Oct 15 Webinar – The Strategy Shift Into November

Jan 10, 2018 – Ohio Habitat Plan Review Some landowners are in need of better habitat.Others are in need of better hunting setups and strategies.​Some need both.​October is the month that really exposes landowners to which they need to improve the most.​A landowner may have the best habitat in his county, but if he hunts […]

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SummerTime Habitat Improvement

Check out Jake’s video… doing summertime chores getting ready for the coming season. Small things matter.

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Second Year on the 50 Acre Project 2016

Mature Deer feel Safe When You use Strategic Habitat Management

Recently I saw a question on social media posted by a MI hunter that stopped me in my tracks. He wanted to know what mineral he should use to draw deer in and what setting to use on his grunt call. Those are questions about tactics…not strategies. What’s the difference? Tactics are what you see being pitched in TV commercials and during hunting shows. The newest bionic corn craze in a bag, the 17 in one grunt call, the big secret 100% pure doe-in-heat buck lure…shhh don’t tell anyone. So in an […]

Why Scout Public Land When You Have Your Own Hunting Property?

Deer hunting on public land isn’t exactly known for being a great strategy for shooting mature bucks. Those woods are crawling with brown and downers. Especially in my home state of Michigan. If you scout hard enough, you can find areas on public land where there’s very little hunting pressure during the bow season. But […]

Best Time To Scout For Deer and New Hunting Spots

In March of 2005 I did something I never did before. I went scouting for deer sign to find a new hunting spot for the following Fall. The snow had just melted and all the deer sign from last year’s rut was still easy to see on the ground since the new green-up had not […]

Great Deer Habitat and Scent Control Makes For Less Hunting Pressure and More Deer Sightings

A lot of hunters can tell you why they see less deer while hunting as the season progresses. The most common answer is “Hunting pressure causes deer to go nocturnal.” But not as many hunters can tell you how to decrease this problem of hunting pressure. Many believe it’s decreasing the number of times they […]

Deer Hunting Property Design to Control Young Buck Harassment and Doe Movements

Watching deer from the barn. I love to sit up in my barn, where I have a picture window in the second story, and watch deer behavior behind the house. It is amazing what you can learn by watching their behavior and how they use the property. In this video I document a doe and […]