How To Screen Deer Habitat
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- čas přidán 11. 05. 2018
- True, there are many ways to skin the proverbial cat and the number of strategies for screening deer habitat is no exception. Focusing on short, mid and long term screening solutions can not only help you access, hunt and build a great deer herd starting right now, but for decades to come! Here is how...
An oldie but a goodie
I’ve watched this video before and came back for a refresher since screening is a big improvement I need to make this year.
However I just noticed that behind Jeff’s left shoulder there’s an arrow stuck in a tree! Am I seeing things?
Great content as always Jeff and Dylan!
Hi Nick, thanks for watching again 😊
YES, that's an arrow. Ha. We shot this at the local conservation club where they have 3D shoots.
As always, a great video!
Jonathan B thanks a lot Jonathan!
Great info, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
My Slice Of Heaven Outdoors You are very welcome I hope it helps folks sort thru their screening options!
Great video! Excellent information! Thank You!
You are very welcome Todd!
Great video. Very informative. Thank you! Subbed. Best of luck this season and be safe.
Thank you David I really appreciate it!
Also your thoughts on feeders,
either stand alone or with plots. Thinking of using them on or near plots to take the pressure off new planted or slow growing food.
Awsome info ...🏹.................,🦌
Hunt Warbukz I truly hope that it helps!
Great video, I've got a lot to think about and figure out...
Amen....me too. I hv virtually one way onto a 48 acre farm I hunt and hv to walk past bottom of crop field to get to any of my stands. I hv about a 1 in 4 shot of getting busted on morning hunts. A second farmer leases the field for crops and I hv to see what I can do to screen the bottom edge and a grassy access road that splits the field perpendicularly without messing up the.leasee farmers activities. Pain in the butt....
@@davidthompson1529 we're out in the woods so there's no agricultural Fields but it's difficult in northeast PA because so many of the properties around us are owned by hunting clubs that are owned by people from the city, who do very little if anything to help the wildlife populations but at the same time come up here and destroy it with their hunting... While denying those of us whose family's have been born and raised here for generations the chance to hunt their properties, so they're taking advantage of the land and its resources and giving nothing back to the land, the wildlife, or us locals all of which they rely on and use....
@@Needagoodnamebutcantthinkofone Brother I feel your pain. 8 yrs ago we lost the rights to hunt a 160+ acre farm that we hv hunted since I was 12 yrs old (im 50 now). Farmer came to us and told us he was sorry but aftwr that season we had to find another place to hunt. We were stunned. We spent every off season baling hay, painting and repairing fences and barns. You name it we helped w it. We were always courteous and respectful of his property. I asked if he was selling it off or had we done smthng wrong. Will nvr forget the look of shame and regret on his face. He teared up and swallowed hard. Said no he hadnt sold it and that we had done absolutely nothing wrong. He was approached by an outfit frim southern MD (we are in north central MD) and that they had offered him 10k annually for exclusive righrs to guide goose hunts and it included deer hunting for themselves. He apologized profusely and said that between the operating expenses and MDs high property taxes he had to take the deal. This is happening more and more in this area. Pricing out the local guys. After 3 seasons on public land I found a small 48 acre place to hunt thru a friend. The place I mentioned in my initial posting about screening needs. It's a good place but not same as the old place. A lifetime of memories there, but no more to be made. All due to commercializing the sport. Just isnt right. Sorry for long post. Hv a safe and bountful hunting season, my friend.
As always, Great video. What’s your planting rate for Egyptian wheat? Does it vary like the switch grass? Thanks.
Hi, what brand of switch grass seed do you recommend. That would be helpful if you could recommend where to go to get the tallest one as you described. Thank you!
hello Jeff how do you feel about common Reed grass? its listed as invasive in NY but it seems like the perfect screening planting .. stands 8-14 ' tall and holds up in the snow very well.
Great video like all your videos! Do u have any seed suggestions for switch grass. I have a freshly select cut wood lot I own 11 acres in New Hampshire. I don’t have the ability to get equipment up here everything I do is hand done. Lots of work lol
Hi Jeff, I frost seeded a ton of switchgrass this spring. I was thinking of planting some Egyptian wheat as well. What is the best way to deal with the tall dead grass in the following spring?
Can you recommend a seed to plant in an area of woods were TSI has been conducted to enhance browse, bedding and thermal cover? In the areas of TSI, I have exposed the soil, by blowing leaf litter from ground in hopes that the native seed bank will germinate, however I am wondering if there is another option for enhancing browse, bedding, and thermal cover in these areas thru seeding?
