Habitats & Food Plots

News & Tips: Wild, Natural Foods to Supplement Food Plot Plantings...
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Wild, Natural Foods to Supplement Food Plot Plantings

The food plot business in the United States has grown to gargantuan proportions in the last decade. Thousands of hunters and landowners spend untold millions of dollars every year locating, clearing…
News & Tips: Fall Plots & Hogs
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Fall Plots & Hogs

Keep 'em or drill over? Dr. Woods explains how and when he decides to pull the trigger on re-drilling a stressed bean plot. We're targeting hogs on a local property and planning for some bacon. Time…
News & Tips: Fall Food Plots: Good Farmers Make Good Hunters...
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Fall Food Plots: Good Farmers Make Good Hunters

Hunting over food plots has become standard operating procedure for most landowner/hunters. Fall food plots concentrate deer and frankly make it a little easier to take that buck of a lifetime or…
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Seed Day - Quail & Upland Wildlife in Southwest Missouri

Seed Day;The Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation (QUWF) will be providing a Habitat Seed Day at the Bass Pro Shops' Springfield, Missouri Flagship store, weather permitting combined with a…
News & Tips: Brassicas - Favorite Late Summer Planting...
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Brassicas - Favorite Late Summer Planting

Every type of plant for food plots has a "best" season to plant it. In the case of brassicas, that season is now. From August through September is the time to get these plants in the ground.…
News & Tips: Our Oldest Buck Returns, a Prescribed Fire & Pond Tips...
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Our Oldest Buck Returns, a Prescribed Fire & Pond Tips

Lots of how-to's and the story of an old buck named Split Brow!A buck we estiamte to be 7 years old has shown up on our Reconyx Trail Cameras. He will be number one on our hit list this year! In this…
News & Tips: Saving Fawns from Coyote Predation
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Saving Fawns from Coyote Predation

Study after study has demonstrated that bears, coyotes, and even bobcats prey heavily on fawns. Coyotes seem to be getting the most attention by hunters and for good reason. Coyote populations are…
News & Tips: A Big New Buck Shows Up on Our Cameras...
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A Big New Buck Shows Up on Our Cameras

It's time to get those Reconyx Trail Cameras out and start focusing on antlers! We did that here at The Proving Grounds and found 15 reasons to get excited for deer season: a new 15 point buck! Watch…
News & Tips: Go Native With Wildlife Habitat
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Go Native With Wildlife Habitat

Wildlife food plots provide tons of high quality nutrition to whitetails and are a cornerstone of most well managed deer properties. But, before you get all wrapped up in an expensive food plot…
News & Tips: Tips to Improve Your Deer Hunting Property...
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Tips to Improve Your Deer Hunting Property

This episode is full of tips that every hunter can use!  Dr. Woods and the GrowingDeerTV team tour a property in Eastern Missouri offering the landowner tips and advice on how he can improve his…
News & Tips: Food Plot Tips for Hot Temperatures
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Food Plot Tips for Hot Temperatures

In this episode Dr. Woods shares food plot techniques that will make a huge difference in the production of your food plots and future antler growth. The episode begins with a short recognition of…
News & Tips: How to Grow the Best Clover Food Plots...
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How to Grow the Best Clover Food Plots

Clover can be a great addition to any wildlife manager's tool bag in providing quality forage and hunting areas. Watch right here to find out everything we do to keep clover in our food plots for…