Interesting, going to try some different lengths. I feel my release is probably too long. I switched to the EZ V sight which i love. No more ranging or target panic.
I have two areas that are very small about a quarter of an acre and 1/2 an acre Deep Woods all around and one has a very good bedding area about 60 yards away I'm going to start planning thank you
Ron - These were oaks and glyphosate usually works with oaks. A better mix that will control most species is 50% Garlon 3A, 40% water, and 10% Arsenal AC.
Keep up the great work sharing your knowledge and insights , if you don’t mind I was wanting to know what brand bow and what pull weight you use ? Thank you Mr Woods.
Well, my brother shot one aint run 10 yd right into the back of a car. Bounced off, I'll fit hit a tree around 30 more yards before it fell over. And the car was parked didn't even run. So the deer knew it was there for many, many months. In the driveway
I know you talk a lot about the effects of bare soil in the summer with the soil temp and killing off bio matter and water erosion from wind/solar. I was curious what the effects during winter are for bare soil. Any idea? Do the bugs, worms, biomatter continue to work all winter in the proving grounds whereas they cannot for bare dirt?
Andy - Great questions! There's certainly erosion during the winter. In addition bare soil doesn't have food to feed microbes and microbes are what drives the entire soil health process. It's never good for soil to be bare. For the folks interested in carbon, living plants take carbon out of the air. Bare soil releases carbon into the air.
@@frankspivey3920 Depends on how tall they are. If they’re tall, I just mow around them. I have a chain flail mower, so there’s not much to damage on short stumps either, can go right over most.
Frank - we simply create a fire break with rakes and a blower, burn off the duff that would keep seed from reaching the soil, and then broadcast seed for the new crop before the next rain.
@@GrowingDeerTV yea. Well the deer that jumped off a cliff was shot with a rifle. Was one of the forst experiences I had deer hunting my first year. We actually never got the deer because the river it jumped into was raging from the rain. It got hung up on a gravel bar in the middle of the river. Conemaugh river in sw Pennsylvania
@Ian another story i forgot. We was doing deer drives alone train tracks and a river. I watched a deer literally run into the side of a moving train and get knocked like 50 feet and ran away dude. There wasn't even any blood or anything. Just furr. The deer literally ran right into a moving train.
One of my properties is in northern Michigan. No Hugh quality food sources or destination food sources nearby. Just browse and unlimited oaks. Does a hidey hole food plot even work? Or do I need to plant as much food as possible?
I am in Lincoln north east of glennie. I found rye wheat oats in August with red and white clover. I broadcast buckwheat and millet. And mow over seed mid may. Mow again late July. Then start process over again 1st weekend in August. I broadcast seed. Spray 2oz a gallon of glysophate. Then drive over it with 4 wheeler
Joey - More food will be better but Hidey Holes should attract deer in such habitat! When there's a huge acorn crop, deer won't likely use the plots. However, before and after the acorns, the plots will be hot spots!
Logan - Deer rarely eat the sorghum forage. They can remove the seed heads rapidly one they reach the dough or milk stage. Plot size always depends on the number of deer in the area and the quantity and quality food.
Best food plot video I've ever seen!!!
Awesome video Grant so glad to see you share these type of videos with so much great knowledge shared. Love It!!
Thanks for watching and the kind words!
Thank You Sir for sharing Your plethora of knowledge ! Great video ! God bless You Dr. Woods.
I appreciate the blessing!
Grant GREAT VIDEO, thanks for sharing. Bob
Interesting, going to try some different lengths. I feel my release is probably too long. I switched to the EZ V sight which i love. No more ranging or target panic.
This was perfect timing. I'm in the early stages of trying to plant about a half acre on 60 acres of timberland. I'm excited to get to work!
Have fun!
I have two areas that are very small about a quarter of an acre and 1/2 an acre Deep Woods all around and one has a very good bedding area about 60 yards away I'm going to start planning thank you
Thank You for this video just popped in my feed. Just got property and looking for how to do exactly this type of planting
I gotta say after muzzleloader season here in East Tennessee I didn’t see a buck unless it was mid day.
Good video,what is the herbicide for the tree stumps
Ron - These were oaks and glyphosate usually works with oaks. A better mix that will control most species is 50% Garlon 3A, 40% water, and 10% Arsenal AC.
Great video. I'm building food plots for viewing at a k thru 8 school
Using native plants local to the area is more efficient than having to spread fertilizer everywhere.
Nice to see you sharing your secrets. I’m sure these rock hard old cattle fields need a bit of disking to get started?
We never disk - haven't owned or used a disk in decades.
