This stand location took time to develop a winning strategy - but it paid off with several hunts this year! See how identifying food sources, reading the sign, designing and executing a hunting plan can end with fresh venison and lots of great memories!

Bradley and Danny did a great job designing and executing a hunting plan for an 80 acre property. By creating a hidey hole food plot, they created a limited resource and made an incredible bottleneck that got deer within range and in the freezer. See how their plan came together in this new video! Plus, Grant defines the limited resources for a 20 acre hunting property. Then Grant shares a habitat improvement plan with targeted strategies for better deer hunting.

See the how and the why of what we're doing now to ensure our food plots produce forage that's super attractive to deer and our strategies to hunt these plots throughout the season. Plus, Grant designs a habitat improvement and hunting strategy to maximize deer herd quality and buck encounters for two Georgia properties.

Antlers have developed and now we can identify individual bucks. We're getting Reconyx trail camera images of Swoops and Slingshot! Watch to see the new strategies we plan on using to hunt these two bucks. Plus: more on food plots, bow maintenance tips, and a hack and squirt update!

Over 40 tips in this video to help hunters improve hunting opportunities in the pines! Recommendations designed to attract and hold turkey and deer, the best food plot locations and types/varieties, timber harvests, prescribed fire, food plots in the thinned row pines, managing sweetgums, and much more! Watch to see the details as Grant lays out the framework for the best wildlife-oriented habitat management plan focusing on forestry and food plots for better hunting.

Our early scouting indicates it's going to be a great fall! First, one of our hit list bucks is back (a big, wide 10 pointer!) and he's bigger than ever! Then Grant shares 4 steps to create an ideal hunting location. Watch to see what we're learning as we scout and how we will adjust our hunting locations and strategies for the 2019 season.

For 500 episodes we've shared what we do at The Proving Grounds in the rough, steep, rocky Ozark Mountains to produce bigger antlers and better hunting. Here's a summary of the techniques we've shared and the people of GrowingDeer.

See why weekly scouting for current preferred food sources is one of the best ways to find hot stand or blind locations. Then Grant shows how to apply the Buffalo System to small food plots. These easy techniques improve the soil and create great hunting locations. Plus, the white oak mystery is solved! For more details on the Jumping Oak Gall: https://mdc.mo.gov/sites/default/files/downloads/FH_Alert_Jumping_Oak_Gall.pdf

Bedding areas, funnels, travel corridors and food plots come together for a hunting hot spot! See how you can apply this strategy to fill your buck tag this fall! Then check out a new project in northern Missouri to improve traditional ag ground by converting the farming practices to the Buffalo System!

Grant evaluates a bedding area that was recently burned. Check out the incredible results of the prescribed fire! See the diversity of plants and learn about the benefits for wildlife: umbrella plants, preferred deer browse, successional growth, cover for whitetails and more. Then Grant digs deeper into food plots to show how the Buffalo System makes food plots more productive, healthier and easier to establish.

Growth! Spring fawns, sprouting antlers, food plots...and archery challenges! We're seeing the first fawns for the year. Watch to learn how the birthday of those fawns can be a great clue for predicting and hunting the 2019 pre-rut! Plus, see an update on steps for the Buffalo System food plots -- and gardens. Stay tuned to the end for a bow shooting challenge from the Gould Brothers!

Grant travels to upstate New York and Minnesota to design habitat and wildlife management plans. Watch to see what Grant recommends for these hunters. See how naturally occurring bottle necks and food plots can be designed to get deer into shooting range. Then an update on our next steps for better food plots.

The GrowingDeer team puts their turkey hunting skills to the test when the conditions get tough. Find out how understanding turkey behavior, scouting, and decoys helped hunters tag toms in Missouri and Kansas! Then see how using the Buffalo System saved food plots during recent floods at The Proving Grounds.

We are always working to improve the food plots on The Proving Grounds. When we find what works, we pass it along to our viewers. Check out this video to see a test that shows how your soil performs in absorbing rain water. Plus: an update on our turkey season and food plot planting.

Spring Field Days are here again! Watch as folks from across the whitetail's range gather at The Proving Grounds to learn more about habitat management and hunting. See some of the great food plot, hunting and trapping tips shared during this fun weekend!