Dr. Woods has a way of explaining things so well and also makes it very interesting. I've never seen anyone else that can do it like he can. I love watching these educational food plot videos.
I put my fall feast blend in two weeks ago and got lucky with lots of rain. We had sprouts in 6 days. I'm heading out on Sunday to check it again and build a new 1/2 acre plot. I'm trying oats in this location this fall and maybe clover in the spring. I've been following you for about 4 years now. I've learned so much. Mark.
I really appreciate your instructive videos; the video production is awesome and your love of creation an inspiration. Even though I live in Sweden with other conditions for food plots I get to learn so much from you. Thank you!
Hi GrowingDeerTV, that was a nice video. We here in Louisiana been getting to much rain in some places. We got rain here in Louisiana today on September 5, 2016. I hope all the Growing Deer team has a great hunting season. I hope your Daughter get a big deer too. And How is your Dad doing and is he will get to hunt too. I hope that i can get the Licensing to hunt deer. I have no money and no job. I take care of my mom of 80 years old that can not drive and i take care of my nephew of 35 that can not see to drive. I been take care of my mom and nephew on 1996. I was layoff on my birthday in april of 2012. I hope to get to hunt. God Bless you and your Family. Take Care and stay safe and cool. I have seen all of your videos.
Eddie, Send some rain up this way please! You are dedicated to your family and we respect that to the utmost! Thanks for sacrificing for them and being a role model for others. Thanks for the best wishes this season. -Matt
Thank you for a SUPERB channel..! You have helped me very much with my habitat management. Thank you again for sharing this knowledge in a professional manner.
Love old videos with great Information! Been watching a lot recently. Grant, I never see you plant corn? Just curious the reason on that. Take care, God bless.
Good observation! Corn is a good attractant and energy source for deer. It's very low in protein and just as importantly, it takes up valuable food plot real estate during the growing season and doesn't provide any food for deer and other critters. For this reason, I prefer to plant blends that can produce a grain (like milo, beans, etc.) and quality forage during the growing season. Then the grain will stand and attract deer while the Fall crop is growing to provide attractive forage during the cool season.
@@GrowingDeerTV I gotcha. So when you plant a legume, like beans, you use a brassica/cereal rye as a rotation crop? Like a farmer would flip with corn and beans?
@@GrowingDeerTV Surprising. I would think that decay creates an acid environment. I know tree leaves have tannic sp? acid in them that turns them brown when they die?
GrowingDeer.tv thanks for your videos , very informative and helpful . I'm in Texas and have small acres of plot that I'm leasing. put in plot clover, chicory and peas (so comes up in stages). sometimes have to chase deer out to get stand other side. stays green throughout hot summer
We have similar soil on our farm. the rocks act as a condenser and collect moisture from the air. this process was used in ancient times as a water source. I hope this clarifies the water question.
Grant & company, I greatly enjoy your videos; lots of beneficial info. I have acreage in the northern Ozarks; Benton county, Missouri and am doing food plot work. I find your videos very helpful. Would you please give the current date of your working video so we'll know better the approximate temperature and associated weather conditions, etc. associated with the growth.I've never planted Broadside, but it now has my interest. I assume you planted in the fall. I'm trying to understand how this blend continues to grow through the cold, frosts and snow of late fall and winter. At what time do you terminate the plot next year; and what are your steps on it after that? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you. Wishing y'all a great hunting season.Jerry
Hello Jerry! Sorry for the delay. I've been busy with deer season and I'm catching up. It's great to hear that you've done some food plot work. In the Ozarks, quality food is often a limiting factor and by providing food, deer can express more of their potential. Late this summer, we planted Eagle Seed's Buffalo Fall Blend in our food plots (this blend contains a few different varieties than their Broadside blend). We have used this blend for the past two years. We plant our fall plots, 45-60 days before the first average first (in the Ozarks, that is typically around October 16th) so that the forage can establish before the frost. There is a great diversity of forages in the blend that grow at different heights, pull different nutrients, and will mature at different times. This is great not only for the wildlife but also for the soil's health. There are cereal grains in the Buffalo Blend that can grow during cool temperatures, even as low as 28 degrees. Because of this, these cereal grains will remain green and provide forage for wildlife throughout most of the winter. It will then bolt during the spring. Before the seed heads mature, we will drill in our Eagle Seed Forage soybeans (this is weather dependent) once the soil reaches around 50 degrees by 9am, and we have good soil moisture. Once the soybeans are about 4-6 inches tall, we will then use the Goliath crimper to crimp the cereal grain and terminate it. This will protect the young soybeans from deer and will create a thick weed mat and mulch. We do this every year. This process is what we call the Buffalo System. It has cut our herbicide cost in half and we have not used any commercial fertilizer in years. All our plots are extremely nutrient rich. It is great for building healthy soil and providing deer with healthy forage. You may wish to watch these and other videos on our website about the Buffalo System: www.growingdeer.tv/?ep=351#/food-plots-and-gardens-new-techniques-mean-more-food-less-cost www.growingdeer.tv/?ep=458#/deer-hunters-scrape-strategies-and-fall-food-plots -Daniel
Hey to the GrowingDeer.tv team love the videos and, this is just a question you don't have to but if you could and would like to could y'all make a bow target practice video. P.S. grant im still praying for your dad.
