Whew - I think much of the southern USA is drought ridden this year. Improving soil quality and the soil organic matter is critical to hold what little precipitation falls!
@@GrowingDeerTV I’m fascinated with the process but planting anything outside of late September is a crapshoot at best. Even then its about a 50/50 proposition. Planting for summer is impossible 9 out of 10 times. Not sure how to make it work without irrigation witch isn’t an option.
You can correct me if I’m wrong grant but from what I’ve learned is that deer antlers depend on how much protein they have in their diet and soil quality . This is evident since south Texas deer and mid west deer have bigger racks than deer in Tennessee and in North Carolina. Having said that, antler size doesn’t have much to do with a habitats carrying capacity since Alabama and Tennessee’s habitat and deer density is way different than a state like Kansas for example . I just wanted to comment this so you could tell me if I’m in the ball park of figuring out how deer biology works.
Gavin - Habitat quality, unless supplemental feed is used, is the key factor (assuming the same age class is compared at all locations). Well managed habitat in North Carolina, Tennessee, etc, produces as large of antlers as south Texas and Kansas. Tennessee and Kentucky have the same habitat and soil quality. Kentucky is a big buck hotspot for many non residente hunters and is a top Boone and Crockett producing state. The difference is that Kentucky's deer management is much different that Tennessee's. This is a neat side by side comparision.
@@GrowingDeerTV unfortunately it's my grand father-in-laws farm and I dont know if he'd let me have a corner for a food plot or not. If not, are there scouting methods I could use?
This is phenomenal information. Looking forward to doing some controlled burns as soon as PA changes the controlled burn regs which is within the current year. Currently you need a fire crew with water trucks on site not to mention a score of Fire Bosses...certification can take up to 10 years because of limited classes and the amount of practicum hours needed. It becomes completely impractical for a person with 100 acres to hire in a fire crew currently. Can't wait until that changes and I can use your recommendations, Grant! Keep following Jesus!
I wish you would have left the part of the speech about genetics in this one. I would also like to see a video with the comments you made about free range genetics in the previous video explained more in depth
Inaccurate information on mineral stumps and hardwood regeneration as a food source. Woody browse is a massive source of groceries in the winter. Edit: ~17:30
Food is relative. If hardwood browse is all there is, then it's a food source deer will eat. Woody browse is very rarely high quality deer browse during the winter as trees remove the nutrients to the roots to survive the winter.
I love the info I get from this channel. It has helped me with habitat management tremendously. Question: I live in East Tennessee....can I get the name of this club?
Grant, I really like the no-till aspect of food plots. Can you recommend a reasonably priced planter for a small land parcel other than the Genesis you guys use. Not in my budget. Thanks
Chris - Unfortunately it takes a lot of steel and engineering to create a quality no-till drill. We still broadcast seed in some of our plots and use herbicide or a foot crimper to terminate and prepare for the next crop. When broadcasting, it's very important to insure the seed will make contact with the soil. Seeds that land on top vegetation, etc., will germinate when they are warm and moist, but will perish if their roots aren't in the soil and they can't get nutrients.
Amen Doc, oh, do we need to break this tree cutting barrier in the Driftless region. Only 2% of of millions of acres of forest is estimated to be young-no wonder we're losing American Woodcock, Ruffed Grouse, and whole suite of non-game species.
Angel - Finding the preferred sources of food, cover, and water are always good places to start! Be sure the sign is fresh. Finding pinch points or bottlenecks is also key to knowing where to hunt!
I really like how you split up and labeled the different sections! How cool!
Glad you like it!
I love the way you’re going with your recent videos. More knowledge in a few minutes than you’ll get elsewhere in an entire season. God bless you.
Thanks Brad!
Love it. This man’s advise helped me harvest a 6.5 & 7.5 yr old last season. Food plots via no till performed nicely.
Thanks for sharing!
Great stuff Dr. Woods. Your knowledge / education on this stuff is a breath of fresh air. You sure didn't waste your college tuition.
Mike - Thanks! I've been very blessed!
The baby analogy had me rolling.😂 Great video. As always, very educational.
It's one most can relate to!
This was great stuff. Love listening to the wisdom. Great format too. ...... the baby bit was a riot !
Thanks so much!
Again awesome info! God bless and thanks.
Thanks for the blessing Richard!
This was super helpful and surprisingly easily digestible. I love videos like this
Thanks Chris!
Excellent. I'd love to see a similar discussion for more challenging environments like drought ridden west Texas where I hunt.
Whew - I think much of the southern USA is drought ridden this year. Improving soil quality and the soil organic matter is critical to hold what little precipitation falls!
@@GrowingDeerTV I’m fascinated with the process but planting anything outside of late September is a crapshoot at best. Even then its about a 50/50 proposition. Planting for summer is impossible 9 out of 10 times. Not sure how to make it work without irrigation witch isn’t an option.
