80 Acre Hunting Paradise! - Converting Rocky Soil into Productive Food Plots - Consulting Follow Up

[@Ghillie-bp6tl]

Love these follow-ups!!! Full cycle Release process. Keep them coming!

[@jsm42050]

I don't see how you folks ain't got no Nobel prize or something with the greatness you people doing out on people's land.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Thanks!

[@ZookBoyz]

I grew up on this channel love the content!

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Thanks!

[@charleywalker2982]

Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.

[@ChrisJones-mw8cn]

All I can think of is the millions of seed ticks and chiggers you guys got.😂 Love the content. Growing deer tv keep beating the regenerative drum!!

[@EventsO3]

This helps out so much

[@EventsO3]

That soil was looking really improved

[@JayN4GO]

Nice work 😊

[@mountaindreamer7883]

This is a fantastic channel for regenerative content. I would really love a booklet plan to generate better soil while running cattle and other farm animals on property. I know so many people hunt on the farms they farm. I know there are many things that will work with animals, but some that may not. Specifically what type of seed blend for cattle and deer? Graze and crip? Will these work together? Stuff like that. Thanks guys, keep it up!!

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Cattle tend to eat more than their fair share unless they are moved frequently. Cattle can be used to improve soil health and wildlife habitat by using the mob grazing technique (polywire and moving daily most of the time).

[@alginocchio2217]

This is great information. The video that I’m watching is the gentleman with 80 acres and he had a lot of rocks in his food plot. I have the same condition. Did he just broadcast the fall release on top of the rocks?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

He has broadcast and used a no-till drill!

[@charleywalker2982]

Amazing

[@hughmccutchen]

I am just starting with the release process. I planted the summer release blend in all of my plots with a no till drill. I’m sure I’m not the only one here but I had a really hard time with weeds taking over. Therefore my plots are going to require herbicide in preparation for the fall blend. What herbicides do you recommend to control broadleaf and grasses? What rate? When should I make my herbicide applications? I’d imagine the herbicide would need to be applied x amount of days before planting the fall release.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Hugh - Most folks use glyphosate (Roundup) because it's a broad spectrum herbicide - controls most grasses and broad-leafed weeds. It will be best to spray before the bulk of the weeds may seeds! glyphosate doesn't harm seeds. It can be applied and the plot planted in the same day.

[@danielcarroll5271]

Seems like a real lack of lateral cover? New growth is short, brush and shrubs got killed with fire, tops of felled trees burned up in fire. You can still see through the majority of the stand. For bedding purposes, this appears far from ideal. Nothing I see in this video, outside of the food plot (tall rye grass), appears to be quality bedding cover. What am I missing, or are we relying on the neighbors for bedding?

[@cooterbrown1703]

Do you have a full video of have to do this without a drill, herbicide, or crimper?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Cooter - without a drill, herbicide or crimper, broadcasting and timely prescribed fire to remove the past crop and prepare a seedbed. We have showed this in videos. Thanks!

[@mainenorthwoodshunter3265]

Any updates on the place you checked out in the great state of Maine?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

The owner is working away! It's a bit early for updates but soon!

[@timkaldahl]

I live in arid eastern Montana, so food plots are out unless they are part of normal agricultural practice. I want to improve my soil and work on water harvesting structures. It's just 20 acres of land with only a cabin/shack on it. Are there some dryland cover crops that could help? It would be great if it could eventually support sanfoin to run a couple of steers on it.

[@mthompson]

By using regenerative practices, and building healthy living soils, you will ultimately increase the soil's organic matter. On average, for every 1% organic matter increase, you also increase the soil's holding capacity for plant-available water by 1%. This equates to around 3400 gallons of water available to the plants, per acre, per 1% organic matter increase. This means more drought-tolerant soil conditions across the board. For reference, 3400 gallons in the same volume as 0.12" across an entire acre.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Tim - These principles work in eastern Montana. There are farmers there using this system. It's important to plant a good blend and not a single species.

[@tearhart12]

I too have rocky ground in Southern Missouri. What is release process ?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

There are lots of videos on this channel about the Release Process. It's has great for me!

[@alanwhite4839]

How did you get something to grow in rocks the first year?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Alan - simply drill (slowly) a quality blend!

[@alanwhite4839]

No Fertalizer?? No lime?? Just drill??

[@usernamehere6061]

Apply herbicide to the top girdle? Is that a black gum?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Works with all hardwoods if the correct herbicide is used.

[@charleywalker2982]

👍

[@chrisberry9084]

Worms!

[@curtkates9514]

Is there a rule of thumb? How much food plot and how much native browse?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

This varies property by property and what's on the neighboring properties.

[@frankgaal6096]

How was the field days go?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Great crowd and lots of fun!

[@dustybowhunter]

Is this landowner using a no-till drill or broadcaster?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Dusty - He has a drill.

[@lakratlowry]

How big is his food plot?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

a couple of acres total.