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  • Doe factories

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    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Finally, I just don’t buy the popular notion that creating doe factories is a bad thing. So long as my habitat can support them, I really, really, REALLY want good numbers of does on my properties. In fact, I want as many as…

  • Creating bedding for does and bucks

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    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Creating bedding for does and bucks Creating segregation of family groups is as important for them as it is for bucks. There are personality types in does as much as in bucks, but I have a hard time believing many enjoy being bullied…

  • Tree stand placement on food plots for deer

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    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Tree stand placement on food plots for deer In many situations, I put far more stands off the plots than on them. The way that farm lays out, setting up between bed and feed doesn’t fit well/isn’t low impact. Also, notice that more…

  • Keeping bucks busy through select thickening

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    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Keeping bucks busy through select thickening …someone asked if one would take a different approach to this on flat ground, in an attempt to get bucks to waste as much time as practically possible. It is an important point. So, where’s my response:…

  • Creating buck beds

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    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Creating buck beds I’ve purposefully saved creating buck beds for towards the end, as I believe making buck beds is generally one of the least beneficial things we can do and an overall low priority. Still, they may make a small difference in further encouraging…

  • Selective thickening

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    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Selective thickening Selective Thickening is nothing more than hinge cutting the smaller trees to provide the appearance, security and advantages of a “thicker” woods. Simply by hinging all the small trees, one does get a slight boost in browse production. Though not as…

  • Killing mature bucks on food plots for deer

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    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Killing mature bucks on food plots for deer I believe there are keys to being able to kill mature bucks on food plots: Pressure MUST be kept low. I don’t mean the place can’t be hunted. I mean that the deer shouldn’t know…

  • Hinge cuts for doe bedding

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    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Hinge cuts for doe bedding When it comes to creating doe bedding areas, height matters. In this case, I’m cutting about at chest level. I’m also trying to lay the trees over each other to create a false ceiling. That’s not always possible…

  • Should I hire a habitat consultant?

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    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine The time to determine if a consultant’s general approach is right for you/you are comfortable following through with the principles of their plan is before you pay for a plan, not after. No, one will likely not know all the details they’ll be…

  • Building deer numbers

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    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine If maximizing doe production is important, don’t ignore a property’s amount and quality of fawning grounds. You need fairly decent size areas of nasty thick cover to maximize fawn survival rates. By decent sized, I mean an acre or more, though, for fawn…