Thanks Ken good info. My property has been a deer desert in the fall. This past February we started to put a plan in place for fall food and cover. Bedding, travel corridors, mock scrapes and water holes. My cell cameras have been busy with many early morning to mid morning pictures of young bucks and some does. Hopefully this means they have found these bedding areas a place of security. We will be planting in the next week if all goes well. Looking forward to a interesting season.
Sounds like you have a good plan in place! I didn't mention it in the video but you will notice the younger bucks start to filter in first as they have less hardware on their head to worry about. Good luck this season!
I have lots and lots of bucks coming in 5 or 10 minutes after dark and here 10 minute before light now. At first i had a lot of day time picture now it is very few really don't know what turned on me
Here in southern Ohio we had many bucks on all of our trail cams and next to nothing. All night pics of all the deer no daylight pics at the feeders either. We have a couple of thick areas we don’t go in. Planted buck forage oats in September but about two weeks with no rain it tried to come in. Good job. Thank you
A couple groups of 1 and 2 year old bucks that are feeding on my plots or at my pond as many as 3 times daily, only 2 does. Last year was similar until Oct. When two big boys claimed the area and the other bucks all but disappeared or an occasional picture of them many got busted up. Your corn is looking good and you said you used just feed corn?
Trying to see what turned because early to mid september had lots and lots of day time picture of 3 to 4 years old bucks but now they come in about 5 to 10 min. After dark and my last picture away be around 6:30am and it get light here around 6:45 what change on me. Thanks for the advice
I cover this in my latest video. There's a few things that can be causing it from over pressure or just the natural deterioration of the natural habitat this time of year. If the bucks are still coming in but after dark, try setting up some cams in the transitional areas 50 to 100 yards off of where you've been seeing them and see if they're just hanging back there until it gets dark out. If they are, that's a great place to hunt them.
@@HobbyHarvest me and one of my friend have did that and that is what's going on he set about 300 yard from where the food plot is and they start passing where he were sitting around 6 but didn't get to my stand until around 6:50 like always. Thanks for the advice. Love the channel
Diversity is always your friend. I plant half of my plots in a brassica mix and the other half in forage peas, forage beans, and a lightly seeded cereal grain. As far as spraying and planting times, I go over that in detail in the video I just released this morning ruclips.net/video/bjV7XzXL9CY/видео.html
All food in the woods or agg. fields deteriorates as we head into fall. You're looking for the best food that time of year. So it may be as easy as finding what's still green that time of year. This is the huge advantage of food plots that aren't planted until mid August in that they're still young and tender while everything else is dried out and leafless. On public land you're looking for nice forage. So softwood trees and shrubs. I've been sitting off of a food plot and watched deer pound red osier dogwood and boxelder without even considering the food plot.
Anything that is still green and lush during the fall is ideal. Some years that's more difficult to obtain than others. But when all of the other food sources the deer rely on are deteriorating quickly heading into fall, you want to have the young, lush, green food plot that was late planted so the plants are still young and tender.
Good information Ken. Seeing bucks in the fall during daylight has always been an issue. We harvested 18 acres of aspen last winter and saw an explosion of forbs and trees coming up this summer. Hopefully that will provide some cover to encourage bucks to stay in the fall.
It will definitely add to your habitat. Might need to get in there and cut a couple winding trails to make it more accessible for them if it's super thick. At least until it gets a couple years old and opens up a bit.
I just got my property last yr but we had both bucks and does yr round. We had alot of fawns. I had one nice buck that summered there and left come fall he came back once. How ever i did get 3 shooters that showed up in oct. some of the bucks stayed there yr round. We only have 21 acres with 2.5 acres of food. Got 1.25 of clover rest is brassicas
The best fall food source is whatever the deer are attracted to that time of year. It's typically going to be whatever is green and lush that time of year. This is why late planted food plots are great because they're still green when all of the agg. fields have dried out and are being harvested. On public land you'd want to look for anywhere that has a lot of stem count close to the ground. So places where there's been recent logging activity or edges where sunlight can penetrate under the canopy.
