Top 5 High Impact Deer Habitat Improvements

Here are 5 high impact deer habitat improvements that you can create right now, for this coming deer hunting season.

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[outdoorslife]

Man I was dii poop no that last week and Chiggers and ticks got me a really good 😢😢

[jamesd]

Jeff's buck corridor, mock scrape, and 150 gallon water hole, turned my wooded edge, next to my ag field, into a big buck staging area within a year. What was once an average bow stand, is now my favorite, and I can monitor it through binoculars from my porch. Getting the consistent wind direction for that stand is another story, but if I get to hunt that stand once, with good wind, I'll be happy.

[mitchellgenz]

Great information as always, starting my work soon.

[raymondhoagland]

Thanks for all of the tips, I'll be out trying a few next month !

[melsmith]

I’ve been following and using your advise for a few years. This is an Excellent video for the Beginner doing Habitat work. I think these are the best places to start developing their property, before even worrying about a food plot.

[wisconsinwhitetail]

Jeff you should do a video on planting Cuttings. You talked about ROD cuttings, but I have heard willows are the easiest to grow from cuttings

[stevegermain]

Here in South Carolina I use Leyland cypress they grow crazy fast had a problem with deer eating them but the buck sure do like to polish them up with their antlers I enjoy all your videos this one's exceptional with all the inserts of the deer truly amazing shots of that buck stepping down into that almost empty tub thanks for all the time you put into these we're more stuff from your videos than anybody else

[tylerviegut]

New land last year. Spruce being planted to screen road and access. Next year will be the pine. Working on getting the open area clear to plant switch in the future. Just planted 50 ROD yesterday to connect a bedding area to a hunting plot. Putting in travel corridors in a couple months to connect our food plots. Barbell food plots. These are going to be food corridors. Been doing cutting for a few weeks. Land was select cut 7yrs ago and the browse is above deer level now. Making pockets for bedding to increase bedding opportunities. Last year was first year for mock scrapes and they were awesome!!! Thanks for all of your videos!!!

[curtisbrowning]

Thanks for all the imformation you have shared It has helped me out so much the last few years on my property. Wish I would have known this 20 years ago!

[underdogoutdoors]

Watching your channel has upped my success rate more than anything else, while hunting less days! With pics & video to prove it, lol. Thanks Jeff.- Andy

[davekaisler]

Used your grape vine mock scrape advise for first time over last few weeks. Have always just used perennial overhanging oak branch scrapes for getting good buck pictures. Removed the horizontal branches and condensed to one vine per spot. Amazing use within a few days. Thanks for the free advice-you are appreciated

[bobbryant]

Incredible how much knowledge you have, thanks for sharing, I've been doing a ton of habitat improvements this winter and spring

[jeffluberto]

Got em all but water holes since there's a creek parallel with my plots and travel corridors! Thanks for the awesome info!!

[George-robw]

This is another very enjoyable and informative video Jeff. I planted green giant arborvitae as a screen between my house and food plot because that variety of Arborvitae was breed to be a deer resistant option in USDA zone 5 NOT. Even with the tons of food in the plot that deer were hitting hard, the edge shrub has a perfectly vertical manicured edge eaten off of it lol. Thanks again Jeff.

[jeremystanton]

Mock scrapes are a game changer. Brought in a 6.5 year old that no one had ever seen before in a populated in area. It was just enough to make his usual travel corridor move 30 yards into visibility. He would have died of old age as a ghost buck without the scrape.

[danperrault]

Waiting patiently for your heavy arrow video.Thank you for all the videos.

[brettfilbrun]

Waterhole One of the properties I hunt has a creek that borders the property line. The deer typically travel 50-60 yards parallel to the creek from bedding area to food source. Would a waterhole be a benefit with the creek right there, or a waste of time?

[rodneywager]

Thanks Jeff, I think this was one of the most helpful videos yet

[ronharadzin]

Jeff Id like to add 4 water holes to our property. There is little to no water on it. My concern is that these water holes are stagnant? What is the answer about stagnant water? Can it harm the deer? Won’t it be filled with bacteria?

[TradgerFarms]

We just put two water holes in. Unfortunately the ground water beneath pushed the tank up just above ground level but hopefully we can make it somewhat natural