Better Deer Hunting for a 120 Acre Cattle Farm | Creating Edge (598)

This is a great time of deer to work on your hunting property to help improve the likelihood of seeing deer next season where you hunt. There's a lot of techniques to do this: food plots, timber stand improvement, prescribed fire, etc. A bit of planning now and you'll be much more likely to put some venison in your freezer next fall and antlers on your wall.
Dr. Grant Woods developed a plan for Jason In Arkansas who had a 120 acres that was previously used as a cattle farm, mixed pastures and woodlots. Grant looks at the features of the property and advises Jason on his next steps for better hunting on this farm: identifying/creating deer travel corridors,where to create bottlenecks, bedding areas, sanctuaries, property screens, how to establish native grasses, where to use prescribed fire. With this plan, this hunter will have many more hunt-able areas - destination areas that will give him many, many options to place a hunting stand or blind. After this plan goes into effect he will have more than 4 miles of edge for deer to travel. #deerhunting #TeamOutdoors
0:00 - Intro
0:52 - This Hunting Property
2:10 - Old Cattle Pastures
3:00 - Deer Bedding Areas
3:41 - Native Grasses/Browse
7:22 - Food Plots
8:00 - Hunting Strategies
12:30 - Why Deer Use Edge Habitat

[@jerryhill7065]

I just bought a 146 acre in mo farm so this helped a lot thx grant

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Congratulations!

[@billbaker3565]

Thank you for a great explanation of applying Habitat Management to a real world location.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Thanks Bill!

[@Revanx23]

This is the greatest video on KZbin to me. I'm getting ready to buy a ranch in the coming years, and this excited me to no end the work i'll get to put into the new land XD

[@GrowingDeerTV]

I look forward to hearing about your project!

[@billashlynlander236]

Good video, thanks Grant!

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@termz87]

I love these videos. We bought 320 acres of old strip job land that is growing back up. I currently have been using a drone to get the layout and decide where we want to plant more trees and foodplots.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

I hope your project goes well!

[@termz87]

Thanks ! I'm going to try to video it step by step on my channel

[@huntwarbukz4117]

Awesome video guys ..👍🦌

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Thanks!

[@sonsofthunder3100]

That sure does seem like a lot of bang for your buck with that plan! It kind of makes me change my mind as I look at future land and the potential they could have. I really haven't considered farms that are mostly pasture like this. I have a small property now but development all around is making me consider selling and finding another property. I wasn't looking at farms like this, but I will be now! Thanks for sharing more knowledge with us!

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Each property and neighborhood are unique. Many folks seem to forget that the neighborhood is a huge factor due to deer home range size. We all share deer!

[@jacobcarter566]

I love bow hunting I'm from northern ky

[@collegeguy14]

I love bow hunting I’m from Lexington

[@jacobcarter566]

I'm from walton about 30 minutes from Cincinnati and north of cinthina 55 minutes

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Jacob - Me too!

[@collegeguy14]

Always enjoy your consults, best opportunity to view the whole picture. Can you give us a virtual tour of your property like this from what you started with to present day. We use Google earth to show the visual change year to year or as often as they take photos.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

We'll work on that!

[@tancolepropertyrehab6108]

Wow I would love to have you on our property for a few days. We have 500 acres of mixed pasture land, and timber/woods that we are no longer going to run cattle on.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

We'll be hosting a Field Event at our place during June and offer on-site consulting to develop habitat and hunting improvement plans. For more information, you can write us at [e-mail]

[@OffRoadPlanetChannel]

Idk if thats what i would do need more ground info. Diversity is king!

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Wooden - I agree - diversity is nice!

[@ryanjohnson9779]

Grant, ever work with Greg Judy in central MO? Uses a lot of interesting approaches similar to the Buffalo system.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Ryan - I haven't met Greg, but know of his work. He's a good cattle farmer!

[@ryanjohnson9779]

@@GrowingDeerTV Might be a cool collaboration GDTV episode. He's all about building soil like yourself.

[@swvafarmer]

This is very good info! Just wondering if you guys will be posting any trapping videos soon? This is my first year trapping hard on my property mostly for turkey nest predators. Thanks and God Bless

[@GrowingDeerTV]

SWVA - Yes sir! Stay tuned!!

