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Planting Small Food Plots: Broadcasting Seed for a Great Hunting Spot (
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- Опубликовано: 8 авг 2024
- Grant shows the results of a small clover food plot created using prescribed fire and broadcasting seed: a lush stand of clover that will likely feed deer for most of the summer! Next, see the steps to plant a small summer food plot using simple hand tools. Stay tuned for after the tips for planting the food plots to see some of the hunting strategies that can be used for small food plots.
At GrowingDeer.tv we're all about showing hunters what we are doing each week in the field as we work on our Proving Grounds and others to have better deer hunting! If The hunting strategies and techniques we show can be used if you are hunting public or private land. Our farm has wild, free-ranging deer. If we can grow big antlers on these tough Ozark Mountain bucks, you can too! Good wildlife management tactics, deer management, and food plots with regenerative ag techniques that build better soils! Watch our weekly episodes to see what we're doing, the advice that Dr. Grant Woods (Ph.D Wildlife Biologist) has to share along the way. #DeerHunting #TeamOutdoors
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Spring Planting 00:17
Prescribed Fire 1:34
Broadcasting Clover 2:02
Clover Now 2:16
Fall Prep 3:37
Summer Planting 5:27
Measuring Seed 7:00
Broadcasting 8:39
Hunting Strategies 10:24
I don't know how I missed this one! But the happy Father's day tugged at my heart, I just learned about 10 weeks ago I will be part of the father's day group next year! Love your videos and all the advice and memories you share with us All.
Congratulations and thanks Chris!
@@GrowingDeerTV no, thank you, and you are welcome about to go over a few SD cards!
It's truly amazing the power that those seeds and plants have to root in a gravel and chunk-rock field... As you often put it, your property is the proving grounds.. If you can grow it in those conditions.. Anyone should be able to grow it in 95% of the whitetail's range.
I'm excited to see what you planted on the other half... I'm guessing a buckwheat mixed with sorghum and other organic matter builders to create a layer to breakdown into compost on top of that quarry field.
Thanks for sharing Dr. Woods.. It's always entertaining and educational each time I watch another episode.
Thanks Mark!
Another awesome video guys! I really enjoyed it! Happy father's day to all the growing deer team dad's! Some of my favorite growing deer videos are when Pop's was still with you guys! I miss my dad, miss being out and about in the outdoors with him. But I just try to remember that this is just a short part of our Heavenly Father's eternal plan for us! Our earthly father's aren't gone, they're just home a little sooner than we are.
Amen!
Happy Fathers Day Grant. Im sure this time is still tough without Pops. But I hope your girls treat you to something nice to make it a positive time.
Thanks! I had a great day and am blessed with a good family!
I'm new to raising goats, this will help me seed my first goat plot. EXCELLENT INFO!!
Great! Have fun!
Happy Father's Day! God Bless!
Another great video. Thank you
Thanks Michael!
Happy Fathers Day Grant! Thanks for the great content. Always learning.
Thanks!
Great info as always, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
I love your videos. Very well presented.
Thanks Paul!
Happy Father’s Day to you, Dr. Woods!
Thanks John!
I also have small plots to plant at my property. I use a fl.oz cup to measure the amount of Glyfosate to use when I spray, so I took a pound of various seeds and determined how many fluid oz's were in each lb. Now when I go to the field I dont need to take a scale. I can measure the amount needed in the measuring cup. Just be sure to wipe it out before measuring the seeds.
John - Thanks for sharing!
I used a similar technique minus the prescribed fire and am hopeful for solid results this year. Fingers crossed 🤞
Great! Let us know how it goes!
Love the vids keep it up
Thanks!
Wow Mr. Woods, I’ve been looking at broadcasting because I don’t have a tractor or anything but I was trying to learn how to grow a plot without tilling
Enjoy and let me know how it goes!
Great video and thanks!! We are in the ouachita’s same habitat as you except it’s pine farms but we try and mimic all we can from you and these help a lot! If you ever have time could you talk about if you can’t burn like us? We are spraying and rolling and now but the first steps when can’t burn would help tons. We are two years in to building soil and turning log landings into plots slowly with your methods
Eric - It sounds like you have a great plan!
Happy father's day guys!
Thanks Steve!
