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How to Age a Whitetail Deer

Young whitetail Buck Food Plots-How to Age a Whitetail                     I am in my mid forties and I have been hunting deer since I was of legal age in Pennsylvania. Through most of those years hunters, that I know or chatted with,  really didn’t concern themselves to much with the age of a whitetail, just as long as it was legal, no one really cared. Once in a great while someone would harvest an extremely old deer and then the guessing game would begin on trying to figure out how old it really was. Nowadays, it seem like every time that I watch a hunting show or have a cold one at the local watering hole, everyone... [Read more of this review]

Cultivating Your Food Plot Options For Whitetails

  I am sure that many of you know this all ready but one of the best things that you can do for your deer food plot is cultivate the resources that you have available to you on your existing land. What I mean by this is instead of clearing everything off and buying some wonder seed to plant all over, look around to see what you might be able to accentuate on the property, as is it naturally exits. I stumbled upon this video below while I was searching for material on corn food crops. More than anything that caught my attention from his video was that the kill zones were very well thought out in advance and yes, he planted new crops but he also... [Read more of this review]

Food Plot Equipment-Tractor or ATV

When starting you own deer food plot, one of the chief concerns is the money that you will have surrender to the food plot equipment that you need to accomplish your goals. It would be nice if we all had enough capital laying around to go and purchase what ever we need but most of us don’t, so that idea is not very practical. One thing we do know, is that most food plots will need some type of tilling done to the soil. So, this means that many people will have to make a decision on whether to buy a small farm and garden tractor or an ATV to aid them in cultivating the soil that they have. There are many concerns that need to be addressed... [Read more of this review]

Whitetail Deer Hunting Routines

FOOD PLOTS-Whitetail Deer Hunting Routines To reach your whitetail deer hunting goals, the hunter has to know the deer’s routines and also identify mark that indicates a buck is in the vicinity. One guaranteed indication that a buck is in the area is usually a rub ” a branch or sapling which has been stripped of its bark by a buck banging the velvet from his antlers. Later on during the fall, when the rut draws near, new sign of the antler work might be visible on bigger, harder trees, as stressed bucks structure up their battling skill set. A bigger sign that a whitetail buck is about can be an active scrape. That’s where a... [Read more of this review]

Alfalfa-Deer Food Plots Crops and Seeds

 Alfalfa-Deer Food Plots Crops and Seeds The truth is, there’s next to nothing as easily accessible that produces more raw protein than top quality alfalfa. Deer will consume it all of the summer and for as long as the plant remains nourishing in to the fall. They may also begin it as fast as possible early in the year. Also, a correctly managed alfalfa plot can last as long as 7 years and is relatively drought tolerant. Alfalfa is a wonderful method to obtain protein. Finally, you will find there’s a ready and well-established marketplace for good quality alfalfa hay. Since you’ll want to cut the crop and remove the remains... [Read more of this review]

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