Ever wonder why some properties produce more deer and better bucks, why others have mediocre results? The answer is right under your feet—it’s the soil! Yet, the one thing landowner...
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OK, you have dutifully collected your soil samples, sent them off for analysis, and now you have a very complicated report to interpret! This article is aimed at explaining what...
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We often are asked about fertilizing trees in a deer orchard. This is a very important aspect of managing these special areas for your deer. Just as with forage crops,...
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As a wildlife biologist, one of the many questions I am asked each year is, “What will the acorn crop be like here?” A smart biologist will reply, “Spotty,” and...
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Is Mulberry a Shade Tree? Why Is It Important to Deer? Are oak trees the first to come to mind when you think about deer food preferences? There are actually...
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What Is a Browse Plant? White-tailed deer have many food sources. They obviously love acorns, apples, pears, and plums but will also happily eat other types of vegetation depending on...
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It is nearly impossible to create a wildlife orchard without oak trees. Deer love acorns, as they provide them with plenty of nutrients for the coming winter. Oak trees are...
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Deer are creatures of habit: once they have found tasty food sources and a protected and safe bedding area, they will stay there for their whole life, barely moving beyond...
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If your wildlife orchard provides food, water, and shelter to deer, bucks, and does, you will have a permanent white-tail population roaming through your property. Deer bedding areas vary immensely:...
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History of the American Beautyberry The American beautyberry (Callicarpa Americana) is native to Georgia and grows magnificently in Texas, Florida, and near pinelands and wooded forests. Native Americans used this...
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Pear vs. Other Fruit Trees for Deer When designing a successful wildlife orchard, you must consider a mix of trees and shrubs that provide mast that is highly preferred by...
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March 12, 2022 (Saturday) Institute for Whitetail Deer Management & Research Facility Trawick, Texas Only 75 Tickets Available This year's is event is sponsored by Wildtree and Buck Forage Food...
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Just like humans, deer have their preferred foods. They will go first to their favorite foods and then move to second-best choices. Amongst the many kinds of cereal that a...
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There are two major stress periods for deer-- late summer and late winter. During the winter, bucks lose a tremendous amount of their body fat. According to Dr. James Kroll,...
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Deer love acorns, which are one of their preferred food sources. Whenever they find acorns, they will linger around, happily munching away and filling up in carbohydrates and fats. There...
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If you are planning to establish a wildlife orchard, you need to make sure the trees and bushes you plant fit the climate conditions of your area. Of particular interest...
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World-Renowned Food Plot Oats No Longer Just for Professionals Katy, TX: Deer hunters want to give themselves every advantage possible. For 30 years, professional hunters have relied on Buck…
When you plant your wildlife orchard, you need to choose trees, and shrubs that will thrive in your area. Planting trees and shrubs that cannot withstand the harshness and cold...
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Growing a Wildlife Orchard in Hardiness Zones 1-3 Hardiness zones have been devised to help gardeners, growers, and farmers adjust to the specific climate of their region and its particularities....
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As you browse our shop, you may notice our frequent mentions of plant hardiness for all our wildlife-preferred trees and shrubs. But what does this actually mean? All plants have...
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