Welcome!

Thanks for watching and the kind words!

Thank you! Enjoy those days in the woods!

Thanks! There are many more at growingdeer.com -Daniel

Thank you!

Thanks for sharing Will! We hope you have a very successful season this fall! There are many more of our hunting tips posted here: www.growingdeer.tv/clips/#/how-to-calibrate-a-genesis-drill Thanks for watching! -Daniel

Wow, thanks for sharing, we are so glad to hear you are closer to the Lord. -Matt

Ty - There's 600 - enjoy !

Thanks Jeffrey!

Wow Mark! Thanks for following along and watching. We truly appreciate it. -Matt

Thanks Luke! Hope you are having a great season. -Matt

Thanks Landon! -Daniel

Megan - Wow - thanks for watching GrowingDeer! - grant

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We have gotten very little rain...we were blessed with a couple of cloudy days with intermittent showers. Our food plots did well enough with the little rain that we've had but now they are starting to wilt. Temperatures are higher than normal, trees are still holding leaves...it's been an abnormal fall. - Tracy

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Thanks Justin! I don't know where you live, but Grant will be at the Springfield, MO Bass ProShop on Saturday, March 31st. If you're in the area we'd love it if you stoped by to talk! -Daniel

I'm from Virginia. The closest Bass pro to me is in Bristol TN. I definitely wouldn't mind the road trip one day though, however I work that weekend! I appreciate the offer, and look forward to it one day! It's my goal to meet you guys. If there is any other way to share stories and info, let me know, or any other meets I'd be really thankful! Thanks and God bless!

Justin, We travel a lot to give seminars. We often give updates and announce on Facebook and Instagram (when we can) where we will be speaking or traveling to. It may be easy for you to keep tabs there! -Daniel

Thank you for the kind words. We are glad you have been able to create a food plot and spend time with your father!

Thanks! We appreciate you watching and following. -Matt

Thank for the kind words!

GrowingDeer.tv .We hunted on a 40 ayers and killed a 168 and 3"8

Let us know how you do!

I will for sure!

Cool! Check out our clips page where we post our cool Reconyx trail camera videos: www.GrowingDeer.tv/clips/

Thanks for watching! We appreciate the comments. -Matt

Thank you!

Thank you Isaiah!

Sounds like you're working on your plan! It's good to have goals.

Thanks!

Thank you Zach!

Hope it helped. Maybe you'll get another chance on that buck.

Thanks!

I would try your best to identify the =forage deer are consuming during the early season. In some areas of the whitetails range this may be acorns. If this is the case, scout before season to identify the trees with the most acorns. Whatever the food source maybe indentifying it before season will give you the leg up so you can hunt them more effectively. prior to opening day of fiearms seson. . -Matt

Thanks Blake! We hope that opening day starts with a bang for you!

I hope so we have a 12 pointer that his main beam is past his nose and he is super thick and wide

This was this years bow _lh3.googleusercontent.com/BJiQJDa7F_QmYRCv3CKSMfZy4Yv7yLzRfgE-0D-aQKzbnAN5jsU0K6ccIZIHMUCoU_1PoH-S_

HAHA Thanks! It's been a great time! Thanks for watching. -Daniel

We sure haven't! Best of luck up there -Matt

Thanks Matt -Matt

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Thank you Justin!

Thanks!

Sounds like a great hunt and neat encounter. I hope you tag him next outing. -Matt

I was thinking the same thing

In some cases the risk of getting a secondary infection can be a cause for concern. If you see infection in the meat, it may be best to not consume. -Matt

How can you tell if there is infection in the meat. Would it be discolored or something that you can tell that there is infection?

Thank you! We appreciate the encouragement!

Thanks for watching! We are located in SW Missouri! -Matt

Thanks for watching! -Matt

We like to hunt when there is a 10% change in weather. Whether that is temperature, barometric pressure etc. Often a cold front creates those swings in weather and thats the difference. It is not necessarily the exact temperature, it's the change. -Daniel

Thank you!

Point taken, Terry!

Thanks! -Daniel

LOL yea I think Chase will be investing in better tires soon! -Matt

We're on the back side of the rut, it's tapering down.

It depends on the bow. I shoot about 52, Daniel 65, Heath 80, Raleigh 45, etc., etc.

We plant Eagle Seed Broadside each fall and have great results. It is highly quality forage and is attractive throughout the entire fall. You can learn more about it here. www.growingdeer.tv/view/xb9e -Matt

I'm in middle Tennessee by the way

Not as much. The rut is still on, but it has slowed down. Sounds like good times to be in the woods over there in Middle Tennessee.

Grant shoots the Prime Rize at 60 lbs. It is a great bow! -Matt You can learn more about Prime boes here: www.growingdeer.tv/view/r39j

Small is in the eye of the hunter. I've harvested deer of small acreage just like you before. It can be done! -Matt

Excellent, big congrats! We are pumped for you. -Matt

Good question. We look at them closely...if there's infection we do not eat them. The proper thing to do is call the local DNR agent and let them know about the diseased deer harvested. There are gads of calendars, articles, etc., that predict when deer will be most active based on the phase of the moon. Some are online, some are for sale, and some are published in hunting magazines. However, there have been numerous scientific studies using actual conception dates of deer, movement patterns collected by GPS collars, etc. None of these studies have found any correlation of deer activity and specific moon phases. Maybe these studies aren’t looking for the correct correlation. There is always room for further research. I hunt when I can and absolutely don’t worry about what’s the current phase of the moon. With that said, if you have a system that works for you, don’t change! For more on the moon and hunting check out the following: www.growingdeer.tv/view/2012/10/26/deer-activity-moon-rut-or-weather/

Thanks for watching and following along with us. We hope to meet and cross paths with you as well. -Matt

This just tends to be a trend, we do have bucks who are wide, just haven't been able to put a tag on one of them yet. -Matt

That is great! We look forward to hearing about the success of the property. We wish you all the best. -Matt

Could recommend sighting in your bow?