Here is a clip that will help get you started! Stay tuned in a few weeks, we will share some tips that will get you ready for season. www.growingdeer.tv/clips.php?ep=bow-hunting-perfect-practice-makes-perfect&#/bow-hunting-perfect-practice-makes-perfect -Matt
You have the best videos on food plots. I live in North Dakota and soybeans/corn is king in attracting the deer. Back in the day alfalfa was great but doesn’t seem to draw them in like in the past. I would like a recommendation on what you think would work in our area. I would like to try the soybeans in the summer and fall blend in the fall winter. What are your thoughts on this? Keep in mind depending on the year mid to late October is the end of our growing season. After that it’s cold to bitter cold. Today is minus 20 degrees! Thanks in advance.
James, I would recommend soybeans and a fall blend like you have said. Eagle has the Wildlife Managers Mix North RR which is specifically for the northern states. I would let the beans remain standing and either no till drill into them or broadcast your fall blend. The fall blend should be planted 45 days before the first frost. These blends are turnips, rape, radishes, winter wheat, and cereal rye. Cereal rye has one of the lowest growing temps. -Daniel
Jerry - Litter from clean houses can work great! It's important to know the number of "grow outs" or flocks that were raised since the litter has been removed. I like at least 5 grow outs otherwise we are paying for mostly bedding material.
It looks like you were using the Earth Way bag spreader for some of your food plot locations and I use one as well! I was wondering what you used as the spread rate with the broadside blend? Right now we don't have access to a no-till drill but hope to in future years
Yes, we use the Earthway spreaders. They work very well. When broadcasting broadside we typically plant 100-120 pounds an acre. So seed will get carried away by birds or squirrels, so we tend to plan a little heavier. -Matt
+GrowingDeer.tv ummm I don't really know what kind it is, I can't remember, I just see it at the Lawn supply store it repels deer and squirrels and other animals up to 30 days and Np y'all have great vid
Great vid. Planted turnips but deer don't seem to have touched it yet. Turnips are 1 month old. Small burbs like a penny right now. Cooler weather should produce a better bulb. Is it normal for deer to ignore the turnips? Keep in mind there is a soybean filed 1/4 mile away that seems to be hammered.
If they are first year turnips, it may take the deer a while to acquire a taste for them. Turnips also don't get really attractive to deer until after frost. Frost and freezing weather sweeten the turnips considerably.
Tommy, it seems the deer are more interested in the beans at this time, this will change. If turnips are new in your area, it may take a little time for the deer to adjust and consider them a food source. But when they do , look out! It is likely best that they are letting it grow now instead of browsing heavy during the young growing stage. Best wishes this fall. -Matt
Do you ever do like walk along for your job/career. I'm almost 16 and am interested but don't know a ton of detail on your job and all. I would be interested in this as I'm trying to figure out what to do in and after college.
