Conservation

THE FUTURE’S IN OUR HANDS.

As hunters, we know the steps we take to conserve our wildlife and habitats today can have an impact that reaches far into the future. Our collection of videos and articles features expert advice that will give you the knowledge to put proper conservation techniques into practice, and ensure our proud hunting tradition lives on for future generations to come.

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Duck-Hole “Dads”

The researchers believe that creating duck-holes provide additional sources of human food (crawfish) and recreation (hunting, wildlife watching, craw-fishing), as well as provide incentives for landowners to practice wetlands conservation. Additionally, managing moist-soil wetlands will help improve water quality and replenish underground aquifers.

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A “House” Made of Grass

If you combine food plots with a reliable, clean water source, efficient living spaces and a sanctuary the results can be astounding! If you plant more food you attract more “mouths” to the area. But where are those deer going to live/bed? Creating extra living spaces can be done in several ways but one of the most productive procedures is planting grasses for cover.

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Trapping for Better Hunting

All avid hunters and landowners know the three basics for growing and holding most wildlife on their property: food, water, and cover. Improvement to the habitat usually results in increases to the quantity and quality of the game species using the property. But, what do you do when your land has great habitat, year-around food sources, plenty of water and your wildlife numbers still are not increasing like you dreamed? The answer could be trapping!

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Working in Concert

There is good information available to help grow food plots, information on high quality forage varieties, soil testing, fertilization needs and how to plant. Food plots can greatly expand the nutrition available to your herd and increase the carrying capacity of a given acreage. Likewise managers have used supplemental feed to provide nutrition at key times of the year and extend habitat. It seems like most conversations about enhancing habitat for deer are either related

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A Spring Surprise

Many people will be pleasantly surprised when they visit their fall planted clover plots this spring. These fields have had a few months time to grow an impressive root system and will jump out of the ground this spring when ground temperatures start to warm up.

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Transition to Growing Season

Hunting season is over and its time to start making plans for this upcoming growing season. Providing adequate cover is critical to keep whitetails on your property, especially those older age class bucks we all work so hard to protect. The crew at Nativ Nurseries has put together a killer Bedding Blend that uses 7 varieties of native grasses and wildflowers to create a safe place for deer to lay up.

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A Good Beginning

A good beginning to a fawn’s life is important and now is time to prepare for fawning season. There are several things we can do to get our fawns off to a great start. Make it easy for the doe to intake the necessary nutrition.

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Housing Whitetails

Why do whitetails live where they do? It’s simple; they have food and water nearby, there’s enough cover to make them feel safe and they are usually left alone. Quite often when managers wish to increase their deer numbers they begin by adding food plots to their property. However, if you don’t have enough “housing” to handle the bodies attending your “new restaurant” your results probably won’t be what you’re expecting. You must also give

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Flora Six Feet High

A whitetail’s world exists from six feet high and down to the ground. Quite frankly, unless a canopy tree is producing a mast crop of some kind it’s really not doing the whitetails any good at all. It’s difficult to convince some land owners to cut mature trees, but specifically relating to whitetail habitat, where ever you can allow the sunlight to hit the soil you will increase the stem density. That means more food

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The Time To Lime is Now!

A question we are often asked is “When should I lime my food plots?” The answer is right now. Applying agricultural lime is a critical step in growing successful crops for wildlife. Most soil across the eastern half of the U.S. is fairly acidic by nature, and needs a good dose of ag lime to bring the state of the soil to a neutral or almost neutral level. Applying lime to food plots can present

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RMEF Grants to Benefit South Dakota Elk, Habitat and Hunting Heritage

Elk calf recruitment research, healthy forest efforts and the maintenance of wildlife water sources are among the South Dakota conservation projects funded this year by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. RMEF also sponsors projects and events to engage youth and families in South Dakota's rich hunting heritage.

Big Game, Deer, Conservation

Land Between The Lakes Offers Free Cedar Christmas Trees

Many of us have laughed at the Griswold family's Christmas tree hunting foray in "Christmas Vacation." Now, the Land Between The Lakes (LBL) National Recreation Area is giving families the opportunity to come outdoors in search of their very own cedar Christmas tree by offering free Christmas tree permits.

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Plant Once, Fertilize Twice

Many times fall food plots are planted in a mad dash to get seed in the ground before a rain. This sometimes means that fertilizer gets left out and was not added at or before planting time, not to worry. Fertilizer can be applied after planting with no problem. If you are like me, you can’t stand to drive over your plot after its been planted. But the benefits of the fertilizer will far outweigh

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Check Out My BIG Bulbs

Missouri resident Kevin Howard writes in and says “Look at my Winter Bulbs & Sugar Beets! I’ve got root bulbs as big as soccer balls! With the cold temperatures now the deer are eating the green tops more every day.” WINTER BULBS & SUGAR BEETS is a blend of brassicas and sugar beets that works extremely well for attraction during the hunting season. Whitetails will also eat the large root bulbs after they’ve finished the

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TIP: Catch Fall Army Worms Early

An early and warm spring followed by a hot and dry summer has led to ideal conditions for army worm outbreaks this fall. Army worms are the larvae of tropical moths that migrate into the U.S. Larvae are laid by the moths on blades of grass in pastures as well as crop lands. Outbreaks are usually worst in the Gulf Coast states, but tropical storms often increase a surge further north into the Midwestern states.

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