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 Thursday, June 25, 2009
Staff Food Plot Already Attracting
Posted by DDH Staff
by Jacob Edson, F&W Media Outdoors Editor
Well, our new food plot is already attracting deer. Young tender shoots are
preferred by whitetails, and you can see in this photo the pre-existing
chicory in the foreground and our new clover mix in the back.
As a side note, this photo was taken with the new Bushnell Trophy Cam. Its tiny size boasts a year of battery life from eight AA batteries!
Thursday, June 25, 2009 5:13:02 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Video: 'Coon Irritates Deer
Posted by DDH Staff
Deer & Deer Hunting Editor Dan Schmidt's trail cam captured
this confrontation between a white-tailed deer and a raccoon. The
camera is motion activated and only records 10 seconds of video. You'll
have to decide for yourself who won the round!
Friday, June 19, 2009 7:10:02 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Video: Fox, Raccoon and Huge Bug Swarm on Trail Cam
Posted by DDH Staff
Deer & Deer Hunting Editor Dan Schmidt set out a trail cam
one muggy summer night in Wisconsin. The animal on the right is a
raccoon, the one on the left is a fox and that foggy cloud that moves
across the screen is a swarm of bugs. No deer this time.
Friday, June 19, 2009 7:08:46 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Video: Trail Cam Films Fox Kit
Posted by DDH Staff
This fox kit wandered in front of the trail cam Deer & Deer
Hunting Editor Dan Schmidt set up. Fox are ubiquitous in central
Wisconsin, where the magazine is headquartered.
Friday, June 19, 2009 7:06:04 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Video: Molting Doe Caught on Trail Camera
Posted by DDH Staff
The trail camera set up by Deer & Deer Hunting Editor Dan
Schmidt filmed this molting doe one summer night in Wisconsin.
White-tailed deer molt - or replace their coat - twice per year: once
for the summer and once for the winter.
Friday, June 19, 2009 7:04:46 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Video: Trail Cam Catches Young Buck
Posted by DDH Staff
Deer & Deer Hunting Editor-in-Chief Dan
Schmidt accidently set his scouting camera to "video" mode - and
captured this footage of a two and one-half year old buck.
Friday, June 19, 2009 4:57:52 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Video: Fox Chases Deer
Posted by DDH Staff
Schmidt lucked out again when he captured this video footage of a fox chasing a deer on an infra-red
night-vision scouting camera.
Friday, June 19, 2009 4:53:22 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Heavy Rain Threatens Staff Food Plot
Posted by DDH Staff
by Jacob Edson, F&W Media Outdoors Editor
 A week ago, a coworker and I hustled out to plant a couple food plots before the forecasted rain. We got our seed in the ground in time, and were excited to see the germination process begin. Since then, things have been wet. Very
wet!
Good, right? Well, yes and no.
Large puddles have formed in a few places and we might have lost some of our seed.
However, our plot is taking off in places devoid of standing water. So far, I'd say the plot is doing pretty well aside from one large puddle that seems to be enveloping about 1/8 of an acre.
I'm a little worried we might be in for a little too much rain. There are heavy thunderstorms forecasted for tonight, with up to an inch expected. As the saying goes; when it rains, it pours.
I'll offer another update in a week or so.
How are your food plots doing this year? Share your successes on the deeranddeerhunting.com forums. Or, come and ask a food plot related question.
Thursday, June 18, 2009 7:36:14 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Staff Food Plot Developing Nicely
Posted by DDH Staff
by Jacob Edson, F&W Media Outdoors editor
This spring, a co-worker and I picked up a new lease for Wisconsin's archery season. The land looks great. It's about 70 percent wooded and 30 percent crop fields.
However, we decided to add a couple of food plots and had the farmer till up a grassy meadow near an already established chicory plot. The total area accounted for about 2 acres, which is a pretty big plot in this part of the state. The area is a little low and somewhat wet, but with good loamy soil.
We had to wait a couple weeks for the soil to dry enough for us to drag the area and then we waited for the weather forecaster to predict rain. That finally came on Friday, so we hustled out and planted an acre of clover mix and another acre in clover, chicory and brassicas. Both mixes were somewhat heavy in ladino clover, which we are hoping will do well in the lowest spots.
For the next three days, the skies opened up and we received a steady dose of precipitation. Now, I can hardly stand the wait! I just want to see how those plots are doing!
Of course, we're not done yet. In a couple months we're going to go back and put in some late-season plots. I can think of one spot in particular that should be perfect for about a 1/2-acre of brassicas. The soil's a little sandy, but brassicas have deep root systems, so they should be a good fit. It's amazing how a little food plot work can get me so excited.
How are your food plots doing this year? Share your successes on the deeranddeerhunting.com forums. Or, come and ask a food plot related question.
Thursday, June 11, 2009 7:36:47 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Tuesday, June 02, 2009
New Fawn Visits D&DH Office
Posted by DDH Staff
This freshly-dropped fawn was hanging out on the lawn of the Deer & Deer Hunting offices in Iola, Wisconsin recently. The doe was not with her. Not wanting to disturb the young deer, we shot just this one photo before it became nervous and ran to this fence to hunker down.
It is amazing to see how low a fawn can get as it hides in the grass - they are remarkably well-suited to evade the eyes of predators - and cameramen.
D&DH Editor Dan Schmidt reported that a doe was hanging around on the property the next morning, and said it looked as if the two were reunited, entering a woodlot on the property. Never a dull moment at Deer & Deer Hunting!
- Submitted by Corey Graff, Online Editor
Tuesday, June 02, 2009 4:56:11 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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