We do offer internships. Usually we like our interns to be juniors or seniors in college. However, we do make exceptions. If your are interested in more information about internships or similar opportunities, you can contact us at www.growingdeer.tv/view/growingdeer-internship-opportunities/ -Daniel
Planted 7 card stud and winter peas in to different locations and the winter peas came up with little to no rain and they are doing pretty good, the 7 card stud came up as we watered if everyday for 5 days, looks very nice
John - Soybeans are a warm season crop and are typically planted during the spring. Some folks plant beans during the late summer for early (pre frost) bow season forage.
Does anyone have any recommendations on some good arrows to use for a compound bow? I'm switching from crossbow to compound and I'd love to have some opinions from others.
WE shoot Bloodsport arrows andhave had great success with them. This is what we are using this year. www.bloodsportarchery.com/compound-arrows/compound-arrows/evidence-micro-diameter-carbon-arrow I hope this helps you in your search! -Matt
Enjoyed the video Growingdeer Indeed a busy time of Year but always make sure i take time each day during the hunting season our church and other churches do what they call Independent baptist youth rallies i memorize 120 bible verses during the deer season as part of the schedule for the rallies and study 8 diffrent chapters in the bible and get quizzed over those chapters . but there is always still time to hunt :)
Hi, I know you might not see this, but is there any chance you will have a class of some sort that me and my father inlaw can come to and talk about growing deer? Thanks
Grant will be at the Bass Pro in Springfield, Missouri August 13th (1-5 pm) and 19th (throughout the afternoon). He would love to see you guys there and talk! -Daniel
Hi growing deer team! I was wondering if you could answer or even make a video on my question on how to handle hunter harassment. I hunt on private property in maryland and people from the neighboring properties like to trespass and put no hunting signs on our property. They have even broken stands and have driven 4 wheelers during my hunts to ruin my day. I don't know what to do and i would like to handle the situation in the best way possible. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!
Thanks for contacting us and taking the high road and not responding to them in a similar manner. The best advice would be to contact the local DNR agent, let them know when you will be hunting there. If this activity continues then he can step in and do his job. It is illegal to disrupt a hunt. As long as you are doing everything correctly, then the DNR will be on your side and handle appropriately. -Matt
Why? Because it only has spikes? There's no telling what a buck will turn into as it matures, a 2 year old deer is just too young to be trying to cull based on antlers.
Brent is correct! Deer will express 90% or more of their antler growth potential as a 4 year old. Shooting him before hand will not let you accurately see what he could turn into. If your goal is to shoot mature deer, I would recommend you waiting on this one. -Matt
Dr. Woods has a way of explaining things so well and also makes it very interesting. I've never seen anyone else that can do it like he can. I love watching these educational food plot videos.
Thanks for your kind words Jake! -Daniel
I put my fall feast blend in two weeks ago and got lucky with lots of rain. We had sprouts in 6 days. I'm heading out on Sunday to check it again and build a new 1/2 acre plot. I'm trying oats in this location this fall and maybe clover in the spring. I've been following you for about 4 years now. I've learned so much. Mark.
Sounds like you have a great plan! Send some rain our way, we need it badly!!! -Matt
I really appreciate your instructive videos; the video production is awesome and your love of creation an inspiration. Even though I live in Sweden with other conditions for food plots I get to learn so much from you. Thank you!
Wow, all the way from Sweden! Glad we can still help you! I believe brassicas would do great over your way if you have food plots to establish. -Matt
from paul in the uk love the way you hunt an do your food plots best on youtube keep in up . it gets me going for my hunts
Thanks Paul! We have many other food plot videos here: www.growingdeer.tv/archive/#/how-to-make-the-best-hunting-spots-small-food-plots -Daniel
Hi GrowingDeerTV, that was a nice video. We here in Louisiana been getting to much rain in some places. We got rain here in Louisiana today on September 5, 2016. I hope all the Growing Deer team has a great hunting season. I hope your Daughter get a big deer too. And How is your Dad doing and is he will get to hunt too. I hope that i can get the Licensing to hunt deer. I have no money and no job. I take care of my mom of 80 years old that can not drive and i take care of my nephew of 35 that can not see to drive. I been take care of my mom and nephew on 1996. I was layoff on my birthday in april of 2012. I hope to get to hunt. God Bless you and your Family. Take Care and stay safe and cool. I have seen all of your videos.
