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    Winter Scouting

    Sounds like a good piece of ground Remy. My land is 45 acres CRP, 2 shelter belts, 30 acre slough (no cattails, which hurts me for winter cover, not great cover in the slough) and the balance 10 acres of food plots, and the remainder is tillable ground.
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    Winter Scouting

    Remy, how much CRP do you have? Is it mostly warm season grasses?
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    Land prices.

    Just frustrated what I see going on, high land prices kick out the small family farms and going the way of corporate, which in turn has a direct impact on quality habitat.
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    Land prices.

    Quick question, good farm ground in Iowa is going for what 15-20K per acre (maybe that’s low) remy3424 could tell us. What price does corn/beans need to be at to make that number work? And what about the years of drought, hail etc.,? I get there is insurance, but How long does it take to...
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    Land prices.

    Part of the land inflation is the grain farmers can’t lose. With insurance and farm programs you will not see farms lost. Case in point, we here about input costs and you see 3.50 bushel corn, yet the large combines are being purchased. Don’t take this as me being not in favor of the farmer...
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    Overall season bird numbers

    I thought bird numbers were down quite a bit, Hunted north of Platte. Not sure why , the spring was decent…. Perhaps last years winter got them.
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    Kind of public land?

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    How Cold Is To Cold?

    Well said…
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    Kind of public land?

    Goose, with public lands being hammered that is why you pay to hunt private ground (LOL)
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    Getting Good Rain

    Happy for you guys! Need more!
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    Getting Good Rain

    I could write a book on the migration in western Minnesota. 20 years ago it was easy to scout, find birds and shoot a limit of Mallards. My family now has a place out there with access to all the land I want and I literally have had 1 good mallard hunt in 5 years…. Granted, I can’t get out...
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    Getting Good Rain

    So true, there are less hunters but even fewer places that hold birds. Minnesota waterfowl is a perfect example. Years ago you could shoot ducks about anywhere in the state, and now the birds are condensed in a few areas. Hunting pressure is just congregated now. It all comes down to quality...
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    Food plots

    The ground is located in South Dakota. The trees are cedar trees and provide great winter cover. I have some ideas on food plots for next year, so should be set. Thanks!
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    Food plots

    Food plots are next to trees , sloughs and CRP. Food plots are definitely for the birds to get through winter but I hunt them as well.
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    Food plots

    Milo is all we typically plant for our food plots, but this years stand is to clean and like others have said it’s a runway for birds. If it’s to clean they go in there to eat and don’t spend a lot of time in there. Drilling may be the best. The years it’s been dirty it has been a magnet for...
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