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What do you all do specifically to build bedding? Anyone hunt in the hills that could give some advice on what works best through your trials? I’ve got a lot of spice bush that’s around my food which is above the bedding that supports doe bedding, however my traditional topography that would...

I was looking at a bundle of 25 eastern red cedar for under 100$. Anyone know of any plant and walk away trees that would assist with bedding as well as screening? I’m in SE Ohio, don’t know of any cedar close to me. My apples all are said to be CAR resistant? How much sun do cedars require to...

Anyone besides Ted Miller ever have success with these. Curious for those that have run them how they build? Wire type? Is it better to just run the mock post/scrape like Skip? Curious to how much rubbing activity the vertical get vs the horizontal?

Just want to make sure aim not missing any pages with solid info. What are your go to pages for intel/knowledge on habitat other than Skips page? What’s your go to for hunting content pages/channels for strategy?

Going to get first gly spray down soon for RC SG and vitalize mix planting this May. Question is, what will simizine and gly do to location that I’m going to run vitalize mix in which will be planted alongside the SG? Should I separate the two locations and only run Gly where the vitalize mix is...

I’m sure this has been asked but for you guys running a lot of fruit, are you keeping it in a destination food source or do you place in transition/kill plots too? Trying not to over think this but I put in 25 pear and crab this past year in my big food destination plot. I have a good pinch in...

Have any of you planted soil builder mixes like Vitalize/Droptine/Green Cover? Anyone have any opinion on these? I like the idea, with limited acreage to plant 3 acres I worry beans won’t stand a chance especially with my recent census after cutting last falls corn. Anyone run these rotations...

Curious how everyones project scrapes did during 2023 season? I was browsing YouTube and ran by Skips mock using hedge, was that one a success? Anyone have any trial and error changes for this coming year? Is there a consensus that the pine limb with attached licking branch is a good dual...

Listened to Tony Lapratt on the latest Exodus podcast. He was praising beans and corn planted together at 70/30 with a grain drill. Curious if anyone has tried this and seen success? He said deer won’t detassel the corn due to it not being planted in rows, rather random.

What do you all do in and around your fruit orchards for food sources? Should I establish clover and yearly refresh with a frost seeding? I’ve got a good 30 trees in and don’t want to get near them with a tiller? Just curious what you all do for best results?

I’m bouncing back and forth on my Ohio plans but I’d really like to try beans this spring. Total acreage would be 3 acres beans, 1 acre clover, and then a 3/4 acre fall mix in an interior woods plot. For those of you that have fenced your beans, what’s a good “budget” fencing company? Any...

My big Ohio food plan was shot down by family so back to the drawing board. I have 6 acres of plantable in my main plot which I planted corn and greens in this year for year one, also put in a good 25 fruit trees and have more coming. Anyone have any luck with breaking up plots into smaller...

My farm is a high percentage of hard maple. I recall in Jim Braukers book a reference to deer liking hard maple. How would you all with maple reccomend doing cuts for bedding? Would you drop them or hinge or a combo? Also, do stump sprouts with hard maple get browsed?

Any ideas on what’s worked best in regards to your orchards? Does one big one do better than smaller strategic ones at say pinches or small kill plots? Is there a cap in your eyes for tree numbers or do you keep stacking them in? Anyone have any underground tree species that get the job done...

Anyone have recommendations for habitat podcasts? I feel like I know all the good ones but maybe I’m missing some….

My family 12 acre hayfield has long been late summer harvested for the neighbors cattle. Is there any benefits I could provide to cattle with switch if I were to do a spring cutting? My current plan was to plant app 3 acres of RC BR but I have a lot more ground and if there’s a livestock benefit...

Wondering for those who have tried different types, what’s your best recommendation for seed type. I’m debating real world vs RC big rock for southern Ohio planting. I’ll have access to a drill. Curious for those that side by specific seed types “why” they run what the do?

Looking into 2024, I am looking to run beans for the first time on the new property. I have 4 acres planned, a good portion will be going into this year's corn stubble. What do you guys reccomend, I know nothing, was thinking Real World? Does broadcast and pack work post till or should I use a...

I tagged out in Ohio last week so back to the drawing board. For those of you that use rope scrape, where do you buy your rope at, I can't stomach buying from a deer related company, 20$ for 2.5 feet.... also is there a preferred rope type? Saw lowes has jute and sisal... Plan on having a...

My cameras went lights out about 2 days before I arrived for my hunt. All doe traffic was at dark or just before, where it was a party daily leading up to the last week of October. The buck traffic became non existent and three of my regulars I had all fall are now gone. I have a sloppy...