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  • Frost seeding food plots

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Frost seeding food plots Frost Seeding The act of frost seeding is to broadcast seeds on top of exposed soil in late winter or early spring, when temps are dropping below freezing at night and thawing during the day. With each freeze, the…

  • Don Higgins Creating cover through logging

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Creating Cover Through Logging Don Higgins   As much as I enjoy the warm season grass fields on my property, I also like diversity in bedding cover just as I like diversity amongst my food plots. Thick woody vegetation makes a tremendous bedding…

  • John Ozoga on birth timing

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Successful Deer Management Starts With Large Healthy Fawns: Importance of Birth Timing and Health of Mother By John J Ozoga   Any successful deer management programs starts with large healthy fawns; stunted fawns reflect management failure. Small weak fawns are more likely to…

  • John Ozoga on large healthy fawns

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Successful Deer Management Starts With Large Healthy Fawns: Importance of Birth Timing and Health of Mother By John J Ozoga   Any successful deer management programs starts with large healthy fawns; stunted fawns reflect management failure. Small weak fawns are more likely to…

  • Setting goals for your deer hunting land

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Setting goals for your deer hunting land By Steve Bartylla   By now, most every serious hunter at least has a decent idea of what benefits can be derived from habitat improvement and managing the population dynamics of a deer herd. The trick…

  • Overhunting a good stand

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Overhunting a good stand Overhunting a good stand is a very common problem.  Every stand has a different detection level.  The more deer that know you were there, the higher risk stand it is.  Sometimes the best spot on your place has the…

  • Training deer to avoid you

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Nocturnal deer Kick the dog enough times he wont come around any more.  Deer are the same way.  Every time we bump a deer it learns something.  Give it enough lessons and it wont let you spook it anymore.   Nocturnal deer Steve…

  • How do I use my land without making deer nocturnal

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Nocturnal deer don’t know your patterns Deer quit moving during the day when you keep surprising them or you are frequenting areas at the same time they want to.  They feel your presence, and that presence equals pressure.  Make your self loud when…

  • Deer Stand access trails

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Deer Stand access trails Deer Stand access trails are a crucial part of any property plan.  If you are bumping deer going to and from your stand sites, you need to find a new plan.  Deer dont stay stupid when we educate them,…

  • Plant a licking tree

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Plant a licking tree Plant a licking tree in your food plots for deer and position that dog for the shot. Steve covers the few essentials so if the opportunity gets close, you can get the shot. Plant a licking tree Plant a…