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Great info. Thank you. Being from Alabama it is humorous seeing what Mid-westerners call cover or "thick stuff". In the southeast we have an abundance of young pine thickets, briars, kudzu, wisteria and other terrain so thick that a person can't move through it…but to your point about cover…yes the bucks tunnel back in our impenetrable briar jungles to spend the day.

Thanks for sharing your experiences with TSI..

I enjoy watching your videos and not trying to be critical but this habitat layout will burn out the property too early in the season, Here's what I would change: food plot (1) should be tucked closer to the house and access should be mainly from the east border, (assuming a west wind) and opposite for an east wind. leave the trail system out of the bedding areas, with the Ag and multiple plots on a small parcel your deer movement will be too unpredictable. 1 main food plot closer to the house 2-3 acres max, bedding to the north and stands in between. Keeps deer movement more predictable that way. The food plot closer to the house that isn't hunted over will drag the deer across the property. The focus of this habitat plan should be making the cover as thick as possible to increase the deer's perception of safety. The rest of your layout is pretty close. With a small parcel it can be challenging to design a plan that will work for the whole season, especially with multiple hunters.

Love the swamps and clearcuts here in Georgia.

Hello Mark. I just came across your channel and I really like your approach. My property is 30 acres near Lansing Michigan. Water isn't an issue for me, one of our borders is a small river. My woods is basically like what you described. I can see almost all the way through. I am planning on getting out with the chainsaw this winter to create some thick gnarly stuff. I will definitely be watching more of your videos.

Ur hired let's go.

They said my property sucks because there not enough food lol I know I know deer we had a darn drought

Hey Mark, great video. Recently on my Facebook feed I saw an ad to have my local county forester come out for a free walk through of my property with me that I took advantage of. A couple weeks later he sent a follow up letter of what we discussed with an arial photo of the property. As we walked the property he shared things like the types of trees on my place, good bedding areas, travel corridors, potential stand locations and areas where I can open up the canopy of the woods.

What bolts and length are you using ?

How does the chair maintain the height setting when you're swiveling, without raising or lowering. Thanks

I knew a lot and the consultation was validation of what I was going to do after years of listening watching and reading and I learned along his walk as well

Get a bottle of mineral oil And rag and wipe your seals down with that

Deer in the south love pine stands. There s cover in them and they eat the briars

Good post

I have an elevated blind up 20 feet in the air . Wood stove really is not a great option as getting wood up there would cause a host of issues. I got a propane heater out of a camper and installed it . Perfect heating option ! Hot and dry and no moisture from the propane ! A tank last all hunting season !! It warms for three weeks on one tank ! Hands down best heating idea !

I have known this for sometime now and it’s a bingo

TSI. GrowingDeerTV has been saying this for years. They also believe in fire which rejuvenates the growth/food.

Question Sir- I’m in the process of starting my first blind. 6X8 sealed up tight, no insulation. Going to have a little stove made. Do you think a stove 8x8x8 will heat it with temps in the 20’s & 30’s?? Or is that a little small?

No wolves period!

As usual your comparison test, like most on you tube, was not reliable nor accurate because you changed bolts. You didn't show how you cocked the bow each time probably because you removed the crossbow from the sled thus, affecting accuracy. I've never had a problem shooting the expandable broadhead I use out of any crossbow nor compound bow. The ethical thing to shoot is the most accurate broadhead out of your bow period. I just don't accept "accurate enough".

Could you put a little Vaseline around that window gasket to prevent that noise when you open it?

You are correct,but you'd be surprised how many people think clear cuts are bad.

30+ years ago I didn't even know consultants existed. Had some ideas, made a plan and worked hard. I got lucky, really. Great productive land now. I followed a few ideas: mix up my species, a variety of conifers, hardwoods, mast and fruit trees, and shrubs. Vary the plantings in location, directions, spacing and mixing. Look at land contour and natural travel. Plant as many natives as I could. Leave a bunch of open areas and edge. Take into consideration surrounding properties. But I got lucky. I could have wasted all those years if I guessed wrong. If I could offer one tip: variety. A second one would be: as Jeff says- it's either for deer and wildlife or for lumber production but not both.