35 pounds will cleanly harvest deer. I am comfortable pulling 65 lbs back with my bow. So I practice and hunt with my bow set at 65 lbs. This is plenty enough to effectively take whitetails. -Matt

Yes! You can just tag one before firearms season. -Matt

Those are outserts. The Evidence Arrow by Bloodsport uses these outserts to protect the arrow and put more weight forward which makes for better penetration. -Matt You can learn more about them here: www.growingdeer.tv/view/lhun

Tyler, we really like the Primes. Depending on your size, I would suggest looking into the Prime Centergy. It has a total new design different from any other bow. The design reduces pin float allowing the shooter to be much more accurate! Grant harvested several deer this winter with the Centergy. You can see that hunt here: www.growingdeer.tv/#/deer-hunting-late-season-pattern-means-meat-for-the-freezer -Daniel

GrowingDeer.tv thank you! Will be looking into that looks like a great bow. If Mr. Woods has time can he tell me what all his accessories on his bow are id like to have a setup like his. Thanks, Tyler.

Tyler, Grant and I both use a G5 CMax rest and Sword sights. -Daniel

We either shoulder mount or do a European mount! They all have a great memories for us. -Matt

Check out the ones here, quick tips: kzfaq.info/sun/PLQYBop7_Gt_H-I4xsxUlXjreB943LwPKp or here: kzfaq.info/sun/PLQYBop7_Gt_FscfdTRUJn7XQDCCqpOUgW

Thanks guys!

The choice for a food plot depends a lot on size of the plot, the number of deer in the area, the amount of sun it receives, etc. In the fall we plant Eagle Seed Broadside Blend. In our larger food plots we plant Eagle Seed forage soybeans in the spring. If you watch our food plot videos at this link you will learn much more than can be shared here in this comment box. Here's a link: kzfaq.info/sun/PLQYBop7_Gt_FqPNC_krQLN-znbKM6cWs4

You may consider looking to improve the security cover on the property. Also are there any field edges or odd areas not being used by cattle? If so, planting food plots in those areas may help to attract deer into the open. -Matt

This is the part that I hunt, it's mostly acorn trees, the clear cut between the tree lines is got a pretty good slope going down and flattens out near the rock piles. I do usually see a few does grazing in the clear are. The is one spot the cattle cannot get to but it's just the thick trees _lh3.googleusercontent.com/MxopMVsojKwD-I0cwFh07KJ94FhgfdVMBmDxOoclF4E_sE9JWpC2ZSrTFSlHh8f5mVCCt1TT_

Thanks for watching! -Matt

There is not an equation that will provide you will an solid answer. There are many variables that play into this decision. We use utilization cages in our food plot to monitor how much browse pressure each plot has and go from there! -Matt

GrowingDeer.tv ok thanks Matt! I'll have to start incorporating that method into my food plots. Keep up the great work!

with simple tools

Those areas are often great areas to clear and allow native grasses and forbes to grow. This is much higher quality cover and is a food source. More so than cedars. -Daniel

That truck was made in Indiana, my husband probably put the seats in. Can you say the same for your sainted Ford or Chevy (both made in Mexico). ;)

Misty Lundberg they get wiring harnesses etc from mexico, not assembled there, my ford was actually assembled at kentucky truck plant!

Spencer Thompson you tired so hard to get the same profile pic as growing deer lmao but you did good tho

Preston Winking My sister just took pictures while i was shooting one night, but now that you mention that it does kind of look similar!

Ben Pearse when is the pre rut /pre spin.

Good eye Eli! It was a Field Day event that we hold at The Proving Grounds each year! We have one coming up March 23rd and 24th! You can find more information/ registration here: www.growingdeer.tv/fieldday ​ -Daniel

the Rize. See them here: www.growingdeer.tv/view/r39j

Depending on how long it takes for you to get the food plot ready for planting (see our food plot videos) kzfaq.info/sun/PLQYBop7_Gt_FqPNC_krQLN-znbKM6cWs4 - food plots will generate within seven to 10 days.

Pre-rut activity usually picks up at The Proving Grounds during the end of October and the first week of November. By the 14-16th of November, we are usually in the lock down phase of the rut. -Daniel

Thanks Zach! The best (and probably only) strategy is to move closer to the bedding area or wait til conditions change. I often don't hunt my best areas until conditions are good for that stand.

GrowingDeer.tv okay. But i don't know where he beds?

Bummer! Hope he gets in range for you again soon!

Absolutely! Here you go! www.reconyx.com/product/microfire-wifi-enabled-gen2-covert-ir-camera -Matt

thank you so much

She had been injured and was in poor health. We were happy to put a tag on her. -Matt

Some common alternatives: Join a hunting club, Lease land and get permission for habitat improvement, form a hunting co-op and help surrounding landowners/hunters with their projects, buy land for hunting either on your own or with partners. Grant started out with his own 13 acres...then worked hard , had great credit, saved money, and eventually God blessed us with the Proving Grounds. Thanks for watching - Tracy for the GrowingDeer team

HAHA, sounds like you need both need a 4x4 LOL Thanks for watching! -Matt

+GrowingDeer.tv yup my next truck will definitely be 4x4 but this one I have has treated me well the past 4 years.