Deer Hunting
Rain means deer gains
Over the past decade, annual rainfall totals have fallen well below their mark, leaving woodlands, grasslands and crop fields with a little less moisture than normal. […]
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Dove
Prepare for dove season
A couple of days after August ends, dove season arrives for wing-shooters across the Southeast. […]
Deer Hunting
Moisture is fertilizer key
Plants convert energy from the sun through chlorophyll and photosynthesis, but they must extract a unique elemental cocktail from the soil to produce strong roots, lush foliage and an overall successful crop. […]
General
Fertilizer is food-plot key
Living creatures, whether of animal or plant descent, are sensitive organisms with unique requirements for life. […]
Deer Hunting
Soil moisture is No. 1
Plants are simple organisms with basic needs to fuel a laundry list of chemical reactions that sustain life. Sunlight, air and nutrient availability rank high in the cycle of life, and few plants will survive very long when any of these components is lacking. […]
Deer Hunting
Proof’s in the pudding
The next few months rank high for producing quality and healthy deer for the fall season and for the future of deer on your property. […]
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Plant a banana (lily)
It’s never too early to think about ways to attract waterfowl for the 2013 fall season. In fact, March is the optimum time to establish a cost-effective waterfowl forage called the banana water lily — Nymphaea mexicana — especially on those permanently flooded **sites where traditional upland planting is not possible. […]
Deer Hunting
Pour the feed to ’em
Being well below the Mason-Dixon Line, the Carolinas are definitely in the South, but these southern paradises usually experience a winter with freezing temperatures and icy precipitation. […]
Deer Hunting
Aging is key to managing
The end of another deer season is upon us, but unfinished business remains on the “to-do list” for groups and individuals aspiring towards quality deer management. […]
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Give plots ‘vitamin’ shots
As the final month of the year arrives, rutting activity in the deer herd is dwindling, and a chill looms in the background. Winter foods become important to deer and other wildlife. […]