Spring 2013 Food Plot (Part I)

So this spring I've decided to try my hand at a "budget" food plot.  We have a clearing on top a ridge along the west boundary of our property that is perfect for a food plot.  I've decided to call it "Turkey Top" because my ultimate goal is to design the plot to attract turkeys.

On April 7th I did the site prep & seeding.  I had a ton of help from a good local friend.  We used a little prescribed fire to remove all the dead vegetation and grass and kill off a few multiflora rose and poison ivy shrubs.

The burn wasn't as complete as I would have liked it to be, but for the conditions we had, I was satisfied.

Keep in mind that this location is only accessible by foot on our property because of long, deep, and extremely steep ravine that bisects the property.  All the tools we had with us were brought in by hand.

I have a Troy-Bilt weedeater "combi" system that has interchangeable attachments.  I next used the tiller attachment to work up the ground in the areas where we had a good burn.  Following the tilling, we broadcasted the seed and then used a hard rake the rake it in.

This is after I've tilled about half the plot.

Here the tilling is complete and seed has been scattered & raked.

 The seed I bought was on sale cheap at Shopper's Supply during the going out of business sale!  You can still pick it up at most other sporting goods stores, but I bought it because it was cheap and worth a try.

I used Evolved Harvest brand, ProVide Clover with Chicory.  Clover plots are relatively easy to establish and the added benefit of it being a perennial crop made it even more attractive to me.

I set 2 trailcams at different angles up on the plot.  One was set to take pics & videos and the other is set to Plot mode.  Stay tuned for updates on how the plot progresses and hopefully some animal sightings!