Episode #166 - Spring Herbicides

Published: 2023-04-23 Episode page Duration: 53 min

In this episode

consulting

• Mike Miller asked whether hiring a consultant thirty years ago would have made Don’s deer herd and harvested bucks mean less to him now. 30:45

deer-hunting

• Terry said he and Don spend so much time with deer that they have to pick their battles and forgo other hobbies. 14:55
• Don said deer hunting is his priority and he’s fine with others chasing turkeys instead. 15:34

deer-repellent

• Don recounted that a deer-repellent spray company they wanted to partner with declined because its owner is a rabid anti-hunter. 26:45

electric-fence

• John McCoy asked whether an electric fence around soybean plots would permanently scare mature bucks off the property. 20:31

faith

• Terry recommends going to church and being part of a local congregation weekly for the accountability and encouragement it provides. 38:46

food-plots

• Don plans to relax once his food plots are in, then start putting his trail cameras out across a wide area around July 1. 1:59
• Don recommends waiting for warm enough soil temperatures before planting food plot seed so it germinates immediately and gets ahead of weeds. 13:06
• Don cautions food plotters against waiting too long, noting a tendency to delay spring plots into the summer months. 13:34

habitat-work

• Don credited Austin Raisor’s few days of help for getting more habitat work done—TSI, tree stands, shooting lanes—than Don could have finished alone in two weeks. 1:32
• Don had Austin’s mini excavator create a creek crossing about 15 yards from one of his stands after cleaning out a silted roadside ditch. 8:07

herbicide

• David Aman asked whether using a pre-emergent herbicide on soybeans would still let an overseeded green plot come up in the fall. 44:39

hunting-rights

• Adam Smith asked what Don and Terry think about selling hunting rights separately from land, and whether the trend will grow. 28:24

japan-trip

• Terry said the thing he appreciates most about Japanese culture is how respectful the people are there. 3:20

land-management

• Social media critics claimed Don needed an EPA permit for messing with the stream bank when he built his creek crossing. 8:21

listener-shoutout

• Don thanked listener Matt Williams, who mailed him mushrooms after Don mentioned wanting some on a previous episode. 19:10
• Don thanked fellow church member Kent Taber for bringing him mushrooms and crappie fillets after church. 19:18

miscanthus

• Don announced this is the last week for Miscanthus sales and urged listeners to place their orders. 18:44

mushroom-hunting

• Terry asked how long mushroom season lasts and whether mushrooms can be picked in summer too. 19:36

new-product

• Terry announced Real World’s new NutriCrave deer corn product coming out this year. 10:30

planting-progress

• Don estimated roughly 75% of the ag fields in his area, including soybeans, were already planted this spring. 9:55
• Don said this year’s crop planting dates are a full month ahead of the five-year average. 10:55

reputation

• A listener relayed a friend’s claim that Don’s 200-inch bucks came from releasing pregnant does, and that ASIO staff didn’t know who Don was. 39:57

travel

• Don said he has never had any desire to travel outside the country, and that desire only decreases the older he gets. 4:03

turkey-hunting

• Terry announced that Joe Johnson and Al Foster are coming out next weekend to turkey hunt for three days. 12:04
• Terry hopes Joe Johnson kills a big turkey on Terry’s property the following weekend. 51:58

Deer activity

• unnamed buck (harvest) 32:35

Listener questions

Question: Terry asked how long mushroom season lasts and whether mushrooms can be picked in summer too. 19:36

• Answer: Don explained mushroom season is short, lasting only a couple of weeks in the spring. 19:42

Question: John McCoy asked whether an electric fence around soybean plots would permanently scare mature bucks off the property. 20:31 — asked by John McCoy

• Answer: Don said he has no direct experience but has never heard a negative report from clients using electric fences, and doesn’t think they permanently spook mature bucks. 21:31
• Answer: Don recommends doubling soybean seeding rates in areas with heavy browse pressure to help crops survive deer browsing. 24:56
• Answer: Terry said planting alfalfa draws heavy deer browsing away from nearby soybeans early in the season. 25:36

Question: Adam Smith asked what Don and Terry think about selling hunting rights separately from land, and whether the trend will grow. 28:24 — asked by Adam Smith

• Answer: Don called selling off hunting rights separately from land ridiculous, saying it permanently decreases property value and he would avoid such deals. 28:33

Question: Mike Miller asked whether hiring a consultant thirty years ago would have made Don’s deer herd and harvested bucks mean less to him now. 30:45 — asked by Mike Miller

• Answer: Don said hiring a consultant decades ago likely wouldn’t diminish his sense of success, since so much of what he’s learned is property-specific and constantly evolving. 34:53
• Answer: Terry said everyone should reflect on their goals and surround themselves with people who can help them get there, whether through consulting or other guidance. 36:42

Question: A listener relayed a friend’s claim that Don’s 200-inch bucks came from releasing pregnant does, and that ASIO staff didn’t know who Don was. 39:57 — asked by Jonathan Miller

• Answer: Don flatly denied ever releasing pregnant does on his farm, calling the accusation completely false. 40:34
• Answer: Don rebutted the ASIO claim by noting ASIO Camo owner Joe Miles has sat in his house filming a video together. 42:07

Question: David Aman asked whether using a pre-emergent herbicide on soybeans would still let an overseeded green plot come up in the fall. 44:39 — asked by David Aman

• Answer: Don advised being careful about which residual herbicide and dosage to use, and spraying early so the residual wears off before fall overseeding. 46:23
• Answer: Terry said he’d rather use a pre-emergent herbicide and skip a green source than deal with heavy waterhemp and marestail in his soybeans. 47:32
• Answer: Don added that soybean leaves need to be turning yellow, not still green, for an overseeded green plot to successfully come up. 47:59

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