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Post by mnfish on Jan 5, 2019 19:39:14 GMT -6
I have about 10-15 acres of various grasses and mature red oiser. Low land area. How would you manage this habitat to mazimize the browse for whitetails?
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Post by benmnwi on Jan 5, 2019 19:43:24 GMT -6
mow the area if possible to restart growth then spray clethodim to kill any grasses. Your rod should bounce back fast and provide lots of browse as long as nothing else takes over.
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Post by terrifictom on Jan 5, 2019 20:06:38 GMT -6
I would mow strips or trails thru it. Deer love to travel and browse on trails.
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Post by mnfish on Jan 5, 2019 20:10:18 GMT -6
If i cut the dogwood to the ground, is there any risk the grass takes over and "smoothers" the dogwood out? If i cut it to the ground, with high deer densities, is there any risk of the deer browsing the dogwood to death?
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Post by benmnwi on Jan 5, 2019 20:14:10 GMT -6
If you spray clethodim after the grass starts to regrow a then it will die.
Deer can browse the hell out of red osier dogwood, but if you have them established already I doubt they will wipe them out. I like the idea to mow them in strips though, that will leave you a reserve if rod if there are any issues. I'd guess you will be fine though.
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Post by wisco on Jan 6, 2019 9:25:02 GMT -6
I second benmnwi. Mowing brush species that have already established a good root system will cause them to sprout like crazy. It would be hard for deer to keep up on the browsing pressure. Clethodim will keep the weed competition at bay but not hurt the dogwood. Try a patch and watch the results. Mowing the trail through is a great idea, bring that trail right to where you can hunt it effectively without deer knowing you are there. Bonus points if it connects where deer want to go anyway. Bump that path over where it works best for you, two birds, 1 stone.
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Post by mnaaron on Jan 6, 2019 9:30:14 GMT -6
Make sure you spray grass when short and tender. If you wait too long it will not kill the grass...we learned the hard way one year.
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Post by sd51555 on Feb 2, 2019 15:51:18 GMT -6
Did we ever figure out what the ideal distance from the ground you should cut ROD to stimulate regrowth?
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Post by wklman on Feb 2, 2019 16:16:50 GMT -6
Did we ever figure out what the ideal distance from the ground you should cut ROD to stimulate regrowth? 3.14159265359 inches. |
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Post by Sandbur on Feb 2, 2019 16:24:54 GMT -6
Did we ever figure out what the ideal distance from the ground you should cut ROD to stimulate regrowth? 3.14159265359 inches. You and foggy got heat stroke from the Arizona sun. |
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Post by kooch on Feb 2, 2019 16:29:01 GMT -6
For the longest time I thought I was cutting them at a solid seven inches. Then I measured and realized it was only four.
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Post by kooch on Feb 2, 2019 17:58:12 GMT -6
That's a penis jokes gentlemen.
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Post by Sandbur on Feb 2, 2019 18:13:40 GMT -6
For the longest time I thought I was cutting them at a solid seven inches. Then I measured and realized it was only four tenths. Fixed it for you. |
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Post by kooch on Feb 2, 2019 18:51:08 GMT -6
True story.
The very first time I took my Son hunting, he was around 9 years old. We were hunting with a friend and his family on and around their place by Baudette. I reminded him on the way up that he may hear and see some things that weren't the kind of behavior his mother would approve of. But, it was hunting camp and boys will be boys.
Second day of the hunt, we're about to walk to stands and we're taking a leak by the truck. He says, "Dad, I think I know what the hardest part of deer hunting is." "Oh yeah", I replied, "What's that?"..... Dead serious he replies, "Finding my two inch dick through six inches of clothes."
I love my son.
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Post by jbird on Feb 4, 2019 11:00:03 GMT -6
As others have mentioned - whatever you do I would try on a smaller scale to see if you get the results you are after. You can also get different aged habitats if you do this over few years in a different area as well. Not just plant diversity but even age diversity can be a big difference in how the deer use those plants and that area. You could even just cut the ROD back and not to the ground to ensure it's above the grass or gets the sun but is still in the reach of the deer, if your concerned about killing the ROD.
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