25 Advanced Deer Hunting And Habitat Strategies

[@ephatla58]

Thank you for sharing for those who couldn’t be there.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thank you very much Eric...you are welcome!

[@yooperdon6535]

I was privileged to be able to attend your outing due to my two daughters and my wife making it my Father’s Day gift. Thanks so much for sharing you’re property and knowledge for such a great charitable cause…Camp Kicking Bear. Chris Bee’s presentation on archery (especially as a Camp Kicking Bear Alumni) was excellent and Roy Howell’s discussion of his life story and creation of Camp Kicking Bear should be made into a movie. I couldn’t help but feeling inspired driving home. Thanks for a very special day.

[@Pauly_Playz]

Gotta love coming home from night shift to a brand new whitetail habitat solutions video! Thanks for all your insights Jeff!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

That's awesome Paul...I hope you like the video from that day!!

[@shaunyaddof6459]

1 1/2hr video and worth every minute of my time. Thanks Jeff

[@averageoutdoorguy2737]

This is the best hunting channel period thanks Jeff as always great video

[@coachrickvice2643]

@24:50 that field mouse snuck right through there!

[@davidtisch5237]

Back to school today thanks Jeff for sharing your farm with us

[@LoinFarmer]

Was a great event! Glad I was able to attend. Was up at the land last weekend adding some of the methods I learned! Thanks again!

[@gregbuss40]

Answered all my current switchgrass questions with the recent drought here in MN. Thanks Jeff!!!

[@jessemoore7696]

I wish I could have been there, but watching it on KZbin is the next best thing.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Jesse...really wish you could have too buy we hope you liked the vid a lot...at least a flavor of the event!

[@shawnmyers9571]

Changed tha way a lot of hunters hunt now, Thanks for tha video

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thanks a lot Shawn, I hope the info helps many hunters out!

[@robertboston9778]

Thx Jeff, really great to see it encompassing a wide range of your conceptual ideas. video tied to the ideas...

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thanks a lot Robert!

[@guyrosenbarker5113]

Your best video ever! It was great to see you putting it all together while showing a tour of your property!

[@Miguel_Travels]

I get really excited when I see an hour long plus video. 😁

[@douglasroseveare7295]

These videos are awesome. I am going to plant some switch grass and have a few plans for some small plots and a water hole. There is a big dugout the deer frequent but it is at the south end of the property.

[@djw195]

Huge thanks for putting this out for everyone to see

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

You are very welcome!

[@brianlenneman5032]

Very cool Jeff!! That’s really cool you put that on..

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thank YOU guys for helping out!! Made it sure run smoothly...looking forward to seeing you on Thursday!

[@brianlenneman5032]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 we will be there next year for sure!! Thursday will be fun!!

[@charlesgabriel4603]

All I can say is outstanding! Great video guys.

[@dswish1730]

Looks like a great turn out.Good thing ya have lots of room to park😉

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

It ended up being an incredible event...jammed packed 😊 Most importantly we raised over 20k for Kicking Bear!!

[@chrisennis9686]

I've been watching your videos and I'm over here in southeast Georgia and only have about 20 acres to hunt but learning from you I have found the deer and have put my stand in an area where I would believe you would be proud of me lol, but I can tell u I have 1 huge buck and 3 smaller bucks with a bunch of does walking near my stand with in 50 yards and I can't wait to try my new spot out this year

[@stevedenoyer5956]

Wished I’d been able to go to this event great cause and talking deer habitat and hunting strategies, doesn’t get much better

[@Alpinefan1]

I know it's been a while since you posted this but I have learned so much an I wish I could've attended looks like a great time!

[@monsterhog1118]

I was just at Bass pro in Springfield Mo. And took the tour of the Wonders of wildlife museum and I doubt any of those deer were shot over food plots. Most were killed before the food plot craze any thoughts on that?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

So many giant bucks are killed in the fantasy land states on plots every year...and many times MORE are spared due to the overhunting of food plots. The risk is just as high as the potential level of reward. Very few manage their food plots correctly and they do more than harm good relative to the landowner being able to create a quality herd and hunt

[@rfb7117]

Great session....thanks for sharing!!!!!

