Our good friends at Shamel Milling will be reprising their not-to-be-missed "Introduction to Food Plots" presentation for the NYFOA NFC at their facilities at 9384 Genesee Road, East Concord, New York 14055 starting at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 14, 2018 – just in time to get your food plots in for the 2018 deer season. A map and more information about the store can be found at http://www.shamelmilling.com/contact-shamel-s/3909...

Those of you who have seen Jason Engel’s presentation before, know just how in-formative it is and how useful it can be in helping you down the deer of your dreams—or simply improve the wildlife habitat in and around your for-est. The cost of admission is free, and it’s backed by a double-your-money-back guarantee if not fully satisfied!

If you want to bring an aerial photo of your property, Jason will be using examples to illustrate his program and offer property-specific suggestions. Anyone wanting to bring a soil sample can also have it tested for pH and liming recommendations. (A discussion of the importance of pH testing and accompanying soil sampling instructions can be found at https://www.qdma.com/food-plot-soil-test/ Make sure that your sample is dry/dried out.)

Plan on about 2 hours for the presentation, after which Shamel Milling has offered to feed us (Jason assures us that it will be human food and not some of the other products found on their website). Seating is limited and Jason needs a head count for lunch, so if you plan on attending you need to let Mitch Banas know at mbanas@bsk.com.

Update: This will be just in time to get your food plots in for the 2018 deer season. Various Food Plot Kits will be available from Shamel if you are interested. You may bring an aerial photo of your property along with a soil sample to have it tested for pH and liming recommendations. The presentation will be about 2 hours after which Shamel Milling has offered to provide lunch! Please rsvp to NFC Co-Chairman, Mitch Banas by July 12th at mbanas@bsk.com if you plan on attending. Those of you who have seen Jason’s presentation before, know just how informative it is! Hope to see you there!

Pat Glidden

Secretary/Newsletter Editor