Conservation

THE FUTURE’S IN OUR HANDS.

As hunters, we know the steps we take to conserve our wildlife and habitats today can have an impact that reaches far into the future. Our collection of videos and articles features expert advice that will give you the knowledge to put proper conservation techniques into practice, and ensure our proud hunting tradition lives on for future generations to come.

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Overrated Wildlife Trees

Planting and managing trees for wildlife food is more of a long term approach compared to food plots and supplemental feeds. With plots and feed you can easily change or adjust at a moments or seasonal notice. Careful and thorough consideration needs to be made prior to loading your property up with trees. Following are three species of tree choices that I either don’t recommend, or recommend limiting to fit a specific niche.

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Food Plots Suffering from Lack of Rain?

With the dry conditions many folks in the mid-south and southeast have dealt with this planting season, early fall food plots may have been a bust. Using a no-till drill can also be a life saver when you have to plant late or in dry fall conditions.

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3 Reasons Deer Management Creates Hunting Opportunities

Keeping the population down to a manageable density and balancing the buck to doe ratio is key in creating a more intense rut and increased competition for does. Keeping deer numbers down to manageable levels is also beneficial to your native browse and food plots.

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Make A Small Plot. See Big Bucks.

For most of you, archery season will open in the next few weeks and a lot of hunters will be looking for an edge to get that easy 20 yard shot on a buck. One very effective tactic for filling an early season tag is to have a small food plot in an area you know that buck will frequent. Basically you are taking the food to the deer.

Big Game, Deer, Conservation

Understanding Soils: Grow Better Food Plots

With the late summer food plot planting season in full swing in the north right now and the rest of the country soon to follow, the questions are pouring in on what type of fertilizer to use and what your soil sample means. Here are some quick tips to help you understand what you need for your plot.

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Producers participating in USDA conservation programs at record levels

Farmers and ranchers around the country became certified conservation compliance this year, capitalizing on premium support payments as part of the 2014 Farm Bill. According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 98.2 percent of eligible producers successfully qualified for crop insurance support - the largest in history.

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Not All Trees Are Created Equal: How to Improve Hunting by Removing Undesirables

Trees are a large part of wildlife management and hunting. When fall rolls around, we’re always looking for just the right tree to hang a stand in or searching for that group of white oaks that is raining acorns. There are also a lot of situations where the trees are undesirable from a species or location stand point. Many woodlands east of the Mississippi River have former log decks or other openings that are crowded

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Life on the Land: Bobby Harrell

Brokers at Mossy Oak Properties develop both professional and personal relationships with their clients, getting them the best deal for a tract of land. Unlike other brokerages, MOP has the proven track record and national reach to help connect clients with the land of their dreams. To highlight this connection, we spoke with one of the very best in business, Bobby Harrell of Mossy Oak Properties North Carolina Land and Farm in Nags Head, North

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What Your Deer Need Most

All living things need water and it is one of the most important details to cover as a land manager. Obviously when overseeing small parcels wildlife will borrow or share some of your neighbor’s resources. However, you should ideally try to provide food, cover, sanctuary and water on your side of the fence. If you don’t have a natural water source, there are several simple ways to make one yourself.

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Life on the Land: Craig Kelley

Buying or selling land can be an easygoing and satisfying process if you have the right team backing you up. There are a multitude of complex tax laws and intricate industry-specific terms that can make an average landowner unsure if he or she is making the right decision when transferring land. However, with the aid of a Mossy Oak Properties certified land specialist, owners and investors of land can navigate through this potentially tricky process

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Using Self-directed IRAs for Land Investment

When saving for retirement, workers spend decades stashing their paychecks into Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). And while many people may be familiar with the traditional offerings of IRAs - investments in bonds, mutual funds, etc. - they likely aren't aware their IRAs can be used for other purposes as well.

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2 Enemies of Warm Season Food Plots

If you are a serious whitetail manager, you know that warm season food plots full of high protein forage are important for maintaining a healthy herd and growing bigger bucks. Warm season plantings like lablab, soybeans and peas are great additions to a deer’s diet, but they don’t come without some work. The two most common reasons for spring/summer food plot failure are over-browsing and weed competition.

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A 1031 is a provision in the IRS tax code that allows landowners to defer paying taxes on the exchange of property. When selling a property with the intent to purchase another, the capital gains remain untouched during the exchange, which is particularly beneficial for land investors.

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What about the Birds?

Wildlife management and green field plantings don’t have to be a one trick pony. In many places, green fields and wildlife plantings primarily are established to provide food for deer and harvest opportunities for hunters. However, your green fields can be more than just deer magnets. You also can use a green-field management program to provide food and habitat for wild birds, including turkeys, other wild birds and game birds.

Small Game, Conservation, How-To

3 Tips for Growing the Best Clover Plot

If you want perennial clover plots that last for years and will be very attractive to whitetails, turkey and other critter, they need to be cared for properly. Here are the three main tasks you can do for the best perennial plots possible.

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