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If you're looking for tips and tricks on how to improve the wildlife habitat on your land, you've come to the right place. I'm a 4th generation hunter that brings over 25 years of hunting experience. In that time, I've had to learn a lot of things the hard way before finally unwrapping the secrets I share on this channel. Over the years my focus has shifted from the hunt itself to providing quality habitat to the animals that call my land home because a successful hunt year after year is all but guaranteed when you provide quality habitat.
If you're looking for tips and tricks on how to improve the wildlife habitat on your land, you've come to the right place. I'm a 4th generation hunter that brings over 25 years of hunting experience. In that time, I've had to learn a lot of things the hard way before finally unwrapping the secrets I share on this channel. Over the years my focus has shifted from the hunt itself to providing quality habitat to the animals that call my land home because a successful hunt year after year is all but guaranteed when you provide quality habitat.
3 Easy Ways To Create Buck Pinch Points + Funnels
Creating pinch points or deer funnels is one of the easiest and most effective ways to get deer in front of you this season.
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5 Things I Make Sure To Do Before Every Deer Season
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A lot of things need to be done before hunting season but these are my top 5 must do's before the beginning of the season to make sure it's a good one! ... HISEA Men's Rubber Working Boots with EVA Midsoles: bit.ly/4f1avOk HISEA website➤ www.hisea.com/ 15% off discount code: HobbyHarvest ... Trail Cams I use: amzn.to/3Adiub3 Cell Cams I use: amzn.to/3MFU2Te My Drone: amzn.to/3ZOTbV4 This video ...
My Top 5 Types of Food Plots
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.Месяц назад
When I try to figure out what to plant in my food plots each year, 5 main types of plots stick out to me and each serves their own purpose depending on what your goals are and where you are in the country. ... Trail Cams I use: amzn.to/3BP2cTT Cell Cams I use: amzn.to/3MFU2Te My Drone: amzn.to/3ZOTbV4 This video shot exclusively with the DJI Pocket 2: amzn.to/3G1xRUt Want to contribute to the c...
How I Keep Bucks On A Small Property
Просмотров 6 тыс.2 месяца назад
Holding deer on a small parcel is probably one of the most challenging things to accomplish in the deer woods. In this video I go over the things I work to keep bucks on a small property. *Soaking seeds for better germination* This only works with the larger seeds like pea and bean seeds. Once you've measured out how many seeds you need for your size of foodplot, put them in these mesh bag amzn...
How I Plant Weed Free Food Plots Without Using Chemicals
Просмотров 4,2 тыс.2 месяца назад
Getting a weed free food plot without using chemicals is a lot easier than you may think. In this video I go over how I achieve that step by step. ... Trail Cams I use: amzn.to/3BP2cTT Cell Cams I use: amzn.to/3MFU2Te My Drone: amzn.to/3ZOTbV4 This video shot exclusively with the DJI Pocket 2: amzn.to/3G1xRUt Want to contribute to the channel? www.buymeacoffee.com/HobbyHarvest Disclosures: Some...
How I Get Deer To A Food Source Before Dark
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.2 месяца назад
Taking the time and effort to put in food plots only to have deer show up to them after dark every night can be frustrating. In this video I go over the several steps I take to ensure they get to the food plot while it's still light out. ... Trail Cams I use: amzn.to/3BP2cTT Cell Cams I use: amzn.to/3MFU2Te My Drone: amzn.to/3ZOTbV4 This video shot exclusively with the DJI Pocket 2: amzn.to/3G1...
Understanding Daily Deer Movement
Просмотров 2 тыс.2 месяца назад
Once you get into the mind of a deer and understand their daily movement it makes it a lot easier to hunt them more effectively. ... Trail Cams I use: amzn.to/3BP2cTT Cell Cams I use: amzn.to/3MFU2Te My Drone: amzn.to/3ZOTbV4 This video shot exclusively with the DJI Pocket 2: amzn.to/3G1xRUt Want to contribute to the channel? www.buymeacoffee.com/HobbyHarvest Disclosures: Some links in the desc...
How I Create Cheap Easy Pinch Points and How I Hunt Them
Просмотров 2,6 тыс.2 месяца назад
My favorite area to hunt are by far pinch points and deer funnels. In this video I explain how to easily create your own pinch point utilizing a man made deer funnel for extremely cheap. ... Trail Cams I use: amzn.to/3BP2cTT Cell Cams I use: amzn.to/3MFU2Te My Drone: amzn.to/3ZOTbV4 This video shot exclusively with the DJI Pocket 2: amzn.to/3G1xRUt Want to contribute to the channel? www.buymeac...
