Entries Tagged DIY Land Management

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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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Field Test: Big & J Legit and Dig It Mineral Attractants

Not only will whitetails devour Big & J Legit and Dig It mineral, but they also eat the dirt that has absorbed it.

January 05, 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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Maniac Outdoors Green Apple Supplement/Attractant

Green Apple Mineral Supplement/Attractant from Maniac Outdoors attracts deer and promotes a healthy herd.

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EHD-fense Water Treatment Kit

Stop epizootic hemorrhagic disease dead in its tracks with EHD-fense.

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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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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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Chestnut Hill Outdoors Fruiting Plants

Chestnut Hill Outdoors introduces a diverse selection of fruiting plants.

February 24, 2025

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Muddy Trifecta 180 Cellular Trail Camera

The recently released Muddy Trifecta 180 cellular trail camera captures panoramic 180-degree photos and videos.

February 17, 2025

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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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Creating a Good Whitetail Bedroom

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