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Marshrunner35 06-24-2014 09:01 PM
Deer Food Plot
 
Im a new Deer hunter and i would like to plant a food plot for this upcoming season.. What type of plants are good for bring and keeping deer on my lease????

Tjethro85 06-24-2014 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Marshrunner35 (Post 702115)
Im a new Deer hunter and i would like to plant a food plot for this upcoming season.. What type of plants are good for bring and keeping deer on my lease????
Some people plant iron clay peas. There's also some mixtures of seed that contain brassica, chicory, clover, turnips, kale etc. any of these are good but before you waste money in seed, take a soil sample to get tested to see which type of fertilizer to use.

Tjethro85 06-24-2014 09:13 PM
Personally I like the turnips because when deer season is over, you still have a good crop of turnips to pick

DA COVE 06-25-2014 04:58 AM
Foodplots are just supplemental for deer. Deer are browsers, not grazers. Browse is what makes them prefer one area over another. Find your browse thin it, fertilize it. They prefer new growth. Fertilizer gives it better flavor, besides just making it grow. Deer in different areas prefer different foods. Spend a little time and learn what the ones in your area prefer.
Also, turnip are good, but they usually don't get hit until after the first or second frost, that when they turn sweet.

Marshrunner35 06-25-2014 07:47 AM
Well thanks for the info!!! If I take a soil sample, were do u send it off to

weedeater 06-25-2014 08:48 AM
McNeely in Sulphur sales a mix called LSU that's supposed to do really well.... suppose to have been developed for our area

Tjethro85 06-25-2014 09:39 AM
LSU ag extension office. Should be one in parish. Usually in the parish seat.

saute86 06-25-2014 04:44 PM
I think you can bring it to the office next to Burton coliseum.

Oops! 06-25-2014 04:52 PM
You can buy a tester pretty cheap. Not saying it will be as detailed as the ag center. But it can get you pretty close.

Tjethro85 06-25-2014 05:56 PM
You can test yourself of course but the ag center can help you on the ins an outs of fertilizer.

Big Hutch 06-26-2014 10:17 AM
Testers do not give you enough information to determine whether or not you need to fertilize and how much. Mixes are costly and often contain 90% cheap seeds and 10% "premium" seeds.

Take a soil sample. Scratch back the leaves and grass and use a sharp shooter to take a plug of soil. Take at least 3 per foot plot and mix them together. The Soil lab needs at least a pint of soil for a good sample. When you fill out the information on the soil test sheet list peas, clover, wheat, and anything else you would like up to 5 choices. Put me down as the agent, Robbie Hutchins and put my address rhutchins@agcenter.lsu.edu. I should get an email of your test results. After you get it email me with a phone number and I will call you and talk to you about it. I do this every day.

PS that's good advice about enhancing native browse like blackberry, dewberry, honeysuckle, etc.

Robbie aka Big Hutch
Area Forestry /Wildlife Extension Agent

BuckingFastard 06-26-2014 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Big Hutch (Post 702502)
Testers do not give you enough information to determine whether or not you need to fertilize and how much. Mixes are costly and often contain 90% cheap seeds and 10% "premium" seeds.

Take a soil sample. Scratch back the leaves and grass and use a sharp shooter to take a plug of soil. Take at least 3 per foot plot and mix them together. The Soil lab needs at least a pint of soil for a good sample. When you fill out the information on the soil test sheet list peas, clover, wheat, and anything else you would like up to 5 choices. Put me down as the agent, Robbie Hutchins and put my address rhutchins@agcenter.lsu.edu. I should get an email of your test results. After you get it email me with a phone number and I will call you and talk to you about it. I do this every day.

PS that's good advice about enhancing native browse like blackberry, dewberry, honeysuckle, etc.

Robbie aka Big Hutch
Area Forestry /Wildlife Extension Agent
awesome!!

duckman1911 06-26-2014 06:19 PM
Lime trees. DuckButter done figured that one out for us. :grinpimp::rotfl:

Tjethro85 06-26-2014 06:23 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Hutch (Post 702502)
Testers do not give you enough information to determine whether or not you need to fertilize and how much. Mixes are costly and often contain 90% cheap seeds and 10% "premium" seeds.

Take a soil sample. Scratch back the leaves and grass and use a sharp shooter to take a plug of soil. Take at least 3 per foot plot and mix them together. The Soil lab needs at least a pint of soil for a good sample. When you fill out the information on the soil test sheet list peas, clover, wheat, and anything else you would like up to 5 choices. Put me down as the agent, Robbie Hutchins and put my address rhutchins@agcenter.lsu.edu. I should get an email of your test results. After you get it email me with a phone number and I will call you and talk to you about it. I do this every day.

PS that's good advice about enhancing native browse like blackberry, dewberry, honeysuckle, etc.

Robbie aka Big Hutch
Area Forestry /Wildlife Extension Agent
My grandpa was the county agent for Allen parish for years. He's retired now of course.

Big Hutch 06-26-2014 08:23 PM
Who was your Grandpa? He may have been before my time since I've only lived in Allen Parish for 20 years.

Speck Attack 06-26-2014 08:28 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Hutch (Post 702502)
Testers do not give you enough information to determine whether or not you need to fertilize and how much. Mixes are costly and often contain 90% cheap seeds and 10% "premium" seeds.

Take a soil sample. Scratch back the leaves and grass and use a sharp shooter to take a plug of soil. Take at least 3 per foot plot and mix them together. The Soil lab needs at least a pint of soil for a good sample. When you fill out the information on the soil test sheet list peas, clover, wheat, and anything else you would like up to 5 choices. Put me down as the agent, Robbie Hutchins and put my address rhutchins@agcenter.lsu.edu. I should get an email of your test results. After you get it email me with a phone number and I will call you and talk to you about it. I do this every day.

PS that's good advice about enhancing native browse like blackberry, dewberry, honeysuckle, etc.




Robbie aka Big Hutch
Area Forestry /Wildlife Extension Agent


Sorry maybe I missed the address in this thread....however where do I send the soil sample to be tested?

Duck Butter 06-27-2014 03:18 PM
Like duckman said above, its all about the lime trees:)



you are going to have to put some chicken wire around them or the rabbits will eat em all:grinpimp:

Tjethro85 06-27-2014 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Hutch (Post 702654)
Who was your Grandpa? He may have been before my time since I've only lived in Allen Parish for 20 years.
Frank Mougeot

Big Hutch 06-27-2014 10:06 PM
Bring the soil sample to your Parish LSU AgCenter Extension office. If you are in Calcasieu then it is the office out by Burton.

Robbie aka Big Hutch

Big Hutch 06-27-2014 10:08 PM
I never had the privilege of knowing or working with Frank. I hear good things about him and how he treated the people.

Robbie aka Big Hutch


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