Why To Screen Your Whitetail Parcel - And How

[@JoeL-vk9iy]

Jake, I just want to leave a public comment for your subscribers, letting them know that I recommend that they reach out to you like I did. If you guys want someone who loves hunting and habitat work, and is as friendly as he is knowledgeable, to visit your own property, Jake's your man. He will definitely be able to help your property be the best it can be for your personal goals. Thanks again Jake! I have already completed some of your suggestions.

[@whitetailevolution]

Joe! Thanks man! It was great to meet you and a lot of fun walking your property / seeing your habitat improvements. You are heading in the right direction and I am glad I was able to help!

[@courtofficermcilvaine7928]

You are a gifted public speaker. You remind me of my son who works in the business field and has to speak before others almost every day. Its an art awesome advice and video!

[@whitetailevolution]

Thanks again! If you saw the outtakes you might change your mind haha

[@scottclark1168]

Great video,was just doing some lease work today and last weekend and told my buddy we needed a screen on 1 of our plots,great tips thanks

[@whitetailevolution]

Thanks Scott. Screening is huge. Being able to move around your property without bumping deer is invaluable.

[@Scott_General]

Great video thanks for all the great content

[@whitetailevolution]

Thank you! Appreciate the comment!

[@kylehenk983]

I think your channel is awesome! I live in northeast Ohio, around here it’s really big to plant reeds for screening and bedding. Keep up the good work/ videos

[@whitetailevolution]

Thanks Kyle! I appreciate it! We hunt a property with a ton of cattails. Great bedding cover / screening. Where it's legal, you can carve trails through and create bedding mounds. Gives you precision bedding even on the wet years!

[@stevegermain1222]

Thanks for taking the time really good information

[@whitetailevolution]

Thanks Steve!

[@markr.1547]

Spot on and good stuff!! I’m struggling hiding my cabin entrance which is exposed to huge AG irrigated soybeans this year and my two acre linear separated food plots which are also split between brassicas and fall forage.... there are several 4 or 5 year old daylight trail camera pictures from only one camera 60 yards from the cabin which is screened by a hill. Two years in a row my screening product from John K failed..... not the product fault, last year planted to early so gave it another go at perfect timing and prep this year and didn’t take..... soil there is too sandy I believe. Don’t laugh but I’m stringing tarps between two trees this year giving me a 30 foot screen so I can get off the deck and use the lay of the land ( hill) to being able to hunt in the morning but won’t be hunting mornings until late October or early November which stinks but you can’t educate mature deer or they are gone! Moving forward I’m thinking my best option is building a berm but half the cabin is built into the hill already so I’m concerned about air flow potential mold issues..... you have any other suggestions? Planted willow shouts along creek that didn’t take this year and every Norway spruce I’ve planted starts off great but get destroyed and shredded.

[@whitetailevolution]

If you're only needing to screen off 60 yards then maybe try Norway spruce again but cage them. Bucks love to rub those young conifers and unfortunately for us, unless we cage them, they'll be destroyed. Once they get larger the bucks wont do as much damage. And because you're sandy, I'm not sure how miscanthus would do, it likes water.. And because it's on the expensive side, I'd be hesitant to recommend that. I think the best best is the Norway Spruce.

[@Tundra1980A]

Great video

[@whitetailevolution]

thanks!

[@sandych33ks1]

I'm planting a small corn field for cover. It will provide screening ,cover and food.

[@whitetailevolution]

A great late season draw too :)

[@BowhuntingLifestyle]

Great info. I took notes.

[@whitetailevolution]

Thanks! Good luck this season!

[@jimjernigan8694]

What would you suggest to give the best “first” year growth? I have a small area to hunt which has produced some nice bucks but it’s definitely to open. Fairly damp soil, except in mid summer months.

[@whitetailevolution]

Annual screens will give you the best first year growth. So if you needed first year growth, I'd go with the HD Plot Screen from Northwoods Whitetails.

