We did a lot of work on the fall food plots and hunting land today. I'll be posting a blog about it soon. We're planting Max Attract mixed with Ultra Forage in one plot and Monster Mix in another, smaller plot.

If you're into food plots... I'm interested... what are you planting and how is it going?

CBP

I haven't planted anything this year, but I've heard a lot about the Great Top Radishes. I don't have any places ready for planting. May be a good idea for next year. Anybody else tried them yet?

this fall i planted a mixture of oats and deer top radishes from wannamaker seed in st.mathews his oats were priced at 18 dollars per 50 lb bag and deer top radishes 5lbs for 25 dollars did pretty good on my 50 acres behind my house.

this spring i will plant catjang peas if i can find them here in sc and are not to expensive and cow peas which always does well here in the sand in cassatt,sc the deer go crazy over them for some reason.

Coming up in the spring, we will be planting clover, alfalfa, brasica's, and chicory. We also put out mineral licks and maintain them year round. I hunt southern Jasper County, northern Jasper, and parts of Hampton County. We're trying to feed good quality plants to the deer and turkey as a part of our management program. Hopefully we will be able to post some good photo's late summer and into the fall. Right now though, everyone's focus I know is on coon and hog, and I don't plant to feed them.

Nice! Thanks for the post. What do you find that the turkeys like the best? Also, do you have a lot of hogs down there?

CBP

I've found that what you plant for deer generally works as well for Turkeys. I counted 21 hens and 2 jakes going through my food plot the last time I got to sit a stand, which was before Christmas. We have a pile of hogs down here, it's just a matter of getting permission from the land owners. One of the clubs I belong to still hunts hogs, and I'll dog hunt with some guys over in GA for them. The other places I have to hunt them are by owners permission only, and that includes guests. We're inundated with hogs in this end of the lowcountry. The guy who owns the club I hunt in northern Jasper/Hampton counties killed 2 hogs, captured 1 alive, and had 4 escape. You can hunt the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge with a free permit, a valid state hunting license, and either a bow or shotgun with slugs. You just need a good map and possibly a john boat to get to parts of it. It's nothing to see 20 or 30 head of hog in the refuge, and they welcome all attempts to kill them. Hope that helps some. I also posted in the hog baiting section.

What would you all recommend for a clup in the midlands/lower piedmont area in Saluda Cty.?? I planted a mix of brassicas, wheat and rye last season with a roto-tiller in small strip plots, but the deer really did not seem to get on our plots until after the season ended. Same results for our larger plots as well- huntmaster planted mostly in wheat. The plots themselves grew very nicely- I was happily surprised given the lack of rainfall and that it was my first try at planting small plots. Many thanks, Ron/300WM.