I am way behind on videos and such but I enjoyed this one a lot.
Thanks George!
Love the Questions.
Thanks Jack!
Soooo much knowledge! I love your videos and content. Keep em coming!
You got it!
Lots of great information as always. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Another Awesome Video guys👍 Very informative Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Take your cameras and get a video made burning in August or September please . Great info as always ! I can’t get enough
John - We plan to burn this August, weather permitting and we'll share it here!
You can correct me if I’m wrong grant but from what I’ve learned is that deer antlers depend on how much protein they have in their diet and soil quality . This is evident since south Texas deer and mid west deer have bigger racks than deer in Tennessee and in North Carolina. Having said that, antler size doesn’t have much to do with a habitats carrying capacity since Alabama and Tennessee’s habitat and deer density is way different than a state like Kansas for example . I just wanted to comment this so you could tell me if I’m in the ball park of figuring out how deer biology works.
Gavin - Habitat quality, unless supplemental feed is used, is the key factor (assuming the same age class is compared at all locations). Well managed habitat in North Carolina, Tennessee, etc, produces as large of antlers as south Texas and Kansas. Tennessee and Kentucky have the same habitat and soil quality. Kentucky is a big buck hotspot for many non residente hunters and is a top Boone and Crockett producing state. The difference is that Kentucky's deer management is much different that Tennessee's. This is a neat side by side comparision.
GrowingDeer.tv - thanks for the reply . Another thing when it comes to body size (not necessarily antler size) is how far north the deer are.
Grant can you do a video about hunting and or deer "managment" on a cattle farm?
The techniques we use work anywhere - but you may need to keep the cows out of the food plots!
@@GrowingDeerTV unfortunately it's my grand father-in-laws farm and I dont know if he'd let me have a corner for a food plot or not. If not, are there scouting methods I could use?
@@halfpinthockey1250 I feel you. Fortunately tho we have about 40 acres with the cows don’t go
This is phenomenal information. Looking forward to doing some controlled burns as soon as PA changes the controlled burn regs which is within the current year. Currently you need a fire crew with water trucks on site not to mention a score of Fire Bosses...certification can take up to 10 years because of limited classes and the amount of practicum hours needed. It becomes completely impractical for a person with 100 acres to hire in a fire crew currently. Can't wait until that changes and I can use your recommendations, Grant! Keep following Jesus!
SeedstoDreams - I agree! I hope New York follows. Currently, there's no chance landowners can legally burn in New York.
I wish you would have left the part of the speech about genetics in this one. I would also like to see a video with the comments you made about free range genetics in the previous video explained more in depth
Thanks! I hope we have an opportunity to talk about genetics!
Inaccurate information on mineral stumps and hardwood regeneration as a food source. Woody browse is a massive source of groceries in the winter.
Edit: ~17:30
Food is relative. If hardwood browse is all there is, then it's a food source deer will eat. Woody browse is very rarely high quality deer browse during the winter as trees remove the nutrients to the roots to survive the winter.
Great info per usual Dr. Woods. Thank you for what you do.
Thanks for the kind words!
I love the info I get from this channel. It has helped me with habitat management tremendously. Question: I live in East Tennessee....can I get the name of this club?
Ashley - If you wish to learn about a membership to that club let me know at info@growingdeer.com and I'll share your contact information with them.
Grant, I really like the no-till aspect of food plots. Can you recommend a reasonably priced planter for a small land parcel other than the Genesis you guys use. Not in my budget. Thanks
Chris - Unfortunately it takes a lot of steel and engineering to create a quality no-till drill. We still broadcast seed in some of our plots and use herbicide or a foot crimper to terminate and prepare for the next crop. When broadcasting, it's very important to insure the seed will make contact with the soil. Seeds that land on top vegetation, etc., will germinate when they are warm and moist, but will perish if their roots aren't in the soil and they can't get nutrients.
Amen Doc, oh, do we need to break this tree cutting barrier in the Driftless region. Only 2% of of millions of acres of forest is estimated to be young-no wonder we're losing American Woodcock, Ruffed Grouse, and whole suite of non-game species.
Scott - I agree!
“Camera checkers” are a thing of the past.
Many of the new cell cams are nice!
Any recommendations to bag my first ever deer in Florida?
Angel - Finding the preferred sources of food, cover, and water are always good places to start! Be sure the sign is fresh. Finding pinch points or bottlenecks is also key to knowing where to hunt!
How can you tell if timber has been high graded
Gavin -Checkout the quality of the standing timber and that will indicate the goal of the past harvest.
When did Gerard Butler join a hunting group?
He was helping that landowner. Gerald is a nice guy!
AGE!!!
Age is a big factor in antler development.