Greener Pastures Archives - Page 16 of 20

June 2, 2026

Removing trees or other tall vegetation from the perimeter of food plots will allow for better sun penetration.

Eliminate the ‘sun hogs’

If deer, ducks and turkeys could talk, they would quickly thank diligent land managers for preparing tasty buffets — until the hunting season, anyway. […]

Sunflowers need two herbicide treatments to kill weeds: one before planting and one when plants are developing, 100 days from maturity.

Protect sunflowers now

Jeff Burleson

The 95-degree days of June can easily pull dove fanatics off course, but Labor Day is less than 100 days away. […]

Chemical applications can keep deer from overbrowsing young food plots.

Protect young food plots

Jeff Burleson

The planting season for spring and carryover food plots begins as early as March and will continue through the end of May. […]

Eagle soybeans are laboratory-developed seeds that will produce a tall plant with a tremendous protein count — great for providing deer with food.

Plant new hybrids

Jeff Burleson

Dating back to the pre-settlement era, man continues to select preferred traits of flora and fauna to gain a desired outcome. […]

Food-plot cultivation is only one part of an overall plan for wildlife and timber management on a piece of property.

Write it down

Jeff Burleson

Landowners and hunters invest countless hours on their hunting parcels cultivating food plots; constructing tree stands, maintaining access corridors and conducting timber-improvement activities. […]

Use trail cameras to see which bucks on your property survived hunting season to get a start on next year’s tactics.

A head start on next season

Jeff Burleson

Even though deer season is over, it is not too early to start developing strategies to corner that trophy buck for next season. […]

A thorough treatment of nitrogen will produce extra growth from cool-season food plots that wildlife might otherwise overgraze.

It’s time to invigorate

Jeff Burleson

With winter arriving this month, the bountiful natural foods of fall begin to dwindle. Deer and other wildlife consume the remaining acorns and start seeking out alternative food sources. […]

The majority of migrating waterfowl will enter the Carolinas in the latter portions of the season.

Get your duck ponds ready

Jeff Burleson

The first few days of the Atlantic Flyway’s 60-day duck season have come and gone, with lower-than-expected success reported from hunters across the region. […]