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How are you going about spraying cool seasons out of Switch? Hitting it with Glyphosate early before the NWSG are actively growing?

Here is part of the ~10 acres I sprayed gly this spring to kill the reeds canary grass. Drilled Cave In Rock SG Memorial Day weekend. Here is one of our corn plots. Needs some rain but coming relatively well. This is just a random picture of where we burned this spring. Few Forbes starting to...

I don't think it's necessarily ideal from a hunting perspective, but we will run our dogs on our property 2-3x prior to the season (usually not until September/October. By that time the birds are old enough to not have to worry about them getting caught by the dogs or anything. We are out...

Just wanted to get a thread going for any updates from people starting to see broods this summer. Heard of one sighting last week in Eastern IA, however I'm not completely sold. Have not seen any yet out at our farm the past couple of weekends. I am optimistic that this dry weather should lead...

Ended up being later than I would have liked, but ended up doing a third spraying of the RCG and finally got the SG drilled this weekend. The upshot of it being so dry is that these low lying areas tend to be pretty wet if there's been much rain, so the spraying and drilling was much easier...

Thanks for sharing - great resource!

I've posted on here before looking for some input on trying to rid a few areas of canary grass (mostly lower laying non-crp ground or old pasture). What I gathered is that it would be a significant challenge, but I figured we'd give it a try. Burned about 1 1/2 months ago and then started a...

I've found much better success late in the season for getting on new spots. I've got dozens of spots, and most of them have been acquired through in-person stops. The biggest "key" that I've found is making it as easy as possible for the landowners to say "yes". Most landowners that are going...

Have you tried nine bark as a shrubby plant? We had very good luck with those in our planting in pretty sandy soil.

Would like to have a thread for people to share pictures of their habitat, whether established or in the process of. Shelter belts, food plots, new seedings, renovations, tree cuttings, whatever it is. If no pictures to share, what are projects you have planned before next fall? For me, it's...

Ended up with a much more modest 2-3" here on the Eastern side of the state.

Just thinking out loud.. but this winter weather we've had has to be awesome for the birds. Outside of the blizzard and a few days of brutal temperatures, a good portion of the state has had mild temperatures and next to nothing as far as snow pack so far this year. I don't think the conditions...

Made it out for one last hunt with a good buddy today. Finished with our 6 but had to work for them! Fingers crossed for a great winter and spring!

I think I shot 8 partridge this year total from 4 different coveys. Had a 3-4 more coveys flush out of range. The partridge a weird.. I'll go weeks without seeing any and then flush a cover 2-3 days in a row. I know there are quite a few around, but trying to pinpoint where they may be on any...

No good pictures from the weekend, but finished with a 3 man limit on Saturday and got 5 this morning hunting with my dad. Much more pleasant weather than I am used to the last weekend of the year. I will be getting out for one last hunt on Tuesday before putting away the gun for the season and...

I’ve been a little late to posting, but’s It’s been a very good year so far. Will be out a handful of times in the last week or so here. Numbers seems down a bit from previous years but strong where the habitat is good! Here’s a quick photo dump from a handful of outings this year!

It’s going to take everything I have not to go chasing the birds around the next day or two given the current storm and -40 degree wind chills here in Iowa. The extreme cold really doesn’t bother me or the pups, but I think the guilt of pushing hens out of their winter cover with the weather...

Sounds like the winter cover is there, and the best thing you can probably do is focus on establishing high quality CRP for nesting/brood rearing. I would also look at cutting any trees that could serve as potential perch sites for hawks/owls. That 100 acres of CRP nearby is a blessing, and...

Any experience succesfully getting rid of canary grass, or atleast turning it into more productive upland habitat for a few years? For example, I've heard of the IA DNR mowing/burning, spraying (after the grass starts to come back in), then running a disc through the ground to promote the growth...