Eddie, Send some rain up this way please! You are dedicated to your family and we respect that to the utmost! Thanks for sacrificing for them and being a role model for others. Thanks for the best wishes this season. -Matt
Thank you for a SUPERB channel..! You have helped me very much with my habitat management. Thank you again for sharing this knowledge in a professional manner.
Thanks for the kind words! There is a lot more habitat management information and tips at www.growingdeer.tv -Daniel
Love the vids , learned a lot from the vids over the past two seasons . Can't wait to get some meat in the freezer . Good luck this year !
Best wishes this season! Thanks for watching! -Matt
Great vid Grant and the Growing Deer 🦌 tv crew alien row god bless 👍🦌
Pretty sure I've seen every video! You guys are awesome!
HAHA, we are grateful! Thanks for watching! -Matt
Love old videos with great Information! Been watching a lot recently. Grant, I never see you plant corn? Just curious the reason on that. Take care, God bless.
Good observation! Corn is a good attractant and energy source for deer. It's very low in protein and just as importantly, it takes up valuable food plot real estate during the growing season and doesn't provide any food for deer and other critters. For this reason, I prefer to plant blends that can produce a grain (like milo, beans, etc.) and quality forage during the growing season. Then the grain will stand and attract deer while the Fall crop is growing to provide attractive forage during the cool season.
@@GrowingDeerTV I gotcha. So when you plant a legume, like beans, you use a brassica/cereal rye as a rotation crop? Like a farmer would flip with corn and beans?
Spreading lime to raise pH is a huge consideration.
Decaying mulch and roots will balance the soil's pH. I've never applied lime in 20+ years at The Proving Grounds
@@GrowingDeerTV Surprising. I would think that decay creates an acid environment. I know tree leaves have tannic sp? acid in them that turns them brown when they die?
Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Will try on our lease.
Thanks for watching Terry! We hope you have great success on your lease! -Daniel
GrowingDeer.tv thanks for your videos , very informative and helpful . I'm in Texas and have small acres of plot that I'm leasing. put in plot clover, chicory and peas (so comes up in stages). sometimes have to chase deer out to get stand other side. stays green throughout hot summer
Very cool video. Good luck this year pal.
Thanks Ty!
Id love to see an update on the food plot you did with a roller compactor and no tilling!
Great idea! I will see what we can do! -Matt
We have similar soil on our farm. the rocks act as a condenser and collect moisture from the air. this process was used in ancient times as a water source. I hope this clarifies the water question.
Thanks Kim!- Matt
Grant & company, I greatly enjoy your videos; lots of beneficial info. I have acreage in the northern Ozarks; Benton county, Missouri and am doing food plot work. I find your videos very helpful. Would you please give the current date of your working video so we'll know better the approximate temperature and associated weather conditions, etc. associated with the growth.I've never planted Broadside, but it now has my interest. I assume you planted in the fall. I'm trying to understand how this blend continues to grow through the cold, frosts and snow of late fall and winter. At what time do you terminate the plot next year; and what are your steps on it after that? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you. Wishing y'all a great hunting season.Jerry
Hello Jerry! Sorry for the delay. I've been busy with deer season and I'm catching up. It's great to hear that you've done some food plot work. In the Ozarks, quality food is often a limiting factor and by providing food, deer can express more of their potential. Late this summer, we planted Eagle Seed's Buffalo Fall Blend in our food plots (this blend contains a few different varieties than their Broadside blend). We have used this blend for the past two years. We plant our fall plots, 45-60 days before the first average first (in the Ozarks, that is typically around October 16th) so that the forage can establish before the frost. There is a great diversity of forages in the blend that grow at different heights, pull different nutrients, and will mature at different times. This is great not only for the wildlife but also for the soil's health. There are cereal grains in the Buffalo Blend that can grow during cool temperatures, even as low as 28 degrees. Because of this, these cereal grains will remain green and provide forage for wildlife throughout most of the winter. It will then bolt during the spring. Before the seed heads mature, we will drill in our Eagle Seed Forage soybeans (this is weather dependent) once the soil reaches around 50 degrees by 9am, and we have good soil moisture. Once the soybeans are about 4-6 inches tall, we will then use the Goliath crimper to crimp the cereal grain and terminate it. This will protect the young soybeans from deer and will create a thick weed mat and mulch. We do this every year. This process is what we call the Buffalo System. It has cut our herbicide cost in half and we have not used any commercial fertilizer in years. All our plots are extremely nutrient rich. It is great for building healthy soil and providing deer with healthy forage. You may wish to watch these and other videos on our website about the Buffalo System: www.growingdeer.tv/?ep=351#/food-plots-and-gardens-new-techniques-mean-more-food-less-cost www.growingdeer.tv/?ep=458#/deer-hunters-scrape-strategies-and-fall-food-plots -Daniel
Hey to the GrowingDeer.tv team love the videos and, this is just a question you don't have to but if you could and would like to could y'all make a bow target practice video. P.S. grant im still praying for your dad.
