It's a BIG Change! Big Change!

September 28th, 2022

Episode 725: There are big changes at The Proving Grounds. See how it all came together along with the new projects and new hunting opportunities that are being created!

Episodes Clips
All Videos Deer Management Hunting and Tactics Habitat Management Food Plots Trail Cameras Deer Behavior and Biology Trapping Misc. Filming the Hunt
 
It's a BIG Change! Big Change!
September 28th, 2022, #725
Before and After TSI: Awesome Wildlife Habitat Easily Created
July 24th, 2022, #715
Turkey Poults! A Great Hatch This Year
July 3rd, 2022, #712
Why The Best Part of The Proving Grounds is for Sale
June 5th, 2022, #708
Better Habitat, Healthier Critters, More Hunting Locations
March 23rd, 2022, #692
A Day on a Prescribed Fire
March 13th, 2022, #690
How to Prevent Erosion
February 23rd, 2022, #687
Pine Management to Improve Habitat and Hunting Quality
February 21st, 2022, #686
Prescribed Fire Tips And Techniques
February 6th, 2022, #683
Groceries for wildlife during winter storms
February 3rd, 2022, #682
Turkeys, Opossum and Ticks
January 23rd, 2022, #679
2 Oklahoma Bucks: Results of Improving the Habitat!
December 25th, 2021, #674
Making Habitat to Attract Deer
August 22nd, 2021, #648
Better Hunting for 2 Properties, 30 Acres & 120 Acres
August 10th, 2021, #647
Forage quality and its relationship to antler size
July 22nd, 2021, #642
Great Hunting Coming Soon To This 40 Acres
July 18th, 2021, #641
Before and After: Better Wildlife Habitat With Timber Stand Improvement
July 11th, 2021, #640
A Complete Plan for 40 Acres: Attract and See More Deer!
June 27th, 2021, #637
Why Hunters Are Seeing Fewer Wild Turkeys
June 6th, 2021, #633
Managing Native Habitat: Release the Potential
May 30th, 2021, #632
Improving Soil Health: How Conserving Moisture Will Grow Bigger Antlers
April 21st, 2021, #623
Two Big Opportunities At The Proving Grounds
April 18th, 2021, #622
Timber and Habitat Plans for 2 Properties: One Hardwoods, One Pines
March 14th, 2021, #614
How to Manage Timber Stands for Quality Wildlife Habitat
March 5th, 2021, #611
50 Acres: Better Hunting Than the Neighbors
February 28th, 2021, #610
Deer Survival in Harsh Conditions
February 21st, 2021, #608
The Many Benefits of Prescribed Fire
February 14th, 2021, #607
Habitat Improvement Plan: Pines with Hardwoods On 100 Acres in Georgia
February 3rd, 2021, #605
20 Acres| The Plan Goal: Get Deer to Spend More Time Here
January 31st, 2021, #604
More Quality Food and Cover After This Project
January 24th, 2021, #602
Creating ENDLESS Hunting Opportunities on an 80 Acre Property
January 17th, 2021, #600
120 Acre Cattle Farm: Better Whitetail Hunting and Habitat
January 10th, 2021, #598
HOT Conditions: What to Do When It's Too Hot to Plant Food Plots
August 20th, 2020, #565
Antlers and the Benefits of Native Browse | Cool Critter Update: Predators and Prey
July 12th, 2020, #559
Chainsaws, Fire, and Wildflowers: Transforming A Property for Better Hunting 2018-2020
July 8th, 2020, #558
Scouting Tips: Where Will the Deer Be in the Early Season?
June 28th, 2020, #556
The Results: How Prescribed Fire Improves Native Habitat
June 21st, 2020, #555
Every Property is Unique: Know How to Hunt It
May 24th, 2020, #551
Use a Map to Plan Better Hunting
April 19th, 2020, #543
Prescribed Fire: An Incredible Whitetail Habitat Management Tool
March 15th, 2020, #538
Tips for Managing Hardwood Timber for Better Deer Hunting
March 8th, 2020, #537
How to Create and Hunt Pinch Points
March 1st, 2020, #536
Better Deer Hunting for a Kansas Ranch and a 45 Acre Iowa Property
February 23rd, 2020, #535
Same Property, 2014 VS 2020: New Plan for Even Bigger Deer!
January 25th, 2020, #531
Tools And Plans for Better Deer Hunting
January 19th, 2020, #530
Late Season In the Field: Shed Antlers and Habitat Improvement!
January 12th, 2020, #529
Four Bucks, Three Hunters, Lots of Antlers!
