AaronS

Wow, at 149.00 (100 off), I think it's now time to add the Warmbag to my arsenal also. Thanks GW.

Great pictures everyone. I especially like the ones that use personal pictures. Here is mine. My son and friend at a football game a couple of years ago.

This is one of the most moving and most touching things I've ever seen.

I was chasing an 11 pointer that was a little nicer than this guy all fall, but he kept eluding me. This 8 pointer gave me a 30 yard shot on the first Thursday of our muzzleloader season (12/9/10) and my Knight dropped him in his tracks. 8 points, 160 lbs dressed, 20 3/4" spread. I'm excited to see what the 11 will turn into this year...

Congrats on a beautiful buck! Parke Co. is definitely a great area.

Congrats William!

3 hours to track good blood 100 yards? Are we missing something here? Maybe, maybe not. I've not been impressed with the results I've gotten from the Rage 2 blade. I've switched to a fixed blade head this year.

Congrats!

That's awesome! Congrats!

With bow, it would be a 3.5 yr old 8 ptr that would've probably scored between 110 and 120. With gun, the biggest, and most mature, was a 6 ptr. Not your average 6 ptr though. This guy was at least 4.5 yrs old and approaching 20 inches wide. I didn't realize how big he was until it was too late to get a shot. Still kick myself for that.

I've heard a lot of complaining about them because a lot of hunters in this area are "brown it's down". They're afraid that if the rules take effect, they will have less hunting opportunity and that land prices will skyrocket and leasing will become the norm like in Illinois and Iowa as the number of high scoring bucks increases. I for one love the proposed changes and hope they pass.

Definitely something not right with the second buck. He should be fat and sassy this time of year.

I just went back to your first post and saw your dimensions. If the 25 yards by 35 yards is accurate, that equates to 7875 square feet, or .18 acre. So, your 10 lbs or rye equates to roughly 50 lbs of rye per acre. That's a good density when sewing as a nurse/cover crop with clover. For your plot, you probably only need 2 lbs of clover seed. Again, adjust the gate on your spreader and start walking. It's hit and miss for all of us at first. We open it part way and if there's seed left over after we've covered the plot, we readjust the gate in hopes of covering the plot again until our seed runs out.

First, calculate how big the area is that you'll be planting. One acre = 43560 square feet (roughly a square that is 208 feet by 208 feet). Once you know how big the area is, calculate your desired seeding rate. If you want to sew 100 lbs of rye per acre, and your area is 1/4 acre, then make as many passes as it takes to sew 25 lbs of seed. Same for the clover.

Updated pics of the clover and rye. The clover is about 18" tall right now.

Reclaimed or not, I would treat it like any other soil. Get a soil test for each plot and them lime and fertilize accordingly. If you want to plant something that you can turn under as green fertilizer, I've read good things about planting buckwheat in the summer, or a combo or winter rye and clover in the fall. As far as what to plant, they say variety is the spice of life. If you have several areas that you can plant, try different things. I'd put a lot in clover, but I'd also plant a little chicory, some brassicas in the fall, and soybeans in the spring. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress. We love pics.

I have a Remington 870 with fully rifled slug barrel. I've only had time to try Lightfields so far and they've performed well at the distances I normally have shots (under 100 yards). I'd like to try some of the other slugs though when I have the time.

Amen to that.

Looks like you need a few truckloads of rock there! Good luck getting it back in shape.

Beautiful area for sure. I've ridden atv's in Harlen County which is in the SE part of KY.

Congrats Jesse.

My first choice would be neither. I like winter rye (rye grain, not rye grass). Will grow anywhere in just about any soil.

Forgot to mention, as William eluded to in his post, the seeds are very different in size. You will need to sew them separately in your spreader (don't mix them) because you'll need to have the gate set at different openings for them both.

Sweet!

William gave you some good numbers. Clover is usually 8 to 10 lbs per acre, and I usually plant winter rye (grain) with it as a nurse crop at 50 to 100 lbs per acre. Unlike oats, the rye will grow throughout the winter, providing green forage for the deer until your clover takes off the following spring. The next year, you can either mow the rye, or just let it go and it will die off around June or July, providing shade for the clover and bedding/nesting cover. Here are a couple pics of a plot where I planted that combo last fall.