Here is a clip that will help get you started! Stay tuned in a few weeks, we will share some tips that will get you ready for season.
www.growingdeer.tv/clips.php?ep=bow-hunting-perfect-practice-makes-perfect&#/bow-hunting-perfect-practice-makes-perfect -Matt
You have the best videos on food plots. I live in North Dakota and soybeans/corn is king in attracting the deer. Back in the day alfalfa was great but doesn’t seem to draw them in like in the past. I would like a recommendation on what you think would work in our area. I would like to try the soybeans in the summer and fall blend in the fall winter. What are your thoughts on this? Keep in mind depending on the year mid to late October is the end of our growing season. After that it’s cold to bitter cold. Today is minus 20 degrees! Thanks in advance.
James, I would recommend soybeans and a fall blend like you have said. Eagle has the Wildlife Managers Mix North RR which is specifically for the northern states. I would let the beans remain standing and either no till drill into them or broadcast your fall blend. The fall blend should be planted 45 days before the first frost. These blends are turnips, rape, radishes, winter wheat, and cereal rye. Cereal rye has one of the lowest growing temps. -Daniel
Chicken litter can save money on extra planting and it plentiful in my area.
Jerry - Litter from clean houses can work great! It's important to know the number of "grow outs" or flocks that were raised since the litter has been removed. I like at least 5 grow outs otherwise we are paying for mostly bedding material.
Luv ur vids keep up to goodwork
Thanks!
It looks like you were using the Earth Way bag spreader for some of your food plot locations and I use one as well! I was wondering what you used as the spread rate with the broadside blend? Right now we don't have access to a no-till drill but hope to in future years
Yes, we use the Earthway spreaders. They work very well. When broadcasting broadside we typically plant 100-120 pounds an acre. So seed will get carried away by birds or squirrels, so we tend to plan a little heavier. -Matt
Thx, that's a little bit out of my Price range probably, I was thinking ab trying some powder stuff that keeps deer away for awhile
Thanks for watching! What kind of powder are you referring too? -Matt
+GrowingDeer.tv ummm I don't really know what kind it is, I can't remember, I just see it at the Lawn supply store it repels deer and squirrels and other animals up to 30 days and Np y'all have great vid
Great vid. Planted turnips but deer don't seem to have touched it yet. Turnips are 1 month old. Small burbs like a penny right now. Cooler weather should produce a better bulb. Is it normal for deer to ignore the turnips? Keep in mind there is a soybean filed 1/4 mile away that seems to be hammered.
If they are first year turnips, it may take the deer a while to acquire a taste for them. Turnips also don't get really attractive to deer until after frost. Frost and freezing weather sweeten the turnips considerably.
+Brent Eason thanks a lot
Tommy, it seems the deer are more interested in the beans at this time, this will change. If turnips are new in your area, it may take a little time for the deer to adjust and consider them a food source. But when they do , look out! It is likely best that they are letting it grow now instead of browsing heavy during the young growing stage. Best wishes this fall. -Matt
Do you ever do like walk along for your job/career. I'm almost 16 and am interested but don't know a ton of detail on your job and all. I would be interested in this as I'm trying to figure out what to do in and after college.
