2024 Hunting Preparations and Plans

[Cavman]

it says may 1st so get on it! You shouldn’t be too late.

I planted mine on memorial weekend last year. They came up great

 

[cg21]

I planted mine on memorial weekend last year. They came up great

Did you have to spray them for them to be dead / dropping seeds in time?

 

[Cavman]

I didn't. But seemed the birds were really in it alot. Id definitely follow more seasoned food plot growers

 

[two70]

Did you have to spray them for them to be dead / dropping seeds in time?

The DNR mows strips through their sunflower fields just prior to dove season opening. I would assume most others do something similar. Neither spraying nor simply waiting for them to drop are likely to work as well as mechanically knocking the them down.

 

[Michigan Slim]

I sure wish I had mine built in sections…. Lol I’m using those elevator brackets and 10’ 4x4 but then after I get it up…. I am going to have some SERIOUS tree work since I’m sure the view will be greatly obstructed with the new angle.

Four walls, a floor and four pieces for the roof. I'll put roll roofing on it to finish it up. All repainted and ready to go.
I trimmed some lanes already but still have to pile up the cuttings to burn. Need a week off up there.

 

[cg21]

Sunflowers are coming up great. I saw some sprouts after only 4 days now they are everywhere glad this rain is coming so I don’t need a sprinkler yet

 

[cg21]

Four walls, a floor and four pieces for the roof. I'll put roll roofing on it to finish it up. All repainted and ready to go.
I trimmed some lanes already but still have to pile up the cuttings to burn. Need a week off up there.

My next one I will build like that… this one was a learning curve. Things I need to change for sure it is WAY too tall for starters lol main window is too high oh well

 

[Michigan Slim]

My next one I will build like that… this one was a learning curve. Things I need to change for sure it is WAY too tall for starters lol main window is too high oh well

Put a raised, insulated floor in it.

 

[cg21]

Put a raised, insulated floor in it.

But then the others would be too low lol so I think I will adjust if needed once I raise the blind that is a good idea

 

[ws6duramax]

I have my sunflower patch along the driveway prepped but not planted yet. Ran out of time and now looks like rain for a bit.

One of my powerline corn plots is done, still a couple more to take care of. Then it's on to some much needed shoot house maintenance. They were originally built out of sheets of T111 on the exterior, but the dam squirrels just love that $h!T . I need to either pull it all off and replace it or cover it with some metal . They have chewed hole in all 5 of them.

 

[Sevenpointsevenfmj]

Thanks for the offer I don’t know ANYTHING about ducks I am a self taught hunter / land manager lol and I’ve only been at it almost 10 years. Ducks are one of the few things I haven’t hunted in fact I think ducks quail and geese are the only Indiana species I do not hunt. Mainly because lack of knowledge and time.

do the ducks land in those field or are they planted by water??? Like I posted I am hoping to get a pond dug so maybe ducks will be in my future…..

Yeah man they hang out there near the water eating the bait. Just gotta get a shotgun and a good dog to grab them for you so you don’t have to spend time looking for every one you shoot out of the sky.

Haha I’m the opposite as you, I only hunt ducks and sometimes turkey. Easier to clean and transport. I’m too lazy to move and process an entire deer lol

 

[Sevenpointsevenfmj]

I have my sunflower patch along the driveway prepped but not planted yet. Ran out of time and now looks like rain for a bit.

One of my powerline corn plots is done, still a couple more to take care of. Then it's on to some much needed shoot house maintenance. They were originally built out of sheets of T111 on the exterior, but the dam squirrels just love that $h!T . I need to either pull it all off and replace it or cover it with some metal . They have chewed hole in all 5 of them.
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Squirrels ain’t anything a ruger 10/22 can’t handle my friend, just gotta be proactive (or in my case, bloodthirsty. I hate them and the groundhogs with a passion)

 

[cg21]

Squirrels ain’t anything a ruger 10/22 can’t handle my friend, just gotta be proactive (or in my case, bloodthirsty. I hate them and the groundhogs with a passion)

I love squirrels. Roasted… fried…. Pressure cooked… crock pot…

 

[yetti462]

^^^^I'll boil them with chicken bouillon and other spices , pull out, bread and fry, then toss in buffalo sauce.

 

[El Conquistador]

This is what I got done today, I built this 6X6 box on a hay wagon several years ago and now the wood on the wagon is rotting. The box was starting to lean, today I sunk four 4X4’s and secured the box to them. Later I will build a small deck with stairs. One of many things on my list for this year checked off.

 

[yetti462]

Got the area plowed up for future corn planting, plus a strip for sunflowers.