food plots
By Steve Jordan
Food Plots
Overgrazing Problems?
Proven fencing tactics that work to help keep food plots from being decimated
By Steve Jordan
Many well maintained and well fertilized food plots get overgrazed, destroyed, and all greens are eaten right down to the soil. This can be disappointing, especially if you planned on hunting over a nice green field in the fall.
First of all, overgrazing is a good problem to have because it means you have a medium to high deer density. Some of the hunters in northern Wisconsin have such low deer densities that their food plots almost go untouched. Which problem would you like to have? Continue Reading
Food Plots For All!
Prairie Planting for Wildlife
By: Steve Jordan
My wife and I were so impressed with the beautiful prairie fields and pot holes in North Dakota that we duplicated it on our Wisconsin property. In North Dakota, they have thousands of acres of public hunting. They call it “plot land” and it is posted as such. It always includes grassland, which includes prairie grasses and wildflower varieties. It usually encompasses many potholes surrounded by cattails, sedges, and other wetland plants. Continue Reading
Are Your Ducks in a Row?
Are Your Ducks in a Row?
By: Steve Jordan
Planting food plots is done in many different ways. Some very serious food plotters have two or four-row corn planters to plant corn or soybeans, and some also have six to eight foot grain drills for the smaller seeds. Continue Reading
Want to plant a SUPER perennial crop?
Want to plant a SUPER perennial crop?
By: Steve Jordan
Many hunters don’t have time to mess around with annual plants each and every year. They are pinched for time between work, weather and family commitments. Continue Reading
Tillage Radishes
“Tillage Radishes” Nickname: Bio-Drill,
Consistently Giving You Multiple Benefits
By: Steve Jordan
What is a tillage radish? It is a carrot like plant with a gold tubular radish growing out of the ground. The green leaves are similar to turnips and are highly soght after by deer. The radish (gold cylinder) is eaten mainly by deer in late October through the winter. Continue Reading