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Sulfur, an overlooked nutrient.
Those of you who have attended my seminars or watched some of my videos have heard me talk about the importance of sulfur. Today, i'm...

John O'Brion
Jan 4, 20172 min read
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Food Plot Corn.
Here is some food for thought today on the topic of corn. Corn can be a great screening source or food source but here is some "beyond...

John O'Brion
Dec 23, 20162 min read
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Winter bulbs and food plot stockpiling.
In the managed intensive grazing community the term "stockpiling" has been used for many years. Stockpiling is forage that is allowed to...

John O'Brion
Dec 16, 20163 min read
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The Seed Supply Chain
The Seed World is smaller than you think.To many people, what seed is to them is the bag they grab off the shelf at their current seed...

John O'Brion
Dec 9, 20163 min read
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How to add 70" of antler growth in a year.
Some of you have seen a lot of really nice deer harvested by G.R.O clients. Below is a shed found this past season and the horns from...

John O'Brion
Dec 2, 20163 min read
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Deer Minerals vs sound soil and forage programs
So many people in the wildlife industry are about fancy bags and wild claims versus science and reality. Sure, I have what is the most...

John O'Brion
Nov 21, 20162 min read
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We bring science and technology to the table
I've been in the animal nutrition consulting and seed industry for 25 years and have always been an early adapter of technology. I always...

John O'Brion
Nov 9, 20162 min read
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Looking ahead to 2017
Grandpa Ray Outdoors is about education. If we are not currently the most progressive wildlife company in the business, that is our goal....

John O'Brion
Oct 22, 20162 min read
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Now and for the future...
So many food plotters ask me what they should plant now. My response usually starts with a set of questions such as, what did your soil...

John O'Brion
Oct 1, 20163 min read
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What do deer prefer to eat?
I had this exact conversation yesterday with a close friend who started one of the first wildlife food plot lineups. He also has as much...

John O'Brion
Sep 23, 20161 min read
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What you do now will affect next year.
So much focus is put into fall food plots and mainly brassicas. Most food plotters have perennial food plots as well, which typically...

John O'Brion
Sep 1, 20162 min read
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Deer are not pigs.....
Some areas of the US it is legal to bait. In some of these areas people are also feeding corn for a winter energy supplement. Here is...

John O'Brion
Aug 18, 20162 min read
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Deer Mineral Concepts
Here are some basic deer mineral concepts. So many deer minerals on the market offer very poor nutrition and others are lacking...

John O'Brion
Jul 31, 20162 min read
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Forage, Cover and Conservation
I introduced the Soil Builder mix in 2016 for many reasons. I can be planted from early April through early June and then again after...

John O'Brion
Jul 20, 20162 min read
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What we bring to the table
I started Grandpa Ray Outdoors after being inside the Wildlife industry and seeing 3 situations up close that were dishonest and lacking...

John O'Brion
Jul 17, 20162 min read
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Why plant oat as a sole source of deer forage?
As an agronomist and nutritionist one of the topics that I feel the public needs to be educated more on is the use of "buck oats" for...

John O'Brion
Jul 14, 20162 min read
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Herbicide Tips
Here are some overlooked tips for chemical spraying. 1) You want to read labels thoroughly. Many grass killers require the use of crop...

John O'Brion
Jun 24, 20162 min read
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Nutrition and Bio Availability
I am a nutritionist and formulator with over 25 years of experience working with high end animals, farmers and other businesses and...

John O'Brion
Jun 20, 20161 min read
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Know your brassicas
I had a discussion with someone yesterday that planted turnips this past week and It inspired this blog topic. Brassicas vary in...

John O'Brion
Jun 10, 20163 min read
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25% an achievable goal
I believe it is very easy for all of you food plotters to increase your food plot nutrition and efficiency by 25%. No matter how small or...

John O'Brion
May 21, 20162 min read
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