This is my first post since last winter, or what most people would call winter. It was more like fall going straight into spring. Turkey season is just 15 days away here in Indiana and I for one cannot wait. We have been seeing turkeys on our new property almost every time we are out there. Dad and I put a blind up a few weeks ago, and the turkeys have had no trouble adjusting to it. I sat in it one morning a couple of weeks ago and called in 3 hens and a big tom. I got some really good footage of the tom in full strut. Tonight I saw a big tom in full strut with 2 hens on the property as well. It's time to start locating birds and putting them to roost so they are easier to hunt when season gets here. It is also time to start getting food plots in the ground. A lot of people put their cool season grasses in the ground when we had our warm weather last month. The cold weather that we have had lately will really stunt the growth, especially if you have already planted warm season grasses, they need a much warmer ground temperature than the cool season grasses. I have held off and will plant mine at the end of the month. I am planting 4 acres of warm season grasses including big bluestem, indian grass, and switchgrass. This will be used as bedding and nursery areas. I am also planting 3 acres of cool season grasses including ladino clover, alsike clover, alfalfa, and chicory as forage. I will also plant about a half acre of turnips later in the summer for winter forage. Brassicas are sour until after the first hard frost and then become sweeter and more palatable. Deer won't touch them until this time. We now have a lane on the property where our future driveway will be, so we can actually drive back there and get equipment back to work the ground. Things are really coming together. I hope my next post will be about the world record turkey that I kill opening week. Happy Hunting!
