Episode #210 - What to do with Bush Honeysuckle

Published: 2024-03-03
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Duration: 61 min

In this episode

asio

• Terry teases upcoming news later this year about how sponsor ASIO will change the hunting industry. 12:11

bush-honeysuckle

• Brandon McDaniel asks whether a timber harvest and dozer are his only options for a 20-acre woodlot overtaken by bush honeysuckle and locust. 17:54

chasing-giants-bingo

• Terry notes that many listeners are looking forward to the Chasing Giants Bingo game tied to the upcoming dealer meeting. 0:44
• Don jokes that phrases like ‘tee it up’ and ‘purple haired freaks’ are among the terms on the Chasing Giants Bingo poster. 60:07 (light moment)

client-privacy

• Don says it isn’t his place to reveal to the public what a consulting client is doing on his property, respecting their privacy. 11:42

consulting

• Don recounts consulting on three different properties in a single day, a first in all his years of consulting. 1:05

cornerstone-equipment

• Don jokingly identifies Cornerstone Equipment, with five Kentucky locations, as the skid loader dealer Terry was plugging, calling him their representative. 24:39 (light moment)

dealer-meeting

• Terry announces the show is preparing for Real World’s first-ever in-person dealer meeting alongside the usual podcast schedule. 0:35

fae

• Terry notes FAE sponsored the Midwest Sportsman Classic, and as a result FAE reps are meeting with Real World at the shop the next day about a dealer relationship. 24:49

food-plots

• Terry warns that overplanting food plot products beyond recommended rates is detrimental, since some plants need room to develop properly. 28:37
• Mike Reams asks whether it’s worth planting small odd areas like an old gas line for late-season deer food. 25:55

game-warden-dispute

• Don recounts that despite supporting evidence, officials ultimately confiscated his buck and forced him to fight in court to get it back. 47:26

gmc-truck

• Don complains that his new GMC pickup from Chris Yates won’t shift into gear until the seat belt is latched, calling it impractical for farm work. 3:49

habitat-management

• Terry recommends a Milwaukee M18 battery pole saw with only one section attached as a lightweight tool for cutting paths through brush after back surgery. 23:21
• Don suggests using a skid loader with a forestry mulching head to cut paths through bush honeysuckle before spraying the resulting stumps. 24:06

idnr-dispute

• Don says he was heavily involved with the Illinois Bow Hunter Society, a group fighting the IDNR over regulation changes and herd mismanagement. 45:55

land-acquisition

• Terry’s Kentucky consulting client blindly approached the neighboring landowner to the north and successfully bought that property for added hunting access. 9:31

live-podcast

• Terry announces the podcast will record its first live episode in Central Illinois in a few days, airing the following Sunday. 59:11

mission-whitetail

• Don recounts recording an appearance on Joe Miles’ Mission Whitetail podcast about scent control while driving between consulting visits, one of six hunters interviewed. 13:36

new-product

• Don announces a new Real World fertilizer product called pH balancer, just received in inventory and not yet listed on the website. 32:43

nutricrave-corn

• Don states NutriCrave Corn cannot be bought elsewhere since Real World owns exclusive rights to it from the breeder who created it. 55:56
• Don says Real World grew NutriCrave seed corn in Mexico this winter to gain an extra generation of genetic improvement. 56:18
• Terry reports a customer sent test samples comparing Ag Corn versus NutriCrave, pulled February 13 and tested February 23. 57:51
• Don announces a significant share of this year’s NutriCrave Corn sales will go to livestock feed rather than deer food plots. 58:39
• Eli Doyle asks Don’s opinion on using NutriCrave Corn as silage corn for feeder cattle. 53:04

persecution

• Terry compares backlash against honest people who speak up to persecution the disciples faced, saying that’s why people grow hesitant to stand up for their beliefs. 50:34

personal-responsibility

• Don urges hunters to take personal responsibility for changing the deer hunting community’s culture rather than waiting on someone else to do it. 52:15

