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Managing Native Vegetation for Deer Forage

October 08, 2009

One of the most common questions biologist hear is, what do I need to plant for deer? Most hunters are familiar with all the commercial types of forage available for food plots as well as the old standbys such as oats and wheat for winter and cowpeas for the summer. While food plots can be a beneficial management tool for supplementing deer forage, they do have disadvantages. The largest disadvantage being that during droughty years when the deer need the forage the most, the food plots are likely dead. On the flip side, during wet years, the food plots are growing great but there is so much native vegetation, the plots are not utilized much. The solution, manage what is all ready their, the native vegetation. How often have you seen it so dry the greenbriers died?

Fall Food Plot

October 06, 2009

Hopefully you have completed your fall food plots this past weekend and received the just in time rains. Saturday afternoon, my friend Dennis and I broadcast oat seed on two plots that totaled about five acres. A drag harrow was used to cover the seeds. Before we were able to load the little John Deere tractor back on the trailer for the trip home, the rain started.

Glock Sport Shooting Foundation (GSSF) Competition Followup

October 01, 2009

The drive to Atlanta was long but enjoyable. The Gunny Challenge V was held on Saturday, 26 September at 2:00pm. The course of fire this year, for the first time, was man-on-man speed shooting. The field was 16 competitors and was single-elimination.

Setting up the close range stand

September 29, 2009

It is less than one week until the opening of archery season in Texas. As of this past weekend I have two feeders running, one for the north wind and one for the south. I have been a slow learner on setting up for short range hunting. Following are some tips that may help you if you have not done it before.