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Thanks guys! I'll take all into consideration. Still a lot to learn!! Hunter not a farmer!!

Next year i'll be moving back to my home state of Pennsylvania, there I have 385 acres of old strip land... 25 yrs reclaimed now. It has plenty of fields with scattered black locust patches and good hardwoods over the high walls. Now the fields are covered in some type of sharp edged grass and mostly crown vetch. We have been managing the land with what we shoot and what not, but have not done much as far as food. So that being said has anyone had any experience with planting food plots on such land? I know i need a soil test but I'm pretty sure they put down alot of lime stone then covered it with some 2-6 inches of top soil (not much). Lots of rocks to. We have a tiller to get the soil turned over. We have both fields that would get alot of sun and some that would be a sun/shade mix. So the questions? 1.) What type of plants do you think would work well? 2.) Should I plant something to till under the next year for nutrients? 3.) Fall vs Spring plants? 4.) Go with food plot brands or with your basics (alfalfa, beans?) 5.) you get the idea i'm new to this... Yep can't find much on QDMA sights about "reclaimed" land. Any help would be great!! Thanks, CJW

Re: 2006 9 Point & PICS Hey man they were taken by camara phone, and atleast i have pics of a buck... Inconsiderate prick...

Finally got one this year!! I've been hunting hard all year waiting on a nice one to walk by my stand, but finally hear in the PA rifle season I got one to make a mistake! The thing is I didnt even expect to see this guy, i have a bunch of private land that i normally hunt and have been hunting, i've seen many big bucks there, but last night when i got home from classes, i had bout an hour, so i went behind my house "public land" and low and behold there he stands in a field, i think his mind was on others things "not safty" being he had his nose up a does butt... Welp, long story short, BOOM! 20 yard run... NICE BUCK DOWN!!! Enjoy the pics!

Re: 2006 PA 9 point!! sorry guys, i'll have to put the pics up from a diff. computer, the one here at the college library wont save pics, so i tried another way! I'll get them up tonight!!!

<img src="http://thumbp2.mail.mud.yahoo.com/tn?sid=1465040388&mid=AGyyo0IAAIAaRWzkdQaugCO4M6U"> <img src="http://thumbp2.mail.mud.yahoo.com/tn?sid=1465040388&mid=AGqyo0IAAXu0RW3rIAkPUy181ow"> <img src="http://thumbp2.mail.mud.yahoo.com/tn?sid=1465040388&mid=AGuyo0IAATNYRW3rgQxtjVc"> Finally got one this year!! I've been hunting hard all year waiting on a nice one to walk by my stand, but finally hear in the PA rifle season I got one to make a mistake! The thing is I didnt even expect to see this guy, i have a bunch of private land that i normally hunt and have been hunting, i've seen many big bucks there, but last night when i got home from classes, i had bout an hour, so i went behind my house "public land" and low and behold there he stands in a field, i think his mind was on others things "not safty" being he had his nose up a does butt... Welp, long story short, BOOM! 20 yard run... NICE BUCK DOWN!!! Enjoy the pics!

Any one else try these heads? I had a couple sent to me from a buddy thats sponsered by them... They were 125 grain and on a Easton Axis FMJ, they have flown absolutly wonderfull! I can cut fletchings at 40 yards... Though now my bow shoots a lil slower with all that arrow weight, but heck they were free... They flew better than both wasp expandibles, grim reapers, and whackums!! Kool head, and dont dull very easy, thats a good thing... Just seeing if anyone else has had success (atleast at the target range) with them!

Re: First day Pa, how did ya do Morning right after day break passed on small 10 probably 2 1/2 years (bearly a ten) But it was cool to watch him feed by at about 26 yards, later in the morn. a mom and two lil ones fed by, out of stand at 10:00 (wet)... Went to the stand for th evening at about 2, deer were out everywhere!! bumped 6 laying in the middle of a field! 3 small bucks, and 3 doe... About 5 mins in stand saw 2 young does... then about 5 pm the deer started to move out of the crab apple thicket i was below, ended up seeing 22 deer feed into field, only 6 close enough to shoot, but they were both a mom and two lil ones, fed right by at about 6 steps, Awesome day!! Left a lil early as i was watching a huge thunderstorm role in... Yea DIDNT BEAT IT! haha got really wet on the quad ride back to camp! All in all a good day though!

Re: 1 more day!!! 18 and 1/2 hours till opening day... 22 1/2 hours till i'll be waking up for that ever so great fealing of OPENING DAY!

Re: To all those that start this weekend............ GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!! I have a fealing this will be one of those years.... I CAN FEEL IT!

Alright boys, PA archery starts tommorrow, and i dont know bout yuns, but i couldnt sleep this morning, with anticipation of tommorrows hunt! I CANT WATE! Fall is upon us, we've practiced, we've set up stands, we've scouted, and i dont know bout you but i'm as ready this season as i've ever been! Its time to get some VENSION... BOYS PUT YOUR GAME FACES ON, Its time to HUNT!!!!

Re: drop rack is no longer my buddy owns deer, and said that when there injured in velvet like that, that its a 50/50 chance that they will grow nontypical the next year... To bad it dropped this year though!

~this is a good buck, i have a couple pics of him... ~Good potential... ~Looks Decent! ~You can tell he's wide and has alright mass! Camara is a lil dark though...

Re: Some More Pa bucks... sorry, not the best camaras...

The first 3 pics our of the same 8 I posted a pic of early (i think), The big brows are a give away.. And he "being so camara friendly, has earned himself the nick name "BROWS" The 4th pic is of a new one, he looks to be a really nice 8 though, the 5th and 6th, our new bucks, young though, but both have alot of potential, especially the one trying to become a 10 point already!! The 7th pic is of what looks to be a good buck, but you cant see the one side of its rack, hopefully its just the camara doin that. The last pic is one of the deer i posted earlier, but last time he was hurt and the left side dropped down by his face, now it is gone! Must of got annoying! Welp, guys theres the run down, ENJOY!!