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Tecomate Tips tips and info from some of the finest Whitetail authors in the country. Including David Morris, Gary Schwartz, Mali Vujanic, Blaine Burley, Mickey Hellickson, Duncan Dobie and many others.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Six Helpful Trail Camera Tips
It is summertime and buck pictures are to flooding the Internet forums. Beam and tine length are now at the front of discussions and some are even throwing out score predictions already. As the pictures pour in, it inspires others to get out their cameras and take to the woods. Running trail cameras during the off season has become extremely popular and for lack of a better word, it is addictive! Some are running one or two cameras while others are running 10+ cameras. And as technology moves forward with advancements, cameras are becoming smaller, more affordable and more interesting. Therefore, guys are adding more cameras to their arsenal at an alarming rate. So as the trail camera season begins to unfold, here are some important and valuable trail camera tips that will help you prepare for a better, safer trail camera season.
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Mali Vujanic on 07/23 at 07:34 PM
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Monday, July 05, 2010
Young Guns and Big Bucks on Small Plots
Many of today’s small landowners have discovered that big bucks can be grown and harvested on small acreage. What is still being debated, however, is the best way to achieve this lofty goal, and what opportunities it opens up (especially for young hunters). In the past, we were taught that you needed large tracts of land (over 5,000 acres of contiguous land) or high-fenced operations to effectively and consistently produce quality whitetails. However, many of today’s wildlife managers and biologists have realized that you can consistently produce trophy-class bucks on small tracts of land if you manage these tracts properly. The cornerstone of managing small tracts effectively is to provide everything your deer herd needs within the boundaries of your property. The basics may be obvious: adequate amounts of food, water, and cover. Yet, most small tracts of land lack one or more of these three components. You, as a wildlife manager and landowner, must provide these three key ingredients in order to attract, grow, and keep quality bucks on your property.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Late Summer Afternoon Hotspots
With summer winding down, the does are well along in rearing their fawns and the bachelor groups of bucks are fast on their summer feeding pattern.
Late summer, especially late August and early September, is one of the best times to sit on major food sources (fields) in the waning minutes of the afternoon and get a good handle on your deer herd and what the coming season may bring. If hot agricultural food sources, like soybeans, alfalfa, or cowpeas, or warm-season food plots, especially legumes, are available, a few afternoons of judicious field watching should allow a good look at contented feeding bucks now sporting fully developed antlers. (Watch out for over-estimating the size of bucks still in velvet.)
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David Morris on 08/26 at 04:25 PM
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
What Is Palatability?
Palatability is a word that describes how much deer like something. In food plots, you want plants with high palatable. After all, the whole idea is to attract deer to the plots and get them to eat whatever is in them. But, high palatability is a mixed blessing. The more palatable a plant is, the harder to establish; the less palatable a plant is, the easier to grow. This is why weeds do so well – the deer aren’t eating them. Unless you understand all this, you can be fooled by what you see after planting a food plot. A lust, pristine food plot may look that way because deer are eating very little of it. Certainly, Tecomate could come up with seeds that could produce tons of great looking biomass but be moderately browsed. But, we believe food plots should be just that – food plots. They should consist of highly palatable plants that deer actually eat with relish.
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Posted by Tecomate Wildlife Systems on 04/24 at 10:16 AM
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Horns-A-Plenty Testimonials
“As a private wildlife consultant I have used mineral supplements before, but never have I found one that even comes close to yours on content, acceptability and durability when fed uncovered. I will highly recommend HORNS- A-PLENTY to my clients.”
Jay Brown
Professional Wildlife Consultant
Greenwell Springs, LA.
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“I feed HORNS-A-PLENTY year around on both of my ranches. We have noted a dramatic increase in the number of kicker points present on the racks, throughout all age classes of my deer, compared to the traditionally clean racks common to this area.”
Jay Timmons
Timmons Ranches
Commercial Hunting Operation
Brownwood, TX.
We have been feeding HORNS-A-PLENTY for two years on Rancho El Mañana and our harvest records indicate a phenomenal increase in antler development on our deer. We are very pleased with your product and regard it an integral part of our management program.”
Abraham Barrera DVM
Wildlife Biologist
Rancho El Mañana
Tamulipas, Mexico
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Posted by Cedar Hills on 04/24 at 10:11 AM
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Basic Care of Food Plots
It is best to keep food plots free of unwanted plants (weeds & grasses) to maximize forage production.
The use of herbicides is a great tool to alleviate weed problems. First the field should be kept clean to ensure that the unwanted plants are not able to seed out.
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Protecting Your Investments Of Food Plots
Customarily food plots were only planted in the fall and winter months for attracting and holding deer in an area. It is now becoming a popular practice throughout the United States to plant summer food plots for deer.
The size of these plots range from pipelines to literally hundreds of acres.
Warm season food plots are planted for the most part with high protein legumes such as lablab, cowpeas, clovers and numerous other varieties.
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