Land Management

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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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Beekeeping Beyond the Backyard: Positive Ways Beekeeping Affects Land Management

If you are looking to start a hive, there are many online resources to help you find honey bees to populate your hives, other beekeeping equipment and education. Here, we’ll help you get started.

Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak GameKeepers

How to Trap Turkey Predators In Order to Increase Poult Populations

Ongoing predator control is a useful and often necessary tool for successful wildlife management. A regular relationship with a trapper will help you see a big increase in ground-nesting birds.

Turkey, Predator, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak GameKeepers

Food Plots for Game Bird Success

Two aspects of wildlife management that are growing rapidly are the restoration of native habitat and growing crops with game birds in mind. I am of the opinion that “loss of habitat” may be the number one factor (on a list of many reasons) for the steady decline in quail numbers over the past several decades.

Small Game, Turkey, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, BioLogic, Mossy Oak GameKeepers, Nativ Nurseries

Creating Edge Cover: Hinge & Select Cutting Trees

One of the simplest ways to create edge habitat is to cut the mature trees where forest meets field. Doing so allows sunlight to reach the ground, which encourages an entirely new plant community.

Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak GameKeepers, Mossy Oak Properties

Redear: The Other Bream

Redear, cousins to the bluegill, are fun fish to catch, but many pond owners don’t know if they even have a good population of these fish. Learn more about redear and how to boost your pond stock.

Fishing, Land Management, Mossy Oak GameKeepers

Timber Stand Improvement - Managing Forestry for Hunting Wildlife

It is often better to have fewer quality trees than a larger quantity of undesirable trees. Learn about clear-cuts, hack-and-squirt, and the life cycles of the forest!

Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak GameKeepers, Mossy Oak Properties, Nativ Nurseries

Growing Bucks by the Bushel: Annuals for Wildlife

For gamekeepers, it’s not just about hunting season. It’s about improving habitat and available nutrition for the overall health of the wildlife. Here’s how we recommend planting to bring in the big bucks.

Deer, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, BioLogic, Mossy Oak GameKeepers

Developing a Food Plot Plan

The most asked question that a habitat consultant receives is “what should I plant?” It depends on your management goals as to what would be the best things to plant.

Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Elements Agua, How-To, BioLogic, Mossy Oak GameKeepers

From Seedlings to Mast ASAP: Site Preparation, Planting and Protection

A site that is “prepped in advance” will allow more time and energy to transplant seedlings, widen your planting season window, drastically improve survival and growth rates, reduce the wait time for mast production, and most importantly - give you that sense of fulfillment from a job well done.

Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak GameKeepers, Nativ Nurseries

When Pond Problems Arise, Starting Over may be in Order

There are more than 2.5 million ponds scattered across the United States. Most of these ponds provide fair to excellent recreational fishing opportunities, but a variety of problems can affect pond fisheries as they age. Learn how to manage your pond today.

Fishing, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak GameKeepers, Mossy Oak Properties

Gamekeeper: Traditions Forged Centuries Ago

The “gamekeeper” is a centuries-old profession originating across England and other European countries and dating back to sometime in the mid-1600s. Learn more about the history of the gamekeeper and their duties today.

Big Game, Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak GameKeepers

When Wolves Impact Your Deer Herd

Even with the ruthless, relentless, remorseless impact of wolves, quality deer management (QDM) principles and a sound plan will prevail. Learn how one gamekeeper managed the impact of wolves on the deer herd.

Deer, Predator, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak GameKeepers

Soft Mast Trees: Crabapple & Pear Protection from Wildlife

Don’t waste time planting a tree if you don’t plan to protect it. If you’re looking to plant inexpensive, fast-maturing trees that required little or no tending, you’ve come to the right place. Learn more!

Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak GameKeepers, Nativ Nurseries

4 Steps To Make Your Property Poacher Proof

If you already own property and fight trespassing battles, do your best to control access, create habitat edges on property boundaries, maintain relationships with adjacent landowners and when poacher interactions do happen, make certain they will not return to your property.

Deer, Turkey, Fishing, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak GameKeepers, Mossy Oak Properties

Western Food Plot Strategy

This western food plot strategy is aimed at the 17 states well west of the Mississippi starting in the Dakotas and straight south to Texas and then on west from there. Learn how to create a useful food plot in your area.

Big Game, Deer, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak GameKeepers