Land Management

REAP WHAT YOU SOW.

Watch and read along as some of the world’s most knowledgeable and experienced hunting land managers show you proven strategies for turning your property into a hunting paradise. Get expert tips on everything from seasonal food plot placement and plant species selection to the state-of-the-art equipment that helps you to tend it.

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Improve Duck Holes by Managing Natural Plants

You can significantly improve duck and waterfowl habitats by managing moist-soil wetlands plants. Learn more waterfowl habitat management tips from Mossy Oak.

Waterfowl, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Secrets to a Successful Food Plot

Growing food plots isn’t easy—it takes work and dedication—and along the way mistakes are often made. According to Mossy Oak food plot expert Todd Amenrud, two common mistakes include over broadcasting seed and covering that seed too deep.

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Game Management with Sprayers

Mossy Oak BioLogic’s Austin Delano could talk all day about effective game management with sprayers, but for this particular piece, Delano wanted to give a general overview about spraying techniques both to control weeds and grasses in food plots and proper fertilizer application.

Land Management, How-To, BioLogic, Mossy Oak

After the Storm

This unexpected storm changed the aesthetic value of the land as well as the habitat we’ve worked on for so long managing for wildlife. For some animals the storm created new habitat but for others, like deer, it dramatically changed their movement through the downed timber. Our main concern was that it would eliminate whitetail utilization all together. Like many landowners we didn’t have a plan to cope with the unpredicted devastation of our hunting

Land Management, How-To

Improve Your Seeding, Improve Your Plot

Many food plot failures can be attributed to a flaw in the planting process. Many times it is seed depth or a lack of good seed to soil contact that results in a poor stand. Using a cultipacker can greatly improve seedling survival by ensuring a more even and consistent seed bed.

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The “Crown of Bone”

Summer is here and antler growth is in full swing. We often forget about the nutritional requirements required by whitetail deer during the dog days of summer. June –August is typically one of the most stressful times on whitetail deer due both heat and the increased nutrient demands of antler growth on bucks and lactation on doe. Fawn survival during this time also aligns directly with the nutritional plane available for whitetail doe. The major

Big Game, Deer, Land Management

What Tree is Best?

Never before has land management shimmered in the limelight like it does today. With every hour that ticks by new land managers, those who’ve finally found their slice of outdoor heaven, begin a new journey. Here to help those who have been grooming their property for years and those just starting to manage is Mossy Oak Nativ Nurseries.

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Understanding Soil pH

Food plots are exciting, but those who jump quickly into the planting phase without doing a little soil research are going to be very disappointed. Soil pH is crucial to crop development and overall yield.

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Busting Dams for Ducks

As the popularity of hunting these migratory fowl grows, more and more land managers are beginning to tailor their properties to attract and hold migrating ducks. BioLogic’s Neill Haas offers some great advice for those looking to boost their property’s duck appeal, but are constantly battling beavers.

Waterfowl, Land Management, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Managing Moist Soil Impoundments: What Is On Your Land?

What if you could provide a situation where you could bring waterfowl up close and personal? If this type of situation is what you are looking for, then this is the article for you. This article deals with managing beaver ponds, greentree reservoirs, and agricultural lands for the opportunity to be up close and personal to one of life’s oldest creatures, waterfowl.

Waterfowl, Land Management

Please Release Me

Very few things worth having in life come free, still fewer of them seem to happen quickly. As a land manager, when trying to increase cover we have many options available to us and most of them seem to take years to come to fruition. Most of them seem to come with an increasingly steep price tag.

Land Management, How-To

The Basics When it Comes to Weed I.D.

Weeds must be stopped before reaching a mature stage of growth when they will then cause harm to both plantings as well as livestock. Reducing weed growth comes in many forms, with the most basic being the plough, which will devastate the roots of the weed.

Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Perfect Follow-through

We’ve practice Quality Deer Management for several years on our 80 acres located in northern Wisconsin, and have seen huge returns. We hold many more deer on the property than were here when we first purchased it and we’re now consistently producing mature bucks.

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Planting Success Begins with the Soil

A soil test is the first and foremost step before ever being able to plan out a food plot schematic that is best for your property. Every plant has a different set of ideal conditions, so the type of soil, pH of the soil, and soil nutrients will all have a significant impact on which plants can grow the heartiest when it comes to the location they’re being planted in.

Land Management, How-To, BioLogic

Taking “Let Him Walk” to the Next Level

After years of very selective buck harvest, supplemental feeding, and an intense food plot program, I have grown a true southern giant. While we have been growing and killing above average deer for a long time (for the area), this particular buck was a “man among men.”

Big Game, Deer, Land Management, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Bow