Food Plot Basics

[undeg01]

Also got the big field right in front of my cabin ready to plant. I don’t hunt it and mainly plant it for a fire break and to give the deer more food through the winter, so I’m in no rush to plant this one. I’ll get it in sometime in October.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Looks good! Chances of rain at my place are slim and tough luck.

 

[retrieverman]

Looks good! Chances of rain at my place are slim and tough luck.

Alfalfa county has “chances” in the forecast starting on Wednesday, but the percentages are less than 50% each day. Probably means it ain’t happening…

 

[Okie4570]

Alfalfa county has “chances” in the forecast starting on Wednesday, but the percentages are less than 50% each day. Probably means it ain’t happening…

Saw one forecast today that said 1-2" west of I35. Believe it when I see it, hope it happens.

 

[retrieverman]

Saw one forecast today that said 1-2" west of I35. Believe it when I see it, hope it happens.

As dry as it is right now, I believe my place could suck up a couple inches and still be dusty.

 

[Okie4570]

As dry as it is right now, I believe my place could suck up a couple inches and still be dusty.

Definitely dry up there except for in a few spots where it rained a bunch 3 weeks ago today. I buried 4x4 tractor and grain drill planting wheat last week lol, first time ever. Had to have dozer pull it out the next day.

 

[Deer Slayer]

good job!

 

[Deer Slayer]

I'm referring to Undeg01 for getting his plot in and not 4570 burying his tractor.

 

[dennishoddy]

I'm to the point I'm going to buy a high pressure pump that runs off of a generator to create an irrigation system on my food plot from the pond that's 50-100 yards away from the boundaries of the clover plot. It should be coming out of summer dormancy, but it's too dry.
Run a tank of fuel out of the generator with a half dozen impact sprinklers on a 2" PVC header will work for a week or two, and then repeat. I've used the same system off of the well at the house to water a garden for many years and it works.

 

[Okie4570]

I'm to the point I'm going to buy a high pressure pump that runs off of a generator to put in the pump and create an irrigation system on my food plot from the pond that's 50-100 yards away from the boundaries of the clover plot. It should be coming out of summer dormancy, but it's too dry.
Run a tank of fuel out of the generator with a half dozen impact sprinklers on a 2" PVC header will work for a week or two, and then repeat. I've used the same system off of the well at the house to water a garden for many years and it works.

Put a flow meter on it, I'd be curious to see how long it would take. 14k gal = 1/2" rainfall on 1 acre.