[@rfb7117]

Hope you will plan on offering another session.........

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thanks a lot Bob!! We will definitely do it again next year 👍 I truly hope that you can attend...maybe come on out for a ride and tour some time by yourself 😊

[@rfb7117]

Will do....thanks. Really enjoying the session.

[@beachralph]

Jeff right great video all ways looking forward to watch your videos with all the great information maybe next year I will come across the border to go check this out are you going do this next year

[@bradleymartin8499]

I hope you share more videos like this in the future!!

[@daronsmith2229]

Great stuff Jeff. Thank you so much!!!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thank YOU, Daron!

[@jasonnewman772]

I have a question. I need some guidance on what to spray this spring on the spot I opened up in a wood thicket this fall. It's not all that big under a 1/4 acre. It's my new honey hole. New to this whole no till food plots thing. You got my attention and I'm willing to put in the work just need some guidance, please help. Jason in Ohio.

[@shanehansen6168]

Hello long time watcher... I have a question about switch I sprayed heavy to eliminate competition, two times so far. Spring and two weeks ago, and will spray again a third time later this month when planting seed. Is it ok to plant (pure live seed) this fall/ late July to get the stand started this fall rather than wait for spring. I plan on following the recommended amount of simazine in the spring, and still practice what you preach. mowing as you recommend and so on. I did change my plots last year to buckwheat then brassicas last year, worked great.

[@brianmiller5868]

Wow!!! These guys asked some super detailed questions!!! I wish this was longer!!! :). Thanks Jeff for posting this.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

They had some GREAT questions!! So nice to be hands on and I can't wait for next year when even more of the land will be complete 😊

[@whitetailhabitatandhunting]

Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing this! I got 1 1/2 hours of WHS, and 2 Hours of church and going to shoot my bow afterwards! Can't get better than that! 👍

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Man I'm so happy to be a part of your day 😊

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[@davidtisch5237]

Jeff Will you be doing an annual event each year my 13 year old son and I would love to attend an event on your farm if you have future plans on holding something there or do you still do seminars…how do we find out updates on planned events

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Hi David we would love to have you and your son would be free to attend! We are planning another for Father's Day 2022.

[@davidtisch5237]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 My son and I would be interested in attending How do we get in touch with you

[@anitawilliams2893]

hey jeff...are you layering rye grass or rye grain seed ?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Hi Anita...always rye grain...never rye grass. I would never use rye grass for food plots.

[@Mike-nt1to]

Jeff, any thoughts on starting switchgrass over old clover plot? Would frost seeding work?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Hi Mike definitely would work...just need to kill the plot and make sure their are zero weeds or clover growing

[@douglasschuenemannjr.3728]

Thanks for the videos Jeff. Do you have to mow or burn off the previous year's switchgrass every year or just until it is fully established the second year?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Hi Doug!! You don't have to worry about last year's growth in any way. I mow for weeds and wouldn't necessarily recommend burnish as mowing is so easy to do when needed. Mowing in May when old switchgrass is 10-12" high is great! Or in July for new switch...

[@douglasschuenemannjr.3728]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 Thanks Jeff

[@justinanderson1492]

So is switchgrass a good idea to outline a food plot with even if it’s up against the woods?

[@PatrickLHolley]

Is it too late for me to plant swi?tch grass this year in north/central kentucky? Or should I wait till next june

[@ashleyalber8761]

I'm preping for the next season and looking back at some of these videos for reference. A lot of great information in this video. My questions is about lime. Would you put crushed lime down before the buckwheat? When is the best or earliest one could/should apply lime to correct the soil?

[@tacticalsnoopy]

Great video

[@mark7116]

I’m planning to plant the Fall Forage Blend from Northwoods Whitetail (oats, peas, winter wheat and rye grain). Do you recommend mixing in forage radish into the mix or planting it alone on a separate side of the food plot?

