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Deer Habitat Improvement: Hinge Cutting

Hinge cutting is a quick, inexpensive and relatively easy way to improve deer bedding and browsing habitat on your hunting property.
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Boot Care 101

You keep your gun clean and oiled, right? So why aren’t you doing the same for your favorite hunting boots?
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Planting Chestnut Trees for Deer

Bob Wallace from Chestnut Hill Outdoors shows how to properly plant and care for chestnut trees.
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Plant Your Food Plots With the Firminator

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.
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Planting Soybeans and Other Legumes for Whitetails

Soybeans and other legumes not only provide high-protein nutrition to deer, they also replenish soil with free fertilizer, too.
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Are You Wasting Food Plot Fertilizer?

You have good intentions spreading fertilizer on your food plots, but are you wasting time and money?
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5 Summer Food Plot Pitfalls

Summer food plots are one of the best ways to ensure your deer are receiving the amount of protein they need to grow larger antlers, add bodyweight and birth healthier fawns. However, you’ll want to be sure to avoid five pitfalls that can ruin your efforts.
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Create Mineral Licks on the Cheap

This time of year, deer are actively searching for salt. That's why mineral licks make excellent trail camera spots in the summer. Here's how to create your own.
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Start Planning for the Best Baits And Lures to Trap Summer Coyotes

There are dozens of baits and lures for trapping predators. In this video Mark Olis will show you the specific baits and lures he uses when targeting coyotes in the summer.
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Hunting Hogs With The 300 BLK

The author sloshes through Mississippi mud with a suppressed Daniel Defense 300 BLK in search of up-close swamp-hog action.
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Get To Know a Wild Turkey's Daily Routine During Breeding Season

The male wild turkey's daily routine starts with a flydown, then he gobbles, struts, shuts his mouth and leaves with his ladies. Where does he go?
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How To Fix Ejection Problems on a Suppressed AR Rifle

Suppressors can cause ejection problems because of too much or too little gas in your AR rifle. Luckily, it’s an easy fix. Here’s a couple ways to tame that gas problem.
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Take Precautions When Cleaning and Butchering Wild Hogs

Feral hogs are delicious to eat, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn to take precautions when cleaning and butchering the animals to prevent infection from a naturally occurring and debilitating disease.
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Renting Food Plot Equipment Makes No-Till Farming Possible for Hunters

Certain food plot practices like no-till farming can require expensive equipment. This keeps many out of the game. Before you give up, call around for a rental.