We have a mother bear and 2 cubs been hanging around for 3-4 weeks. Stopped feeding 3 weeks ago. How do I get her gone ? Was getting doe around but not when she came. Does this mean a bad deer week coming ?
I walked in on a 350# boar right under my stand one year. Got within 10 yards of him because of a small hill between us. Two bucks were shot out of that stand that season. You should be good.
I have daytime bucks 4.5 yrs old and nocturnal bucks which arent bucks normally on my propertt does and fawns all summer and thereafter the season changeb
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.
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
The average GPS tracked buck ranges about 3 miles but that's a broad average depending on terrain and thickness of cover and available food, that can vary a lot.
I have 10 acres mostly field/ farm crops winter wheat 🌾 , sweet potatoes 🍠 soy beans 🫘 etc. and property it’s just outside of town city limits and not a lot of places for deer to live but my property has small 2 acre thicket that I have to crawl through because it’s so thick and it’s a doe haven that houses 8-12 does and they live in that block of thicket year around and the neighbors all hunt and pressure deer 🦌 and the bucks that come to my property are all usually late night camera pics but nice bucks but only few day light pics ! I’ve got corn 🌽 apples 🍎 out for bait here in central North Carolina and the bucks just don’t live on my property and the properties they live on are pressured by hunters etc and my place is only place no gun hunting at all only bow ! No gun shots on my land and the bucks come here from all around due to having such an abundance of doe’s yet they only visit these doe in dark and idk what to do to keep bucks on my land to live cause even if I kill some does the bucks ain’t living in the thickest thicket around that they can’t hardly walk through !
Thanks Ken good info. My property has been a deer desert in the fall. This past February we started to put a plan in place for fall food and cover. Bedding, travel corridors, mock scrapes and water holes. My cell cameras have been busy with many early morning to mid morning pictures of young bucks and some does. Hopefully this means they have found these bedding areas a place of security. We will be planting in the next week if all goes well. Looking forward to a interesting season.
Sounds like you have a good plan in place! I didn't mention it in the video but you will notice the younger bucks start to filter in first as they have less hardware on their head to worry about. Good luck this season!
I have lots and lots of bucks coming in 5 or 10 minutes after dark and here 10 minute before light now. At first i had a lot of day time picture now it is very few really don't know what turned on me
Here in southern Ohio we had many bucks on all of our trail cams and next to nothing. All night pics of all the deer no daylight pics at the feeders either. We have a couple of thick areas we don’t go in. Planted buck forage oats in September but about two weeks with no rain it tried to come in. Good job. Thank you
I have the similar issues
Huh
Can we get a video about making fall cover and fall bedding areas please?
Sure, I'll add it to the list.
What is the Fall food plot seed u recommend planting??
A couple groups of 1 and 2 year old bucks that are feeding on my plots or at my pond as many as 3 times daily, only 2 does. Last year was similar until Oct. When two big boys claimed the area and the other bucks all but disappeared or an occasional picture of them many got busted up. Your corn is looking good and you said you used just feed corn?
Yup, just feed corn. I threw it in at a high seed rate assuming I'd have a bad germination rate but just about all of it came up.
Trying to see what turned because early to mid september had lots and lots of day time picture of 3 to 4 years old bucks but now they come in about 5 to 10 min. After dark and my last picture away be around 6:30am and it get light here around 6:45 what change on me. Thanks for the advice
I cover this in my latest video. There's a few things that can be causing it from over pressure or just the natural deterioration of the natural habitat this time of year. If the bucks are still coming in but after dark, try setting up some cams in the transitional areas 50 to 100 yards off of where you've been seeing them and see if they're just hanging back there until it gets dark out. If they are, that's a great place to hunt them.
@@HobbyHarvest me and one of my friend have did that and that is what's going on he set about 300 yard from where the food plot is and they start passing where he were sitting around 6 but didn't get to my stand until around 6:50 like always. Thanks for the advice. Love the channel
Always lots of Does around me . Buck sign is low. I have boring topiary’s . But am working to make my food the best in area
I have the bucks but not the does
@ good problem to have
So what is the best food to plant in the fall? And when should it be planted in Wisconsin?
