Jeff's Deer Blog
Habitat and Herd ImprovementWhitetail Adventure Series Book
Scheduled for an early May release, I can not wait to introduce to you my new Whitetail Adventure Series of books! The books will target any young hunter who reads, within the ages of pre-teen to teen (8-14).
Jeff's SuccessMature Buck Harvest: Whitetail Habitat Solutions
My name is Jeff Sturgis. Everyone seems to love mature, giant bucks...and I am no different. However, it is not the size of the antlers or even the weight of the beast that gets me going the most...
Food PlotsFood Plot Variety: The Need for Hunting Season Diversity
Do you have "Food Plot Variety"? In an effort to grow awareness for passing on young bucks to promote an older age structure of bucks, a phrase has been coined, "Dead bucks don't grow".
Food PlotsEgyptian Wheat Screen For Food Plots
Do you screen your food plots or deerstand access routes from the local deer herd? Your really should! If you have read my books or followed my writings you will read often, that I do not like making an improvement unless it can be hidden from your hunting season movements.
Food Plots4 Advanced Food Plot Location Strategies
How do you think your food plot locations will do this season? Are you looking to improve the daytime attraction levels of your plots?
Habitat and Herd ImprovementDeer Waterhole Hunting Strategies
Are waterhole hunting strategies in your plans for 2015? Here are clips 1 and 2 of location, installation and waterhole hunting strategies.
Habitat and Herd ImprovementThe Breaking Point TV: A Career in the Whitetail Industry
Have you started to hear about The Breaking Point TV yet? There are many of us who strive to pursue our whitetail passions full-time in the industry, but very few actually make it. Why?
Habitat and Herd ImprovementConifer Plantings for Deer Habitat
Do you ever think of good bedding cover in terms of the available food? You should, and this is especially true for conifer plantings!
Habitat and Herd ImprovementThe Whitetail Habitat Hook
Have you heard of the Habitat Hook? Other than protective chainsaw chaps, a helmet and eye protection this tool is a must have for any whitetail habitat work.
Mature Buck StrategiesWhitetail Shed Hunting Habitat Clues
There is nothing like finding an ivory giant during the annual whitetail shed hunting season! But what does it mean? What do the your findings reveal to you about the movements of the mature bucks in and around the lands that you hunt?
Habitat and Herd ImprovementWhitetail Habitat Management - Top 10 Myths
Are you guilty of these myths in your whitetail habitat management efforts? In the past, I have been! What I am referring to is the current state of our society that promotes "immediate gratification"
Habitat and Herd ImprovementChainsaw Travel Corridors for Deer
Although I typically spend a lot more time designing whitetail parcels than actually cutting them, in 2013 I had the pleasure of working with a particular client from Southern MI while firing up the chainsaw on his 40 acre parcel.