[@glee181]

As to screening a 1.5 acre plot, do you advocate going all around the entire perimeter, leaving only select openings where bedded deer may enter? And, if my 1.5 acre plot would be screened into 2 or 3 sections, I'm guessing you wouldn't want them completely walled off from each other (maybe some shrubs or switch in the center, leaving access between them on the ends)? I'm concerned with walling off a plot to the point deer won't have an emergency exit route....

[@weslovell815]

Working 30a 20yrs... screening makes small acreage feel larger to the deer.... I lken it to making cardboard play houses/nooks/crannies for small children and cats... just right on this video info...

[@whitetailevolution]

You nailed it! break up the sight lines and the property feels much bigger

[@anthonyswierkosz6900]

Cool video, gives you lots of options. Love that your a local guy, makes them more relatable to me (also plan on telling some friends). I've got some areas I'd like to plant switchgrass. One of which is in a current buckwheat stand that I have to terminate end of August for rye. Do you think I'd have any sucess broadcasting switch at that time? If not and I went the frost seeding route, what's good timing for that? Wondering if I could get away with throwing it down this season or is it best to wait til next year?! Thanks for your time and insight!

[@whitetailevolution]

I like to plant switchgrass either in the spring (frost seed) during the freeze thaw cycle or in early June (till, pack, seed, pack) when the switchgrass will be germinating. if frost seeding, you really need to be planting into bare ground. Switchgrass doesn't do well with competition. If you end up planting rye, just know you'll need to terminate that in the spring before planting the switch, you'd likely need to work up the ground to get good soil exposure.

[@charleswest5103]

Great video. Would the hybrid sorghum that you use work in Texas. Where can I buy the seed and name of or brand. Thank

[@whitetailevolution]

I can't say for sure but I do not see why the hybrid sorghum wouldn't work in Texas. I buy mine from Northwoods Whitetails Seeding Company. John is the owner and if you call them he is always willing to chat and discuss their different seed blends. He might know of past customers in Texas that have purchased the hybrid sorghum and their success rate.

[@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663]

@@whitetailevolution it will work great down there

[@evanmatthews11]

What are good forest fire prevention tactics for habitat management? It seems like all of the habitat principles increase the undergrowth and consequently the fire risk.

[@whitetailevolution]

Great question and most properties have built in firebreaks so that the property owners can do prescribed burns from time to time. Once the habitat gets too tall or the native grass plantings need a 'reset' a lot of people with burn it down in the spring. Fire breaks are a must when doing the burns and they also help reduce the risk of a natural fire spreading too far. Our food plots / clover trails act as a nice fire break on the north half but we need to do more on the southern side. Currently we just have the ATV trails but I'm not sure how well that would work to slow down a fire.

[@TheJuarez81]

Would Thuja Green Giant be a good conifer screen?

[@whitetailevolution]

Yeah I think that would be fine for a screen, they work for privacy fences in neighborhoods and that essentially what a screen is, a deer privacy fence. Just need to pick a screen that will grow within the conditions of the area you want to have a screen, and make sure what you're planting will get as high as you need it to. Some spots you need 4 feet, others need 15 feet. There are a lot of different options for screens.

[@kurtcaramanidis5705]

Good video. Screening is so important.

[@whitetailevolution]

Thanks Kurt! And you're absolutely right. It's amazing how much more efficient a property can be when screening has been installed in the right places.

[@weslovell815]

Using ornamental orange trees for one side...serves as a fence also...not for everyone/everywhere... requires minimal effort to control and very effective... research and you'll see why.... great tool but in select situations (long SHARP thorns)

[@whitetailevolution]

As long as it's screened, there are alot of different things to plant!

[@citysticker-chris]

Remember that not having proper fertilization will give you weak stalks and screens will fall over once they get a good snow on them.

[@whitetailevolution]

Very True, the sorghum loves nitrogen.

[@lambertoutdoors]

Love the deer habitat videos, check out my deer hunting channel too. We hunt primarily out of Ohio.

[@whitetailevolution]

Glad you enjoy them!

[@Northof25A]

Bro repeat much? 😂

[@whitetailevolution]

repetition. repetition. repetition.

[@Northof25A]

@@whitetailevolution truth good video