Habitat and Herd Improvement
Habitat and Herd ImprovementNew Whitetail Waterhole Stand Locations
By September of 2014, I had 3 new waterholes installed on my new lease property. With a new lease there was a lot of work to accomplish, but I felt on this particular chunk of rolling hills, rock outcroppings and absolutely zero water; a waterhole was vital to my success.
Habitat and Herd ImprovementThe Shift of Whitetail Habitat is Starting
The leaves of soybeans are beginning to show the first signs of maturity and the last cutting of hay is just around the corner. The annual shift of whitetail habitat is starting to take place! What does that mean?
Habitat and Herd ImprovementNew Whitetail Hunting Lease Strategies
Do you have a new parcel of land that you now own or lease? Changing hunting grounds happens all of the time.
Habitat and Herd ImprovementFood Plot Attraction Timing: Too early-too late-just right?
Sure, antler growing monsters, lactating does and Summer fawns all crave an outstanding spot to dine; but who's Summer forages are they pounding?
Habitat and Herd ImprovementDoe Management for Big Bucks on Small Parcels
The above picture is one of the most popular pictures I have ever shared. I am not exactly sure why, but I can guess for starters- it may be because it is a picture of a huge pile of does!
Habitat and Herd ImprovementWhitetail Success By Design
It was a clear, cold start to the 3rd morning of Michigan's 2011 Firearm Season as I crossed the marsh on my way to the line of heavy spruce trees that bordered in front of the river.
Habitat and Herd ImprovementBuck Bed to Bowstand to Food Plot Video
Creating a defined line of movement that extends for several hundred yards or more, often starts within the most remote areas of your land. And what prefers to inhabit the most remote portions of your land? A mature buck!
Habitat and Herd Improvement5 Steps To An Easy Whitetail Waterhole
Installing a waterhole is pretty easy and can still be completed in time for the start of the season. Years ago I first used 55 gallon barrels cut in 1/2 lengthwise, and then buried them deep into the soil so that the top of the 1/2-barrel was below ground level.
Habitat and Herd ImprovementParking Lot Venison Backstrap Grilling Tips
Ok Folks, so the scenario is that you are hunting out of state, staying at a motel, and you shoot a deer. Did I mention you are hungry for backstraps? Well, if you are like my buddies and I, why wait to eat?
Habitat and Herd ImprovementHow I Got My Wife to Eat Venison
My wife Diane, grew up in a non-hunting family. No rabbits, squirrel and certainly...no venison. Although I too grew up in a non-hunting family, it was a pretty natural transition from fish to small game to venison.
Habitat and Herd ImprovementQDM On Poor Whitetail Habitat
Let me paint a picture for you. 120 Acres covered with pockets of mature spruce, cedar, pine, soft maple, and fir, blended in with a substantial portion of tag-alder creek bottom, and clear-cut openings from the early 80s, full of a variety of young pine.
Habitat and Herd ImprovementNatural Hunting and Habitat Designs for Whitetails
Do you want success with your hunting and habitat designs? Of course the answer to this is very obvious! After all, dozens and sometimes hundreds of hours of work is spent to construct deer beds, food plots, travel corridors, waterholes, stand locations, access trails...