What is the Best Winter Food for Deer? The best winter food for deer is woody browse. A deer’s diet can include hundreds of plants. Most of a deer’s diet consists of woody browse and leaves of trees and shrubs. The best natural deer food in winter is the tips of woody plants. The most …
Creating Better Wildlife Habitat with Cover Crop Food Plots Cover crops are becoming more and more popular in the farming community. Its not just about soil conservation but also about bringing nutrients out of the soil for use by cash crops and animals. In our case, as wildlife habitat enthusiasts, we are concerned with …
What to Plant in a Deer Food Plot? There is so much information out there about what the best food plot seeds to buy. Most of the information is pure advertising designed to offer a little bit of advise but mostly to sell a bag of over-priced seed. It can be overwhelming sometimes and causes …
The Top 5 Habitat Improvements to Attract Deer and Improve Hunting Are: Food Plots Thickets Travel Corridors Scrapes and Licking Branches Water Holes Food Plots For Deer and Turkeys Everyone knows food plots are the ticket when it comes to attracting deer and turkey. Although food plots are not the be all and end all …
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What is the Best Fall Food Plot for Deer in PA and NY? What is the Best Plant to grow for Deer in Fall? The best choices for fall food plots in tough PA mountain soils are as follows: Brassicas – radish, kale, collards, turnips, rape, hybrids Small Grains – oats, wheat, winter rye …
How To Make Food Plots for Upland Game Birds There are lots of articles written about deer food plots but we sometimes forget about making sure upland birds have what they need to get through lean times and hide from predators. In this article we will go over how to make food plots for upland …
Here is a list of common food plot herbicides and their uses Commonly Used Food Plot Herbicides Trade Name target plant type Uses cost Soil Activity Glyphosate many non selective Burn down, RR crops $15/acre none 2,4db Butyrac 200 all broadleaf forbs burn down, broadleaf in clover plots $7/acre very little or grain plots …
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Timber Stand Improvement, or TSI is a necessary activity that is often neglected by landowners. TSI is like weeding your garden, taking out the plants that are not benefiting your timber or wildlife value and making room for the high quality trees that help you achieve your goals for the property. How much does Timber …
Oak trees are one of the most valuable trees you can have on your property from a timber as well as wildlife standpoint. Everywhere oaks grow, landowners want to know how to grow good quality oaks and how to regenerate new ones. Here in Pennsylvania, we have huge areas of oak-dominated forest. In the higher …
When To Plant Turnips and Radishes for Deer? There is a lot written about turnips and radishes, or brassicas in general. The common knowledge out there is that brassicas get planted for fall and deer only eat them after the frost. However, brassicas do well in spring depending on what species and how you plant …
