Deer

Trigger Finger Alternatives: Deer Management Strategies

Learn a few alternatives to common herd management strategies with the help of land management experts from GameKeepers. We’ve got lots of useful tips required to keep your herd under control.

Deer, Conservation, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Firearm

7 Ways to Use Cover for Hunting Whitetails

It’s great if you have natural bedding areas. Otherwise, you can create them by hinge cutting and completely felling some trees so they fall over each other but don’t form an impenetrable thicket. I also like to plant a few shrubs and white pines or spruce to provide a further “security” feeling for bucks if the area isn’t quite thick enough.

Deer, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

8 Tips For More Effective Deer Rattling

By imitating the sound of sparring bucks, you pique the curiosity and aggressiveness of other bucks. And nothing gathers a crowd like a good fight. Of course it's most effective during the peak of rut, when a buck's testosterone levels are also peaking.

Deer, How-To

Follow the Nuts: Deer Scouting with Acorns

Did you know that deer love acorns? Paying attention to the different kinds of acorns and where they are in abundance can help you up your deer scouting game.

Deer, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries

5 Tips for Avoiding Button Bucks

Removing a sufficient number of does is an important part of any deer management plan but just as important is limiting the accidental take of young, antlerless males or button bucks (BBs). Here’s a few tips to help you avoid thinning out future trophies before they’ve had a chance to realize their potential.

Deer, Conservation, How-To

Adding Plot Partitioning to Your Food Plot Management Plan

Practicing plot partitioning, or planting several crops in the same area, can provide deer with security and diverse nutrition.

Deer, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

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