SummerTime Habitat Improvement
Check out Jake’s video… doing summertime chores getting ready for the coming season. Small things matter.
Continue readingMature 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 […]
Continue readingWhy 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 […]
Continue readingBest 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 […]
Continue readingGreat 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 […]
Continue readingDeer 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 […]
Continue readingSegmenting Your Property For Better Daytime Deer Movement
In this video, Jake shows you 2 different hinge cut trees for different purposes: In this video, Jim’s shows you how he is going to transform and segment a client’s property for better hunting.
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