Great content, can't wait to see which you choose! Not sure about your ONX. Mine automatically measures area when I drop points to create the shape.
Thanks!
Happy fathers day
Thanks! Same to you!
Great video as it usually is! I was wondering, what type/blend of seed you would recommend for a small hidey-hole timber plot in a largely agricultural area of Northern Missouri? Preferably something that can be broadcasted by hand as I do not have access to a drill. Looking to provide some food attraction to the property after the crops in the area have been harvested.
Braden - If you plant during mid August or so and when there's rain in the forecast the blend I use will work great for you! It includes small grains, brassicas, annual clovers, etc. I'll share more about it this summer or you can go to GreenCoverSeed.com
If you would have tried to ' no-till drill ' those rocks I'm fairly certain you would have found out why that guy all of those years ago decided not to ' disk ' your hill top food plots . You would have made it into a No - no- till drill , however they do make spreaders for the back of your vehicle (big cone shaped things ). Have you considered something like those ? If I'm not mistaken they make smaller cone spreaders for A.T.V.'s . Just a thought , might keep you from rolling your ankle on those rocks . I like these videos you and the team do , very informative .Thanx.
Thanks William. I have a cone spreader for for small plots I can be more accurate with a handheld spreader. It's good training for hunting season!
Thanks for doing this series on smaller food plots. I am planning on buying my own land in the next couple years, but like most people I can't afford hundreds or thousands of acres. I really like the buffalo system, and it's great to see it implemented in smaller plots without all of the expensive equipment. I have a question on that topic. Would a one acre food plot be big enough to plant in summer forage like soybeans in an area with a moderate deer density? Or should I focus on fall and winter blends if my largest plot is one acre?
Art - Thanks for the kind words! There are many variables (what other food sources are available, etc,) but in general I'd plant soil builder blends during the summer and blends to attract deer during the cool season in plots that size.
@@GrowingDeerTV thank you for the informative reply!
I'm getting ready to put in summer release blend. My food plots were full of some type of a fescue grass. They are all burned down With round up And ready to seed when a rain comes. When I do seed the summer release blend into the dead grass to the dead grass do I need to roll the grass over the top Of the seed or just leave it standing.I plan on putting fall release into the summer release this August do I need to roll it over the top of the fall release blend or leave it standing. Does the summer release blend mature and die in the fall or do I need to spray it and roll it over the top Of the fall release seed. Thank you so much for all your support.
Doug - If the fescue is dead, simply drill (slowly - 1.5 mph) through the duff. If weeds aren't a major issue, then drill the Fall Release blend into the standing Summer Release blend. It will look a bit messy, but deer prefer the low cover versus a golf course look!
I have some questions. I really really love native flora and fauna and am very native focused. Your system seems to use a combination native and non-native. Are the non-natives likely to become an issue with competiting with native flora? Why is a combination of the two better than going all native? And also, is there a way to go all native while still being productive?
I plant known forage varieties that are not invasive. I've never had an issue with soybeans, cereal rye, etc., spreading. Planted crops often produce more tons of quality forage per unit area than native vegetation. The combination of both native and plots produces outstanding habitat for many wildlife species!
Hi Grant if i have left over rye from previous year if i burn off leaves before green up will the fire kill the annual rye and keep it from growing thanks Tony
Anthony - I doubt fire will kill rye grass. It's very tough to control and that's why I never recommend it for food plots, Cereal rye will mature and make a seed head. Fire may control it pending on how mature it is when burned. Fire will top kill both, but the roots are still alive adfn will likely produce a new spout.
I was wondering what type of summits do you guys use for bow stands
MC - I have a few of their different models. I like the lighter models for scout and hunt and a big larger model for those I place in places I plan to hunt frequently.
Grant I am wondering how you go about clearing trees to start planting? I am trying to establish a small plot but don’t know how to terminate the trees. Is hack and squirt the best tactic or should I try something else?
Gabriel - when clearing with hand tools, the trees can be felled with saw and then cut up and carried out of the plot. This is a lot of work. They can be girdled and treated with a herbicide and left standing. This will allow ample sun to reach the soil. However, in time many limbs will fall and need to be removed from the plot.
When broadcasting seed , do you use more than the recommended seeding rate? If so how much more? They will be my first year doing no till plots and I don't have a crimper. Planning on spraying,seeding and cultipacking to help shake seed down to the soil after gly burn down.