We do offer internships. Usually we like our interns to be juniors or seniors in college. However, we do make exceptions. If your are interested in more information about internships or similar opportunities, you can contact us at www.growingdeer.tv/view/growingdeer-internship-opportunities/ -Daniel
Have you put in your fall food plots yet? How is the weather affecting your crops? Are you wet, dry, or just right and seeing lots of growth?
dry dry dry .... I couldn't get out before the rains a couple weeks ago. now that the seed is out, it's maybe rained an inch or two total.
Planted 7 card stud and winter peas in to different locations and the winter peas came up with little to no rain and they are doing pretty good, the 7 card stud came up as we watered if everyday for 5 days, looks very nice
when is the best time to plant soybeans in the fall
John - Soybeans are a warm season crop and are typically planted during the spring. Some folks plant beans during the late summer for early (pre frost) bow season forage.
Does anyone have any recommendations on some good arrows to use for a compound bow? I'm switching from crossbow to compound and I'd love to have some opinions from others.
WE shoot Bloodsport arrows andhave had great success with them. This is what we are using this year. www.bloodsportarchery.com/compound-arrows/compound-arrows/evidence-micro-diameter-carbon-arrow I hope this helps you in your search! -Matt
Enjoyed the video Growingdeer Indeed a busy time of Year but always make sure i take time each day during the hunting season our church and other churches do what they call Independent baptist youth rallies i memorize 120 bible verses during the deer season as part of the schedule for the rallies and study 8 diffrent chapters in the bible and get quizzed over those chapters . but there is always still time to hunt :)
That sounds like a great program to be apart of. We are glad to hear that there are opportunities out there like that for youth. God Bless you! -Matt
Thankyou
I'm going to create or at least try to create a foodplot but how will I keep Deer out of the foodplot For awhile until it gets a good height
Great question, you may consider a Hotzone Fence. We have used these for years with great success. www.btibrands.com/brands/non-typical/ -Matt
Hi, I know you might not see this, but is there any chance you will have a class of some sort that me and my father inlaw can come to and talk about growing deer? Thanks
Grant will be at the Bass Pro in Springfield, Missouri August 13th (1-5 pm) and 19th (throughout the afternoon). He would love to see you guys there and talk! -Daniel
Hi growing deer team! I was wondering if you could answer or even make a video on my question on how to handle hunter harassment. I hunt on private property in maryland and people from the neighboring properties like to trespass and put no hunting signs on our property. They have even broken stands and have driven 4 wheelers during my hunts to ruin my day. I don't know what to do and i would like to handle the situation in the best way possible. Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks!
Thanks for contacting us and taking the high road and not responding to them in a similar manner. The best advice would be to contact the local DNR agent, let them know when you will be hunting there. If this activity continues then he can step in and do his job. It is illegal to disrupt a hunt. As long as you are doing everything correctly, then the DNR will be on your side and handle appropriately. -Matt
thank you!
we got pics of a 2 year old spike, he has like 14 inch spikes. should we give this deer lead poisoning ?
Why? Because it only has spikes? There's no telling what a buck will turn into as it matures, a 2 year old deer is just too young to be trying to cull based on antlers.
Brent is correct! Deer will express 90% or more of their antler growth potential as a 4 year old. Shooting him before hand will not let you accurately see what he could turn into. If your goal is to shoot mature deer, I would recommend you waiting on this one. -Matt
Stage 1 pressure cooker Parts I need
How much does it cost for a bag of the broadside
Ben- that will depend on shipping etc. Here is a list of dealers for Eagle Seed products. www.eagleseed.com/dealers.html -Matt
+GrowingDeer.tv I live in Canada and I don't see any dealers for here
Wish I had an army.
What is the most common way that you guys terminate your food plots?
We typically use herbicide to terminate the food plot crop-Matt
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Nice drill commercial.
Jake - Why the sarcasm? Did you learn anything?
Great vid, TY for sharing. I hope TH-cam is leaving your channel alone so far.
Thanks for watching! -Matt
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