I wonder if I could pull this off in the middle of nowhere on public land.
For small plots could you broadcast straw from bales to improve soil moisture, weed control, and aid in germination ?
straw usually has weed seeds.It will be best to simply grow the mulch.
@@GrowingDeerTV thanks good info
Keep up the great work sharing your knowledge and insights , if you don’t mind I was wanting to know what brand bow and what pull weight you use ? Thank you Mr Woods.
Thanks Kurt! I've shot a Prime bow for years and my current set up is 52 pounds.
Well, my brother shot one aint run 10 yd right into the back of a car. Bounced off, I'll fit hit a tree around 30 more yards before it fell over.
And the car was parked didn't even run. So the deer knew it was there for many, many months. In the driveway
I know you talk a lot about the effects of bare soil in the summer with the soil temp and killing off bio matter and water erosion from wind/solar. I was curious what the effects during winter are for bare soil. Any idea? Do the bugs, worms, biomatter continue to work all winter in the proving grounds whereas they cannot for bare dirt?
Andy - Great questions! There's certainly erosion during the winter. In addition bare soil doesn't have food to feed microbes and microbes are what drives the entire soil health process. It's never good for soil to be bare. For the folks interested in carbon, living plants take carbon out of the air. Bare soil releases carbon into the air.
Great video Grant and team. Summer and fall release both with with broadcasting?
Both blends can be broadcast!
Great, but how do you plant it next year when the old crop is dead and the stumps don’t allow plowing or drilling
Mow, spray, broadcast, cultipack.
Spray, burn, broadcast.
Replying to replies. How do you mow with stumps out there
@@frankspivey3920
Depends on how tall they are. If they’re tall, I just mow around them. I have a chain flail mower, so there’s not much to damage on short stumps either, can go right over most.
Frank - we simply create a fire break with rakes and a blower, burn off the duff that would keep seed from reaching the soil, and then broadcast seed for the new crop before the next rain.
Could you plant the sorghum into a clover plot and mow over seed in mid may? I usually put about 150 to 200 lbs rye and oat in fall.
If the clover is struggling - going dormant. Otherwise the clover will likely outcompete the milo.
You know it's going to be good when the guy's last name is Woods.
I've seen deer run into trees after stuck with an arrow. Watched one jump off a 60 foot cliff into a river after getting stuck with an arrow.
Really?
@@GrowingDeerTV yea. Well the deer that jumped off a cliff was shot with a rifle. Was one of the forst experiences I had deer hunting my first year. We actually never got the deer because the river it jumped into was raging from the rain. It got hung up on a gravel bar in the middle of the river. Conemaugh river in sw Pennsylvania
@@marijuonko7092 that's wild man.
@Ian another story i forgot. We was doing deer drives alone train tracks and a river. I watched a deer literally run into the side of a moving train and get knocked like 50 feet and ran away dude. There wasn't even any blood or anything. Just furr. The deer literally ran right into a moving train.
He was talking about spooking bucks while walking into a food plot, not the frantic behavior of a wounded deer after it was shot.
One of my properties is in northern Michigan. No Hugh quality food sources or destination food sources nearby. Just browse and unlimited oaks. Does a hidey hole food plot even work? Or do I need to plant as much food as possible?
I am in Lincoln north east of glennie. I found rye wheat oats in August with red and white clover. I broadcast buckwheat and millet. And mow over seed mid may. Mow again late July. Then start process over again 1st weekend in August. I broadcast seed. Spray 2oz a gallon of glysophate. Then drive over it with 4 wheeler
Joey - More food will be better but Hidey Holes should attract deer in such habitat! When there's a huge acorn crop, deer won't likely use the plots. However, before and after the acorns, the plots will be hot spots!
How small of a foodplot would you plant sorghum in to make it last
Logan - Deer rarely eat the sorghum forage. They can remove the seed heads rapidly one they reach the dough or milk stage. Plot size always depends on the number of deer in the area and the quantity and quality food.
What types of grain sorghum do you plant?
Debbie - I include a short in size and fast maturing milo.
@@GrowingDeerTV Something like wild grain sorghum?
Is an 1/8 of acre enough to plant a hidey hole? I'm on a 5 acre property.
Sure! Plant at a heavy rate as deer may put a lot of browse pressure on the forage.
@GrowingDeerTV thank you replying back so soon. I really appreciate it.
What about areas with no water like west Texas ?
Not sure if I understand your question, but it certainly takes water for crops to be successful.
@@GrowingDeerTV what can I do in west Texas (langtry) where there isnt much water or vegetation to improve my land ?
yall are way over thinking this ! just go hunting and have a good time.