Converting a Hay Field into a Buck Rutting Zone With Switchgrass and Trees
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- Опубліковано 14 вер 2023
- Habitat Plans and Deer Hunting Setups - StrategicHabitat.com
Randy VanderVeen - 616-560-7488 - randy@strategichabitat.com
Turning an old field into great deer habitat with switchgrass and trees for great deer cover and security.
I had an open field like that. My easy fix was planting corn for road blockage and deer security. I leave it up all winter .Then closer to the woods i added my food plots and wow what a difference.. The deer have cover and security. Now I have deer coming put to my food plots like never before.
I'll say it again. This is by far my favorite white tail channel
Nice informative ! Comparisons ! Easy too listen too ! Thanks randy ! Helped alot !
Thanks Craig
Great job again Randy. Season coming fast.
Just amazing the work you do to improve the ground. If I ever get the land that I want you are my first call. Just fantastic
Thanks Brian
I have been planting MxG and Cave in Rock SG for 7 years- on my NJ 22-acre deer habitat hunting area with fantastic results. Thanks for posting, Randy.
Thanks Chris
Nice job. Wish I was further north to try some of that. I'm WAY down south but still love watch these. Am incorporating some of the same strategies on my land I bought a couple years ago though. Surrounded by 1000s of acres of planted pines around these parts...
Used to be beautiful mixed hardwoods. But greed took over. I still have some of the 25 acres of native habitat. But it is too mature. So Thinning dramatically, creating edge cover, making depth of cover, tons of access, even experimenting with various central bedding cover options . Man it's fun. Keep up the good work. 👍🏻
Randy - this video is so rich with great information. One of your best and appreciate the honest assessment of the drill. My Tar River drill can’t plant corn either. .
Excellent information Randy! Really great project!! Look forward to seeing updates as things develop.
Thanks Keith
Fantastic video. I appreciate the design theory and honest take on success and failures with the plantings.
Thanks Kurt
Great information Randy keep up the good work
You’ve got a subscriber. I just purchased 68 acres in Georgia. Although the climate is different the concept is the same.
Great Video, lots of great information to apply to a property
Thanks Buddy
Good stuff. Lots of great insight.
So excited to test out a reolink camera!
I have a big open field like this in West Alabama and I’m in the process of buying a Gen 5 seed drill. This spring I’m planting the whole field in corn for starters then slowly progress towards a few other things
Great vid
Good luck on your journey with Horsenettle. My Grandpa has gotten rid of it. In several fields it is possible.
Nice vid!
I drilled RC Bigrock 1st of June & its 5+ feet tall, it’s amazing stuff, I’ve 3 acres of 2 year old cave in rock & it doesn’t even compare, I nuked it with R/U 2 weeks ago & it’s getting drilled with RC bigrock next June, that stuff is the BOMB!
For sure
Randy, videos like these provide a great wealth of knowledge and insight to those of us working on our own habitats. Thanks for the great video....btw where do you get rizomes for miscantha?
Maple River Farms or Lacy Creek Growers
Can you all down some thick trees for the car stoppers ? I’ve always wondered what to do. So many poachers around here.
Pinoaks grow fast n keep their leaves for a long time
Keep the walnuts and plant around the dead area
How do you manage this once you get the grass growing and fruit trees and pines established? Just mow? I assume you can’t burn.
In SG fields with not many trees you could use a weed eater to trim away the grass fuel. But this SG field will have way too much structure for burning. Lots of planting ahead of us.
How do they water?
Could u put a little sorghum or rye, oats in with the fall planted switch???
Sure could Travis. We almost did.
Isn’t Miscanthus invasive? The landowner is considering cutting down mature, native black walnuts so that the invasive miscanthus can grow better?
Randy what ph do you need for sandy soil for switchgrass to grow
The pH in this field is 6.0 but I've seen SG grow in the mid 5s.
Where was this video taken? Wondering how you’re getting Mischa this to stay alive in places like Wisconsin and Michigan and minnesota
SW Michigan. Does very well
What is the seeding rate for the 5 grain blend?
50# Oats
50# Winter Rye
40# Winter Peas
15# Crimson Annual Clover
5# Tillage Radish
How close to the house does the cam have to be to receive Wi-Fi signal Randy?
It's not Wi-Fi. It's a cellular just like any other cell cam. Comes with a solar panel so no batteries needed.
Get a SIM card from the EIOTClub online. About $10/mo for almost unlimited video AND..."live viewing" on demand 24/7 with the app on your phone. Absolutely made for food plots.
@@SeeMoreBucks Thanks Randy. For some reason I thought you had something about Wi-Fi connection.
Where is the link to purchase the Rep-Link Camera
reolink.com/product/reolink-go-pt-plus/
Oh no! The dreaded doe factory!!! 😅😅😅
LOL @@toddshippee7162
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Nice!
Shouldn't be planting miscanthus grass. It's an invasive species. So many better native screening options.
Your suggestion would be?
Much better choice would be hybrid willow and silkey willow.