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IHAP's tend to be some really good cover in my experience, but relatively small parcels for public hunting, so the birds get pushed out in a hurry due to constant pressure.

Very accurate in Iowa as well.

Yup. As expected, anecdotally from what I've seen I'm surprised the counts aren't down even worse. Should still be some solid hunting, but if we have the kind of hunting pressure we saw last year, the roosters will be shot up in a hurry.

That looks as good as any first year seeding that I've seen before. Great structure, doesn't seem to have too many cool season grass nuisances. Awesome stuff. I think you'll have a beautiful stand next year.

Also, I've had a ton of luck on chopped corn fields if you can find any farmers that are cutting silage this early, they can be great.

Have had good success on the opener for doves. As mentioned above, will be a circus most likely. Best bet is to find a field that you have to work a little bit to get to - walk a bit, not right by the parking lot, etc. (most of your lazy hunters aren't willing to go very far). You should have...

When we disked our firebreaks this Spring we went ahead and seeded them down to clover/alfalfa mixes. Have sprayed them with clethodium and kept them mowed to control broadleaf weeds. So far so good. Threw a trail camera out along the one and have been getting some pictures of pheasant broods...

Would love to do a Fall spray, just wondering the best way to do so. I could mow it here in a few weeks. but there would be a ton of debris. I know burning in the fall is possible, but worried that might hurt my switch as well doing a growing season burn..?

Does round up ready sorghum exist? Despite pre emerge, etc., it always seems like our sorghum plots are full of foxtail by mid-summer. We get our Sorghums seed free via PF, but would be open to buying some if there was a RUR variety out there? Would make things a whole lot easier, and could...

I will get some pictures next time I am out.. The area is about a 50/50 mix of switch and RCG. Does not look as good as I was hoping, given how well the stand looked last Fall. Next year, I think I am going to try an early Spring burn, let the cool season grasses emerge, and try and hit the RCG...

Personally I wouldn't worry about the bare spots - might actually be better, more bare ground for young broods to navigate, and some weeds certainly isn't a bad thing.

Looks awesome.. 5 foot is small, but doable if your patient. I believe ours is 7ft. Did you see any birds while mowing?

That is awesome, looks great, keep us posted on the progress. Are you planning on mowing a few times this year?

Flooding has been pretty brutal this year. 100%. We have been lucky with several good winters and dry springs recently. This spring has been a whole different ballgame for Iowa. I think brood surveys in August will show a huge decline.

There are birds to be had on Iowa public, but you've really got to work for them. Hunting pressure has probably more than tripled over the past few years, and with the lack of public ground in the state, it's hard to find pieces of ground that aren't getting hunted nearly every day. Even private...

Did the recent rains impact your farm at all remy?

That's a great problem to have - feel free to send some of them over here to Eastern Iowa!

Most hayfields are probably as good or better nesting than the majority of CRP acres. Trouble is most nests don't ever get a chance to hatch due to haying. Here in NE Iowa heavy rain kept farmers off the hayfields until recently, probably a week or two later than normal for the first cutting...

Update: Most of the trees are looking very good after the wet spring. Will be a handful of trees we need to replace in the Fall. Clover between rows looking great.