The hatch is happening in NW IA and replanting plots.

[remy3424]

I saw chicks yesterday and today in different places.
My food plots are a disaster as the birds are eating the the seeds from the ground, corn and sorghum. I replanted for the last time today. A week ago I started spreading shelled corn inside a hedgerow about a quarter mile long that is beside one of the good plots, I am thinking with easy food, maybe the last planting might have a chance. I planted most of the plots twice and about half 3 times. Now I would like one more nice rain to get this last planting going. I could see a few sorghum plants from the second planting, but not a lot. No corn from the first planting in the plots I replanted today, but those were already gone when I did the 2nd replant. They are make this much harder than it should be. I think this farm is at or over the maximum pheasant carrying capacity.

 

[GladHunter]

I think this farm is at or over the maximum pheasant carrying capacity.

I would love to have that problem. If you need any help with it this fall let me know.

 

[McFarmer]

I saw chicks yesterday and today in different places.
My food plots are a disaster as the birds are eating the the seeds from the ground, corn and sorghum. I replanted for the last time today. A week ago I started spreading shelled corn inside a hedgerow about a quarter mile long that is beside one of the good plots, I am thinking with easy food, maybe the last planting might have a chance. I planted most of the plots twice and about half 3 times. Now I would like one more nice rain to get this last planting going. I could see a few sorghum plants from the second planting, but not a lot. No corn from the first planting in the plots I replanted today, but those were already gone when I did the 2nd replant. They are make this much harder than it should be. I think this farm is at or over the maximum pheasant carrying capacity.

Wow, how big an area are you talking about ? My dad’s tales of killing pheasants in the corn fields have some basis then ?

 

[gim]

I'm not far from NW Iowa so the bird hatch will be soon here too. Rain would be welcomed, just not a flood.

 

[remy3424]

Wow, how big an area are you talking about ? My dad’s tales of killing pheasants in the corn fields have some basis then ?

I have about 6 acres on that farm, I only did the 3rd replant on about 3 acres. I had an old boy in the nursing home tell me that back in the 30s, the county gave the farms shotgun shells to shoot the pheasants as they were so thick they would dig up the corn seed....kind of what I am experiencing on a very localized level now.

 

[remy3424]

I would love to have that problem. If you need any help with it this fall let me know.

Reach-out this fall, I am not far from Sioux City, it might be a further drive than you want for a limit of roosters.

 

[McFarmer]

I have about 6 acres on that farm, I only did the 3rd replant on about 3 acres. I had an old boy in the nursing home tell me that back in the 30s, the county gave the farms shotgun shells to shoot the pheasants as they were so thick they would dig up the corn seed....kind of what I am experiencing on a very localized level now.

Dad talked about going out with cars at night and clubbing them for the same reason.