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Hunting sheds, it’s a lot more than just fun

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By Andy Anderson

With deer season over, now is the time to begin preparation for the next season. It’s also the time of year deer begin the process of shedding the beloved trophies highly sought after. March is about when things begin to start happening. Hormone changes within the body, weather turning warmer and a number of other factors kick things off for bucks to shed their antlers.

Without getting into the biological reasons why bucks shed their antlers, I will provide some insight into the value of spending a little time in the woods hunting for these hardened clues.

While hunting sheds is fun and physically beneficial, finding sheds provides a lot of information for the wildlife manager. Walking the trails, fence lines and near feeders or around watering holes are good places to spend some time in search of sheds, but spend sometime in the least obvious places such as deep in the hard woods and/or around a creek. Finding sheds in these locations is where you begin to gain a deeper insight into movement, feeding and bedding habits. To read more pick up the February 2016 issue of NTFR. 

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Goats Get To Work

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One of my professors out at Texas Tech University always told us that we aren’t just raising cattle, we’re raising grass, because without grass there is no cattle business. The same applies to most livestock species and crops we seek to raise- without good land management, no good yield can grow.

To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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Acorn Toxicity

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By Barry Whitworth, DVM, MPH

With the prolonged drought, most pastures in Oklahoma end up in poor condition. With the lack of available forage, animals may go in search of alternative foods.

If oak trees are in the pastures, acorns may be a favorite meal for some livestock in the fall. This may result in oak poisoning.

Oak leaves, twigs, buds, and acorns may be toxic to some animals when consumed.

To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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Silver Bluestems

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By: Tony Dean

There are a handful of grasses on North Texas grazing lands ranchers need to know, not because they are highly desirable, but rather because they are not of much value. I call them “decom” plants, which is am acronym for “Don’t Ever Count On Me.” Silver bluestem is a “decom” grass.

Silver bluestem is a perennial which grows in all areas of Texas. It can survive in almost all soil types, and in full sun conditions or in semi shade. It grows up to three feet tall and is easily recognized with the presence of the white fuzzy seed head. Also, one of the identifying characteristics of Silver bluestem is a bend in the stems at each node, causing the plants to take on a rounded shape as they mature.

To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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