Diversity is always your friend. I plant half of my plots in a brassica mix and the other half in forage peas, forage beans, and a lightly seeded cereal grain. As far as spraying and planting times, I go over that in detail in the video I just released this morning ruclips.net/video/bjV7XzXL9CY/видео.html
Question, what is a high quality fall food?
All food in the woods or agg. fields deteriorates as we head into fall. You're looking for the best food that time of year. So it may be as easy as finding what's still green that time of year. This is the huge advantage of food plots that aren't planted until mid August in that they're still young and tender while everything else is dried out and leafless. On public land you're looking for nice forage. So softwood trees and shrubs. I've been sitting off of a food plot and watched deer pound red osier dogwood and boxelder without even considering the food plot.
What is a good quality fall food?
Anything that is still green and lush during the fall is ideal. Some years that's more difficult to obtain than others. But when all of the other food sources the deer rely on are deteriorating quickly heading into fall, you want to have the young, lush, green food plot that was late planted so the plants are still young and tender.
Good information Ken. Seeing bucks in the fall during daylight has always been an issue. We harvested 18 acres of aspen last winter and saw an explosion of forbs and trees coming up this summer. Hopefully that will provide some cover to encourage bucks to stay in the fall.
It will definitely add to your habitat. Might need to get in there and cut a couple winding trails to make it more accessible for them if it's super thick. At least until it gets a couple years old and opens up a bit.
I just got my property last yr but we had both bucks and does yr round. We had alot of fawns. I had one nice buck that summered there and left come fall he came back once. How ever i did get 3 shooters that showed up in oct. some of the bucks stayed there yr round. We only have 21 acres with 2.5 acres of food. Got 1.25 of clover rest is brassicas
Hey Ken Liked Your Advise Tell Me Best Fall Food Source
The best fall food source is whatever the deer are attracted to that time of year. It's typically going to be whatever is green and lush that time of year. This is why late planted food plots are great because they're still green when all of the agg. fields have dried out and are being harvested. On public land you'd want to look for anywhere that has a lot of stem count close to the ground. So places where there's been recent logging activity or edges where sunlight can penetrate under the canopy.
We have a mother bear and 2 cubs been hanging around for 3-4 weeks. Stopped feeding 3 weeks ago. How do I get her gone ? Was getting doe around but not when she came. Does this mean a bad deer week coming ?
Put her in the freezer....
I walked in on a 350# boar right under my stand one year. Got within 10 yards of him because of a small hill between us. Two bucks were shot out of that stand that season. You should be good.
I have daytime bucks 4.5 yrs old and nocturnal bucks which arent bucks normally on my propertt does and fawns all summer and thereafter the season changeb
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
That was some good info. My man. We highly appreciate it. GO BLUE
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
I have bucks and does
Nice!
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Scott you can hunt public just as good as private. Get in touch with me
3 miles? What the hell kind of deer are you talking about
The average GPS tracked buck ranges about 3 miles but that's a broad average depending on terrain and thickness of cover and available food, that can vary a lot.
I agree
All deer..
I have 10 acres mostly field/ farm crops winter wheat 🌾 , sweet potatoes 🍠 soy beans 🫘 etc. and property it’s just outside of town city limits and not a lot of places for deer to live but my property has small 2 acre thicket that I have to crawl through because it’s so thick and it’s a doe haven that houses 8-12 does and they live in that block of thicket year around and the neighbors all hunt and pressure deer 🦌 and the bucks that come to my property are all usually late night camera pics but nice bucks but only few day light pics ! I’ve got corn 🌽 apples 🍎 out for bait here in central North Carolina and the bucks just don’t live on my property and the properties they live on are pressured by hunters etc and my place is only place no gun hunting at all only bow ! No gun shots on my land and the bucks come here from all around due to having such an abundance of doe’s yet they only visit these doe in dark and idk what to do to keep bucks on my land to live cause even if I kill some does the bucks ain’t living in the thickest thicket around that they can’t hardly walk through !
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