Purpose-Filled Habitat Management, LLC
Purpose-Filled Habitat Management, LLC
This channel was created to share practical ways the average land owner can set their land apart from their neighbors. Most folks leave 90+% of their land completely unmanaged for wildlife. But those that are willing to roll up their sleeves and get to work can completely transform their property into a haven for wildlife at little cost of their own. Sweat equity is the land managers best friend. So feel free to tag along on this journey with me. I enjoy good dialogue so don't hesitate to comment or ask questions. I'd love to hear what you're up to on your property as well. Godbless and happy habitating!
If you'd like to find out more about Purpose-Filled Habitat Management, check out my website at pfhabitat.com.
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Had all the same issues you had…eventually bought a NorthStar Sprayer and so far so good after 5 years
I'm all ears! I'd love to find a good alternative to this one
Thanks for sharing. I have the same sprayer and the valves seem sketchy already after only 1 year. These things are not cheap to buy new.
Yah they can be pretty frustrating sprayers. Seems like we have to fix something on it every year. Granted we do probably use it more than most
Great edge. Love your work. Wish you were in Michigan!
@stevedenoyer5956 thanks for that! Maybe some day I'll make the trek out to Michigan. I have had a lot of Michigan guys reach out
looks like a great project. please post a follow up in a year if possible.
@@tedzimmerly I'll be back in 2 years but will be sure to follow-up!
That looks awesome Sam.
Thanks Dave! It was a fun project
Kip Adam’s recommends no more than 5lbs per acre on the switch to keep from getting too thick. The other ways is create pockets within fir bedding or throw up some conifers etc.
That rate will vary depending on seeding method. If drilled 5 to 6 pounds is a pretty standard rate. I go higher when frost seeding
Just did some training with NDA today on controlled burning. Cannot wait to apply what I learned on my own property. Great tool
@stevedenoyer5956 yes another good tool for the habitat manager. I use it every year
No, they are in full sun
@benandrews298 sorry that sucks. Sounds like you got a lemon
Question for will cloth kill ferns and Japanese stilt grass?
It's grass specific so it'll work on the stilt grass
Always great content giving is hope! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for that Alex!
Mine reads 100% also all the time my panels do not last all year. I’ve had two that’s gone bad.😮😮👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼
That stinks, are you running them in the shade? I had mine in full sun and partial shade and they did great.
Awesome!! Great description and overall assessment of the growth. Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks for watching!
One of the cheapest biggest bang for the buck projects you can do as kill off cool season grass. One day i'm going to buy a bunch of native plant seeds and plant and put a fence around it. That's an expensive project, but I could do a small area and see what happens
Agreed! And when you do that please share the progress with us!
Always enjoyable
Thanks for watching Steve!
Nice. I disced up an old open field area this spring to promote some native seeds to grow. I will definitely have to remember to do a cleth treatment next spring on green up. Some say a gly treatment in fall after a couple hard frosts is extremely beneficial for battling cool season grasses. I’ve been reluctant because of the small trees already there. Thoughts on the gly? Good video!
I would do clethodim in the fall after the first killing frost. That way you can ensure only grasses are killed. I have done the glyphosate in the fall, it does work well. But I tend to do it in areas that are primarily just cool season grass with very few trees.
Your getting better with your ideas and videos as you go Sam. Proud of you.
@@daveguttormson6315 I appreciate that very much!
For your Boxelder and Ash that is sprouting up, do you plan on keeping their height trimmed down fairly low for cover reasons or do you anticipate letting them grow to their natural heights?
That’s awesome! I’m going to try that on a section of old cow pasture we have. It will be interesting to see what comes up.
@davemitchell731 it's fun to see what the seed bed has in store. This was old cattle pasture and it was full of all sorts of great native plants. Which I woulda never known had I not killed the grass.
Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
If i were you i'd of planted Chestnut trees....They produce food....I just cleaned off a hillside of Red Cedar & tall poplars....no sunlight hit the ground so no food or cover there....
@stevegaines-vq3bd I'm too far north for chestnuts. The guys that try them around here either have them die or they never produce a nut. Cedars and poplar, more particularly aspen, are great up here. We need the conifers for winter Thermal Cover and cutting the aspen and letting it regenerate is great food and cover. Every region of the country is different. If you live in the midwest or the south I get why you're cutting cedars.
"Every one should have a chainsaw" careful with that you might fire someones new addiction called c.a.d, one saw turns into 3 turns into more and some saw building
@@Sparaco487 lol fair point. I've just now realized I suffer from c.a.d. Thank you for opening my eyes to this addiction 😄
❤❤ hello ❤❤ good luck 🖐️🙏🙏🙏
@Truongthikimcuong92 thank you!
Awesome
@@Minnesotawhitetails thanks!
This wildlife biologist says "great video" and "well said."
@@virgilholmes6688 I appreciate that. It means a lot hearing things like this from folks that live it!
What you are calling milkweed looks like Indian Hemp. Very aggressive!
It's milkweed. Indiana hemp does not grow this far north. If I would have bent over and cracked open a plant it would have looked like Elmer's glue
Nice! Like my wife calls them…. My Redneck wind chimes 😂😂 They are a great addition. And I get great pics of bear cubs playing with them as well in the early summer.
Do you replace the vine every year?