Great tips. Is that an arrow in the tree behind you?
Ian Hawes thank you! Yes it is... shot the video at the local conservation club...near the 3D range. Obviously a very bad shot, lol. Good catch!
Whether by planting some screening cover or by hinge cutting is it possible to create a funnel/pinch point that is too small or tight and the deer just don't go through it?
I don't recall you talking about mineral sites{licks} or blocks. Do you use them, where and are they effective?
Hey Jeff, have you ever used giant Miscanthus for screening and if you have what do you think of it?
Would standing corn around the edge of a foodplot be an effective screening technique and thermal layer?
Switchgrass is more expensive than gold right now. I’m going with pampas grass and Egyptian wheat.
Hi Jeff, quick question. When screening what is the order in which you screen leading from hardwoods outward towards ag land? For example - from the tree line do you next place switch grass, then browse, then a linear food plot or is the order different? Thank you
Really depends Tyler. Berms, cuttings, switchgrass, conifers...they all have their place. The cuttings should be yard where you want deer to have browse and bed..not appropriate for all edges. Berms are great with elevation change...even conifers. Switchgrass is awesome but sometimes you need more height and an edge could be sgaded, like a north facing edge. Lots ro consider...I should really create a video for it 🙂 More complex than picking any one combo or planting
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 jeff your content and willingness to reply (and in a timely manner) is simply excellent. Great teacher and I gather a great guy too!! Thanks for that feedback...complex topic as you note
When should I throw seed? On melting snow or wait till spring? Just bought 90 acres in Burns, just north of bangor and looking to get some solid switchgrass fields going.
Need to have bare soil (no thatch, weeds, etc) but any time from now thru March 1st.
Good luck with the land!
I like using ravines/ditches/creeks to access, I just clean out the debris in summer.
jason h I do too! We are luck around here with all of the elevation changes. You would probably like this video: czcams.com/video/kmMT07AQsDQ/video.html
Whitetail Habitat Solutions thanks, I'll check it out. Yah I always try to rake out some trails in ravines, or anywhere I don't have screening for a silent walk in.
can you no till switch grass and egyptian wheat
Whats the deal with the arrow sticking in the back of the tree =)
What are your thoughts on using Sun Hemp for concealment and to improve soil
Hi Mike...extremely poor concealment or screening planting. Deer eat it...there should never be deer food in a deer screen. Buckwheat is a better soil builder and neither should be used for screening. I've heard of folks using sun hemp for a screen...I would personally avoid an entire seed company if that's what they are offering. Shows they do not know what they are talking about and I would hate to see you fall for it ☺️ To put it bluntly 👍
Whitetail Habitat Solutions Thanks for the reply, I ordered 50lbs of EW for concealment on edge of plots. I have power line access on the back of my property ( middle Georgia) that is 75 - 100 wide by over 2500 feet long, my thought was to plant the sun hemp for deer cover when they cross over from a 500 acre property above me, there will no hunting in or over this area. I planted buckwheat last year, but Georgia went through a very tough drought and it was a complete failure
Good info but im lost on how to apply it's principles. More detailed info wld help
H E...thanks a lot! If you Google deer screening...Egyptian wheat screening...you will find a lot more info from me, written and videos over the last several years. I hope it all helps...but probably more detail than you want, lol
thanks for the reply, much appreciated, I think you should include an ending comment about learning more about your practices, like you just did for me in your reply, if you have a website or sources to direct people that would benefit/related to your video topic you can direct your viewers there or tell them how to find it. or better yet create longer videos where you go into details.
I'm a firm believer education is key to get more people to start good management on their property, the status que really has to change for our future generations. The best model I always refer people to is Dr. Grant Woods of growingdeer.tv, he teaches, shares information and the why. The only issue I've had with a lot of videos I've looked into is that there isn't a lot in the HOW dept. that's very reliable or clear. I'm a rookie and I need dependable , reliable, real information to learn from and its very frustrating to trying to sort opinions from factual knowledge in the management field.
@@he5890 make sure to check out my website...nearly 700 articles about whitetail hunting, herd and habitat management. Also nearly every whitetail topic if you Google for help...you will find my content on the first page. My articles linked to typically 3-6 articles per artciles...I also include 3 related articles on the bottom of each article. I hope that you enjoy!