Brad - I do often plant 50% more seed than the supplier recommends when broadcasting. The amount depends on the soil conditions, relative number of deer in the area, etc. There's no need to cultipack if there's a good rain in the forecast. Rain just after broadcasting seed seems to be the primary factor in the crop's success.
Just starting no-till last year - in the past I never had a problem spraying chemicals like glyphosate. As I've learned and researched more about soil health and and how the soil food web works I'm curious your thoughts on the effects of terminating crops with herbicide on all the beneficial bacteria/fungi in the soil we try so hard to not disturb by using no till techniques. Is it counterproductive to spray to terminate when trying to build soil? Timing out using a crimper is not easy living 2 hours from my land/food plots? Thanks in advance
Research shows that glyphosate doesn't have a negative impact on soil microbes. I'd rather not use herbicides but they can be a good tool.
GrowingDeer.tv thanks for the reply. It’s amazing the conflicting information you can find on the internet. I appreciate you clearing that up for me!
How can I get started doing what you do for a living (native habitat restoration , etc) .
Gavin - Dive into learning and get experience! I started by volunteering for the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada. Do an internship, volunteer with you local game department and LEARN! Read non fiction and read a lot!
Scenario here.
I have a rocky plot, low pH, reclaimed surface mine. Can I burn it off and start with your process, or must I put lime down to start this process, due to low pH?
Ty sir
Ryan - You can do either. Lime may speed up the process a bit, but lime trucks are very heavy and will add compaction to the soil. Decomposing crops will help improve the pH, but it will take a season or two. I prefer to not have to add any soil amendments to save time, money, and not add to soil compaction.
So how critical is it to crimp it at the dough stage? for someone who has to drive 3 hours to get to the cabin it's kinda take what you can get. Would you think kill it one weekend come up 2 weekends later then seed and run it over so it lays flat ontop of the seed? Thanks
Dustin - Most crops don't terminate well if they are crimped before the seeds are in the dough stage. Consider driving in a yard and a few days later the grass stands back up.
Is it really hard on the drill to go over areas like that? All of your soils are pretty rocky aren't they? Do they not work as well in that environment?
Brandon - I've drilled this plot before but such small plots are just as easy to plant with the handheld broadcast method!
really good video! nice! is EagleSeeds also coming to Europe someday? i dont know where i can find them here. thx
Bas - Where in Europe do you hunt? I don't know about the seed import, etc, laws.
Im in Slovakia. However Belgium would also be a possebility. Thanks 🙏🙏
@@GrowingDeerTV im in Slovakia, Thanks!
Dr. Grant, what types of clover are in that Triple Max blend? Thanks!
Ryan - Not sure about "Triple Max" but I plant blends of annual clovers, brassias, and chickories.
@@GrowingDeerTV 2:04 in the video there is a picture of the bag...I was just curious what clover blend it was. Thanks!
What seed do you prefer to broad cast in the 🍀 in August. Im thinking winter wheat
Charles - Wheat and other small grains are an option but I strongly prefer blends. It would be beneficial to add some clovers to the small grains, and likely some brassicas.
@@GrowingDeerTV ok thanks. Ill more likely do that
Can you please send me a shirt like yours growing deer tv??
I love your channel and all the tremendous advice and information
William - we are out of shirts and will have more made!
can you give a guess of about how much nitrogen soybeans and clover could make i know it will vary greatly
David - You are correct - nitrogen production does vary greatly! Some of the annual clovers I use can produce more than 100 pounds per acre of nitrogen and soybeans 50 or more.
What is “Duff” that you burned off?
Paul - dead vegetation that prohibits seed that's been broadcast from reaching the soil.
Is the eagle sold builder blend available tp.purchase?
Melissa - Thanks for your frequently supportive comments. Eagle has some blends available. I often experimenting to see what works best for different conditions. I hope our paths cross soon and we can visit about soil health!
@@GrowingDeerTV I have never seen a commercially available soil building blend. I usually just make my own.
I love your content and dedication to native habitat and soils.
Godo info for a small hog ridge plot.
Thanks!
How is there a thumbs down? Haters gonna hate but wow.
Thanks Eric!