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1. Don’t walk through an area you are about to hunt. This is, by far, one of the most important things I have learned throughout my years of hunting. I remember being in high school and trying to figure out what this hunting thing was all about and walking through a piece of public landContinue reading “The 10 Commandments of GLC”

Throughout almost all of human existence, huntable land and huntable wildlife have preceded the hunter. They caused the hunter. But in the future this must be reversed. It is the hunter who must cause huntable land and wildlife…” John Madison One of my favorite parts about deer hunting and conservation is that we can playContinue reading “Habitat Management”

“Synergy” is defined as the cooperation of two or more parts to create a substance greater than the sum of their separate parts. This is how the Foundations of a Healthy Deer herd operate. You can increase food, water, cover, and safety separately and probably have a good outcome on your land. However, when youContinue reading “The Foundations of a Healthy Deer Herd”

This is, BY FAR, the most overlooked component of designing a property that grows a huntable and healthy deer herd. You can have the best food plots in the county, but if mature bucks do not feel safe on your land, they will not use it during daylight hours. Period. I will confess something toContinue reading “Safety”

There are two major components to cover that need to be considered: side cover and quality browse. Side Cover First, side cover is a must in developing quality bedding areas. Deer are very social animals and relate to each other in different ways at different parts of the year. Generally speaking, deer enjoy using theContinue reading “Cover”

There is no life without water. Quality water sources are often overlooked for a variety of reasons. Maybe we just always assume deer know where the water is, and we don’t want to worry about it. Maybe we hope that the huge pond or the creek is an adequate water source for our deer herd.Continue reading “Water”

Food will be the apex of attraction to your land. According to many studies from around the United States, it is commonly believed that the average Whitetail deer will eat 6-8% of their body weight every single day. That may sound like an underwhelming number, but allow me to show you how that plays out.Continue reading “Food”