With insane land prices many of us cannot buy large tracts of land for merely recreational purposes. Even if we can, isn't it still a positive to make some income off of that land? While timbered areas can provide logging opportunities, grasslands provide income most often from grazing or haying. Depending on the topography and our available resources to either put up our own hay or finding someone in our immediate area to hire to put up hay, grazing may provide a less costly

What wildlife management tool causes the most fear and yet creates the most wildlife habitat for the least amount of monetary input? Fire. Controlled burning is an incredibly powerful tool in the wildlife habitat manager's tool box. An entire blog series could be written on controlled burning. There is no doubt that ecological succession happens naturally, unfortunately interference by humans has led to drastic changes in vegetation types on the the landscape. Dormant Season

If you are interested in creating habitat for Northern Bob-white quail and turkeys, "grassland" habitat is a very important component of...

In the last blog I talked about timbered areas and some general thoughts about how and why we need to take an active role in managing...