Episode #166 - Spring Herbicides

Published: 2023-04-23
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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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Don described progress on habitat work, crediting Austin Raisor’s help with getting more done—tree stands and shooting lanes among it—than he could have finished alone in two weeks, including a mini excavator creek crossing near a stand that drew social-media criticism over stream-bank permits. He noted crop planting was running a full month ahead of the five-year average, with roughly 75% of area fields, including soybeans, already planted, and advised waiting for warm soil before seeding food plots so weeds don’t get ahead. Listener questions covered electric fences around soybeans, doubling seeding rates under heavy browse pressure, selling hunting rights separately from land (which Don called ridiculous), and whether hiring a consultant decades ago would have changed how he views his herd. Don also flatly denied a listener-relayed claim that his bucks came from releasing pregnant does. Terry announced Joe Johnson and Al Foster’s upcoming turkey hunt and a new NutriCrave corn product.

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