Land Management

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Watch and read along as some of the world’s most knowledgeable and experienced hunting land managers show you proven strategies for turning your property into a hunting paradise. Get expert tips on everything from seasonal food plot placement and plant species selection to the state-of-the-art equipment that helps you to tend it.

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Having a "Big Tree Mindset:" Chainsaw Safety Basics

Tree-felling is an effective but dangerous process land managers use to create and improve deer habitat. Learn the basics of chainsaw safety from Mossy Oak.

Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Electrofishing: A Biologist’s Look into Your Lake

In this article, Mossy Oak discusses electrofishing, a method for sampling fish populations using an electric current. Read on to learn more.

Fishing, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

How to Have a Properly Managed Dove Field

A successful dove hunting seasons depends on a properly managed dove field. Mossy Oak explains how understanding dove ecology can help.

Small Game, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, BioLogic

Strategic Plantings for Game Birds: Plan Ahead

You can’t wait until just before the hunting season and expect to plant an effective food plot for anything. Most all plantings that will be attractive to birds involve “seed production,” which requires 60 to 90 days of growth. You need to be thinking 4-6 months ahead to really do it right.

Small Game, Turkey, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Food for Thought: How Threadfin Shad Can Benefit Your Bass Fishing Pond

Threadfin shad have proved to be excellent supplemental forage when stocked in private fertile waters. Learn how to add threadfin shad to your prey fish collection in order to keep your bass well-fed.

Fishing, Land Management

Land Management: Heavy Equipment Safety

Proper training to operate heavy equipment doesn’t happen overnight. It’s important to know the ins and outs of your machine before operating it. Hear from the experts on how to keep yourself safe using heavy equipment.

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

Plotting a Plan: Ways to Ensure Food Plot Success

All facets of whitetail management will turn out best if you plan accordingly. Proper planning will prevent time loss, save you money and help you to realize your management goals. Here’s how to plan a food plot for success.

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

Like-Minded Success: Real World Land Management Cooperatives

As a gamekeeper, we understand the importance of proper game management, but many do not. Working with other hunters to build deer cooperatives is a great way to build a strong whitetail crop—for everyone involved.

Deer, Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

From Zooplankton to Your Bass: Pond Fertilization Made Simple for GameKeepers

Managing your lake is not complicated or expensive. Here’s how with just a little effort, you can improve your lake and utilize that wonderful resource you have on your property.

Fishing, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties, BioLogic

Common Ways Property Owners Can Generate Income from Their Land

Your land can generate money for you—if you know what you’re doing. From hunting leases to pinestraw raking, we help you make the most of your land and bring the most cash to your wallet.

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

A GameKeeper’s Guide to Dealing with Trespassers

Some individuals don’t care about laws, ethics, or common courtesy. If you plan ahead, you can help diminish the chances of intrusion. When those methods fail, it often becomes necessary to hold those violators accountable for their actions.

Land Management, How-To, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties

Beekeeping Beyond the Backyard: Positive Ways Beekeeping Affects Land Management

If you are looking to start a hive, there are many online resources to help you find honey bees to populate your hives, other beekeeping equipment and education. Here, we’ll help you get started.

Conservation, Land Management, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

How to Trap Turkey Predators In Order to Increase Poult Populations

Ongoing predator control is a useful and often necessary tool for successful wildlife management. A regular relationship with a trapper will help you see a big increase in ground-nesting birds.

Turkey, Predator, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers

Food Plots for Game Bird Success

Two aspects of wildlife management that are growing rapidly are the restoration of native habitat and growing crops with game birds in mind. I am of the opinion that “loss of habitat” may be the number one factor (on a list of many reasons) for the steady decline in quail numbers over the past several decades.

Small Game, Turkey, Conservation, Land Management, How-To, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Nativ Nurseries

Creating Edge Cover: Hinge & Select Cutting Trees

One of the simplest ways to create edge habitat is to cut the mature trees where forest meets field. Doing so allows sunlight to reach the ground, which encourages an entirely new plant community.

Conservation, Land Management, How-To, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Mossy Oak Properties