HOW TO KEEP BIG BUCKS ON UR FARM DURING THE DEER HUNTING SEASON

[@royguidry1311]

As much as we would love to hold those fall travelers, it’s natures way of spreading genetics and stoping inbreeding. Best case scenario is you make a home like what you described and have the young pushed out yearlings from other places make your property their home range in the fall.

[@Bow-Man]

Right on !!

[@DIYfoodplotpro]

Thanks Roy, I also think it comes down to each individual buck, some are travelers and some are home bodies and never move during the fall months. Or at least that is what I’ve seen on the farms. Thanks for watching

[@janitorialguy4436]

Thanks Wes

[@DIYfoodplotpro]

Thanks for watching

[@scottyflaker6507]

I agree with everthing you said. The changes in 3 years of cutting and my little kill plot plantings in ag country is night and day. Unfortunately my wife is a dang tree hugger, and i pay hell every time she here's the saw! Lol

[@DIYfoodplotpro]

Haha I understand! I could definitely see to somewhat not familiar with the benefits it would look like we were harming the woods! Just got doing the sawing when she isn’t around. Hahaha

[@scottpulver4920]

Great info. So we have watched 3 bucks here in southern Ohio from 2022 to date. We do have feeders and can only fill when we can. But this season those 3 bucks plus a few more were constantly on almost all cams. We did put corn and beans in with clover. They just hammered them! It would grow a inch and they would eat 2”. So just before the season opened and into the season more and more pics of dogs on half of our cams. Up until mid October the dogs appear and NO more pics of the bigger mature bucks. Not happy at all…!!!

[@DIYfoodplotpro]

That is an awful feeling to have bucks run off by dogs. Unfortunately many of us have had the same issues over time. Hopefully you can find the owner and convince them to keep their dogs at home during deer season. Good luck and thanks for watching

[@senditffh7919]

We tried to put out food plots out but it was just too dry. Western KY has bigger bucks so that's got to be the soil.

[@DIYfoodplotpro]

There is no doubt soil plays a direct correlation in antler growth, but there have also been many giants fall in eastern KY over the years.

[@clarkwheeler8764]

Ok Plot Professor...this begs the question...what do you think it takes to make your hunting property the place where a big mature buck COMES TO instead of leaving and going elsewhere? What does it take to actually be the ELSEWHERE those bucks come to? Any thoughts??

[@DIYfoodplotpro]

Extremely thick cover, thats what it boils down to, food, sanctuary all play roles but cover is the key in my opinion

[@reddelicious498]

What do you think of goldenrod fields for fall cover?

[@DIYfoodplotpro]

Any cover is better than nothing, but generally i like cover that has woody browse, something that is massively overlooked when setting up farms. Deer will certainly bed in those types of areas, but without the woody browse it’s less attractive. Also important is how that fields hold up during winter, as we’ve all seen those fields that look great during the summer time then during the winter it all falls down and there is no cover for the deer.

[@reddelicious498]

@@DIYfoodplotpro Thanks for the reply.

[@Bow-Man]

👍

[@DIYfoodplotpro]

Thanks for watching

[@senditffh7919]

This is exactly what is happening with the property that I hunt in south east ky

[@DIYfoodplotpro]

It happens to a ton of farms across the country, hopefully the new bucks will show up soon! Thanks for watching