David Hart Articles

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.

Planting food plots is a great way to attract and keep deer on your property. Here a few tips for planting food plots on small properties.

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.

There are no formal plans to release wolves in Colorado and no specific locations or exact numbers. In the meantime, the rhetoric from both sides will only grow more heated and the battle lines more pronounced.

Can using a weather app and moon phase chart increase the number or predators you kill?

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

Is the increase in predator attacks a matter of perception caused by 24-hours news and social media, or is it real?

There’s more to predator control than picking off the occasional coyote.

Mange takes its toll on canines, but now it’s also showing up in bears. Researchers are studying what's going on with this disease in coyotes, bears and other wild animals.

Confidence in your ability to locate, call and kill predators in their home range? Take note, because the ones you saw today may be gone tomorrow.

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

In places with little to no human presence, the midday "lull" can be a perfect time to hunt coyotes and other predators.

What happened after voters passed hunting restrictions in these states?

Bounties placed on predators grab the attention of hunters and non-hunters, but do these tactics work on reducing populations of coyotes?

Help your fawn crop now for better hunting down the road.

The war on feral cats rages. Are hunters the best defense?

Forget hunting predators in open pastures. Hit up thick pine plantations for hot action.

Proper use of herbicides can help prevent weed growth in food plots, resulting in more high-quality food for whitetails.

Too many does on your property can lead to a long, drawn-out rut. That not only decreases the intense rut-specific behavior so many hunters live for, it can also lower deer populations down the road.

When and how to mow, disk and spray your whitetail food plots to keep weeds from taking over.

A controlled burn can be extremely beneficial to your land if you do it the safe and right way.

Surprisingly large black bears aren’t just turning up more frequently. They are being killed in places that didn’t even have a stable bear population two decades ago.

Soil test results will include recommended application rates of lime and nutrients, including nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium (also called potash) for the specific plants you want to grow.

Non-native, invasive plants don’t just overwhelm native plant communities. They rob deer habitat of valuable food sources.

Say you only have one precious week’s vacation this fall, and you plan to cash it in chasing whitetails. Schedule accordingly so you're in the woods during the best time to deer hunt.

Acorns made up three-quarters of a deer’s diet when those nuts were available. However, that means one-quarter of their diet was something else.

Nah, no way. Scouting too much isn't possible, right? Truth is, it's not really about how much you scout in August and September, it's about how you do it.

Get late-season plants for deer in the ground now. They'll attract whitetails after the clover has shriveled and the acorns have been gobbled up.

Yes, there is a way to interpret those numbers on the bags of fertilizer. Here are a few fertilizer tips for deer hunting food plots. Get the right formula and maximize growth.

Learning to handle your weeds can be extremely beneficial to your land management. Not all weeds are bad. Learn how to manage your weeds for a successful deer season.