Sometimes we get a little envious of those folks who say their farm/land encompasses alot of acres. We all dream of maybe owning a bigger farm or more land when managing for wildlife. Bigger is better, right? Have you ever heard folks say their 40 acres hunts like 100 acres? Or that even though they own 100 acres they only have a couple of favorite locations within the 100 acres that they usually hunt. What that really boils down to is how useable your property is to wildlife

In the last blog I touched on the value of shrubs as a food source for White-tailed deer, I will continue on with the shrub theme this week. Dormant shrubs provide most of a deer's browse in the Winter months, especially in non-Ag areas. Shrubs also benefit other wildlife besides deer. Shrubs go well beyond being beneficial for just deer. Shrubs when strategically planted can be a big boost to turkey populations. Obviously, turkeys will eat some of the berries produced by shr

Depending on your wildlife habitat focus you may be looking to enhance existing native habitat, or you may be thinking of adding other...

While all living creatures need water to some degree should you bother with including water sources on your habitat plan? I say yes. Just...

In the last blog I talked about food sources, both native and man-made (food plots) and considerations to take into account regarding lay...

Food plots are often one of the 1st things land managers look to implement as they begin making changes to the habitat on their property....

Ok so now that we know what tools we have available for building a habitat plan and the basic habitat requirements for 3 of the most...

Once you have found a quality aerial image of your property its time to put it to work for you. Aerial imagery has come along way in...

Welcome to the 1st edition of the Wildlife Habitat Builders' Blog! It is my goal to bring you scientific, real-world facts to help you...