How I Establish Poor Man Food Plots
Просмотров 9113 месяца назад
Poor man food plots are one of the cheapest and easiest ways to create a great attraction on your property that's sure to bring in your local deer herd. Trail Cams I use: amzn.to/3BP2cTT Cell Cams I use: amzn.to/3MFU2Te My Drone: amzn.to/3ZOTbV4 This video shot exclusively with the DJI Pocket 2: amzn.to/3G1xRUt Want to contribute to the channel? www.buymeacoffee.com/HobbyHarvest Disclosures: So...
How I Create Micro Kill Plots That Attract Bucks
Просмотров 10 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Micro Kill Plots are by far my favorite location to hunt. I go over the simple steps it takes to create one in this video. Flex Seal Rubber Roof: amzn.to/3PJ6Bia ATV Cultivator: amzn.to/3IVKWzd Trail Cams I use: amzn.to/3BP2cTT Cell Cams I use: amzn.to/3MFU2Te My Drone: amzn.to/3ZOTbV4 This video shot exclusively with the DJI Pocket 2: amzn.to/3G1xRUt Want to contribute to the channel? www.buym...
How To Hold More Deer On Any Parcel Size
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Holding deer on your property is all about giving them better habitat than is available anywhere else. In this video, I go over the key things to focus on to do exactly that. Trail Cams I use: amzn.to/3BP2cTT Cell Cams I use: amzn.to/3MFU2Te My Drone: amzn.to/3ZOTbV4 This video shot exclusively with the DJI Pocket 2: amzn.to/3G1xRUt Want to contribute to the channel? www.buymeacoffee.com/HobbyH...
Manipulate Where Deer Move
Просмотров 9215 месяцев назад
With a little bit of work this off-season, you can greatly increase your chances of putting deer right in front of you. Trail Cams I use: amzn.to/3BP2cTT Cell Cams I use: amzn.to/3MFU2Te My Drone: amzn.to/3ZOTbV4 This video shot exclusively with the DJI Pocket 2: amzn.to/3G1xRUt Want to contribute to the channel? www.buymeacoffee.com/HobbyHarvest Disclosures: Some links in the description are a...
7 Reasons Food Plots Fail
Просмотров 4646 месяцев назад
When you're putting in food plots for the first time, it's hard to know what you don't know. In this video, we cover all of the things that can make a food plot fail. Trail Cams I use: amzn.to/3BP2cTT Cell Cams I use: amzn.to/3MFU2Te My Drone: amzn.to/3ZOTbV4 This video shot exclusively with the DJI Pocket 2: amzn.to/3G1xRUt Want to contribute to the channel? www.buymeacoffee.com/HobbyHarvest D...
Why You're Not Seeing Deer
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Whenever I hear a hunter tell me they're not seeing deer there's almost always one thing causing it. We go over that in this video and more importantly how to fix it. Scent Spray: amzn.to/47shpqF Trail Cams I use: amzn.to/3BP2cTT Cell Cams I use: amzn.to/3MFU2Te My Drone: amzn.to/3ZOTbV4 This video shot exclusively with the DJI Pocket 2: amzn.to/3G1xRUt Want to contribute to the channel? www.bu...
Deer Hunter's Checklist To Improve Next Year's Hunt
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We have a lot of time to get ready for next season but if we want to see better success, we need to get started right away. Lithium Batteries: amzn.to/3v4nBro Trail Cams I use: amzn.to/3BP2cTT Cell Cams I use: amzn.to/3MFU2Te My Drone: amzn.to/3ZOTbV4 This video shot exclusively with the DJI Pocket 2: amzn.to/3G1xRUt Want to contribute to the channel? www.buymeacoffee.com/HobbyHarvest Disclosur...
Turn An Existing Stand Locations Into a Pinch Point
Просмотров 5 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Turn An Existing Stand Locations Into a Pinch Point
Taking Advantage of Buck Habitat Shift
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Taking Advantage of Buck Habitat Shift
How To Launch A Late Season Food Plot
Просмотров 2,6 тыс.11 месяцев назад
How To Launch A Late Season Food Plot
Patterning Bucks Is Easier Than You Think
Просмотров 5 тыс.Год назад
Patterning Bucks Is Easier Than You Think
Revealing the Secret to Hunting Nocturnal Bucks
Просмотров 42 тыс.Год назад
Revealing the Secret to Hunting Nocturnal Bucks
How I Plan Deer Stands For Morning & Evening Sits
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How I Plan Deer Stands For Morning & Evening Sits
7 Deer Hunting Chores To Accomplish In August
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7 Deer Hunting Chores To Accomplish In August
Ambush Deer Where They're Guaranteed To Be
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Ambush Deer Where They're Guaranteed To Be
Debunking Deer Hunting Myths I Once Believed
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Debunking Deer Hunting Myths I Once Believed
How to Create a Property That Steals Your Neighbor's Bucks
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How to Create a Property That Steals Your Neighbor's Bucks
Very helpful video.
