Ok - you showed us what good brood cover looks like (thank you). Now do a video on how to create quality brood cover and different ways to maintain the brood cover - please,,,,,,,,
I agree, but in reality it takes years. In my neck of the woods if we let a field go fallow and burn it at times it will still be weedy but with thick grasses underneath. Johnson, Vaseys, and Ryegrass are all a huge problem in the south. Even natives like little and big bluestem can thicken up too much pretty quickly
Pheasants and quail need to be on our radar, these species ( grassland fauna too) are in real trouble throughout their range, with few exceptions. The pheasant is recreationally extinct in Illinois, where I grew-up hunting them, saddens me greatly.
We are here in west central Illinois and can confirm wild pheasants very very rare and none existent in most places. Managing properties for native grass and forbs can help, but it needs to be more prevalent than it currently is. Which is what we are trying to promote on our channel!
Can't burn where I'm at. Field is mostly fescue, foxtail grass and clover. I'd like to save the clover, so I'll try burning the grass out with Clethodim. Maybe light disk after a few frosts. Thoughts?
Yes you could use a grass selective herbicide and then use discing to disturb the site. If you disc in the spring you will promote more forbs, if you disc in the fall you will promote more grasses. Good luck!
Ok - you showed us what good brood cover looks like (thank you). Now do a video on how to create quality brood cover and different ways to maintain the brood cover - please,,,,,,,,
We've done plenty and will do more in the future! Check out our habitat management playlist!
I agree, but in reality it takes years. In my neck of the woods if we let a field go fallow and burn it at times it will still be weedy but with thick grasses underneath. Johnson, Vaseys, and Ryegrass are all a huge problem in the south. Even natives like little and big bluestem can thicken up too much pretty quickly
Pheasants and quail need to be on our radar, these species ( grassland fauna too) are in real trouble throughout their range, with few exceptions. The pheasant is recreationally extinct in Illinois, where I grew-up hunting them, saddens me greatly.
We are here in west central Illinois and can confirm wild pheasants very very rare and none existent in most places. Managing properties for native grass and forbs can help, but it needs to be more prevalent than it currently is. Which is what we are trying to promote on our channel!
Can't burn where I'm at. Field is mostly fescue, foxtail grass and clover. I'd like to save the clover, so I'll try burning the grass out with Clethodim. Maybe light disk after a few frosts. Thoughts?
Yes you could use a grass selective herbicide and then use discing to disturb the site. If you disc in the spring you will promote more forbs, if you disc in the fall you will promote more grasses. Good luck!
Thanks guys for all the info you post. I watch every one I find. I’m in SE Kansas and I’m pulling all your great Missouri info over the border. 😊
We love to hear it! Most of the stuff we cover with Matt & Adam can be applied throughout most of the country to some extent!