So you manage your.....

[growalot]

Property to improve deer herd health....most ppl go with the health being great food ...good soils...but do you consider other things that effect herd health?...Does your property have the correct or ample amount of wild plants to deter worms? Have you ever even thought about that?...here is a list of such plants...

Plants that grow in most of North America with deworming properties include blackberries, raspberries, young ash and elder roots and shoots. Additional plants that help fight off internal parasites include yarrow, calamus, agrimony, calendula, blue cohosh, hemp, pokeweed, knotgrass, bloodroot, rue, skullcap, skunk cabbage (also skunk weed), nettle, valarian, periwinkle and verbena.

Also on a moist morning one can sprinkle Diatomaceous earth over a plot. Mugwort (worm wood) and planting sainfoil and trefoil.

Treating stagnant water with a small amount of skeeter dunk...adding solar water fountains to small watering tubs.....Adding bat houses to your plot perimiters...Swallow nesting boxes....purple marten boxes.

Just ideas to think about

[tuckersdaddy]

pardon my ignorance but earth worms or parasite worms?

[growalot]

parasitic..intestinal worms...some of these help with lice and ticks as well ..blood suckers

[tuckersdaddy]

good to know. i thought about putting berry bushes in the yard. if it may help with the nastys  will have to do it this year.   thanks

[landtracdeerhunter]

This subject isn't touched on much. It's something that runs through my mind, every time a slimline deer is witnessed during prime growing times. I've email an interest to Dr Woods on the subject. He sent me a nice little thank you response.

[growalot]

I love that show...I think he's the best manager around actually...

[Five Seasons]

interesting topic. I would certainly classify this under the "advanced food/heard manager" category though.