Tecomate Forums

Herd Management: Which deer to harvest…

2011-09-05T20:47:32Z

on small acreage(370 acres) open range properties which deer should a hunter take to increase his odds of seeing more big bucks? does he take more does to increase buck nutrition and capacity on the property… or keep a close nearly balanced ratio. i know open range makes things difficult to control but what do you guys think?

Protein Feed- What’s your opinon?

2011-08-29T22:04:54Z

Protein supplement… good or bad?

Alternative to plant in conjunction w/ Lab Lab

2011-03-09T16:25:18Z

I’ve got some very sandy soil on my property & haven’t had much success w/ sorghum. I know it’s recommended to plant lab lab in conjunction w/ millet, sorghum pr corn. Has anyone had any success growing it w/ something other than these? If not, what are the disadvantages to planting it alone w/ nothing for it to grow up?

Seed for a Wet Area

2010-05-16T15:48:22Z

what type of Tecomate seed is better for a wet area?

herd management: next step?

2009-11-23T17:02:21Z

on the family’s farm so far this season i’ve encountered as many as 12 does/yearlings per sitting supporting my assumption of a possible 20 overall, three different six points and three or four sizable 2.5-3 year bucks. I mistakenly took a small spiked buck for a doe, that’s it. we have great neighbors that are whitetail enthusiasts too but manage to hunt greater amounts of time than myself. of the approximate eight 2.5-3 year old bucks they’ve already taken off their leased club, one was a buck I had seen. any suggestions as to what I should do for the herd or the farm to hold these deer or atleast increase my chances of taking a big one?

does it matter what seeds you put in your food plot?0

2009-10-24T13:41:19Z

i was wundering if you can just put any seed mixtures in your food plots. last spring i was thingking of doing lab lab, clover, and chickory

D-Fence System

2010-04-06T15:42:26Z

I’m on a lease north of Uvalde, Texas. Lots of deer, but lots of hogs, too. How does this product withstand wild hogs? Do they tear it up to get inside? Is a Lab Lab Plus plot going to draw hogs, or will they be indifferent to it? Thanks for your help.

G Harrison
Houston

Shady food plot

2010-03-02T11:57:13Z

Do any of the Tecomate food plot seeds work well in shady areas? I would like to put in an internal food plot in a wooded area. While it does get some sun between the trees, it is not a constant sun. I am in Region 2 East.

250 acres suitable for 7-10 hunters?

2008-12-20T20:09:51Z

If whitetail supposedly require approximately 3000 pounds of food per year, will a 250 acre plantaion with several multi acre plots yielding anywhere from 5-8 thousand pounds per acre, along with the native forage, provide enough food to carry 40-50 deer? I don’t intend on fencing the property, i think its too small but the deer herd has been slaughtered by previous hunters. I just wanna create a suitable habitat for me and other family members(about 7) to hunt quality deer and maybe take the same amount of deer from the herd each yeah. Any opinions of track size to hunters or suggestions of any sort are appreciated.

My ideas for this years plots

2010-01-26T22:53:46Z

I’m planning this early summer’s food plots and offer this to others. I experienced great success with the combination seed mixture of peas, soybeans, and sorghum. The beans provided the summer feed for the growing antlers, and the sorghum provided cover that they liked into the fall, and then they loved to eat the sorghum pods later. It was a good seed mixture, I can’t remember the name though. Might have been Lab Lab, I think.

Also, I’ve been planting these plots for 5 years. Spring and fall. This year in September, I planted alot of wheat and clover mixture over about 4 acres and will leave that through the spring seeding. The turkeys will come. I will plant some Chufa in June, about 1/2 acre. But the other 4 acres of previously planted plots, I’m going to let it grow this year, into native weeds, grasses, etc. Just want to see if that develops into natural cover and food.

My place is eastern Kentucky. The bottoms, about 5 acres are the food plot areas. Another 100 acres is woods on high hills and slopes.

Any advice is appreciated.