DIY Land Management

Conducting a small and safe prescribed fire can help you improve deer habitat within shooting range of your treestand.

When time is tight, is it possible to spray, fertilize and plant a food plot all in a single day and still experience success?

On properties big and small, whitetails must have food and cover to survive, and a lack of hunting pressure will help them feel comfortable. Here’s how to get started on your land.

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

A detailed look at which brassicas are best during various times of the season and under different conditions.

Protein-packed Antler King Sugar Beets draw in deer during the prime hunting periods of fall and winter.

A cultipacker is often discussed when DIY land managers talk about planting food plots. Do you really need to purchase one?

Too little of a good thing is a bad thing. Concerning whitetail habitat, is more of a good thing better?

Recent studies show that mowing perennial food plots actually reduces the total amount of high-quality forage for whitetails.

If one of your whitetail food plots is failing, early September is the time to save it. Here’s how.

Mid- to late-July is the right time to kill weeds in preparation for planting fall brassica food plots.

When it seems as though the deer on your property just vanish after opening day, you need a strategy to draw them out of hiding. Try planting a small, hidden food plot off the beaten path.

As a whitetail hunter, you’re already thinking about ways to help your deer herd. But is spring the best time to plant clover food plots?

Because whitetails love persimmons, you should consider whether they make sense in the overall nutritional game plan on your deer property.

Planting your food plot acres in the right mix of cool-season perennials, cool-season annuals and warm-season annuals will give your deer year-round nutrition.

If you own an ATV or side-by-side with 500cc or larger engine, then you could be installing top-notch food plots for whitetails with the Firminator.

Hinge cutting is a quick, inexpensive and relatively easy way to improve deer bedding and browsing habitat on your hunting property.