Bayou Ken

Putnam Co. Missouri
Didn’t hunt this morning. Helped my partner look for the big deer he shot yesterday morning. No luck with the dog or drone. Went in this morning and I found him in a creek with just a little water on the neighboring property.

I’m on the Iowa/Missouri state line near Powersville. Best of luck to everyone.

The MX 5400 is a good choice. I have an 11 year old MX5200 that has been very reliable. However, I’ve been wanting to make the change to a cab tractor. I ordered a TYM 4058 last week.

I’ve been running 4 of their data cams with this being my 3rd year with no problems.

Putnam Co. Missouri
Elite Ethos
API lock on. At the bottom of an oak ridge that is boarded by a thicket and a dry creek. 3 bucks and 4 does so far. No shooters. A little chasing activity. Saw a good one Monday but out of bow range.

I’ve been trying for 2.5 years to get my pines thinned or even clear cut. I Have 70 acres of 21 year old pines in Addition to some mature pines. Beetles killed about 20 acres so I’m down to 50 acres. I’m wanting to improve habitat for deer and I’m not that concerned with making money. I’ve offered loggers my portion of the proceeds($1.75-$2.00 / acre) for pulpwood and offered to let them thin my hardwoods which I would get paid for but no takers. The only mill taking pulpwood is in Vicksburg and they aren’t taking much. If you see a large “Logger Needed” sign on HWY 547 7 miles SE of Pattison, that’s mine. Probably had 10-15 calls but the words pulp wood ends the conversation pretty quickly.

In May, I planted a mix with a variety of stalky plants like Milo, millet, sunflowers and sun hemp. Have thick Japanese stilt grass.so I sprayed with clethodim 3 weeks ago. Too much debris to drill into so I’m going to bush hog plots tomorrow and use my no till drill to plant into the stubble. Will spray with glyphosate the day before I plant. Hope to plant 2nd or 3rd week of October depending on rain forecast.

I have a 2014 open station Kubota MX5200 with 1150 hours on it and have had no problems with it. I have 284 acres with 8 acres of food plots. I am wanting a cab tractor and something with more lift capacity. I’m seriously considering the TYM 4058. Cab, 4x4, 3 remotes, 3rd function valve, a switch that lets you lower/raise rear arms and a telematics app which lets you check diagnostics in real time. It’s actually the legacy Branson 5835 with a cab and other improvements. Looking at about $44,000. There are several videos if you google it.

I plant 1.5 bags per acre. I would recommend adding about 6 lbs of Durana clover per acre to your Buckbuster mix. Just add it to the hopper and mix it well. This will give you good forage for most of the year. plant once and get a year around plot. Spray with clethodim in June and you should like the results.

I’ll be in Missouri the 1st week of October. I plan on planting when I get back. I’m in Claiborne Co.

On another note, has anyone successfully terminated Japanese stilt grass from your food plots? I sprayed my plots with clethodim and crop oil today and yesterday and plan on spraying them with glyphosate the day before I plant. I’ll be using a no till drill.