Food plotting for turkey & deer | #94
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In this episode, Will takes us on a deep dive of best recipes and recommendations when food plotting for both deer and turkey. Landowners won’t want to miss the science-backed recommendations for plantings, region-specific species recommendations, best timings for plantings, what to search for when scouting plot areas, and more.    Do you have a topic you’d like us to cover? Leave us a review or send us an email at [email protected]!   Donate to wild turkey research: UF Turkey Donation Fund , Auburn Turkey Donation Fund    Resources: Dykes, J. L. (2018). Nutrients influence diet selection in herbivores. Mississippi State University. Dykes, J. L., Strickland, B. K., Demarais, S., Reynolds, D. B., & Lashley, M. A. (2020). Diet selection of white-tailed deer supports the nutrient balance hypothesis. Behavioural Processes, 179. Dykes, J. L., et al. (2018). Soil nutrients indirectly influence intraspecific plant selection in white-tailed deer. Basic and Applied Ecology, 32, 103-109. Deer University: Deer Food Plot Forage Selection with Jacob Dykes Managing DEER food plots for TURKEYS (video) We manage DEER food plots for TURKEYS (video) Which food plot crops do deer prefer, and why? (NDA article) Which food plots should you plant for DEER & TURKEY? (video) Wildlife Food Plots and Early Successional Plants, by Craig A. Harper (book) What is the BEST food plot for deer? (video) Episode transcript   Dr. Marcus Lashley @DrDisturbance, Publications Dr. Will Gulsby @dr_will_gulsby, Publications Turkeys for Tomorrow @turkeysfortomorrow  UF DEER Lab @ufdeerlab, YouTube   Please help us by taking our (QUICK) listener survey - Thank you!  Check out the NEW DrDisturbance YouTube channel! DrDisturbance YouTube Watch these podcasts on YouTube Leave a podcast rating for a chance to win free gear! This podcast is made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow, a grassroots organization dedicated to the wild turkey. To learn more about TFT, go to turkeysfortomorrow.org.    Music by Artlist.io Produced & edited by Charlotte Nowak  
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