Water Soluble? Drought Solvable Rainfall has been hit or miss for a lot of food plotters this fall. Feeding your plants through the foliage can give an instant boost in growth and health of the plant. Read More Land Management, How-To, BioLogic
Water Wars It’s you against them and they have all the advantages. They can swim faster, dive deeper, build bigger and eat more in a day than you can imagine. Cormorants, otters and beavers can quickly change a thriving pond into a vast water wasteland. What do cormorants and other fish-eating birds like great blue herons have in common with otter and beaver? If you have a pond or lake on your property you may already know. Read More Small Game, How-To
Hog Wild! Tes and I adopted a motto during last summer’s ordeal—“If they stay, they gotta pay!” For now the battle against feral hogs is an ongoing effort. It is hot, dirty, hard work. We continue to learn ways that make the job a little easier and our efforts more efficient. Is it worth it? Yes! We have no choice. We like our land the way it is. We like what we have been able to accomplish Read More Big Game, Land Management, How-To
Identifying Funnels Much of choosing the proper stand site has to do with “structure.” In the same way that an angler finds the “spot on the spot,” the lay of the land and topography differences that restrict or “guide” movement are keys to stand placement. Whitetail travel from place to place using cover and terrain to their advantage. Learning to recognize the transition areas, access points, and travel corridors of whitetails is a crucial to choosing your Read More Big Game, Deer, How-To
Detour Around Mother Nature’s Oven Let’s face it, sometimes planting during the late summer through the early fall can be tough. The ideal planting time for cool season food plots coincides with some of the driest months of the year (July-October) and topsoil moisture, or the lack of it, will be the most important detail in the success, or failure of your plots. Read More Land Management, How-To
Tools and Tips for Trail Camera Success Capturing trail camera photographs of a “behind the scenes” buck or a unique moment in nature is something many hunters lose sleep over. The strategies of when, where and how to capture these moments can be both an art and a science. The first step is to decide the type of camera, location, and timing for your plan of attack. Your next step should be getting organized. Read More How-To, BioLogic