[@swvafarmer]

@@GrowingDeerTV Awesome! Can't wait!

[@thebigtenfarm822]

great video. Would you cut down cedars or hack n squirt? Thanks for your help

[@GrowingDeerTV]

We fell cedars below the bottom limb.

[@jerryhill7065]

The farm is in mo so if you could come out and help us improve the habitat it would be a dream come true

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Jerry - Congratulations! If you'd like us to bid on assisting you, send us more information on the location, etc., at [e-mail]!

[@jerryhill7065]

GrowingDeer.tv ya I will do that thx

[@jerryhill7065]

Could I just give you info through KZbin becouse I don’t know how to send through your web

[@williamwoodward670]

Amen

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Thanks!

[@Rukuss79]

God do I love hunting

[@Noah_Fountain]

And your not the only one.

[@Noah_Fountain]

I got my first deer yesterday too it is a big 6 pointer.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Great!

[@Noah_Fountain]

@@GrowingDeerTV thank you you teach me alot.

[@Noah_Fountain]

@@GrowingDeerTV I watched your shot placement video and I took a almost 90 degree quartering to shot and he only ran 5 yards before he dropped.

[@tankandlaci]

Are you using OnX with both parties logged on to the same account so the landowner can see while you're drawing?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Sometimes Zoom, etc.

[@aliharajli95]

Wait. Why so many food plots? Do deer not live in timber? Im kinda new to this and about to buy some land

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Ali - A closed-canopy forest captures the sun's energy (photosynthesis activity) well out of reach of deer. To produce deer food and cover, the sun's energy needs to be used from ground level to about 3' high. This is why prairie's are so productive for ungulates!

[@justinmiles7148]

Where is the best place to get satellite print outs? Google Maps or somewhere else?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Justin - Most print shops can print a PDF file and some mapping softwares offer a PDF output.

[@hughphillips67Mustang]

So, how do I get ahold of you to have you look at my hunting property? Its only 5 acres, so it shouldn't be hard to look at. And with the Covid situation, im sure it could be handled virtually.

[@kalonjohnson28]

Yesss I was wanting to know the same.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

We do assist folks with properties that size. This cost less than developing plans for larger properties. If you are interested, please email us the location, etc., of your property to [e-mail].

[@ShochCustomCalls]

What was Jason’s name? I’d like to ask him how it turned out and what it looks like now

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Danny - We'll try to do a follow up.

[@Alexgray22]

Can u plz do some turkey hunting

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Wild Man - Soon, very soon!

[@Alexgray22]

Thank you I can't wait myself

[@Ordnancesolutionsgroup]

A friend and I are looking to do the same to a 170 aces cattle farm. How can we get a consultation like this?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Tim - send us the location, including how we can find the borders and we'll send you a bid to develop a site-specific plan for your property based on your goals. Send to [e-mail]

[@kasebrooks4054]

How much did handy score but great vid

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Handy's gross score was 172".

[@kasebrooks4054]

Thank you

[@joshward9835]

What’s the cost for you to give recommendations?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Josh - We need to know the location, acreage, etc. Feel free to email us more information at [e-mail]

[@thehuntersight7548]

Good video as always. Not sure if OnX allows a landowner to view your drawings without logging in your account but you can share maps and other information using The Hunter Sight which allows for both parties to log on from each account to share information(records) and one map. Loved the information, for the bedding area in the north pasture land, would you plant anything like sorghum or something taller or is native grasses and switchgrass tall enough for security?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Thanks for the info! Native grasses is tall enough for deer. I use a blend of sorghums from GreenCoverSeed.com to create taller screens to block views from roads, neighbors on utility easements, etc.

[@thehuntersight7548]

@@GrowingDeerTV thank you for the response!

[@mela3054]

Did I hear Crappie? LOL :)

[@GrowingDeerTV]

I love fresh crappie! Anyone want to take me fishing?

[@mela3054]

@@GrowingDeerTV Me too, it's my second favorite past time... One of these days I'm going to hookup and drag the G3 out ya'lls way.

[@fishy694]

:)

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Hello Fishy!

[@fishy694]

@@GrowingDeerTV hello