January 5th, 2020, #528
Fall Food Plots and Their Hunting Strategies
September 15th, 2019, #512
The Food Plot That Attracts More Deer
September 1st, 2019, #510
Get Better Hunting With The Rubik's Cube Approach
August 25th, 2019, #509
Scouting a New Stand Location: Thermals, Scent Trails, Access
August 12th, 2019, #507
New Strategies for Hunting Old Bucks in the Early Season
August 4th, 2019, #506
Improving Whitetail Habitat and Hunting: Hinge Cutting Vs. Hack & Squirt
July 28th, 2019, #505
Will Deer Eat this? Identifying Native Plants
July 21st, 2019, #504
How to Get Better Deer and Turkey Hunting In the Pines
July 14th, 2019, #503
How to Tune The Bow and the Shooter: Bow Hunting Tips
June 30th, 2019, #501
Techniques to Improve Deer Hunting and Habitat: A Summary of 500 GrowingDeer Episodes
June 23rd, 2019, #500
Deer Management: How to improve the quality of native browse and food plots
June 2nd, 2019, #497
Better Deer Hunting: Bottlenecks, Thermals; Plus Next Steps for Food Plots
May 19th, 2019, #495
Turkey Hunting: Scouting, Strategy | Fire Follow-up
April 14th, 2019, #490
How Prescribed Fire Improves Whitetail Habitat: 10 Years of Change
March 31st, 2019, #488
Dead Buck Found | Better Hunting for a Kentucky Property
March 24th, 2019, #487
Winter Deer Management: Shed Antlers, Food, Cover, Trapping
February 10th, 2019, #481
New Property: Designing a Hunting and Habitat Management Plan
January 27th, 2019, #479
Hunting the Pre-Rut: 2 Bucks Down Plus 2 Doe Doubles in One Day
November 5th, 2018, #467
Food Plots and Native Browse: Challenges and Solutions for Better Deer Hunting
July 29th, 2018, #453
Whitetail Habitat Changes Help Reach Deer Hunting Goals
July 22nd, 2018, #452
Managing White-tailed Deer and Habitat| Pre-Season Patterns
July 8th, 2018, #450
Tips for Better Deer Hunting through Habitat Management: Boots On The Ground
June 24th, 2018, #448
Food Plots and Native Browse | Best Whitetail Forage
May 20th, 2018, #443
Turkey Hunting | Cold, Snowy Morning With Hot Toms
April 15th, 2018, #438
Firing It Up for Turkey Season| Turkey Calling Tips and Prescribed Fire
March 25th, 2018, #435
Prescribed Fire | Tips to Improve Whitetail Habitat
March 18th, 2018, #434
Tips to Improve Hunting Properties | NWTF 2018 | Soil Samples
February 25th, 2018, #431
White-tailed Deer | Winter Projects: Antlers, Fire, and Fur
February 4th, 2018, #428
Shed Hunting Tips | Whitetail Habitat Improvements In Kansas
January 28th, 2018, #427
Deer Hunting the Rut: Lock Down Location
December 4th, 2017, #419
10 Tips to Quickly Age Bucks | Food Plot and Habitat Help
September 3rd, 2017, #406
Deer Hunting Prep: Scouting Bucks, Grunt Calling and More
August 20th, 2017, #404
Deer Hunter's Guide To Aging Bucks Before The Shot
August 6th, 2017, #402
How to Create Mock Scrapes | New Food Plots | Cooking Frog Legs
July 30th, 2017, #401
Improve Native Browse for Whitetails | Bow Hunting Prep | Hunting Strategies
July 23rd, 2017, #400
Deer Hunting and Habitat | Strategic Changes for Better Deer Hunting
July 9th, 2017, #398
Over 15 Tips For The Best Food Plots and Nutritious Native Browse
June 18th, 2017, #395
Chasing Toms From Kentucky to Kansas
April 23rd, 2017, #387
Targeting A Plan for Bigger Antlers And Better Hunting
April 9th, 2017, #385
Turkey Hunting: New Tools for Patterning Guns and Gobblers
March 26th, 2017, #383
Habitat Management: A Late Winter Prescription for Better Hunting
February 26th, 2017, #379
Bow Hunting: Homegrown Buck from the Family Farm
November 6th, 2016, #363
Deer Hunting: Bucks on the Move
October 16th, 2016, #360
Deer Hunting: Surefire Scouting and Strategies for Whitetails
September 11th, 2016, #355
Hunting Strategies: Family Farms And Ponds
July 31st, 2016, #349
Easy Food Plots And Deer Hunting Strategies
July 17th, 2016, #347
Deer Hunting Strategies: Finding The Limited Resource
July 10th, 2016, #346
Managing for White-tailed Deer: Velvet Racks and Improving Timber Tracks
July 3rd, 2016, #345
Tips For Deer Hunting And Improving A 90 Acre Property
June 19th, 2016, #343
Turkey Hunting Fever Begins: Scouting With Owl Hooting and More
March 27th, 2016, #331
Why The Forest, Deer and Wildlife Need Fire
February 21st, 2016, #326
Hunting Wild Hogs In Oklahoma
February 14th, 2016, #325
The Number One Tool For Better Hunting
February 7th, 2016, #324
Bow Hunting: Last Day of the Season, Doe Down!
