Buddy of mine was at his ranch over Thanksgiving and his son did this video as well as taking a beautiful 160" class 8 pt with his bow. Thought some of you might like to see what its like hunting south of the border.
It seems the conventional wisdom I see posted on threads here as well as other sources is that food plots provide only a ' fraction' of a deers diet. I want to challenge that convention.
Certainly if plots are only an acre or two of small grains and maybe some clover primarily for hunting then...
I am a big fan of joint vetch. It compliments everything we do here on the farm perfectly and to me is one of the highest quality summer foods.Here's a quick video showing October vetch/alyce clover.
An article has just been published in the July 2019 issue of Deer and Deer Hunting magazine written by Bob Zaiglan quantifying the impact on antler growth from a protein supplementation program. I've known Bob for years, the landowner is a close friend and I am intimately familiar with the ranch...
Here is a short clip showing a few deer from the farm. I am new to youtube and trying to figure all this out. Hopefully the deer will provide the entertainment because there is no editing wizardry, BBD, or hyperventilating hunters. Hope you enjoy
Been playing around with youtube and created this video that among other things shows the amazing difference between radishes planted with small grains and clover in Sept. vs. October. For those above the mason dixon line you can see what a southern food plot looks like in February.