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Post by honker on Jun 8, 2017 19:49:33 GMT -6
Interesting video on this link explaining the science behind why a deer is drawn to the sprouts on a mature hardwood stump. Concentrates the phosphorous and other nutrients the full root system is gathering into the limited number of leaves the stump is creating. Transforms leaves with very little value into super foods. I was wondering if anyone is actively using this technique at their land and to what degree of success. Pretty cost effective method for building the forage value on a property. If only it worked on Ironwood I would be in business, but I do have plenty of maple and basswoods to experiment with. m.facebook.com/pg/msu.deerlab/videos/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=1It is the video on the left if you follow the link |
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Post by Catscratch on Jun 8, 2017 20:06:08 GMT -6
Haven't watch the video yet but I've been doing what you describe with Osage orange and oak for quite some time. They see heavy use...
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Post by smsmith on Jun 8, 2017 20:07:26 GMT -6
Red maple and basswood stump sprouts get pounded here
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Post by sd51555 on Jun 9, 2017 0:23:12 GMT -6
Very cool video. Too bad he didn't show other nutrient data as well. It makes a ton of sense. I first learned basswood was a huge draw at my dad's. I knocked back the wood edge to get sunlight to my little clover plot. I came back and couldn't miss how much "the one doe" just nailed those sprouts. I've been a fan of mowing basswood ever since.
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Post by Sandbur on Jun 9, 2017 3:29:36 GMT -6
I have seen it with birch stumps.
The top leaves on popple regrowth can stay green into later fall and attract deer. This only works for about one year as it gets out of reach.
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Post by chummer16 on Jun 10, 2017 16:40:03 GMT -6
I just noticed this today on a beech tree I cut on the edge of a plot. I have never seen beech browsed before. Maple and cherry always get pounded.
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Post by nhmountains on Jun 10, 2017 18:17:35 GMT -6
I just noticed this today on a beech tree I cut on the edge of a plot. I have never seen beech browsed before. Maple and cherry always get pounded. That's weird Chummer. When I was moose hunting a couple years ago we visited several large clear cuts in the national forest. The only trees not browsed were the Beech. Everything else was mowed down by moose and deer. |
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Post by honker on Apr 10, 2022 21:00:42 GMT -6
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Post by honker on May 27, 2022 20:41:42 GMT -6
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Post by biglakebass on May 27, 2022 21:43:11 GMT -6
What kinda tree?
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Post by honker on May 28, 2022 19:04:20 GMT -6
Ash primarily in the pics |
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Post by honker on May 29, 2022 16:58:58 GMT -6
timely for this podcast to come out. Their study says that the 80% of the stumps will last 2+ and a high percentage last several years.
overcast.fm/+JFHhWe4yw |
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Post by Sandbur on May 29, 2022 17:16:42 GMT -6
After logging, my birch stumps were always heavily browsed up north. I just didn’t know what mineral stumps were?
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