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Inventory Your
Food Last week we dealt with the subject of after season inventory as it
relates to deer using our property, this week we will turn our attention to the
vital area of food. Every property, if it is going to be a great hunting tract,
needs abundant and diverse food choices to consistently draw deer. When doing
your after season inventory, the first question you need to answer is what did
I plant, and how did it perform? Did the deer use it? If the answer is yes they
used it, great! If not, then why not? Let's face it, as avid deer hunters we
already spend an inordinate amount of time chasing deer and that elusive dream
buck, so if we are going to spend most of our free time and hard earned dollars
preparing and planting food plots, let's do it right!
If you have never done a soil test to
determine your soils PH, we can promise you are not maximizing your food plots.
At Advance we find with our clients living in the southeast that the majority
of their soils are acidic with a PH level well below the optimum of 7. We
typically find after a soil analysis PH levels in the 4.5 to 5 range, so every
time we fertilize our plots we make the problem worse. The solution: Lime!
Generally speaking, a plant cannot perform to its highest potential until we
reach the desired PH level of 7. Lime is much cheaper than fertilizer and easy
to spread and should be disked in. We are always asked "when should I apply
lime?" The answer is simple, whenever you can! Spring is usually the worst
time, not because it's the wrong time, but because commercial spreaders are
geared up to spread fertilizer for farmers and hard to get them to do it in the
spring. Generally speaking it takes about 1 ton of lime per acre to move the PH
1 point. Most properties need at least 2 tons per acre to start. After dealing
with the soils PH and getting that to a more desirable number consider
diversifying your plots to offer more variety. We recommend 60% of your field
space be planted in perennials (most clovers, chicory, etc) while 40% of your
open areas be annuals (wheat, oats, corn, etc).
The Whitetail Institute
and Biologic are great resources to consult in educating yourself to different
seed varieties. And finally, don't fail to identify and keep track of your
natural food sources. Where are your Oak trees? Do you have wild grapes and
persimmons? It is vital to know where these food sources are and how the deer
are using them. Monitor which Oaks produced mast this year and get a game plan
ready for next year. Only when you know what and where your food sources are
can you develop a strategy and plan to maximize your hunting which leads us
into next week's topic - STANDS. See you next week and if you need help
devising a plan for your property, or need to buy or sell, don't hesitate to
call us at Advance Land and Timber, LLC. |
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