When to start feeding?

[Oklahomabassin]

Thanks, but as I've stated before, one doesn't need epuipment like this to put in food plots. I only paid $100 for the drill at a farm auction. Had to replace a couple of blades, bearings and a drive chain for less than a bill, but it works like a champ. It could be easily modified to be pulled with a pickup.

yes I know. last year I planted in the clean dirt area around a pond that was low. I also used a weedeater and garden tiller in an area to work up ground. this year I borrowed a small tractor, brush hog and tiller. the soil was dry to a depth of 12 inches and when I finished brush hogging and tilling food plots all day, I didn't have to worry about sun screen, I had a good coating of SPF Topsoil.

 

[Madpap]

I'm gonna put my feeder out Wed. This will be my first time using a feeder, I'm using corn but need suggestions on what kind of attractant to use. Can someone give advice on a really good one? Deer Cane, C'mere Deer or the like. Thanks for any replies, Terry

 

[dennishoddy]

Just use the corn, and don't waste money on the attractant. the deer will find the corn in a day or two.

 

[Deer Slayer]

I have used vanilla extract. They smelled it first night while I was sitting in a stand watching the doe get all bent out of shape with the strange new scent. It was funny watching her sneeze and snort. I have used Aunt Jamima's Pancake syrup poured over a pile of corn. Next morning it was cleaned up. They are suckers for something sweet. Caro syrup works fine too.

 

[dlbleak]

i use an attractant the first time just to help the deer find it. after that just fill er up and they'll keep coming to it.

 

[dlbleak]

dennis, i actually have a few inches of growth. when i put the seed out i mixed in some lime and fertilizer. honestly. i'm a bit surprised with the results so far. i can't believe i just found deerslayers sticky on foodplots!

 

[dennishoddy]

dennis, i actually have a few inches of growth. when i put the seed out i mixed in some lime and fertilizer. honestly. i'm a bit surprised with the results so far. i can't believe i just found deerslayers sticky on foodplots!

Lots of good info in there.

 

[257wby]

As for the hard pan, another option would be to plant something like this...http://www.tillageradish.com/benefits.php It has large deep taproot the will penetrate the hard pan. They are also very palatable P.S. I'm a Senior at OSU majoring in Plant and soil science and have worked with these.

 

[badaugherty]

What about purple top turnips?

 

[257wby]

What about purple top turnips?

They are very palatable, but don't do as much for breaking up the hard pan. These tillage radishes were bred to have a very long and fat tap root kind of like a carrot. The purple turnips on the other hand are very shallow in the soil. Here are some example pictures.

Tillage radish: http://cdn.physorg.com/newman/gfx/news/hires/2009/farmersusera.jpg

Purple radish: http://www.growit.umd.edu/Images3/purpletopturnip.jpg