I’ve always thought harvesters referred to farming and hunters referred to hunting any way nice video
Great humor. Always enjoy your videos Ken.
Question, what is a high quality fall food?
Put leafs in leafs 🤔
NO ! Proof? It's hard to prove some things when scientists are paid by trillion dollar industries . All they have to say is safe in the right amount ! But you better wear gloves ,safety glasses ,mask .did you tell your neighbors you were using it ? What about his pets ,his kids ,his wife ? Bayer lies ! Just like the sprays they used in Vietnam . Poison is poison .They told their own soldiers it was ok to go in the jungles after they dumped something like a billion tons of defoliating sprays . Don't believe what our government says and what Monsanto say. Now bought by Bayer . Smoking is safe in certain amounts ! And just cause you didn't get cancer does not mean nobody never died from smoking ! Go see a clear cut and the damage sprays causes ! You did not cover everything like pollinators being killed by the thousands . Crops absorbing glyphosate yup . They found it in food ,the cereal your kids eat ! Why am I sick daddy ?You said it was safe !
Gly is used very sparingly, only when it's the best tool for the job. Cover crop rotations help to minimize the amount of gly that is used. I have a healthy and thriving pollinator blend right next to the area that gets sprayed.
Ken...thanks for the tips and the update Bob SWWI
this guy is the best. thx
I had a scenario this year where i had 2 bucks coming in together right when i started feeding. First week of july i started feeding. My target buck was showing up every morning and every evening in day time. Well, a black bear showed up for about a week and would literally sit in my trough. All day. Well, since then my target buck has been nocturnal. And comes in maybe once a week. Its been 2 weeks since the bear. Is it safe to assume he was living close by but now has moved? He’s no longer with the younger buck either.
The bear definitely pushed them out of there but buck movement completely changes once they lose their velvet so don't put too much weight behind what they're doing when they're in velvet. They'll break up from their bachelor groups as we head into fall and start relating to fall cover and food.
@@HobbyHarvest okay, i hunt in south Louisiana and our deer dont rut u til the first week of January. So with me saying that, these deer dont get out of their summer habits until the first week of October. So normally when bow season opens i have 1 week to harvest a mature buck thats in a summer feeding pattern. With the information i gave you, do you think its possible with the amount of time i still have left for my target buck to return and do like he did before? Even tho the bear left? I appreciate your feedback.
@@shleeep74 you'll have to keep an eye on it. I've been bear hunting and have seen bears and deer walk through the same area an hour or so apart but because you're talking about a food source, he may have decided the guy over the next hill has just as good of food and he's not coming back. However, he could come back because a bear or other pressure pushes him out of there. The fact he's still checking on yours at night means it's still on his list so you have a chance, you're just not top anymore.
@@HobbyHarvest thats exactly what i figured. Thanks for your time brother! And goodluck this season!
Hello again, just wanted to update you on the buck. He just showed back up this week. He’s come in every day since Saturday. Generally 30 min after dark and staying until morning. Now im hoping he shows in daylight
This is sick dude.
Awesome , thanks brother !!!!!
Any time!
Thanks for the vid Ken. Facing the North, excellent point. Thanks man, as always good luck to you😊
Thanks, you too!
Tell Hisea to offer bigger sizes. Up to at least 16.
Ummm I hunt rain
Thanks hobby
Any time
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@@jeffpepin5930 Hey Jeff, just make sure to enter HobbyHarvest as one word and it will work. I just double checked it.
Appreciate the love for those who loves to hunt without the big time equipment..But still get big time 🎉result..
You bet
Fertilizer will not help oak trees increase production at all, releasing their canopy will do much more for the effort and money. Fertilizing fruit trees is a different story.
If your going to steel your neighbors deer you might as well steal his wife 😂
Thanks for this great video! What do you think of clover for a forest food plot? I'm in northern Michigan.
I've tried clover on trails we use to access the back of the property outside of hunting season and in my experiece it's very difficult to get established. To this day I go with winter rye food plots in NW WI.