property-layout

• Don says he’d rather have the right 20 acres than the wrong 200, since layout matters more than size or state for producing big bucks. 8:31

real-world-soybeans

• Don announces a Fredonia, Pennsylvania dealer event with hourly hot sales including discounted Real World Soybeans, directing listeners to John Allen Byler for details. 16:08

soil-ph

• Sam Lowe asks whether Don or Terry have used liquid lime and whether it actually works. 31:47

switchgrass

• A Real World customer told Don he’d seen sources recommend 8-12 pounds of switchgrass per acre, questioning why Real World only recommends 4-5 pounds. 29:54
• Don explains that more seed isn’t always better, since overseeding switchgrass, like turnips, can stunt growth rather than improve results. 30:09
• Don announces there’s a good chance Real World will sell out of switchgrass this year and advises ordering early. 30:25

website-launch

• Terry announces Real World Wildlife Products’ brand-new website with new product videos being added to each product page soon. 16:29

whitetail-summit

• Don announces he’ll speak at the Whitetail Summit in Greenwood, Delaware for distributor Eastern Outdoors, alongside Dr. Bronson Strickland. 14:44

world-class-buck

• Lone Wolf Treager asks what advice Don has for hunters who kill a world class deer, referencing the confiscated Alexander buck controversy in Ohio. 36:56

Deer activity

• Alexander buck (harvest) 36:11
• unnamed buck (harvest) 45:52

Listener questions

Question: Brandon McDaniel asks whether a timber harvest and dozer are his only options for a 20-acre woodlot overtaken by bush honeysuckle and locust. 17:54 — asked by Brandon McDaniel

• Answer: Don recommends cutting bush honeysuckle to the ground with a chainsaw, spraying stumps with Garlon 4 Ultra and diesel, and cutting paths so deer follow them past stands. 19:30

Question: Mike Reams asks whether it’s worth planting small odd areas like an old gas line for late-season deer food. 25:55 — asked by Mike Reams

• Answer: Don recommends planting small odd areas with Deadly Dozen, which provides food from early cereal grains through late-season brassicas and doubles as a spring turkey plot. 26:38

Question: Sam Lowe asks whether Don or Terry have used liquid lime and whether it actually works. 31:47 — asked by Sam Lowe

• Answer: Don says he tested liquid lime on a clover plot and found it a poor substitute for real lime, with no noticeable effect. 32:03

Question: Lone Wolf Treager asks what advice Don has for hunters who kill a world class deer, referencing the confiscated Alexander buck controversy in Ohio. 36:56 — asked by Lone Wolf Treager

• Answer: Don advises carrying a video camera on every hunt and recording the recovery, since documentation is the best defense against accusations. 37:58
• Answer: Terry says an early mentor taught him never to operate on hearsay, speculation, or opinion, applying that standard to the Ohio buck controversy. 43:12

Question: Eli Doyle asks Don’s opinion on using NutriCrave Corn as silage corn for feeder cattle. 53:04 — asked by Eli Doyle

• Answer: Don says he can’t speak to silage use since Real World hasn’t tested it, though the corn clearly outperforms typical ag corn in nutrients once fully dried down. 54:59

Don described consulting on three properties in one day and argued that the right 20 acres beats the wrong 200 for producing big bucks. He covered land management topics: using a skid loader with a mulching head or chainsaw-and-Garlon-4-Ultra spraying to clear bush honeysuckle, planting small odd areas like old gas lines with Deadly Dozen for late-season food, and dismissing liquid lime as a poor lime substitute after testing it on clover. He explained why overseeding switchgrass or plots can stunt growth, and announced a new pH balancer fertilizer and likely switchgrass sellout. Don recounted his Illinois Bow Hunter Society fight against the IDNR and having a buck confiscated despite supporting evidence, tying into a listener question about the Alexander buck controversy, where he advised always filming recoveries and Terry stressed avoiding hearsay. Sponsor, dealer event, and website announcements were also mentioned.

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