DIY Land Management

If deer season has ended on your whitetail property, then it’ time to begin thinking about habitat improvement projects, including forest cuttings. Do you know which trees to cut?

Does it make sense to reduce the doe numbers on your property? One Midwest land manager says “no.”

Evolved Harvest 5 Card Draw seed blend combines the growing powers of oats, wheat, white clover, turnips and chicory for a food plot that’s diverse and uber-attractive to deer.

Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to food plots, and for that matter, you shouldn’t be making them in a perfect rectangle, either.

For the first time this late summer and fall, the author plans a layering winter rye system to lure Wisconsin whitetails.

Bob Wallace from Chestnut Hill Outdoors shows how to properly plant and care for chestnut trees.

The Firminator is a food plot implement designed to disc, plant and cultipack all in one machine, which ensures all seeds have excellent seed-to-soil contact — highly important for good seed germination.

Use the positive effects of hinge cutting to improve whitetail habitat on your property.

Create a feed and forage plan with each season in mind, and then set the table for the deer on your property.

Soybeans and other legumes not only provide high-protein nutrition to deer, they also replenish soil with free fertilizer, too.

Do you think food plot shape matters for whitetails, or is it all about the total acres available?

The author has planted soybeans for many years in his Midwest food plots, but that stops in 2020.

The more thought and elbow grease you put in your whitetail land management efforts the greater your likelihood for success during the hunting season — and that means arming yourself with the best tools for the job.

Don’t let your hard work, time, energy and strict whitetail harvest criteria disappear with the simple jump of a fence.

Built to withstand rugged environments, the Plotmaster Hunter 300 is an all-in-one planting system that can be pulled with ATVs and UTVs.

If you need to increase the amount of forage on your land to maximize whitetail body size and antler growth, then consider adding Whitetail Institute Imperial Whitetail PowerPlant to your annual food plot plans.

Six tips that make it harder for a poacher to target your whitetails.