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  @rolfnilsen63858 күн бұрын

  Wish I could show you some pictures from my own "crater" food plot here in Norway - created after your description. This will be the first season hunting it.

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  @Halcyon186110 күн бұрын

  The club I'm in is 2.5 square miles of mostly 1-8 year old cutovers, that even when there were mature pines, the timber company was in a continual cutting phase. Everywhere is a bedding area. No way to pattern them. To hunt in this area of NC, take everything you know about deer hunting and throw it out the window.

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  @kurtcaramanidis570510 күн бұрын

  I'm not sure who started the "we don't want bucks in the summer". I'm holding mature bucks all year with a mix of habitat and food. It's not that difficult. Take care.

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  @BD85Sky10 күн бұрын

  If you have a great perennial clover n chicory plot that’s there all year and brassicas for the fall it works absolutely great and sprinkle in Cereal Rye your gold. I would never not have that clover plot for fear of to many does and we see two or three good bucks every year from spring till December

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  @jordanpostma505911 күн бұрын

  Great video Jeff.

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  @gsquared239411 күн бұрын

  You can’t

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  @jerryperron524311 күн бұрын

  Does the soaking of the seed help with the no till of the beans and peas and oats? Seems when I just broadcast seed I only get about 1/4 germination of seed even with good rains…

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  @HobbyHarvest11 күн бұрын

  Yeah, I've found the biggest issue with no-till broadcasting using the larger seeds like peas and beans is that you never seem to get enough rain to soften the seed enough to get good germination before every critter out there eats them up on you. Soaking the seeds will literally soften the seed for you so you're not dependent on rain for it.

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  @jeffpepin593011 күн бұрын

  So when it comes to summer food, what about in areas where the deer densities are quite low, would you consider having some summer food plots?

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  @HobbyHarvest11 күн бұрын

  Yeah, if you have very low deer numbers in your area, you can use summer food to draw them in and then keep them there with the rest of the strategy I laid out. This is only where the natural habitat is extremely poor and the home range of that herd is significantly larger than I talk about in this video. Even then, I've found just focusing on fall food will still draw them in so it's not a necessary step to do summer food. If it is an area where you're getting a lot of winter kill, I do recommend spring food in the form of winter rye that comes up a couple weeks before everything else in the woods to shorten their winter a bit.

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  @jeffpepin593011 күн бұрын

  @@HobbyHarvest ok my habitat is actually pretty good in my opinion but we get deep snow so they migrate out of the area each winter

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  @jeffpepin593010 күн бұрын

  @@HobbyHarvest also I heard you say you will plant winter rye in with your brassicas and whatever else you have, can you plant the winter rye at the same time as the brassicas?

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  @joncooke951511 күн бұрын

  115 acres in North Florida. Planted oats, winter rye and radishes on one plot, and then got lazy and just broadcast cheap ryegrass on another. Guess which one was LOADED full of deer every afternoon. Ryegrass is now my go-to fall food plot.

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  @Calebzimm6912 күн бұрын

  I have 17 acres here in PA i put in a foodplot on it cut and moved everything by hand im Still burning brush piles but I did get some of it established and managed to shoot a big 7 and a big doe outa it so far

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  @HobbyHarvest12 күн бұрын

  Nice! I'm glad you're seeing success.

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  @Calebzimm6911 күн бұрын

  @@HobbyHarvest it’s starting to turn into a weedy mess so I’m gonna go in a mow it down with all this drought that PA is experiencing I have established clover from last year dieing out on me

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  @heycatmon12 күн бұрын

  So I have 35 acres of standing hardwood forest and what ive gathered from your youtube videos (thank you! BTW) is that i need to open the canopy basically killing and removing the big trees to get successional growth and side cover?

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  @HobbyHarvest12 күн бұрын

  Yeah, my NW WI property is much the same. Over the years I've had a chance to open up some areas which really thickened them up and that of course is exactly where the deer are on that property.

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  @heycatmon11 күн бұрын

  @@HobbyHarvest I guess for me the big question becomes... "How much should i be trying to open up?" Its a lot of work and i dont have the time or budget to do all at once so im looking at a period of a few years to make all improvements... but i guess other than food plots should i be trying to open up the chunk of land or is some amount of standing canopy useful?

