Managing old fields for turkey | Wild Turkey Science #488

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October 27, 2025

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Description

In this episode, we walk you through the steps on managing your fallow fields for turkey and deer. We cover the plants we’re after and those we want to manage against, as well as herbicide preparation, broadcast application, timing of management, and more.

 

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We manage DEER food plots for TURKEYS (video)

 

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Produced & edited by Charlotte Nowak

 

Duration

01:09:39
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