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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The Role of Wax Myrtle in a Diverse Wildlife Orchard Wax myrtle berries are so unattractive to deer that many gardeners plant wax myrtle to stop deer from entering their...
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What Do Deer Eat in Spring? Deer nutrition varies through the seasons. While there is plenty of fruit, plants, and vegetation for them to eat from summer until autumn, winter...
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Creating a Wildlife Paradise “Dr. Deer” Is Our Partner for Wildlife-Attractive Trees Wildtree is partnering with Dr. James Kroll—also known as “Dr. Deer”—to give landowners and wildlife aficionados a suite...
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We know you want to grow the right trees and attract the right wildlife to your land. And we know how overwhelming it can be to decide where you should...
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Wildtree Will Be Offering Buck Forage Oats Seeds Preparing your food plot for autumn and winter is crucial for maintaining the presence of deer and wildlife on your land. As...
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Why Are Acorns Important to Deer Food Plots? One thing is for sure: you need to provide a good food source for deer to linger on your plot. Food, water,...
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