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  @HobbyHarvest11 күн бұрын

  @@heycatmon Any large trees that are producing food for you, like acorns, chestnuts, apples, etc. are great ones to leave. The thicker a property is, the better it's going to be but most of us aren't going to have the time to clear a property ourselves so getting more sunlight down in and around the edges of your food plots is going to be a good place to start. After that, you can either try to create bedding areas adjacent to those food plots by getting more successional growth to come up or I've even cleared out areas I want the deer to move through in a more linear way because they'll travel in the thicker part of the woods if given the chance which makes them a lot easier to hunt.

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  @sandych33ks112 күн бұрын

  I'm in Northern Ny. I want to try crimson clover for a fall food plot. Do I plant it the same time I do my normal fall food plots ? Which for my area I'd normally the last week of July or first week of August ? Thanks

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  @HobbyHarvest12 күн бұрын

  Clover is a little different. It can be frost seeded in late winter or it can be seeded in spring. I've tried seeding it in the summer and it did come up but not enough that I would consider it viable for a fall food plot. You could definitely go with one of the other food plot blends this year and then frost seed clover into it in late winter. I would stay away from anything that has cereal grains in it as those will come up with your clover next spring.

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  @transamguy907312 күн бұрын

  Great video. I have 21 acres and i have the same bucks all yr. I do have some that come and go. I lost one or 2 but gained one or 2. I have a fair amount of does. They do fawn there. I have summer fall and winter food. Seemed like last fall does left and we had more bucks

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  @HobbyHarvest12 күн бұрын

  Thanks! It sounds like you have a really good buck/doe ratio on your property.

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  @transamguy907311 күн бұрын

  @@HobbyHarvest i guess. Last yr was 1st yr hunting it. Seen more bucks in the fall than does had 4 shooters

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  @tfrost33elkhunter10 күн бұрын

  I’m in the same bot at. 20 acre piece. Surround by ag and neighbors woods. Bucks stay most of the year. They leave around April but always return in late June early July and do not leave til next April again.

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  @transamguy907310 күн бұрын

  @@tfrost33elkhunter i dont even no if alot of my bucks leave. I no some do. Ill get new bucks in ocf and loose one or 2

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  @daviddailey81012 күн бұрын

  Nice work man😊

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  @HobbyHarvest12 күн бұрын

  Thanks 😁

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  @johnohearn121612 күн бұрын

  THANK YOU! I’ve been looking for food plot videos without glyphosate with no success.

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  @HobbyHarvest12 күн бұрын

  Glad it was helpful!

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  @MS-ec9wy16 күн бұрын

  Good video. How did the roller work at terminating the rye? I’ve always seen people use a crimper or gly. If it worked for you, I’m definitely going to try.

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  @HobbyHarvest16 күн бұрын

  It worked perfectly! Just need to make sure the rye is at the right stage. I didn't even put water in the roller.

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  @neonomad607819 күн бұрын

  Looks great! I’ve been wondering if I’m too heavy on the rye, a bit too heavy on carbon, so this past year I tried triticale… for whatever reason it didn’t seem to germinate quite as well, and didn’t cover quite as well come spring. Hated to do it but I just sprayed that plot, skipping the buckwheat this summer but will start the process again come late July. It was a good reminder that, like you say, the key to this is smothering weeds with plenty of spring grains coming up, if they see some bare spots they will take off. The other thing that has snagged me up a time or two is dry periods this time of year, looking for the right window to get the buckwheat rolled under. Other than that can’t think of a better way to cut out the herbicides, short of heavy disking. Deer hunting is puzzle after puzzle.

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  @StevenSmith-7t39119 күн бұрын

  Ken I really enjoy your videos. I’m wondering why you planted your buckwheat so heavily. I do 50lb/ac and it does great to keep weeds out.

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  @HobbyHarvest19 күн бұрын

  That's great! I probably could lighten the seed rate but this definitely shades all of the weeds out and provides a nice thatch cover for my late summer seeding. It does come in very thick.

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  @ericseeger699219 күн бұрын

  How tall do you expect the buckwheat to be in 6 to 7 weeks? Will you be broadcasting your fall plot and roll the BW over it again?

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  @HobbyHarvest19 күн бұрын

  It won't be as tall as this rye. It will probably be around 4 feet tall when I terminate it after I seed my fall seeds into it.

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  @erickrupa174819 күн бұрын

  Where did you get your buckwheat? I bought some off Amazon and it never grew well for me.

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  @HobbyHarvest19 күн бұрын

  I buy mine from the local co-op feed and seed.

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  @erickrupa174819 күн бұрын

  @@HobbyHarvest thanks. I did not have time to get over there this summer. I will have to look for it next time I go.

