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# Thursday, August 27, 2009
Trail Pics from Staff Food Plot
Posted by DDH Staff

The staff food plot has been a hub of activity. Look what the trail cam snapped up.

Share your trail cam photos on the forum.


















Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:12:38 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #  Comments [2]
# Thursday, August 20, 2009
Food Plot Update: Growing 1/2-Inch Per Day
Posted by DDH Staff



by Jacob Edson, managing editor


Our Frigid Forage late season plot is really starting to take off.

After below average rainfall in July, August has provided near-perfect weather for growing wildlife food. The Big-N-Beasty Brassica mix is growing nearly 1/2 inch a day right now. Plus, the chicory and clover on our larger destination plots are already being utilized heavily by deer.

A bachelor group of bucks is hitting the chicory every night now and posing for our trail cameras. Two of the bucks are 8-point 2-year-olds and one is a tall-tined 8-point 3-year old. The group also contains several yearlings.



Thursday, August 20, 2009 11:00:23 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #  Comments [3]
# Tuesday, August 18, 2009
D&DH Field Editor Takes Top Honor
Posted by DDH Staff

The Professional Outdoor Media Association presented on Friday evening this year’s 2009 Pinnacle Award for magazine category to Richard G. Bernier for his articled titled, "Do I Have What It Takes? – A Boy, A Buck and A Step Toward Manhood."

As this year’s Honoree, Bernier received POMA’S handsome slate award and a check for $800.00.

Tack Robinson of Mossy Oak made the presentations during the NRA sponsored dinner.

"Mossy Oak is deeply committed to POMA and the Pinnacle Awards," Robinson explained during the awards presentation. "Traditional outdoor sports writers, illustrators and broadcasters are the lifeblood of the outdoor industry. Through their voices, they engage their audiences, excite and encourage them, and teach them how to hunt, fish, shoot, trap and simply get outdoors.

"Mossy Oak is proud to be the title partner in a program that honors those who excel at their craft and who also believe in and defend the outdoor lifestyle that means so much to all of us."

The POMA Pinnacle Awards honor journalists annually for exceptional journalistic achievement in traditional outdoor sports-focused writing, photography/illustration and broadcasting.

During the conference, Mossy Oak also committed to working with POMA as the title partner of the POMA Pinnacle Awards for many years to come. Together, Mossy Oak and POMA plan to grow the awards and their outreach - to augment the award's reputation as the most prestigious honor an outdoor industry journalist can receive.

Bernier, D&DH's Northeast Field Editor, wrote the article for Whitetail News, a full-color magazine produced by The Whitetail Institute of North America. For more information, visit www.whitetailinstitute.com





Tuesday, August 18, 2009 8:13:54 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #  Comments [2]
Supplement Proven to Deter Ticks on Deer
Posted by DDH Staff

Just announced today: The Vita Rack 26 loose mineral supplement from Hunters Specialties has been proven to reduce tick infestations on free-roaming whitetails.

Vita Rack has also been shown to enhance antler growth, body weights and overall deer health. It includes 14 minerals and 12 vitamins.

For more information on this product, check it out at http://tinyurl.com/qxdqld



Tuesday, August 18, 2009 4:20:00 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #  Comments [2]
# Thursday, August 13, 2009
Show D&DH Your Best Trail Cam Photos
Posted by DDH Staff

A mini-competition on the forum seeks your best trail cam pics of 2009. Click here to check it out and submit yours.

For starters, Managing Editor Jacob Edson submitted these two finds. Now let's see yours.









Speaking of D&DH's managing editor, Edson snapped these photos (above) in the chicory he and others planted earlier this year. The chicory's success has been overwhelming, nearly choking out the clover planted alongside it.

All that hard work is paying off. With any luck, this buck isn't just passing through.




Thursday, August 13, 2009 7:13:14 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #  Comments [1]
# Thursday, August 06, 2009
Video: Two Fighting Does
Posted by DDH Staff

Loyal Deer & Deer Hunting reader Wallace M., of southeast Pennsylvania, shot this footage of two does fighting. Apparently, this is not an uncommon sight for Wallace. He's right in the middle of a deer hotspot

Writes Wallace, "I have been taking video of deer in the same square mile since 1987. I live on a 17-acre spread with wooded hills and grown up fields, all next to corn, alfalfa, soy beans and the like. I see deer all the time."

If you've got interesting deer footage, send an e-mail to Ben Sobieck, online editor, at ben.sobieck@fwmedia.com.





Thursday, August 06, 2009 5:50:17 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #  Comments [0]
Food Plot Update: Chicory Explodes
Posted by DDH Staff



by Jacob Edson, managing editor

After planting our late season food plot with a Frigid Forage brassica mix last week, I'm getting extremely excited for the season.

We have stands hung on that plot and the large destination plots we planted earlier this spring. While the fall plot is just starting to sprout, those early plots are doing really well -- especially the chicory in the mix!

And the deer are hitting the chicory pretty hard right now. So far we've done one mowing to keep the weeds back, but now the deer are taking over that chore.

According to Whitetail Institute, a chicory and clover mix can be great for areas that experience high summer heat and summer drought, which can slow clover production.

While we haven't had the heat this summer, at one point we were nearly 6 inches below average on rainfall. This is one reason it's wise to use a seed blend. You never know what weather the coming year holds.




Thursday, August 06, 2009 4:17:03 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #  Comments [1]