Better Food Plots | New Techniques and Experiments! (
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- Watch our new planting techniques in action! It's a new planting season and Grant has tweaked the Buffalo System to add more tonnage of quality food for deer. Plus, we're using the Buffalo System on a vegetable garden!
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Great videos! Thanks for talking about soil health and relating it to the health of the entire ecosystem and how it promotes healthier wildlife!
Thanks Alex!! I really enjoy learning about and sharing soil health practices!
Great point Grant on the dirt being hotter than the air! The air gets warm mostly due to the soil absorbing then transferring energy (heat) to the air. It's why the air outside an airplane, at cruising altitude, is so cold even though it gets more sunlight than the air at the Earth's surface. Being so far from the Earth means it stays cold all the time.
Hey Daniel love this video it is very informational and interesting. Thanks for sharing and God bless.
Hey there Carson! Thanks! -Daniel
I’m looking forward to seeing the research on plot rock.
We are too! Stay tuned! -Daniel
Thank you for the great information - Well Done!
Thanks Mike! We also have many more videos and blogs at growingdeer.com -Daniel
I'm doing similar experiments in my plots and have similar results. One thing you might try is broadcasting a couple kinds of seed into the rye/clover before you go over it with a crimper. For instance, broadcast buckwheat, chicory, soybeans, or anything else the deer will browse. You'll need less seed (of any single type) and should get a nice salad bowl effect over the summer and into the Fall.
Sounds like you're doing some neat stuff in your plots! We'd love to hear more about your observations and results. -Daniel
As always a good informative video thanks so much for sharing yes that's a beautiful field
Thanks Steve!
I just watched episode #447. Did you have a follow up video discussing the results of spreading crushed minerals in your food plots? Thank you in advance! You have transformed the way I look at soil!
Robert - We had mixed results at best and discontinued that work. I wouldn't recommend it at this time - from what I learned.
Real informative I have 80 acers with 4 one acer plots using a bunch of you tip and seeing alot of nice deer. Kyle
Awesome! Thanks for sharing! I hope your food plot does well and you have a great hunting season. -Daniel
I swear this whole series belongs on National geographic channel
Hahah It's fun stuff! -Daniel
44 degrees Grant, 44. Lol. I'm an accountant, sorry I couldn't resist. By the way, I got my son's name from you. He was born just a month ago and his name is Grant. Can't wait to teach him some of the strategies I've learned from your show.
Lol Thanks Brent! Congratulations! I hope you two are able to spend many hours in the woods together. -Daniel
Great vid Grant and the Growing deer 🦌 tv crew God Bless Stay Safe Guys 👍
Thanks! -Daniel
Hi guys!! I have been seeing a buck having some growth here in SE Oklahoma!! Also just this morning at about nine thirty I had a doe and a fawn. The fawn was just running and playing along!! Hopefully it's a future monster!!
Hey Rylie! That's awesome! It's always fun seeing velvet bucks :) We are seeing lots of fawns here too. -Daniel
Hello everyone at growing deer, just want to share a little info with you guys, a few weeks ago my oldest boy went out and bought some seed that has clover brassica and cereal rye in it and it's a throw and grow type if seed, the directions say just vriadcast the seed where you want it and it will settle into the ground and germinate, honestly I was not thinking it would work well to my surprise I to popping up and looking great for only three weeks into germinating can't wait to see how it turns out and I bet our deer will love the brassica blend God bless and take care
Neat!! Sounds like you're providing some great forage for the deer! -Daniel
Another question. Is it possible to achieve this method with just a sprayer, broadcaster, and cultipacker? I realize a crimper and no till drill will maximize results but I want to start small if possible. Lastly, if it is possible to achieve this with just a sprayer, broadcaster, and cultipacker, what type of cutlipacker would be best, a pull tounge type or a 3 point hitch type? Does a 3point hitch type apply more pressure than a pull behind?
Cultipackers are designed to press seed into bare soil. This system works to insure the soil isn't bare. If you wish to improve the soil's health, I wouldn't purchase a cultipacker and would see if the local NRCS office rents drills. If they the existing vegetation and be sprayed and maybe burned (prescribed fire) and then seed broadcast just before a 1/2" + rain.
I have a question. I am new to this. If I will be using a cultipacker instead of a grain drill, will the cultipacker push the very small seed to deep, and vice versa would the cultipacker be able to push the larger seeds in deep enough. I am starting fresh so I was going to disc, then cutlipack, then broadcast, then cultipack. I hope this will be the last time I use the disc as I am excited about this method. I have never planted multivariety seeds (different sizes) at the same time, that is why I have this question.
Cultipacker usually only press the seed into the surface of the soil - they don't press seeds deep into the soil - no matter the size of the seed. When broadcasting seed, it's very important to only spread the seed just before a good rain. Rain helps the seed make good contact with the soil and ensures adequate moisture for rapid seed germination.
I love the show and have learned so much! We have 93 acres in Northern PA with 1 3rd acre clover plot and room for one 3/4 acre plot and another 1/4 plot. The deer mow the clover to the ground and i want to add more food. Would it work to plant buckwheat with clover and chicory late May and then crimp the buckwheat July 4th to let the clover and chicory grow? I also want to overseed with a fall seed blend?
Robert - Your blend is fine but I don't believe it will be necessary to crimp the buckwheat based on the amount of browse pressure you describe. In addition, buckwheat matures in about 70 days.
Y'all's harvest goals have changed how we manage our fall doe harvest - thank you! But what about turkeys? We have the blessing that no one is hunting our turkeys and their population has increased. We are also blessed with a fall hen season. Should we be setting harvest goals for our turkey population too? I think in our largest field, I counted 5 toms to 40 hens last spring. Thank you!