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  @DHTex1120 күн бұрын

  TEXAS checking in here, North Central deer hunting, Throckmorton Cnty

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  @HobbyHarvest12 күн бұрын

  Thanks for watching!

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  @adamdowning389221 күн бұрын

  Winter Rye is the only thing that came up in my small plot due to the drought in Louisiana last year

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  @HobbyHarvest12 күн бұрын

  Yeah, that stuff will grow pretty much anywhere.

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  @figandcloverranch587124 күн бұрын

  Do you plant anything on the windy deer trails ? Like a clover maybe🍀❓

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  @HobbyHarvest23 күн бұрын

  Yeah! I have clover in a couple trails but not all of them.

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  @jeffpepin593025 күн бұрын

  When you split your plots between brassicas and a green base mix like peas, how large should a plot be at a minimum to split it like that? If it’s too small is it better just to keep it all brassicas or all green base or whatever it is you’re planting.

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  @HobbyHarvest25 күн бұрын

  Mine is 1/4 acre so 1/8 of each type but I'd imagine you could get away with half that size or even smaller. The advantage is that the deer will go after the peas and beans in the early season which gives the brassicas a chance to establish. Once it gets colder and those beans and peas die off, the brassicas are still green and lush loving those cooler temperatures.

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  @figandcloverranch587126 күн бұрын

  👨🏻👍🏼👍🏼

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  @rfb7117Ай бұрын

  Great information and well thought out presentation. Thanks, Bob SWWI

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  @HobbyHarvest12 күн бұрын

  Glad it was helpful!

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  @StevenSmith-7t391Ай бұрын

  Very logical thought process. I’ve hunted 50 years and still enjoyed your content. You have great videos Ken. Keep it up! Thanks.

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  @HobbyHarvest12 күн бұрын

  Thanks! Glad you enjoy them.

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  @matthewwichtner2935Ай бұрын

  Nice job Ken. I think that was extremely beneficial to most watching. Understanding deer habitat, why they do what they do, and go where they go. And then again, I guess it comes down to, how successful do you really want to be 🙄🤔🤣. Anyways, know your appreciated !

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  @HobbyHarvest12 күн бұрын

  Thanks! I appreciate it.

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  @ericsimonson1073Ай бұрын

  organic herbicide: water, vinegar, epsom salts, and a little tiny bit of dish soap.....works. ordinary salt (NaCl) is toxic to plants and soil

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  @HobbyHarvest12 күн бұрын

  Thanks for sharing!

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  @rolfnilsen6385Ай бұрын

  I have nought but steep geography 😀

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  @HobbyHarvestАй бұрын

  That can actually make this whole process easier. Just look to where the deer are naturally using the topography and just enhance it a little more or block off routes you don't want them to take and it will put them right in a pinch point in front of you.

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  @rolfnilsen6385Ай бұрын

  ​@@HobbyHarvest I have 300 meters (900 feet) incline at 45 degrees or steeper. Most of it is covered in 12-20 feet tall deciduous trees. We have mostly red deer and some roe deer here. I am very very fortunate and have the seasonal movement going through here - and two glens where I can see the deer. I will for sure do some work at the top of theses glens to funnel the deer where there is a clear shot 🙂 Not intending to be negative - only describing the situation my place here in Norway.

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  @sailpacАй бұрын

  Lime is $6 a bag now. Insane.

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  @HobbyHarvestАй бұрын

  Yeah, I'm surrounded by limestone quarries so I can still get it for under $4 a bag but I remember when it was under $2. Everything has gotten more expensive.

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  @matthewwichtner2935Ай бұрын

  Thanks Ken. Appreciate you putting out info. Always. Enjoy the summer my friend😊

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  @HobbyHarvestАй бұрын

  Thanks, you too!

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  @kylechambers3893Ай бұрын

  Im fixing to start working on some deer fennels at my property. I wanted to hinge cut some trees along the trail to add so food and some cover. How spread out should i place these so i dont turn it into a cattle shoot? Thanks for info and vid. Love the channel.

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  @HobbyHarvestАй бұрын

  That depends a lot on how thick your current habitat is. On my SE WI property I'm right on a creek/marsh area so the deer are used to being in some pretty thick cover all of the time so much so I probably could get away with a cattle shoot but on my NW WI property, I have a lot of mature woods so in that case I side a lot more on making those perpendicular barricades very long but spacing them fairly far apart. It all depends on the specific terrain but think of it as if you were driving a car really fast through the area - you can make slight turns but no sharp turns so just make sure you're blocking off every slight turn but leave the sharp turns open. Leaving the trail itself open as well of course. The deer typically won't take the sharp turns unless they need to escape. You can always monitor and adjust if they are jumping off the trail at a certain point.