Going back watching your hunting playlist looking forward to this years videos. Fellow michigan hunter with 36 acres trying to have similar success. Had a great couple hunts last few days. Hope you’ve had a successful season!

Excellent demo of both fixed and mechanical! I like the rage broadhead myself! Ive taken 13deer in 4yrs w/my x-bow! Complete pass thru on all but i waited until they were all broadside! My farthest tracking was approx 80yards..thank you for the test results.

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The deer have been hammering the food plots this year. I think part of the reason is because the lack of rain early fall.

Thanks fo the vid. Good honest presentation and love the way you don't over complicate it. My son is just now 12 and becoming increasingly interested in hunting. I just purchased our first blind, was watching vids on set up, ran across your vid on heating. Thanks again, subscribed and look for more.

if you were to see my deer blind you would take them down

Just sprap like wd40 on the window seals and they won't stick

Thank you for sharing this, I been thinking of one for wildlife and the tube is so smart it suggested this today, perfect timing, great info, thank you.

Quieter than a sunflower also

You have to have vented heater.

Another Michigan man.. me as well petoskey area. Good videos man.

Enjoy your videos. What type of sorghum do you plant in your food plot? I am in NW Wisconsin shorter growing season I also have a mix of high ground and low wet ground on my 40 acres. Thanks!

Sweet heater. That sure came a long way from the old days where you push the cardboard tube out of a roll of toilet paper then put the entire roll of toilet paper in a metal coffee can. Fill it up with alcohol and light it. We never had sealed windows so no worries about fumes.😊

"How it works" MAGIC! Great explanation 😂

Chemicals !😮

I have these on my blind. They open inside, with a near airtight seal. No water. No bugs. No noise when opening or closing. Superior build.

Orchards. Apple orchards are the answer. Forget the annual food plots. Plant a half acre of apple trees. Highly addictive, lots of cover. I've never not seen a deer in an apple orchard. Once they're established (3-5 years), they're relatively low maintenance, PLUS, you can eat from it too. Toss some clover seed out amongst it and BAM!, you've got yourself most everything you just talked about.

That's a great idea! The propane is handy but I always worry about carbon monoxide

What size tractor is that? I have a 1025r....do you think it could handle that drill?

Built my first box blind back in 84, 4’x8’. I’ve always used osb, just get an outside primer, outdoor medium to dark gray paint, back then probaby $16 to $ 20. Black, dark green, tan spray and creat some trees. Asphalt shingles, tar paper for the roof. Ask around if your neighbors have any laying about. Color doesn’t matter. Done.

Excellent video. I learned a lot.

Is there a reason you went with sorghum sudan instead of grain sorghum? I'm looking to replace corn with something, as I am a believer in structure instead of a wide open plot.

Good info Mark! The older I get the closer to the cabin I hunt!

Mark.....thanks for the update. My grandson passed a really nice 3 yr 12 point and shot no brows, an 8 yr old, but hit him in the shoulder and did not recover him. We saw him afterwards on camera and he is doing well. My grandson is pursuing him this weekend. I think your idea of planting sorghum for adding structure and security in your food plots is great. What type are you planting and are you planting 5lbs. per acre over the entire field. Do you plant it over the entire field and then mow down areas so you can shoot a bow through parts of the field where the clover/brassica are growing through the sorghum. I have been enjoying the hunts through my grandson as I still have limited mobility. thanks, Bob

One of my best blinds is just outside my front yard lol. I live on my 30 acres in west michigan and my house in on the back end of the property.

Thanks, hoping to get my future son in law his first buck and daughter back in the blind with me for the first time in several years.

Right there with you with the age and grandkids. I did plant some Sorghum as well this year and the bucks hang out close to it. Good luck, go Lions.