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No Till Food Plots - So Easy

bowhunter1023

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Finally had a chance to watch this on the big screen. I enjoy this type of hunting content more than the hunts themselves anymore. Winke and his daughter posted a similar (forward looking) video this week walking through her quest to kill a 5.5 year old buck this year. When you add in all the habitat work and the strategy behind it, it elevates the story to a new level. If it worked once, it'll work again for sure!
 
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at1010

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Finally had a chance to watch this on the big screen. I enjoy this type of hunting content more than the hunts themselves anymore. Winke and his daughter posted a similar (forward looking) video this week walking through her quest to kill a 5.5 year old buck this year. When you add in all the habitat work and the strategy behind it, it elevates the story to a new level. If it worked once, it'll work again for sure!
Thanks man!! I don’t do a lot of hunting content just due to there being a lot out there already. But on occasion I do like to highlight a few little things that have worked for us over years. I appreciate the nice feedback!!

I love everything Bill Winke puts out - he is the best in my eyes.
 
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Update on the Vitalize Tomato patch. We never stop testing!!

100 plants (give or take)
NITROBOOST AND CARBON LOAD - seeded between rows
No synthetic inputs
VITALIZE Micros added last winter
Vitalize Fish+Humics sprayed every 10-14 days
Mow, seed, mow seed - inter crop rows

Absolutely tickled with results. The legumes are fixing N. The radish and sorghum are mining nutrients and all of them are working to simulate biology in the soil.

Imagine if this was a deer plot - it would absolutely be highly attractive!!
 

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I did a test on our Carbon Load mix in pure play sand I got from The Home Depot. This wasn’t regularly irrigated but we did catch a few timely rains.

Over a few weeks - this was the results. As you can see the plants have a desire to succeed and find nutrients - even in almost 0 organic matter. These plants roots and photosynthetic engine allows for the plants survive in the harshest of conditions.

I am certain had I foliar fed this - the results would have further been stellar. Not to mention that in a true light soil environment the organic matter, microbial biomass, and pure area for roots to find water - deep down- is far greater than a blank pot full of play sand.

Let biology work for you!!
 

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As the sun has risen on a new deer season- I stayed in with Bryce - while Uncle Zack, went out with the goal of doe management. Bryce was so excited when we got the text at 8am we needed to go track!

Sharing our passion with Bryce is just amazing. You can’t wipe the smiles off any of our faces!

Congratulations @bromechkee!!
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I might be tagged out on a buck but that doesn’t mean the work stops. This small plot was sprayed and broadcasted with our Carbon Load. It was struggling due to drought so I sprayed it with our Fish Fert+humics.

As you can see the growth took off from there!!

The trap is set - does are in trouble!!! And hopefully a mature buck will show here and I can get my cousin on him!!

Nothing like Ohio deer season!!!
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My good buddy who helps me manage the farm punched his tag on a great, mature, Ohio whitetail. We always will send in teeth but we believe he’s a 4+ based on body size.

This buck stepped out into a Vitalize Seed Foodplot and that was all she wrote.

It will be hard to beat this season for us! Thanks for following along!
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