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  @kylechambers3893Ай бұрын

  Thanks for the reply. I'm in the pineywoods of East tx. Lots of green trees caps but nothing on ground level as food goes. Lots of woods and vines. Cover is fair. I won't go crazy as hinge cuts and will go at a nice flow for the funnel. No sharp turns. Just finished my poor man's 2 weeks ago. Deer started grazing it yesterday. Thanks again for the videos. Keep it up!

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  @thebadboo4875Ай бұрын

  What are the pretty blue blossoms on the green trail you showed. Deer resistant plant?

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  @HobbyHarvestАй бұрын

  @@thebadboo4875 That's Dame's Rocket. It's actually an invasive. Clearing out more of the invasive species is still on my long to-do list.

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  @heycatmonАй бұрын

  Awesome video

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  @HobbyHarvest12 күн бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @rfb7117Ай бұрын

  Good information....thanks for sharing. Bob

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  @HobbyHarvest12 күн бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @RKLIFE172 ай бұрын

  Where abouts do you buy your seed at?

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  @HobbyHarvest2 ай бұрын

  From my local feed and seed. They source it from all of the seed suppliers including the food plot seed suppliers. I buy individual seed and then make my own mixes.

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  @jeepjen342 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @HobbyHarvest12 күн бұрын

  You're welcome!

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  @Elijah88902 ай бұрын

  Glyphosate is not just killing the weed it is absorbed from the plant and ends up in our system. Several countries have restricted or banned the use of glyphosate because of its link to an increased risk of cancer. glyphosate and its formulated products are potentially carcinogenic to human beings

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  @HobbyHarvest2 ай бұрын

  Where in this video did I say we were eating the plants? Listen, the science is very clear. There are much more harmful things that you're using INSIDE your own home regularly but you continue to use them. Why?

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  @PseudoAccurate2 ай бұрын

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  @RobertSchwab-ss1ep2 ай бұрын

  What would you consider a small parcel?

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  @doncook35842 ай бұрын

  He just said rub on food side/ they get up stretch rub and then head to food Doesn’t that make rub on the bed side? Maybe they go around to food side to rub and trick us; then turn around and head to food Ended saying they rub whenever wherever so…just go with a deer made the rub…..unless someone hunting the are wants you to set up away from a different area where they have seen deer and they’re using back side of knife to make mock rub…….

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  @ihus99503 ай бұрын

  Great info Bud, 👍🏻

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  @bowhunterloco83693 ай бұрын

  Thank you for this video it was very helpful, just curious what you would recommend for a similar type of area but further south, Southern Missouri to be specific. Rocky, poor soil quality, and sometimes very hot and dry. Tons of great potential that's why it reminds me of the area you talk about in your video, but I'm just curious what alternatives to winter rye and buckwheat you would use down here? I've been told clover, but not sure. I do have good equipment and plenty of access. Thanks in advance

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  @wagonwheel94263 ай бұрын

  how big of an area (total no. of acres) is the planted area of the boomerang?

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  @AB-123453 ай бұрын

  Good? Bad? What a manipulation. Glyphosate is only bad. Is terrible for humans. It's a hormone blocker and cancer inducing agent.

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  @bmxican92743 ай бұрын

  Great cutting tips for opening up canopy facing south. Good stuff.

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  @markhaskins65583 ай бұрын

  Great info

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  @keithknechg32173 ай бұрын

  My deer blind is my office at the rear of the house overlooking my 1 acre food plot.6 acres of sanctuary forest mostly oak adjacent to the food plot.call me lazy if you will but i,m not out there stinking up my forest or my food plot.just seemed logical.not sporting? I still spook deer and miss.🙄 if i was in a stand id be eating chicken and pizza not venison.health isnt what it was a few yrs ago covid + pneumonia end of 2022 and pneumonia last september clinically dead for 2+ minutes.id prefer to set a blind or stand ...extended hospital stays suck.i just spend that money on tilling fertilizer and seed.probably do need some forest mggmnt.will plant road screen this year as well.

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  @Ronaldothegoat76143 ай бұрын

  Hey I have a question on planting switchgrass. What should I be spraying for it and when also how much. I have a pretty weedy spot I want to spray and plant it.

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  @royguidry13113 ай бұрын

  How do you keep leaf litter from covering your micro plot. My bigger 1 acre plots get covered about one storm into the fall.