John, Turkey populations are greatly influenced by predator numbers and weather. Each year populations can fluctuate greatly. Keep up the management and encourage the best brooding habitat and enjoy the turkey numbers!
Thanks for the reply and the encouragement! Excited for y'all to reap good things this season! GrowingDeer.tv
i am sorry about my ignorance. earlier i sent a message about the soy bean seeds. i thought it was from American seed company ; since then i found out you use eagle soy bean seed. i think i saw about the forage soy bean which kept growing even though they were being browsed. sorry for the confusion., still would like to know where in the Springfield area to find the seeds. thank you. Shannon Petitt.
Shannon - I used to use Eagle Seed forage soybeans. However, at my place, deer learned they were good and started destroying them soon after they were planted. I switched to planting blends (Summer Release at GreenCoverFoodPlots.com) and like this much better! The blend includes species that deer like during the early, mid, and late season.
We’re getting good rain here in Kentucky
Great! Send some our way :) -Daniel
Will a grain drill work doing the Buffalo system
Destin - Most grain drills aren't designed to plant into mulch and always having the soil covered is a big part of the soil health improvement techniques I use.
What differences exist in the comparison between mowing vs crimping? I have used the mowing tactic in clover plots planted with fall blend but curious what difference might occur between the 2 methods of terminating the fall crop
What I have gathered, when you mow you cut the grass off, p!ss it off, and it grows back twice as hard.
Crimp it and it won't regrow as aggressively. I want to give it a try around my tree plots, because it sure seems to me that all the grass is robbing my saplings of water, especially in the areas that are more moisture-lacking.
Jason, When grass is cut, the plant begins growing new leaves. However, when crimping is done, the plant does not realize it needs new growth. Crimping should be done when the seed head is in the "dough stage" and the plant's energy is being focused on producing seed. Because so much energy is being channeled toward seed production, when the stem is crimped the plant does not have enough energy to recover and the entire plant dies. -Daniel
What could you use instead a crimper
Trenton - Some gardeners roll a long 4' x 4", etc., The less efficient the tool, the more energy required and the shorter the time window it will work. The forage stems need to be crimped after pollination and before the seeds harden enough to be viable. - grant
would i be able to do the buffalo system if i used glyphosphate to kill the grass, spread my seed and then used a roller or cultipacker to compact it? also would clover be able to grow out of the mulch?
Jacob, Yes that will work. You will get a much better kill with crimping than rolling. Crimping breaks the stem in multiple segments. You may try to roll it later in the maturity stage (before the seed heads fully mature) and see what kind of kill you have. If it doesn't do well you can spray glyphosate. Yes, clover can grow in the mulch! Our clover is already popping out of the mulch! -Daniel
thanks for the reply!
How do I do the buffalo system without any equipment?
Matt - There are lots of variables but the primary concerns are insuring the seed makes contact with soil. Seed caught in the duff may germinate but without a root in the ground the seedlings will die.
@@GrowingDeerTV We use a similar approach in our home garden. We never till, we use a heavy mulch of straw over the winter. This year I am going to add a tarp over the mulch.
For my first food plot I am going to use your buffalo system in the spring from the cereal rye, oats and rapeseed that I planted this year. We hunt near Danville, Missouri.
ThanQ again for taking time out of your day to answer my question.
Can tall fescue be crimped and drilled?
It is best to spray fescue with glyphosate then drilled through it. -Daniel
I find deer up hear really hate tall. The leaves tend to be very rough try rubbing it over your lips
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Vanishing deer at .55 mark . I see a bunch of those
Haha So do we :) -Daniel
Have you ever thought about growing field peas?
Tim, Forage soybeans offer the best forage of any crop. However, having multiple species growing with soybeans does help utilize more sunlight and pull different nutrients. We are working with Eagle Seed to develop blends that are great for deer and the soil! -Daniel
Okay we grow some in ohio and the deer destroy them
Hey i live in wisconsin and have cwd could yall make something specific to how to manage cwd?? Like what a landowner themselves can do? Do we have to shoot all our little bucks?
Naw! Southern WI guy here, basically, do nothing except;
1) Monitor your herd with trail cameras and watch for unusual behavior.
2) Shoot any deer exhibiting weird behavior; if outside direct legal means, seek a special land-owner permit.
3) Test any deer you have suspicions of.
4) Don't feed deer; concentrates them in 1 spot and makes it easier to spread the disease.
Kenton, There are a lot of unknown of unknowns about CWD. What we do know is this, moving live deer and deer parts (except deboned meat and antlers with clean skull plate) must stop. Here is a great article about CWD: www.texas-wildlife.org/resources/publications/things-you-may-have-heard-about-chronic-wasting-disease -Daniel
GrowingDeer.tv Thanks guys...always great help
What happened to the buck y’all called “Swoops”? Did someone kill him and I missed that episode or I just don’t remember it?
Swoops is still roaming the Ozark Mountains! We recently found one of his sheds while cutting cedars (you can see the picture on our Facebook page). He's showing up on camera and looks mighty fine. Can't wait to chase him again this season. Hopefully he makes a mistake....:) -Daniel
It has also been raining a lot here in Florida.And whenever it doesn’t rain it is HOT!!missing up my fishing
Oh no! Hope you can get back to some great fishing soon! -Daniel
Do yall ever plant corn?
We do not. Soybeans provide forage many more months out of the year compared to corn. Our primary summer crop is always forage soybeans so deer have high quality forage during antler development and fawning months and have high energy grain during the winter months. -Daniel
I planted both this year, i have only planted corn in the past. Thanks for all the good advice and awesome videos!
I hope you have been getting rain and the crops are growing! -Daniel
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