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ATV Rotary Harrow
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ATV Cultipacker
- 6.5' x 16' Trailer
- 2-3,500 Lb. axles
- A-Frame Tongue made from Heavy Gage 4" Channel
- 3" X 3" Main Frame with 2" X 2" risers
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Heavy Duty ATV Spreader
- Available in 6000 lb. or 5200 lb. axles
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Hawthorn Creates Cover and Food for Wildlife by NWTF
EDGEFIELD, S.C.
No two snowflakes are alike, and the same can almost be said of hawthornes.
Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) is a member of the rose family, and some species can reach 40 feet in height. Anywhere from 30 to more than 1,000 species of hawthorns have been identified in the United States, and individual species are often impossible to identify.
Hawthorns, however, do share common traits: dense foliage, tangled limbs and sharp spines that can grow longer than two inches. Sometimes straight and sometimes curved, the spines keep predators at bay and make hawthorn a favorite nesting tree for songbirds. {Read More}
Guide to Growing Successful Game Plots by Pennington Seed 1. Always lime and fertilize because most woodland soils are low in phosphorus and tend to be acidic. A soil test will tell you how much to use. Information on taking soil tests can be obtained from your local County Extension office.
2. Always prepare the soil by plowing, smoothing and firming the seedbed. Good seed-soil contact is essential for a thick, productive stand.
3. Broadcast seeding by hand or with a spreader can produce good results if you are careful to cover most seed no deeper than ½ inch and use a log or heavy drag to firm up soil after planning.
Summer Tips
Mow perennial food plots to control weeds and keep them vegetative.
Plant dove fields.
Soil test for upcoming fall food plots and apply lime as needed.
Chainsaws: A Cornerstone Tool for QDM by Lindsay Thomas Jr. QDMA
For Christmas, I received the ultimate gift for a Quality Deer Manager.
No, not a tractor. Not a lime spreader or a digital trail camera. I unwrapped a new 18-inch chainsaw complete with safety chaps and a visored helmet, a gift from my Dad, who knew I needed one and also, I suspect, wanted me to stop borrowing his. Just because he has three - two sizes of chainsaws plus an extendable pole saw - doesn't mean he has them to spare. A Quality Deer Manager can never have too many chainsaws. {Read Full Article}
Managing Supplemental Plantings by Joe Koloski, Senior Regional Biologist NWTF
Brandon, MS
Most people who manage land for wildlife in the southeast incorporate supplemental plantings, or food plots, into their management scheme. Although food plots can be an important component of an overall wildlife habitat management plan, they are not the "silver bullet" that will automatically ensure that game will flock to your property, grow to trophy proportions, and stay there. {Read Full Article}
An Effective and Economical Method of Killing Fescue and Other Weeds in Food Plots by Kent Kammermeyer
Pennington Seed
Our wildlife managers have been fighting fescue in deer food plots for years. Until recently, we have been gradually losing the battle by employing a system of plowing and planting shade producing crops that temporarily prevent fescue from re-invading. Encroachment from plot edges and small gaps in our shade crop (corn or grain sorghum) has always seemed to eventually thwart our efforts. A publication entitled "Handling the Fescue Problem" by Jeff Sole and Pat Keyser put us on the right track toward permanently getting rid of fescue in our deer food plots.
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Truth About Durana White Clover Kent Kammermeyer
Pennington Seed
Do you remember "Jack and the Beanstalk"? I haven't read the story lately, but the best I can remember (I'm over 50), it went like this. Once upon a time, a young deer hunter named Jack got a hold of some magic clover from Georgia. He carefully sowed the magic clover on a log landing on his deer lease called the Monster Rack Trophy Club. The next day he came back and low and behold one cloverstalk had climbed its way up through the clouds making a perfect deer stand. Jack got his 7mm Magnum (or was it a 30-06 or .270?) and climbed the stalk until he had a perfect view of the forest about 1,000 feet below him (he had a good scope).