@@HobbyHarvest Ok, thanks for the advice!
What about us ga boys planting in the clay 😂 I swear I know how to plant a great plot in every state above Tennessee but no one on RUclips loves us ga boys
Then it's time to start your own channel! Any sort of cereal grain should work in the clay and it will help to add organic matter to it over time.
Agreed! I may do just that. I’m going to try winter rye and oats this year and see how it goes. Any idea if clover will grow in with it or too much competition?
Thanks Ken
You bet!
Simple explanations, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
If the food plot seed mix has any rye grass it’s garbage, or significant inert matter.
Yup! I feel that point has beaten to death over the past few years but still very important to mention for any new comers.
How do you feel about brassicas in small plots? Less than half an acre. Do you think they will get destroyed and not last through the season? We are up in upper Michigan where the deer numbers are mid range to low. The deer migrate south during hard winters
The smallest I've gotten them to hold on is 1/4 acre plot with them only planted on half of it. Peas and beans are on the other half so the brassicas go untouched until late season once they had a chance to get established.
Ken any tips to keep turkeys out of these kill plots
I have a theory that they can hear the seed hit the ground so I leave the ATV run for the few minutes I'm spreading seed. So far so good since I've started doing that. I'll be seeding here again fairly soon so we'll see if that was just a coincidence or if it still holds up.
Wish I could show you some pictures from my own "crater" food plot here in Norway - created after your description. This will be the first season hunting it.
Good luck!
The club I'm in is 2.5 square miles of mostly 1-8 year old cutovers, that even when there were mature pines, the timber company was in a continual cutting phase. Everywhere is a bedding area. No way to pattern them. To hunt in this area of NC, take everything you know about deer hunting and throw it out the window.
I'm not sure who started the "we don't want bucks in the summer". I'm holding mature bucks all year with a mix of habitat and food. It's not that difficult. Take care.
If you have a great perennial clover n chicory plot that’s there all year and brassicas for the fall it works absolutely great and sprinkle in Cereal Rye your gold. I would never not have that clover plot for fear of to many does and we see two or three good bucks every year from spring till December
Great video Jeff.
You can’t
Does the soaking of the seed help with the no till of the beans and peas and oats? Seems when I just broadcast seed I only get about 1/4 germination of seed even with good rains…
Yeah, I've found the biggest issue with no-till broadcasting using the larger seeds like peas and beans is that you never seem to get enough rain to soften the seed enough to get good germination before every critter out there eats them up on you. Soaking the seeds will literally soften the seed for you so you're not dependent on rain for it.
So when it comes to summer food, what about in areas where the deer densities are quite low, would you consider having some summer food plots?
Yeah, if you have very low deer numbers in your area, you can use summer food to draw them in and then keep them there with the rest of the strategy I laid out. This is only where the natural habitat is extremely poor and the home range of that herd is significantly larger than I talk about in this video. Even then, I've found just focusing on fall food will still draw them in so it's not a necessary step to do summer food. If it is an area where you're getting a lot of winter kill, I do recommend spring food in the form of winter rye that comes up a couple weeks before everything else in the woods to shorten their winter a bit.
@@HobbyHarvest ok my habitat is actually pretty good in my opinion but we get deep snow so they migrate out of the area each winter
@@HobbyHarvest also I heard you say you will plant winter rye in with your brassicas and whatever else you have, can you plant the winter rye at the same time as the brassicas?
115 acres in North Florida. Planted oats, winter rye and radishes on one plot, and then got lazy and just broadcast cheap ryegrass on another. Guess which one was LOADED full of deer every afternoon. Ryegrass is now my go-to fall food plot.
I have 17 acres here in PA i put in a foodplot on it cut and moved everything by hand im Still burning brush piles but I did get some of it established and managed to shoot a big 7 and a big doe outa it so far
Nice! I'm glad you're seeing success.
@@HobbyHarvest it’s starting to turn into a weedy mess so I’m gonna go in a mow it down with all this drought that PA is experiencing I have established clover from last year dieing out on me
So I have 35 acres of standing hardwood forest and what ive gathered from your youtube videos (thank you! BTW) is that i need to open the canopy basically killing and removing the big trees to get successional growth and side cover?
Yeah, my NW WI property is much the same. Over the years I've had a chance to open up some areas which really thickened them up and that of course is exactly where the deer are on that property.
@@HobbyHarvest I guess for me the big question becomes... "How much should i be trying to open up?" Its a lot of work and i dont have the time or budget to do all at once so im looking at a period of a few years to make all improvements... but i guess other than food plots should i be trying to open up the chunk of land or is some amount of standing canopy useful?
