I figure you got the story on the main forum, so all I'll do is post the picture. I got a return on my investment on Day 1 and I couldn't be happier!!!

To be rolling down the ridge and then all you can see if green poking through the trees! I spent Saturday with a good friend of mine and he had yet to return to the food plot since the day we planted it. He was able to bring his dad's 4WD Kubota tractor with 4' tiller to do this plot and I firmly believe it made all the difference. I also helped him put in his first ever plot this year and his also took off much like mine. I think he was more excited than I was to see the plot! I made him promise...

It looks like Paradise is well on its way to earning its name! I checked on the food plot again this week and added some high nitrogen fertilizer to the 3-4" tall food plot to help stimulate growth. The dam is doing its job and the ground blind is sitting nicely atop the platform. The only thing left to do, is fasten the ground blind to the platform, brush it in, and build the steps. I am hoping to have all that done in the next couple of weeks. Here is an updated picture of the plot and the...

It made for a long day Sunday, but we got this food plot put in and I lucked into rain yesterday and today! I was fortunate enough to have plenty of help to do this, including my buddy and his dad's 4WD Kubota tractor with bucket and 4' tiller. This was the first real food plot I have ever done with heavy equipment. (I tried one using our tractor a few years back that never go finished the right way and barely grew as a result.) My buddy was able to use the bucket to scrape away most of the debris...

Is complete!

Short of building the steps, adding the blind, and brushing this thing in, I am done for the time being...

Overall, the whole project went well from start to finish. After getting on the platform with just two sides x-braced, I decided it would be worth the $20 in materials and 20 minutes of work to brace all four sides the same. In the end, this thing is solid as a rock and I am pretty happy with how it turned out. I had just under $300 in materials and...