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Don't Procrastinate With Doe Harvest Goals by Lindsay Thomas Jr.
Among the many misconceptions about Quality Deer Management, some hunters have the mistaken impression that QDMA recommends a heavy doe harvest in every situation, and a few of them even refuse to support QDMA because of this. I can’t blame them. If there was a conservation organization that endorsed heavy doe harvest in every circumstance, I wouldn’t support them either. {Read Full Article}
QDMA Articles : Chainsaws: A Cornerstone Tool for QDM by Lindsay Thomas Jr. QDMA
For Christmas, I received the ultimate gift for a Quality Deer Manager.
No, not a tractor. Not a lime spreader or a digital trail camera. I unwrapped a new 18-inch chainsaw complete with safety chaps and a visored helmet, a gift from my Dad, who knew I needed one and also, I suspect, wanted me to stop borrowing his. Just because he has three - two sizes of chainsaws plus an extendable pole saw - doesn't mean he has them to spare. A Quality Deer Manager can never have too many chainsaws. {Read Full Article}
Whitetail Science - Minerals and Whitetails by Brian Murphy
With spring just around the corner, hunters everywhere are gearing up to begin establishing or "recharging" the mineral sites on their hunting properties. They know that deer typically begin using supplemental minerals around spring green-up and continue until early fall. Surely, the knee-deep depressions in the soil caused by repeated years of mineral supplementation are evidence of deer need and, thus, benefit. But, is there any scientific evidence to support this? {Read Full Article}
What Your Mama Never Told You About Brassicas! by Kent Kammermeyer, Senior Wildlife Biologist Pennington Seed
What in the world is a Brassica? A musical instrument related to a trumpet, right? Hardly. Brassica is the scientific (genus) name for the mustard and turnip family including rape, kale, swedes, canola, collards, rutabaga, broccoli and others. Some of these can be quite useful in deer management as late fall and winter forage when freezing temperatures raise the sugar content of the leaf. They then become highly palatable and are high in protein and highly digestible when virtually nothing else is available for deer to eat. This is especially true in the north with frozen ground and snow cover preventing the use of even cool season forage crops like wheat or rye. {Read Full Article}
A View From Afar by Dr. Mickey Hellickson
Though my education in deer management and my career path have taken me to Texas, I always dreamed of applying what I learned in my home state of Iowa. In the agricultural Midwest, the potential for QDM is likely higher than it is anywhere else on earth. Long-time readers of Quality Whitetails know that my dream became a reality in 1996, when a partner and I leased the hunting rights to a 1,480-acre tract in south-central Iowa. {Read Full Article}
Chicory: A Powerful Perennial by Rans Thomas, Tecomate
A few planting seasons ago, I was visiting with a client in the Southeast. As I glanced over his bookshelf, I noticed among hunting and outdoor books one title in particular – "Perennials." I thought to myself, "Now, this guy has got it together. He is already reading about perennials for food plots." Then I noticed the book’s full title: "Perennials – a Southern Celebration of Foods and Flowers." It was misplaced from his wife’s cookbook collection. Oh well, maybe I would spot a new recipe. As I flipped through the book, I saw among the flowers and plants one of my favorite forage plot species – chicory. Maybe this book wasn’t so misplaced after all. {Read Full Article}
How Much and Where to Plant For Deer & Turkeys by Kent Kammermeyer - Senior Wildlife Biologist Pennington Seed
Both deer and wild turkeys will definitely benefit from agricultural food plots on 10 to 15% of the land in a heavily forested area, wherever this is feasible. This means 4 - 5 plots averaging 2 - 10 acres each per square mile. This large number may be unrealistic for many land managers because of the high cost of installation and maintenance; however, even 1% of an area in high-quality plots improves turkey brood rearing habitats and deer diets, which enhance reproduction, growth, and antler development. Recent research overwhelmingly supports food plots as valuable food for deer and as tools for increased or more selective harvest. {Read Full Article}
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