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Troy Landry Talks Deer – Episode #273

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Grant tours Troy Landry’s deer hunting property in GrowingDeer.tv episode #273.

Troy Landry is a famous alligator hunter from the hit show Swamp People. This week Grant tours and studies Troy’s deer hunting property. Grant’s goal is to help Troy maximize his deer hunting opportunities.

Do it yourself! Coyote pelts make great decorations and gifts! Want to prepare your own coyote for the tannery? We’ll show you how with taxidermist Pete Dickenson.

Cream cheese stuffed, bacon wrapped venison backstrapTip of The Week:

Hungry? Does bacon wrapped backstrap sound good?

Enjoy your hard earned backstraps with this recipe:

Bacon Wrapped Backstrap

Predator Control Special – Episode #272

By GrowingDeer,

Watch GrowingDeer.tv episode 272 to learn predator control techniques.

Want to see more deer and turkeys? Food, cover, and water are key but creating those can result in more predators also. Keeping predators in balance with prey populations is an important management tool! In this episode professional trapper, Clint Cary, will show you how to make a dirt hole set. It’s probably the most popular trapping set!  Then, Adam follows up with three caught coyotes.

Tip of the Week:

Tracy and Crystal find the sheds from Split Brow

Everyone loves to find a shed.

Look in bedding areas.

Food sources: Winter food is usually limited, look for sheds in these areas.

Water: Deer gotta drink.

Bow Hunting: First Buck for Lindsey – Episode #271

By GrowingDeer,

Lindsey Martin arrows her first buck in GrowingDeer.tv episode #271.

Lindsey Martin arrows her first buck! Watch this video to see the story unfold and her patience rewarded. The season was moving along and it wasn’t going well until the late season when Heath discovers a pattern of daylight bucks. They hang a pair of treestands by an old fence gap and wait for the late morning bucks to show.

Plus, It’s Grant and Adam’s last afternoon deer hunt. It’s an action filled final hunt. There’s deer all around them, when suddenly a target buck shows up! It’s a 4.5 year old buck called Rocker and he’s close to making a mistake.

Grant scouts his deer hunting property.Tip of the Week:

Deer Season Over?

Great time to see how deer are using your property.

There’s no fear of busting deer, so get in there and scout.

Look for well used trails and scrapes. Find new patterns now, for better hunting next season.

Deer Hunting: First Deer – Episode #270

By GrowingDeer,

Late bean magic and catching nest predators in GrowingDeer.tv episode #270.

Remember your first deer? Six year old Trace Harker gets excited this week when he gets his first deer! Then dad, Seth Harker, heads back to a plot of Eagle Seed beans to try his hand at late season success. ‘Tis the season to remove predators off your property. Pro trapper, Clint Cary, shows you step-by-step how to make a flat set to catch fawn-nabbing coyotes.

Tip of the Week:

A Duke DP trap.

Catching nest predators can be hard.

The Dog Proof trap changed all that. It’s easy and safe to use.

Want more turkey, pheasants and quail? Get some Duke DP’s and get catchin’.

Late Season Buck – Episode #269

By GrowingDeer,

Two Face, a hit list buck, shows himself in GrowingDeer.tv episode #269.

A buck steps into the food plot. Adam knows this buck. It’s Two Face. Did this 9 year old buck finally make a mistake? The deer are really hammering the Broadside food plot blend and that’s a great spot for some late season backstraps. It’s time to remove predators. Tips on cold weather trapping, plus, Grant tries a new stinky product.

Tip of the Week:A coyote near a deer carcass.

Got Coyotes? Yes, you do.

Coyotes wear n’ tear your winter deer herd.

Grab a couple of Duke #4 traps. Make flat sets or dirt hole sets for less coyotes, more deer.

The Perfect Food Plot – Episode #268

By GrowingDeer,

GrowingDeer.tv episode #268 – the perfect food plot.

Perfection might be impossible to reach, but Grant might have found the perfect food plot! Watch now to see what this food plot is made of, how it’s made, and why it can save you money! We also follow up with a Kentucky property management plan, where we’ve got 3 deer kills!

Buck standing in soybeans.Tip of the Week:

Hunting Late Season?

Warm days: hunt greens, like brassicas or wheat.

Cold days: hunt grains, like soybeans and corn.

Hunting Scrapes – Episode #267

By GrowingDeer,

Find out if you should hunt scrapes in the last season on GrowingDeer.tv episode #267.

Are scrapes worth hunting in the late season? New footage from The Proving Grounds may change the way you think. Watch this episode as our Reconyx UltraFire records the world of scrape site behavior! We’ll show you how to create a perfect site for your hunting set up. Next, we open up the HotZone fence to give deer access to some late season soybeans. We’ve already captured a big surprise!

Look for ridges when trying to pattern deer in big woods.Tip of the Week:

It’s hard to find deer patterns in big woods. Look for lower ridges that run to higher ridges. You’ll probably find a travel corridor.

 

 

Kansas 10 Point! – Episode #266

By GrowingDeer,

Aaron Morgan tags a Kansas 10 point buck in GrowingDeer.tv episode #266.

Last Chance Buck

Watch this episode to see how it all comes down to the last afternoon for Pro Staffer Aaron Morgan. He’s hunted all season in Kansas, but so far, no chance at a mature buck. Now it’s the last afternoon before Aaron has to return to work and he has a plan.

Checking the Traps

Grant and the boys put out the first traps of the season. Watch to see what they caught! Plus, Grant shares some how to tips with a Duke DP Coon Trap.

Remove predators to have more deer and turkeys on your property.

Tip of the Week:

Do you want more deer and turkeys on your property?
Get a couple easy-to-use Duke traps and start removing
predators from your hunting grounds.
Warning: You might need more food plots.

Wild Hogs In Oklahoma – Episode #265

By GrowingDeer,

Seth and Chase go hunting in GrowingDeer.tv episode 265.

Seth and Chase Go Hunting
Our boys take a road trip to the mountains of Oklahoma. They run into wild horses and wild hogs. One of those gets carried out with them.

The Hot Zone is Open
We protected a plot of Eagle Seed beans all season. Grant and crew finally open the Hot Zone fence. This favorite food is now available for the deer. As prime rut comes to a close, we’ve got late season quality food near a Redneck blind.

It’s The Season
Predator trapping season is here. We love turkey hunting, but for now, we’re gonna be a turkey’s best friend. Act now if you want to save nest sites and poults from ravaging predators. Watch this episode to get you primed and ready for trapping.

A tree stand with cover.Tip of the Week:

It’s getting late. There’s pressure to fill your tag.
Check that your stand site still has concealing cover.
If not, attach more cover, then fill that tag.

Big Kansas 8 – Episode #264

By GrowingDeer,

Heath Martin puts a big, Kansas 8 point down in GrowingDeer.tv episode #264.

For Heath Martin, the road to harvesting a mature Kansas buck has not been easy. This all changed recently when a group of does worked toward his tree stand and a big, mature 8 pointer was following! Watch this episode to get caught up with the Martins and their 4 state deer season. Plus, what’s next is hard to watch: Imagine conditions are perfect to hunt one of your core hit list bucks. Driving to the stand you see something in the food plot…something no hunter wants to see.

Tip Of The Week:A buck uses a travel route between a bedding and cover area

Heath’s Tip For Hunting Now
Set up on travel routes between bedding/cover areas
Bucks will still be cruising for does