Field Day

Buck Forage Products/ Dr. James Kroll’s Institute for White-Tailed Deer Management and Research Food Plot/Intensive Deer Management

Field Day

When: March 08, 2008 (Open to Public and Media)

Where: Dr. James Kroll’s Institute for White-Tailed Deer
Management and Research

The Buck Forage Food Plot Field Day offers you a chance to learn from the Experts on Food Plot Development and see the latest research on food plots, deer behavior and management.

Take part in seminars by Dr. James Kroll and Ben Koerth, whitetail deer biologists with the Institute for White-tailed Deer Management and Research; Dr. Steve Harrison, plant breeder with the LSU AgCenter; Dr. Billy Higginbotham with Texas A&M University; and the Buck Forage Staff. Learn about the effective use of food plots and how varieties are specifically developed for use in food plots, as well as tour Dr. Kroll’s research facility near Nacogdoches, TX. In addition to food plot management, see how Dr. Kroll and Mr. Koerth have revolutionized private lands deer management. Other topics will include “landscaping” for whitetails, managing native forages along with food plots, cover management, culling and genetics, and much, much more.

Tentative Schedule
Saturday, March 8

10 AM Field Day opens – landscaping for whitetails: tours of food plot test and breeding facility
12:00 Lunch (Barbeque provided)
1:00 PM Greeting- John Butler, The origins of Buck Forage
1:05 PM Dr. Steve Harrison – Crosses and differences between small grains and one Oat variety and the next
1:45 PM Dr. James C. Kroll – What we look for in food plots
4-5:00 PM (approx) Your Questions
6-7:00 PM Fredonia Inn – Meet and Greet and Cash Bar
7-8:00 PM Dr. Kroll and Mr. Koerth presentation,
8-8:30 Deer Channel unveiling
Your Questions
8:00 Adjourn