Some folks use rope to make mock scrapes.

@@GrowingDeerTV do you have to out a specific set and where can I buy the rope

I use the least expensive generic I can purchase. I didn't communicate well glyphosate is sold at about 43% active ingredient. The 2% means to use that product at 2% If your sprayer holds 100 ounces or 100 gallons, add 98 ounces or gallons of water and 2 ounces or gallons of glyphosate.

It is best to broadcast before crimping. it's tough to for the seeds to reach the soil once the crop is crimped.

We'll try to remember. They are looking great!

Thanks for the blessing!

Ben - We have not, but it likely happens. Farmers have been hitting fawns while haying, combining, etc., for decades and the deer herd is still increasing. Farming will never take much of a toll on deer numbers. Vehicle accidents take a huge toll, but still deer herds are increasing in most areas.

Thanks for your response. The main reason I am asking is because I drilled about 2 acres in pa at the end of may and hit 2 fawns. I was very frustrated. Next year, I am going to try and drill about 2 weeks earlier and see if that helps. I was also wondering if there is anything else I could do to try to prevent this. I was drilling at 2 mph, and they never moved or made a sound. I was also drilling at daylight. I do not think I will drill that early ever again. I think mid day would be better to give them time to move off the plot.

It's working great for us! Groups are like most modern guns - about an 1" at 100 yards.

@@GrowingDeerTV thks for the info. 👍

You don't enjoy studying the deer where you hunt year round?

RTP drills went out of business. PH has several improvements!

Willie - That can work but takes much more space to turn around and the timing is more critical than when planting first and then crimp when the time is best.

Different terms. Same meaning. It’s a regional thing

Not all burns are controlled. Prescribed fire is a better time in my opinion given we burn to achieve an objective - a prescription.

Congratulations!

Unfortunately, new seedlings rarely compete with plants that have an established root system. It seems the options are to till the soil to terminate the existing vegetation. Tillage caused huge damage to the soil. Most herbicides cause way less damage to the soil than tillage. Given this, it's likely best to use a herbicide to terminate the current crop and then plant the new crop.

Thanks! Herbicides may be necessary in some cases, but those chemicals can certainly damage the soil and life in the soil.

No stress after death

You can leave a portion of the property untreated or allow more saplings to survive in the treated areas.

Andy - Prescribed fire, used properly, can really make timber that has been thinned super high quality habitat!

I'm glad there's a use for Juniper there! Folks in the Midwest and East strongly prefer hardwoods for firewood.

Willie - Depends on the amount of rain, etc. The goal is to ensure the herbicide stays in thw wound created by the hack.

@@GrowingDeerTV asked my Dept of Forestry guy and he said back and squirt in the rain is fine - but not to girdle or cut stump. Keeps me in the field!