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All, Have a persimmon grove of 50 trees on my new farm in 6b. About an acre in size. Probably 35 producing female trees and many still hanging fruit in December. Problem is I hung trail cams in and around the grove and got a ton of pictures of raccoons but very few deer in daylight. Plenty...

I have a 1.5 acre grass field I would like to convert to a clover field. I am taking a soil sample to determine ph and other deficiencies. I’m In Southwest IL. When should I terminate the grass ? Is glyphosate herbicide ok or should I use something else? Can I frost seed clover in...

Does anyone know the story with Midwest Deer Trees? Do they sell good trees? They seem to sell some same trees that Ryan at Bluehill sells. Do they share scion wood? Just curious if I should give em a shot or stick with Bluehill.

I was thinking, instead of planting switchgrass for deer bedding cover, has anyone had any experience planting conifers like a Christmas tree farm? How far apart do you space them? What conifer varieties would be best for this ? I was just brainstorming the possibilities of creating deer...

If you were to plant a new orchard today and could only plant 10 trees for deer hunting attractants in this orchard, what varieties would they be and why?

I waited until march/April to girdle and spray 1/3 garlon4 & 2/3 diesel fuel mix on my maples. Well the sap was running by then and I got very little success killing them. Do I even need to girdle them and spray this mix or could I just spray the bottom 3 feet of the tree now (december) to...

I have a newly constructed pond dam I want to plant in cool season grasses to help with erosion control and allow me to mow a couple times a year. Any suggestions as to what type? I am trying to avoid deer food so it doesn't end up competing with my foodplots nearby.

I was curious what everyone would do to plant bedding cover in old pasture ground that is currently short cold season grasses with zero cover. Assuming a guy didn't want to plant warm season grasses like switchgrass, what type of species would grow up and be great bedding cover for big bucks...