[@ALT_RIGHT]

Variety... add it

[@AceOfSquares]

Do you sell those WHS hats?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Not currently...maybe soon!?

[@stevedenoyer5956]

Jeff do you ever fertilize your switch ?

[@smallfishbigpond5047]

Thanks for all the great content! Could you sow your new fall plot blends into standing rye left from the previous fall or sown this past spring? If plots are fairly weed free and there is a good stand of rye, could it be used instead of the buckwheat to sow fall blends into? Then roll it and kill it like u would the buckwheat?

[@douglasroseveare7295]

Only thing with the rye is that it might not cover as well as the buckwheat because it is a grass but I can't see why it wouldn't work as long as it was thick enough. Try mowing it maybe and then seeding then pack. You would probably need it pretty thick though and then you can't use some of the lighter broadleaf sprays to kill it so your limited as far as herbicide group selection. Glyphosate is over used in my opinion and the weeds are getting resistant. Maybe even try one spot mowed and one spot just rolled. I am interested in this also. Was thinking about clover chicory and winter rye. My soil is really sandy so dry years won't be great however this stuff is exciting.

[@smallfishbigpond5047]

@@douglasroseveare7295 Thanks DR. Agree on the resistance and overuse. Just looking for a way to maybe get close to the same results and spend less time, money, and use less chemical. Rye is a natural weed suppressor and if i have a good stand of it going into mid to late summer why not just use that as the cover for the fall plots rather than creating a buckwheat stand? That's my thinking anyway.

[@douglasroseveare7295]

@@smallfishbigpond5047 For sure. Like he mentioned in this video you can stack rye also which is interesting to think about. Sprinkle a bit with clover or something early so they don't over graze and maintain their main feeding area then a bit later seed a bit more rye and then the final seeding heavy. Deer seem to like rye and all the cereal grains really so I can't see why your idea wont work and even if it doesn't work perfectly who cares at least then you know and you can change it up a bit.

[@douglasroseveare7295]

@@smallfishbigpond5047 And don't get me wrong. There is no problem with using glyphosate it is just good to rotate herbicides and not always use the same thing.

[@specag31]

Outstanding!

[@michaelnunneley1430]

Jeff you talked about drought and switchgrass. Will buckwheat eventually germinate once it rains?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

It sure will...often the problem tho is weeds that crop up during the drought

[@exotictones1054]

What trees do the deer leave alone.i planted some pines n they ate em all in one winter.

[@Funski1000]

Would it be to much to ask for a couple videos on central-south central Arkansas? You have forgotten more deer knowledge than we will remember!

[@tsonnentag]

Has anybody tried spraying their food plots with a deer repellent similar to what is used on apple trees. I have had issues with deer hitting smaller food plots earlier than I would like them too. Just looking for ideas to give an extra few weeks of growth.

[@stevegermain1222]

I know it was for a good cause sounds like a great event perhaps next year I can make the long travel Lord know that I would like to

[@Gibsonlife573]

That dear with all the points I don't know I would hunt him I think I would wait to see what he done over the next couple years hes got a lot of potential I don't know how old he is I only seen them couple pictures but my goodness

[@royguidry1311]

That’s what I told him. He gave his wife the green light. My thought, as a person who raises Whitetails is, he is young and exceptional, those are the only ones that become exceptional and I don’t mean big I mean huge bucks. Sometimes they are exceptional early and only get incrementally bigger but most of the time they bust 250 +

[@johnmcmahon1196]

Thanks Jeff I have been excited for videos from this day!! I have a question about atvs on land. I have permission to hunt a 180 acre cattle/horse/hay farm in Kentucky (they’re like my second parents). The farmer regularly uses trucks/tractors/side by side on his land, but not in the woods (where I hunt) unless it’s after dark and I killed a deer. Do the deer get used to that much or that type of arc activity or do you think they still shy away from hat land due to the vehicle use?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Good morning John! I think they get used to them to some extent, but the mature bucks definitely shy away from areas of consistent ATV use. The amount of separation between the woods where you hunt and the fields may be just right!

