Food For Thought

A few months ago I went to a friends for a weekend visit and to participate in a field day he was presenting to the community on the subject of wildlife management.

Wildlife used to manage itself very well on its own before our society became a burden on it and now, sometimes, it can use some help.

That day I learned about creating  forest food plots  for deer. 

The idea seemed like a responsible act in conservation.

At the time I talked about it with my friend Brian and indicated an interest in maybe making a forest food plot on my own property. Who better to talk about it with than  Brian who is a farmer/scientist and  is very familiar with what needs to be done in order to plant one of these special food and shelter sources for wildlife.

Well yesterday morning I got a text message from Brian. He was going to be in my area planting an agricultural test plot and would have his tractor with him and would I like to get that plot planted.

My answer was sure!

What you see below is the result....

A driveway full of gear

An overgrown field

The first pass with tractor and discs

Some more weight on the discs 

Soil ready for fertilizer

Seeds to sow

A planted plot and 

two friends....

-Martin