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Herbicides - Do We Need Them for Habitat Management?
Wildlife Investments
Chapters
0:01
Intro & Guest Welcome
1:43
Honest Takes on Herbicide Use
6:39
Luke's Research: Conventional vs. Regenerative Food Plot Management
10:55
Sweet Gum in Pine Stands: Why Fire Alone Won't Solve It
18:03
The Case for a One-Time Herbicide Reset
22:57
The Real Limiting Resource: Time, Efficiency & What You're Giving Up
32:37
No-Herbicide Scenarios: Managing Invasives with Cultural Methods Only
47:09
Deer Density, Food Plot Weeds & the Catch-22 Most Landowners Are Stuck In
55:15
Closing Thoughts: Right Tools in the Right Context
58:28
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Wildlife Investments
Herbicides - Do We Need Them for Habitat Management?
Jun 03, 2026
Season 1
Episode 13
Moriah Boggess
Herbicides are becoming an increasingly contentious subject in the habitat and food plot management world. There are many valid concerns surrounding their use, but do these concerns outweigh their value? Bronson and Moriah are joined by Luke Resop of the MSU Deer Lab to tackle this topic and discuss how they approach the herbicide issue when managing habitat for game species.
