual clovers but you will get some reseeding in the spring. good luck with your decision. todd

if you ever make it to this part of the state (central OK) stop by Ross Seed company in El Reno and pick up 100# of their spring wildlife mix. You can't beat it--has a mix of cowpeas, soybeans, alfalfa, millet, milo, and grain sorghum. Produces all summer long and gets lots of activity. If you want to go with a pure stand such as soybeans, like William stated, you need to contact soybeanman with Eagle Seed and order his forage RR ready soybeans. Those beans can handle the pressure.

are these going to be hunting spots--cool season plantings?

great work!!!!!

i've never used it but there was a big discussion on it at the QDMA forum and several guys had tried it with NO success. Everyone that had used it agreed it was a waste of money. I know it looks tempting with all those big bucks that Hank Parker videos just chowing down on the stuff.

Lots of food plots are made with little to no equipment. Sounds like you've already done most of the prep work. The throw-n-grow will work fine if you do it right. What i'd do is broadcast the seed right after a rain and then use the ATV to drive over the seed and pack it down into the mud/soil. This works and it works well. I planted my entire duck pond this way--with no tillage and this is what it looked like a week ago:

I've never used Arrest but have used Poast and Poast will not harm any of the perennial legumes and chicory--no matter what growth stage. Seedlings to established plots are safe!

Go buy a 50# bag of wheat to add to the mixture--trust me!

interested also....

plants look very healthy!!!

yep---as long as you don't go too heavy on the brassicas. Limit the brassicas to only 2# per acre. Just about anything you plant for deer will attract turkeys. Clover is a nice turkey attractant. I'd also toss in some wheat to your mix.

we just had a discussion about that over at the QDMA forum. My experience is that brassicas don't respond well to mowing (like Darron suggested). Sure you will get some regrowth but not recommended.

what kind of inserts are you putting in them--do you make double and single reeds calls? Do you have any sound files with your calls?

definitely not the mold of most duck calls but kind of different. Is there a benefit to the longer barrel on these duck calls? They look nice but the real question is how do they sound???

raise your child with the Lord and they will know what road to take!

i bet you get lots of presents today--b-day and f-day! have a good one. todd

I'd probably wait and see how all the activity changes their habits and movement. The roads might make good trails for the deer unless there is a lot of activity. They may even clear out a few spots that will make good food plot areas.

let us know how it works--I'm not familiar with that new product.

I picked up a Pit Boss on clearence at Wally Word for 10 bucks. Not a bad sounding call--my buddy picked one up and his sounds like crap. I just think some of the cheaper calls don't have the quality control on factory tuning or quality reeds. I picked up a used Foiles Money Maker (Ivory Acrylic) and this call is absolutely fantastic. I have decided that the top end acrylic calls are the only way to do. The call cost a LOT more but worth it--the sounds this call makes are awesome.

two thumbs up my friend!

sure you're killing the weeds that are alive now but you are covering/disturbing thousands of dormant seeds sitting on the surface just waiting to germinate. I'm just telling you what I have experience thru trial and error. Majority of your weeds and grasses are warm season plants. So when you till in the fall and plant, the weeds will still germinate but the cool temps that are around the corner prevent them from maturing and then they die at the first freeze before they have a chance to produce seeds. Does this kind of make sense? Also--perennials such as clover are SLOW maturing plants. They spend the first growing season developing roots for a long life and not much of above ground growth. So when planted in the late summer/early fall it gives them enough time to develop and root system and by spring they will be growing like crazy and can compete with any spring weeds. When planted in the spring they are too young to compete with those fast growing annual weeds and grasses. If you even want a more weed free plot--then disc your plot early summer and then one month later come in and nuke it with glyphosate. Then every two weeks spot spray anything that is green until planting. This will make one great plot. Here is a pic of a clover plot I planted 4 1/2 years ago. I purchased the land in September. Sprayed and planted two weeks later. It was planted the last week of September. I mow it around 3 times a year. I did have to hit it with Poast Plus on the 2nd year due to bermuda and fescue but other than that all weeds have been taken care of my mowing. todd

awesome--great to have another waterfowler on board!