DIY Land Management Articles

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.

Don’t wait until whitetail season to prep treestands and ground blinds. Do it now and deer will forget the intrusion.

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

Antler King Trophy Clover Mix is a high-protein and tonnage-producing clover/chicory perennial blend that will draw whitetails and wild turkeys.

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?

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

More than 600 acres protected and opened to public access, enhancing access to 3,600 more.

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.

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.

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.”

Should you avoid hiking into whitetail sanctuaries every day of the year? One deer biologist/hunter says, “no.”

Save a deer, kill a coyote.

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.

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.

Research indicates that bobcats have an interesting and unique relationship with home ranges impacted by forest fires or prescribed burns.

It’s time to tackle a few chores for the fall season. Though you’ll leave your archery gear at home to complete these whitetail duties, it’s vital to keep the focus of the bow front and center.

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.

Create a spring clean-up to-do list and get to work on your whitetail property.