Great detail and order. Do deer eat poison ivy? I saw that in the video.I just Uploaded a new video showing how I use a log book to prepare for the next season, track all my tree stands, and prepare for each hunt.
Yes they love itGreat detail and order. Do deer eat poison ivy? I saw that in the video.
Yes they love it
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Poison ivy loves me and I have tried to eradicate it from my woods at home. Did not know it had any value for anything Did not know deer ate poison ivy. A new food plot idea. It will keep trespassers away and attach deer. GOOD Video . I need to organize my data.
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AWESOME video Dave. I’m going to have to get more organized like that.
I love the idea to give each stand a T# designation, and how you label the areas as well.
I noticed the mention of the wicked wick in your notes. What cordage are you using for that, or do you use a licking branch?
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Learn something everyday. ThanksPrimates, and more specifically humans, are the only mammals allergic to urushiol (active ingredient in poison ivy). To everything else, it is just another leaf.
Turkeys love the fresh green shoots in the spring too.
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Great video! I'm going to steal some of your ideas for sure, I also completely agree on browse close to bedding from what I understand deer have different preferences of browse depending on what part of the country your in, did you determine what browse the deer in your area hit most based off of observation and scouting or is the a resource out there to least give a ball park of plants to look for, where I hunt in eastern KY the amount of food sources in the woods can be extensive especially in summer and early fall I want to be able to pin point the preferred ones along with pockets of white oaks that are near spots where bucks bed.
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What three in Ontario did you think of.Thanks for sharing so much information Dave.
Local browse will be a focus in my scouting this spring. I saw a post of yours on the beast where you essentially challenged the average hunter to name the top 10 browse in their area. I got to 3 and starting laughing because I realized I always over look it.
Awesome stuff as always!
Here’s a good read. It is specific to an area very near where @DaveT1963 and I hunt, but I would bet the species listed are fairly common across the deer’s range.
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_rp_w7000_1017.pdf
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What three in Ontario did you think of.
Corn, Soyabeans, Wheat, poison ivy, maple leaves, red willow or dogwood, ragweed, small trees, grasses, apples branches, golden rod, cedar needles in the winter, clover, alfalfa, Most of what I think of is not browse in the woods. . I guess we will have to research Ontario, Michigan, New York browse. Maybe guys in the Northern States can help us out. I wonder do they eat raspberries if they eat blackberries.
This has got me thinking. I went to the woods today and noticed that most of the brush had been browsed by deer, But the only thing I could identify was dogwood.