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2025 Field Test: Evolved Food Plot Seed

The author has planted Evolved food plot seed in western Wisconsin for two consecutive years. Growing conditions were less than ideal in 2024, and it was a repeat in 2025. Thankfully, the results were better than expected.

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Video: Building Hinge-Cut Deer Bedding

Late-winter is the perfect time for building, maintaining and improving whitetail bedding areas, and on some properties a technique called “hinge-cutting” works well.

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Field Test: Mossy Oak BioLogic Food Plot Seed

During fall 2025, the author and his hunting partners field tested five annual seed blends from Mossy Oak BioLogic on three of their western Wisconsin food plots.

February 26, 2026

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Field Test: Magnet Outdoors Food Plot Seeds

The author and his family test three blends from Magnet Outdoors on a few of their Wisconsin food plots.

February 19, 2026

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Personal Confession: 2 Boneheaded Food Plot Mistakes I Made in 2025

The author has been building and maintaining food plots for 30 years, but he made two big blunders in 2025.

January 16, 2026

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Whitetail Video: Plowing Snow Off Winter Food Plots

Landowners in snow country can make life easier on winter whitetails by using a tractor to plow away deep snow from food plots.

December 15, 2025

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Magnet Outdoors — A New Food Plot Company With a Legendary Leadership Team

Magnet Outdoors enters the food plot arena as a new company, but its leadership team goes back to the very beginning of the industry.

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Video: EHD-fense, a New DIY Water Treatment Kit Designed to Protect Deer From EHD

The EHD-fense Water Treatment Kit has just been announced, and aquatic biologists say it will protect deer from EHD.

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Food Plot Video: Why Plant Chicory With Your Clover

Clover is an excellent choice for whitetail food plots across the country, but they can be made even better by adding chicory.

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Field Test: Evolved Food Plot Blends

During late summer 2024 in western Wisconsin, the author planted three food plot blends from Evolved. How did they grow, and did the local whitetails target these green fields?

January 24, 2025

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The Art of Gaining Permission

The acquisition of new hunting territories can be a daunting task. Indeed, it often takes savvy, perseverance and even a little luck to acquire sufficient land to hunt predators.

January 15, 2025

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Creating a Good Whitetail Bedroom

Landowners can greatly improve their whitetail property by building bedding areas in strategic locations.

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5 Proven Tips for Frost Seeding Success

Habitat consultant Jason Say offers five proven tips for getting the most out of your frost seeding efforts.

February 23, 2024

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Food Plot Video: Frost Seeding Clover . . . With Help From a Leaf Blower?

Late winter and early spring is prime time for frost seeding clover, and the best news is you need almost no equipment for the task.

February 15, 2024

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Video: Why Your Food Plot Growth Is Often Too Sparse

Even with timely rains, a food plot often comes in too sparse, even though you planted at the recommended seeding rate. You probably made a common — but rarely discussed — mistake.

August 31, 2023

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Whitetail Hunters: Are Fall Food Plots Your Best Best?

Fall food plots are planted in late-summer, and whitetails will begin targeting them a month or two later — during deer season!

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Lease or Buy Your Next Hunting Property?

It’s a big decision to lease or purchase hunting property, and there’s more to consider than the annual cost.

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RMEF Protects a Pair of Aces for Wildlife and Public Access

Land Holdings north of Lolo Creek in western Montana are now forever protected and secured for public use.

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Food Plot Video: Tips for Successfully Snow Seeding Clover

You don’t have to wait for snow to melt before spreading clover seed on food plots. Here’s how to get a jumpstart on spring food plot chores.