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For as long as I can remember the northeast field was mowed every even-numbered year to keep the woody vegetation at bay. Wildlife need some irregular openings for nesting, browsing, bedding and the like.
Last year was the year to clear the 7 acres (give or take) at the northeast corner but it was too wet to get back there with the tractor. I would have bogged-down and gotten stuck.
Drier this year (as per usual) so this past weekend I tackled this and the smaller openings located at the ancestral campsite and shitter location - which also is a proven gobbler hotspot.
Took me a good part of the day and it was tough going because all of the willow, dogwood, alder and cottonwood had another growing season under their belt.
The good news is I saved some nicely established plots of Joe Pye Weed ...
And only mowed half of the food plot...
I frost seeded that plot late winter/early spring and it's doing just fine (you can see it as the rectangular growth in the picture above. I figure by mowing half and fertilizing both halves we can compare growth rates this fall.
Stay tuned...
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