Stockpiled Forages, The Key to Growing Big Bucks. Part 1
I get calls every week by people asking me for help to grow large deer. Some are a result of seeing an article where a client put over 60...
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John O'Brion
- Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min
Plant For Success
What are you planting into? I deal with clients every day that have a variety of challenges with their food plots. One of the biggest...
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John O'Brion
- Feb 22, 2021
- 3 min
How Alive is Your Soil
I have asked this question to my clients and the answer is usually that of confusion or unknown. In an industry where people are taught...
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John O'Brion
- Jan 27, 2020
- 1 min
Soil pH, More to the story
Low soil pH is NOT the only factor that affects growth. Here is a picture from a few years back that is about 5' tall of brassica grown...
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John O'Brion
- Nov 20, 2019
- 2 min
Healthy Soil is Essential To Success
I grew up with soil. I learned how to judge soil. My life involves soil. My first book was titled From Soil to Success. This might have...
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John O'Brion
- Sep 30, 2019
- 3 min
Top 10 Factors in Harvesting a Large Buck
John’s Top 10 Ways to Harvest a Large Buck 10) Reduce the need for “compensatory gain” If bucks are depleted from the previous season,...
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John O'Brion
- Sep 4, 2019
- 2 min
10 Steps to Making Your Food Plots More Attractive to Deer
.No matter what one plants in a food plot the seed you plant has only a small role in a deer's attraction to it. You as a food plotter...
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John O'Brion
- Jun 30, 2019
- 1 min
Have a Plan
When people reach out to me for help, it is rare that they have a short term and long term plan. No matter what one plants in the current...
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John O'Brion
- May 21, 2019
- 3 min
The four seasons
The wildlife industry and most food plotters focus on the fall when it comes to food plots. "They just want to kill a big deer." Even...
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John O'Brion
- May 6, 2019
- 3 min
Minerals through forages
In many places in the United States it's becoming illegal to use minerals and supplements. My third book I released this year was...
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John O'Brion
- Apr 27, 2019
- 3 min
365 Day Forages for Deer
So many people focus on the August to November time frame for food plot forages on their properties. From my experiences next to no one...
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John O'Brion
- Apr 7, 2019
- 3 min
Proper Fertilization of Food Plots
Over 90% of food plotters are improperly fertilizing their food plots. Where does that number come from? I receive thousands of soil...
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John O'Brion
- Mar 25, 2019
- 2 min
Erosion
I get people asking me all the time what to plant on their properties. There are so many factors that come into play but the one thing I...
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John O'Brion
- Mar 6, 2019
- 3 min
Seed is just the start
What seed should I plant on my property? This question we see posted all the time on social media. There is no way for anyone to honestly...
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John O'Brion
- Jan 6, 2019
- 3 min
Square peg in a round hole
Square Peg-Round Hole On here as well as other social media sites we see people want to ask people what they should plant without...
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John O'Brion
- Dec 16, 2018
- 1 min
Ask Why
Someone recently asked me how did I get to be where i am today in my career. After pausing, i answered "because I have always been...
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John O'Brion
- Dec 6, 2018
- 2 min
Seed Purity
I took one of my employees into a big box store yesterday. I walked him through some things many overlook when purchasing food plot,...
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John O'Brion
- Oct 29, 2018
- 2 min
Pros and Cons of Food Plot Forages
So many people are quick to advocate for their favorite food plot blends or individual forages that are their preference. Everyone has a...
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John O'Brion
- Sep 3, 2018
- 3 min
Blinders
So many people in the wildlife industry from end users to retail have blinders on. Let me give you some more clarity in what I mean by...
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