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John's Journal... Entry 237, Day 2 THE $30 MANAGEMENT PLAN Fertilize Next, Then Buy Bullets Editor's Note: Neil Dougherty, the BioLogic Northeastern Territory Manager and Operations Manager for the NorthCountry Whitetails Habitat Development & BioLogic Research Center in New York, has been involved with habitat development and food plot research for the past 12 years. He's worked closely with whitetail industry leaders such as Dr. Grant Woods, Charles J. Alsheimer, Bob Foulkrod, and others. The 500-acre demo center developed by Dougherty has given him numerous opportunities for magazine and newspaper articles as well as appearing on National Public Radio and TV. When he gets the chance, Dougherty can be found chasing whitetails on the NorthCountry property with his bow. "For $10 you can buy quite a bit of fertilizer to spend a total of only $30 on a 1,000-acre hunting property," Dougherty emphasizes. "Fertilizer enables plants and trees to put on more foliage and nuts and makes the fruit it produces much more nutritious for the deer." Dougherty recommends that you first fertilize naturally-occurring, mast-producing trees and bushes and shrubs on which deer feed. "If apple or nut trees are on your property, you can fertilize them, and they'll put on more fruits and nuts. You can also fertilize wild persimmion trees, Japanese honeysuckle, blackberry, smilax (greenbrier) and other wild deer foods." A little fertilizer can go a long way in helping to produce more deer food and cover. Your consulting wildlife biologist or forester can play a major role in your wildlife-management program by naming which trees and shrubs the deer prefer to feed on at different times of the year. These professionals also can tell you how and when to fertilize these plants to get maximum production. You'll enjoy seeing just how lush you can make a cleared wildlife opening if you sprinkle some fertilizer on the ground after you've cleared the land. Buy
Bullets: To learn more about Mossy Oak BioLogic or the NorthCountry Whitetails Habitat Development Center, contact Neil Dougherty at (866) 677-9625 or visit www.mossyoakbiologic.com or www.northcountrywhitetails.com. TOMORROW: SET UP SANCTUARIES
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