@@heycatmon Any large trees that are producing food for you, like acorns, chestnuts, apples, etc. are great ones to leave. The thicker a property is, the better it's going to be but most of us aren't going to have the time to clear a property ourselves so getting more sunlight down in and around the edges of your food plots is going to be a good place to start. After that, you can either try to create bedding areas adjacent to those food plots by getting more successional growth to come up or I've even cleared out areas I want the deer to move through in a more linear way because they'll travel in the thicker part of the woods if given the chance which makes them a lot easier to hunt.
I'm in Northern Ny. I want to try crimson clover for a fall food plot. Do I plant it the same time I do my normal fall food plots ? Which for my area I'd normally the last week of July or first week of August ? Thanks
Clover is a little different. It can be frost seeded in late winter or it can be seeded in spring. I've tried seeding it in the summer and it did come up but not enough that I would consider it viable for a fall food plot. You could definitely go with one of the other food plot blends this year and then frost seed clover into it in late winter. I would stay away from anything that has cereal grains in it as those will come up with your clover next spring.
Great video. I have 21 acres and i have the same bucks all yr. I do have some that come and go. I lost one or 2 but gained one or 2. I have a fair amount of does. They do fawn there. I have summer fall and winter food. Seemed like last fall does left and we had more bucks
Thanks! It sounds like you have a really good buck/doe ratio on your property.
@@HobbyHarvest i guess. Last yr was 1st yr hunting it. Seen more bucks in the fall than does had 4 shooters
I’m in the same bot at. 20 acre piece. Surround by ag and neighbors woods. Bucks stay most of the year. They leave around April but always return in late June early July and do not leave til next April again.
@@tfrost33elkhunter i dont even no if alot of my bucks leave. I no some do. Ill get new bucks in ocf and loose one or 2
Nice work man😊
Thanks 😁
THANK YOU! I’ve been looking for food plot videos without glyphosate with no success.
Glad it was helpful!
Good video. How did the roller work at terminating the rye? I’ve always seen people use a crimper or gly. If it worked for you, I’m definitely going to try.
It worked perfectly! Just need to make sure the rye is at the right stage. I didn't even put water in the roller.
Looks great! I’ve been wondering if I’m too heavy on the rye, a bit too heavy on carbon, so this past year I tried triticale… for whatever reason it didn’t seem to germinate quite as well, and didn’t cover quite as well come spring. Hated to do it but I just sprayed that plot, skipping the buckwheat this summer but will start the process again come late July. It was a good reminder that, like you say, the key to this is smothering weeds with plenty of spring grains coming up, if they see some bare spots they will take off. The other thing that has snagged me up a time or two is dry periods this time of year, looking for the right window to get the buckwheat rolled under. Other than that can’t think of a better way to cut out the herbicides, short of heavy disking. Deer hunting is puzzle after puzzle.
Ken I really enjoy your videos. I’m wondering why you planted your buckwheat so heavily. I do 50lb/ac and it does great to keep weeds out.
That's great! I probably could lighten the seed rate but this definitely shades all of the weeds out and provides a nice thatch cover for my late summer seeding. It does come in very thick.
How tall do you expect the buckwheat to be in 6 to 7 weeks? Will you be broadcasting your fall plot and roll the BW over it again?
It won't be as tall as this rye. It will probably be around 4 feet tall when I terminate it after I seed my fall seeds into it.
Where did you get your buckwheat? I bought some off Amazon and it never grew well for me.
I buy mine from the local co-op feed and seed.
@@HobbyHarvest thanks. I did not have time to get over there this summer. I will have to look for it next time I go.
TEXAS checking in here, North Central deer hunting, Throckmorton Cnty
Thanks for watching!
Winter Rye is the only thing that came up in my small plot due to the drought in Louisiana last year
Yeah, that stuff will grow pretty much anywhere.
Do you plant anything on the windy deer trails ? Like a clover maybe🍀❓
Yeah! I have clover in a couple trails but not all of them.
When you split your plots between brassicas and a green base mix like peas, how large should a plot be at a minimum to split it like that? If it’s too small is it better just to keep it all brassicas or all green base or whatever it is you’re planting.
Mine is 1/4 acre so 1/8 of each type but I'd imagine you could get away with half that size or even smaller. The advantage is that the deer will go after the peas and beans in the early season which gives the brassicas a chance to establish. Once it gets colder and those beans and peas die off, the brassicas are still green and lush loving those cooler temperatures.
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