Many times, land managers rush to get their food plots in based on the calendar.   We have heard time after time, people thinking they have to get their plot in by a certain day.   The point of this blog is to help remind people that the planting date is just

In many parts of the whitetail’s range you can find deer where you can find water. On a DIY hunt a couple years ago in North Dakota, it was simply pointless to hunt whitetails unless you were close to the river. The creeks, rivers and streams create a network of

It happens every year about this time; the phones start ringing with customers wondering why the switchgrass, Bedding-in-a-Bag or now Real World Giant Miscanthus they planted has not yet sprouted. With more and more people diving into using Native Grass as bedding cover, they get worried when they do not

We do not want your soybean plot to look like this! Almost every day, we are contacted and asked to recommend a herbicide or fertilizer.   What everyone has to remember is that different areas of the country have different challenges and different products available.   A relationship with your local farm

If you have paid much attention to Real World Wildlife Products you likely recognize that they are different than other companies supplying food plot seed, mineral and other such products to the hunting industry. Personally, I have always thought of Real World as a “hybrid” company which helps explain what

Real World Wildlife Products is proud of the fact that we started and built this company using education as a marketing tool. When a consumer is educated about what to look for in a particular product they can quickly and easily pick out a quality product from one that is

When your bag of rhizomes arrives at your doorstep you will likely be excited to check them out! Taking care of them properly from the time your receive them until you plant them, is important for their success. -Rhizomes need to be kept dormant until you are ready to plant

It is very important to control competing weeds within a new Miscanthus planting for at least the first two years. Apply a pre-emergence herbicide immediately after planting. We recommend Harness Xtra (acetochlor + Atrazine), which is labeled for Giant Miscanthus. Look for active ingredient acetochlor if you cannot find Harness

Establishing and Maintaining RWWS Whitetail Bedding Mix Establishing the warm season native grasses contained in the Real World’s “Bedding-in-a-Bag” mix can require some extra effort compared to other crops. This blend contains a total of 6.25# PLS (pure live seed) per acre. This is plenty of seed when a properly

Switchgrass Planting Instructions Please read these instructions completely before starting your switchgrass planting project! It could save you a lot of time, money and disappointment. Ground Preparation – Your planting site should be free of any growing or established plants. Frost-seeding or no-till drilling can be done with no ground prep on sites