[@johnmcmahon1196]

Thanks Jeff! Your videos have helped me develop my plan to hunt the land this coming fall! Especially your thermal videos! Now I know how I had some success and some failures I didn’t understand!

[@Gibsonlife573]

Please answer this what does corn do for deer at all during the summer nothing but a little bit of little bit of bedding And I understand the kill plot thing but why would you want to put in so much corn Why wouldn't you wanna have a diversity of everything

[@suzmell1]

Suzie and I would have loved too be there but with the surgery on her wrist just didn’t make sense maybe next year god willing looks like it was a great time

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Hi Paul man I wish you guys could have helped out and enjoyed the day with us...

[@sullimd]

Crap...I have things to do today. Everything just got pushed back 1:30.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Haha, I love it 😊

[@kevinrich9511]

would love to get on your schedule. how can i?

[@Venomstrike1]

I wish there was someone like y'all around me to help set up my land haha it is not much but there is one other property between me and 1000 acres of no-hunting plant owned land

[@ronbonofiglio7654]

Awesome

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

It was a great day Ron, I hope you enjoyed the virtual tour!

[@KS-ud8pg]

I do enjoy all of the free information you willingly give to all of us. Just something that kind of irritates me is the naming of bucks as it seems like you shot your pet.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thank you!! Unfortunately no other way...is way too hard NOT to name them. The big 10, wide 10, heavy 10, etc got way to confusing for several people that watch and hunt these bucks with me...sometimes for several years at a time. Even just Dylan and I watching them for years and having to refer to them each for years at a time for 1 buck is impossible. I also can't stand the overused names like Goliath, King Kong, Megatron, etc...

[@KS-ud8pg]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 Understood. Thanks for replying back.

[@TheLegendaryLbuck12]

This is awesome!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thank you very much!!

[@Gottiline_Ace]

The balloon thing is actually very insightful. It tells you that the area is downwind the majority of time, or there is a pocket of calm air in that particular spot, downdraft dispersion point, etc... I will definitely remember that!! 🤫🤔🧐

[@shawnmyers9571]

U have changed tha way many men hunt

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thanks a lot Shawn...I truly hope so!

[@FunkinWeTodd]

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[@dennisbutters9493]

What a great day we all had touring Jeff's new farm and Jeff answered all our questions expertly. I advise all serious deer hunters to tune in to Jeff's youtubes and check out his Whitetail Habitat Soultions website and also read his Informative books. Even a bow hunter of 58 years like me learned some good stuff that day. So glad I made the trip...db

[@EJSpierings]

Awesome video Jeff, always appreciate the info BUT, 🔳 - Do you know what that is? The Detroit Lions trophy case, GO PACK GO

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Haha...BUT, at least so much less stress being a Lions Dan?

[@mitchellgenz1373]

I enjoyed this video, plan on watching it again. Time to shoot the bow.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thanks Mitchell hope it helps a lot of folks out!

[@johnathonkraska]

I get it dude, you're an expert in your area. You're putting a lot of bad information out on management of habitat. Letting areas recover naturally is slow but much more efficient than trying to farm plants for deer

[@youngrichter3988]

How much do I owe you ?

[@logancarroll8329]

I’m from Metro Detroit ! Wyandotte Michigan. Going hunting for my first time and your videos are huge man. Thanks for the content 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼 fuck the Packers lol

[@mike81399]

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[@sandych33ks1]

Thanks for posting, from the communist state of New York.

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Oh boy...feel for you! Hope the info helps you out a lot!

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[@davidliles87]

I wouldn’t waste my money or Time with his crap. Put out deer corn and salt block and persimmon block. And forget his big talk and do what I said, they will come trust me and save lots of money

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

This channel is for overachievers...you have the wrong channel son 🤣 Underachievers need not apply, ha

[@robertbrown374]

Great video