January 24th, 2016, #322
Bow Hunting: Cold Front Brings on Doe Fever
October 11th, 2015, #307
Food Plots: A Bean For Bow Hunters
June 21st, 2015, #291
Hunting Hot Spots And Early Velvet Antlers
June 14th, 2015, #290
Deer Management: Fired Up For Better Habitat
April 12th, 2015, #281
Spring Deer Management: Making And Maintaining Food Plots
April 5th, 2015, #280
Bow Hunt Turkeys: Get Ready! Plus Fire And Frost Seeding
March 29th, 2015, #279
Bow Hunting: Sticking A Pig
March 22nd, 2015, #278
Osceola Gobbler Hunt
March 15th, 2015, #277
Prescribed Fire: An Important Habitat Management Tool
February 22nd, 2015, #274
Talking Whitetails With Troy Landry, Plus: Skinning A Coyote
February 16th, 2015, #273
Deer Hunting In A Target Rich Environment
November 16th, 2014, #260
Deer Hunting: Developing The 2014 Hit List
August 31st, 2014, #249
Hunting And Habitat Management Techniques: Field Day 2014
August 17th, 2014, #247
Fire! And The Hard To Age Buck
August 3rd, 2014, #245
The Smallest Predator For Whitetails: Ticks
June 16th, 2014, #238
Turkey Hunting In the Pines
April 14th, 2014, #229
Piebald Deer, Shed Hunting & Food Plot Tips
March 2nd, 2014, #223
Better Deer Hunting: Stress Points
February 17th, 2014, #221
Scouting Antlers: Velvet Bucks In The Beans
August 5th, 2013, #193
Hit List Bucks To Burns: Tips For Prescribed Fire
July 21st, 2013, #191
How To Improve Your Hunting Grounds
July 8th, 2013, #189
Beyond The Food Plot
June 3rd, 2013, #184
Bow Hunting: Big Nebraska Gobblers
April 8th, 2013, #176
Deer Management: Balancing Predator and Prey
February 4th, 2013, #167
Prescribed Fire for Whitetails
October 15th, 2012, #151
Bucks and Burns
September 3rd, 2012, #145
Hit List Bucks and Fruit Trees
August 27th, 2012, #144
New Food Plot in the Pines
June 4th, 2012, #132
Whitetail Management: Larger Antlers This Fall
April 16th, 2012, #125
Youth Turkey Season
April 9th, 2012, #124
Deer Hunting and Management: Field Day Event 2011
August 29th, 2011, #92
Managing Whitetail Habitat: Prescribed Fire
August 8th, 2011, #89
Managing Whitetails: Growing Antlers in Spite of Drought
July 25th, 2011, #87
Managing Whitetails: Big Bucks, Trail Cameras, Minerals
July 11th, 2011, #85
White-tailed Management: Summer Challenges
June 13th, 2011, #81
Food Plots and Habitat Management: QDMA Field Tour
May 23rd, 2011, #78
Shed Hunt 2011
March 28th, 2011, #70
Post Season Scouting and Other Observations
February 20th, 2011, #65
Deer Hunters Field Day Event
August 30th, 2010, #40
Bigger Antlers Start With Better Food Plots
July 19th, 2010, #34
Food Plot Competition
July 12th, 2010, #33
Quality Summer Food Plots For Whitetails
June 28th, 2010, #31
Clover Food Plots
June 21st, 2010, #30
Turkey Hunt and Prescribed Fire Evaluation
May 17th, 2010, #25
Benefits Of A Controlled Burn: Bigger Whitetails
April 12th, 2010, #20
Food Plots in Thinned Pine Stands
April 5th, 2010, #19
Winter Cover for Deer
March 8th, 2010, #15
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