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observation/question so to speak

Post by Showme » September 7th, 2005, 3:14 pm

Now mind you it has been a few years since I had the time to bowhunt, so I don't do it no more. But...here lately as I have been out and about killin some doves and checkin on a teal spot or two I have noticed something that is odd to me.

They aint hardly one patch of silage in these here parts as of yet....let alone an early field or two picked? What gives?

The corn is brown enough the moisture content has to be getting low. My thought is we have had soo much rain around here lately they can't get the combines going - but I aint sure.

Anyone observe the same thing in their area? Sure is going to give them spotted spike bucks a bunch of extra hiding room until they start gettin it out.

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Post by Warmouth » September 7th, 2005, 3:18 pm

It was crazy last year in gun season with the ammount of corn still standing.
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Post by Outdoorsfool » September 7th, 2005, 3:43 pm

Dabs - Corn is still standing out in our area. Talked to one farmer last week or so and he said due to the drought he wasn't sure it was even going to be worth combining when the ground did dry out enough. Given fuel prices and the amount of harvest they can expect, they may be $$ ahead to let the corn stay in the field.
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Post by counts » September 7th, 2005, 3:51 pm

They were cutting hard near Sikeston last week.

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Post by Outdoorsfool » September 7th, 2005, 4:03 pm

The dude I talked to said he was going to make a test swipe and do some ciphering on profits/losses. He said if he was going to lose $$ by harvesting he would let the corn stand. I think it was more disgust talking because at some point he's going to have to take the stalks out to plant next year.
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Post by X Bow T » September 8th, 2005, 2:04 am

they cut silage a month ago, in the driest part of the state.
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