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In this issue.... June 2010 Food Plot Update A Favorite Picture Stop and Smell the Roses June Food Plot Journal Welcome to the June Food Plot Journal. We didn't get much done in our food plots in June other than some mowing. I had hoped to get some ground plowed up this month but other commitments and more problems with our tractor didn't allow this. We've had good weather with plenty of rain and some warm temperatures so most of our clover plots are still doing quite well. Oldhouse Food Plot The Durana in the oldhouse plot looked great in May and it has held up well through June. There is some spotty grass and deer have been photographed in the plot heavily. I may need to mow the plot again but with a tractor that won't run I am just watching now.
This picture shows our exclusion cage. You might not be able to see it in the picture but the clover is higher inside the cage. You can also see how much clover is in the plot and the grass that is growing as well. Corn Patch Plot The Durana in the cornpatch plot continues to grow well although the grass and a few weeds have jumped up as well. I started to mow the plot with a lawn tractor on June 25 but was stopped by darkness and didn't get to finish. I guess we'll see how much the plot really needed mowed by comparing the two areas. We saw deer eating in the plot in the evening we were there.
You can see that I started mowing and didn't get to finish. We'll see how much difference there is in this plot on our next visit. Maybe we'll learn how often we need to mow. Old Garden Food Plot The Durana clover in the old garden plot still looks pretty good. I mowed it with a brush hog on June 8 and it has grown and has a lot of clover. We saw deer eating in this plot in the evening as well.
You can see this plot still has a lot of clover and the clover bloom throughout the plot. Middle Clearing Food Plot The Monster Mix in this plot is still growing better than I would have expected. I keep trying to disk this plot up but it keeps me at bay by coming on strong when I least expect it.
Here is a promising buck eating in the plot. Whippoorwill Food Plot The Monster Mix and Durana in the this plot is still doing well after I mowed it at the end of May. This is another plot that has surprised me so we'll see how long it lasts.
You can see that this plot is still green and growing well. There is still a lot of clover among the grass. Hayfield Food Plot The older Durana areas are either doing okay or there is very little clover left in them. I would like to plow up the worst areas and put in an annual, but our tractor problems have stopped these efforts. The Durana we sowed in the oldest portion of the plot looked real good by the end of June. It is a nice carpet of green clover with some spotty grass and weeds in small areas. Our friend, the purple flower weed, has showed up so I'll let the deer eat this as well. All in all I'm happy with this planting. The other strip that we planted in less than ideal conditions is starting to grow but it isn't very impressive. I hope it surprises me and does better than it looks like it might at this point. We are getting some good pictures in the hayfield.
This is the portion of the plot that was the original hayfield plot. The clover has jumped up nice. I'm happy with this section of the plot. Right Of Way Food Plot The Durana in the Right Of Way plot is about fifty-fifty. I could easily mow this plot if I can get to it. I may put this plot back on the watch list if I can get the tractor running.
This plot is still nice and green as well and there is a decent amount of clover.
If I get the tractor running I hope to get some things going in July. I would like to plow up some old clover in the hayfield and put in an annual. I'll probably also need to brush hog more before the summer is over. The deer seemed to be using our food plots a lot more in June. It seemed that in May they were still in the woods eating all of the new growth, but in June they moved to the plots.
Our Favorite Pictures We get thousands of pictures each month with our digital trail cameras but we narrow down each set of pictures to our favorite six or seven and these are usually buck pictures. As you can imagine there are always several more that are very good but don't make the cut. Below is one of our favorite pictures from June. The does get the short end of the stick on our picture pages, so sometimes they get up close to try to get my attention. You can take a look at our favorite deer pictures from June 25 here.
Stop and Smell the Roses In this last section of the Food Plot Journal I try to type up something that is interesting or entertaining. For some reason this month I have been racking my pea size brain and I can't come up with anything. I had a few thoughts but I think I have talked about them before. I finally realized that I often fail to stop to smell the roses. I put my head down and work on the tractor in the barn or mow grass or brush hog a food plot or gather and put out my cameras or...... Sometimes I fail to stop and take a look at the sky or the wildlife around me or the green grass and trees. Do not follow my lead. Take time to stop and smell the roses.
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