FSU_Seminole Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Well guys I can say that I'm pleased with my food plot combination this year. I planted 1.5 acres of food plot & the deer have been devouring my oats & they've hit my rye, clover & chicory hard to. They also started to hit my "shot plot" really good until the weather turned hot again. The only thing that's hampered me has been the weather on deer movement. Its been in the high 70s & 80s much of November so I haven't seen alot of rutting activity during the day by mature deer. But everytime I use this stand I see no less than 10 deer. Mature does, submissive does, fawns & immature bucks. Here is the entire plot. On the far right is .5 acre of oats, the .5 acre on the left is rye, clover & a little chicory. In the background is a .5 acre of shot plot. Close up of the oats Shot Plot brassica Off to the right about 50 yards down is a huge scrape thats still being used Turnips & tracks I like to think of this as Brassica & Oat Crossing..... If you look to the left at the big pine tree with the no tresspassing sign, its a trail that the deer never used until both these plots came up. They love to stand & sort of like congregate right in the middle here then go left or right. Here is a fresh rub & scrape just off the plot. It wasn't there last week & with the hot temps it must have been done at night. Here is a different scrape & 1 more nice rub & a cluster of rubs all 20 yards apart. These are just on the inside of the woods And here is my favorite Nov/late December stand over looking the plots. I'm ready for some cold nasty winter weather. Hope you guys enjoy these pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slughunter Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Rubs scrapes & food plot pictures(lots of pics) looks like an apsolutely awsome spot, should be a good spot especialy in the colder months. good luck hunting it. -shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Rubs scrapes & food plot pictures(lots of pics) Looks like a really sweet spot there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted December 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Rubs scrapes & food plot pictures(lots of pics) Thanks guys, alot of hard work went into making these plots. I did it all alone pretty much. The temps are suppose to dip way down tomorrow & all of next week, so we'll see what happens the last month of the season here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ousoonerfan22 Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Re: Rubs scrapes & food plot pictures(lots of pics) Good looking plots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2Hunt Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 Re: Rubs scrapes & food plot pictures(lots of pics) Looks great! Good luck hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 Re: Rubs scrapes & food plot pictures(lots of pics) very very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAstringking Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Re: Rubs scrapes & food plot pictures(lots of pics looks great did you plant using farm equipment or did you use a toebehind? i have some areas on my property that i would like to plant but am not sure how to. i dont have the access to the equipment thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted December 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Re: Rubs scrapes & food plot pictures(lots of pics [ QUOTE ] looks great did you plant using farm equipment or did you use a toebehind? i have some areas on my property that i would like to plant but am not sure how to. i dont have the access to the equipment thanks [/ QUOTE ] I have all the equipment to use with my 4 wheeler. Disc, drag, roller, spreader ect ect, but the corn fields get so hard & dry here in Aug/Sept that the past 2 years a farmer disced this spot for me with a large tractor & disc. The corn stalks are too hard for my disc its not heavy enough. After he breaks the ground I try to wait a day or 2 before a good rain & I use my 4 wheeler to fertilize & seed. If you don't have access to equipment you may want to ask a farmer or someone with access to a tractor or 4 wheeler to do the same thing. After the ground is broken its just a simple matter of getting the fertilizer & seed in the soil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAstringking Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Re: Rubs scrapes & food plot pictures(lots of pics [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] looks great did you plant using farm equipment or did you use a toebehind? i have some areas on my property that i would like to plant but am not sure how to. i dont have the access to the equipment thanks [/ QUOTE ] I have all the equipment to use with my 4 wheeler. Disc, drag, roller, spreader ect ect, but the corn fields get so hard & dry here in Aug/Sept that the past 2 years a farmer disced this spot for me with a large tractor & disc. The corn stalks are too hard for my disc its not heavy enough. After he breaks the ground I try to wait a day or 2 before a good rain & I use my 4 wheeler to fertilize & seed. If you don't have access to equipment you may want to ask a farmer or someone with access to a tractor or 4 wheeler to do the same thing. After the ground is broken its just a simple matter of getting the fertilizer & seed in the soil. [/ QUOTE ] i just have a big fear of rocks. in my area of PA we have a ton of rocks in the ground and they are everywhere. i dont want to ruin a farmers equipment and not have the money to replace it i will ask my neighbor up there if he could do that for me for a reasonabole price. he plants corn for us every year in out designated field but charges us a grand. its about 3 1/2 acers maybe 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gabuckbuster03 Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Re: Rubs scrapes & food plot pictures(lots of pics great pics good luck huntin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Re: Rubs scrapes & food plot pictures(lots of pics Great pics. Loved the narration as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tp793 Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Re: Rubs scrapes & food plot pictures(lots of pics awesome pics and great looking plots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equalizer Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Re: Rubs scrapes & food plot pictures(lots of pics looks like a killer spot to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxBowHunter Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Re: Rubs scrapes & food plot pictures(lots of pics Food plots work very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted December 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Re: Rubs scrapes & food plot pictures(lots of pics Thanks for the compliments fellas. I haven't tagged out on a good buck yet but I'm still seeing signs every where. Its just a matter of waiting him out. I went hunting Sunday afternoon in the stand over looking the brassica. It doesn't look anything like the photos here. It looks like someone took a lawn mower & made 2 or 3 passes through it. The deer hit it hard this past weekend. I'm defenitely sticking with Evolved Habitat's brassica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxBowHunter Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Re: Rubs scrapes & food plot pictures(lots of pics Yes, the brassica looks good do you think it would grow well here in texas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted December 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Re: Rubs scrapes & food plot pictures(lots of pics [ QUOTE ] Yes, the brassica looks good do you think it would grow well here in texas? [/ QUOTE ] Yes, Brassica will grow pretty much anywhere where the soil PH is above 6. That, and it needs an adequate rainfall to germinate & grow. I'd defenitely recommend planting Shot Plot. I know the hunting in Texas really heats up in December & Jan. Shot plot would be perfect. Winter wheat & oats seem to work well in Tx to. Alot of the hunting shows & videos feature deer being shot on or near wheat & oat fields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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