No they're good for several years. I replaced all mine this year. They had probably been hanging for 5 years
Dude Sweet Video n Strategy !! Think you will hit a home run with your hard work n plan !! Continued Succesx n Shoot Straight 😎
You as well! Thanks for watching!
You'll be able to weigh your next Booner. ;)
And I very much appreciate that brother!
Understand the corn 🌽 over beans for forage amounts if you have the ability to plant it .. but the beans are high protein versus All carbs for the corn ... deer need protein over carbs during winter ... but Any food during rough periods helps dramatically...with All those cost for lime fertilizer diesel fuel seed costs and Tons of work I'm getting to the point of just putting out several feeders with great protein pellets .. out of season and possibly small quality plots during hunting season when Feeders are Obviously NOT permitted to be running !! Great analysis n breakdown !! Continued Success 😎
Great points Rob! If I had to choose one I'd pick beans. They hunt better and you can overseed into them. But we still plant both
The pace of this edit and video is awesome man! So cool to see all your bow setups….Impressive all around!!
I've had a great mentor with this stuff!
Great video! I have an off topic question on cutting oaks. I had a large red oak uproot and fall partly into a food plot. The roots are still underground so the tree will survive. Would you suggest leaving it until the threat of oak wilt is over or am i ok to cut it up now? Thanks for all your content.
The oak wilt window can very by location. Here in MN the DNR suggests not to cut between April 15 and July 15. If you're in an area known for oak wilt I'd wait and cut outside your oak wilt window
If I haven’t seen any wilt in the area am I safe to cut during that window?
@danwilkinson2489 just because you don't see it doesn't mean you can't be the one to introduce it. Cutting during that window does have risks. If you're in an area not prone to oak wilt you're "safer" but not 100% safe. There's a map on the MN DNR showing the known oak wilt areas of Minnesota
To Fritz: do a soil test. Scrape up the area with a Mantis tiller, with the tines reversed, in their cultivation mode. Follow with a leaf blower. Use liquid lime and Harper’s other liquid fertilizers on the scraped area. Ferns are an indication of very low Ph. The seed bank will have been released, and the lime and food sprays will jump start new growth.
Thanks for sharing Susan!
Man, I’m jealous of your understory. I see young maple sprouts everywhere. Everywhere we logged on ours (either thinned or clear cut), we ended up with ferns. Sometimes the seed bank just isn’t going to give you what you hope for.
How long ago did you log?
@@PFHabitat Hi Sam- this summer is the second growing season since logging, so we still have some time. Aspen regeneration has been good, but everything else is taking its time, except for those bracken ferns.
Often the woody stuff eventually wins the day. I have spot treated ferns when they're really rank with glyphosate. They kill best in the fiddle head stage. Susan had some good thoughts she shared too in the comments regarding ferns.
Nice, I got several also. I cut off an ash tree that was 5” diameter about 7 feet off ground. 4 years of pruning all vertical growth and pulling down the horizontal branches I got a 12’ diameter bush now. I use ratchet straps to pull 2 branches per year down to proper height and rotate annually so they survive. Last year had a circle scrape all the way around it 23 yards in front of my stand. Just an idea, works for real !!
That's a great idea! I've used paracord to tie down branches. But your idea is thinking outside the box. I love it! Thanks for sharing
Mock scrapes are fantastic. If you ever need one in a special spot it works great to cut a junk tree down. Then dig it into an open spot and get some overhanging oak branches on it. I like to zip tie the oak branches to the branches of the junk tree and I can fasten it however I want. Sometimes screws are involved. All cheap, easy and quick. I love to put them on edges. Remove the lower limbs and get that oak branch arched out and put it at belly button height. That seems to be the perfect height in my area. Conifer areas seemed to be highly preferred spot to put them. Oak branch is flat out the best in my woods (N MN).
Yes great idea! We have a spot that is thick with 10 foot tall oaks. They're growing a foot a part. I thin them a little more every year and sink in the thinned trees in front of stands as you described
Water holes are great addition to a community hub too!
Absolutely! I had some in the plans this year where they're definitely needed, just haven't gotten around to it yet
Even if you miss, the important thing is you get the chance at them. That’s a win in my book
Amen! It's exciting to see them follow the script
One of my favorite improvements on my property! Ever do water holes as part of your mock scrape set up?
Yes sir! That's a great addition
Putting burnt chemicals in the air to rain down on every one down wind in the air stream, I wonder what effects that has on humans, ranch Animals and food supplies , water quality. Pull your head out, every action has a reaction. Glad I’m not your neighbor.
Thanks for sharing Charlie. Have a blessed day
Awesome setup
Thanks Terry, these spots are definitely fun to sit in the fall
So I did the vine for a few years but then switched to an oak branch. Dont know why but it seems they like the oak branch better. Its toothpick thin where they use it and branches off a couple ways but they seem to prefer it. Any thoughts?
When vines aren't available I have said oaks are a great alternative. I am a little surprised they didn't hit your vines but deer don't always fit in a box. Glad you kept trying and found a set-up that works.
Love your set up, It looks like a great piece of property
Thanks Steve! It's been a great property for sure
One of my best stands ever was only about 7-8 ft to the platform. Can’t wait to put in mock scrapes in the area I improved during winter
Yah the older I get the more I like staying low. Hope you get some good activity on that mock scrape!