Native browse
Well, hunting season is half way through and we need to start thinking about how we can make next year better. If we get a jump on next season now then it will be very beneficial for next year. So what do we need to do to get our hunting grounds better, after all we have food plots already.. How about getting our natural browse up to par? Well, what does natural browse consist of? What do we need to do for that?
The natural browse consists of all native foods of deer that we do not plant. Honeysuckle, Muscadines, Green Briar are all examples of natural browse, also we have things like your oak trees, and persimmon trees. They are just as important as everything that we could plant. There are things to do that improve the overall benefits to the deer herd. Everybody always thinks about deer hunting when summer starts to end, but we need to be thinking and planning now. In February, we need to start working on all of these places.
Starting in February, you can start fertilizing your oak trees. Go around the drip line of the tree and start placing your fertilizer. There are several different types of fertilizers that you can use, so be sure that you use the right application for the job. Also your persimmon trees are important to look at now. Do the same for your persimmon trees that you do for your oak trees and they will give you close to the same results. Starting at first green up in spring, you can start adding fertilizers to your honeysuckle, greenbriar, and muscadines. Then after 45-60 days you can add a light coat of fertilizers as long as you are still getting plenty of rain. Don’t fertilize if your rainfall has stopped, because you will burn up your natural browse. Fertilizing all of this stuff will boost your protein levels up, which is exactly what you are trying to do.
If you take the time and effort to do all of this extra work during the off season, it will pay off in deer season. This will benefit both you and the deer herd in your area. Your oak trees and persimmon trees should produce more mast, which will be a magnet when deer season opens. Your natural browse will have a better protein level; therefore you will have a better antler production. It all affects you, whether you realize it or not. This is also the time to be putting salt into the ground, so the salt will be in the ground good by the time summer gets here. Mineral salt or mineral supplement are also another way to get your antlers built up. Check your local game laws, just to make sure what is legal and what is not.
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