By Dave Edwards courtesy of Wildlife Trends   Introduction Properly managed food plots can significantly benefit a deer herd and play a vital role in the success of your deer management program. However, maintaining a desirable deer density in balance with the existing habitat is the single most important management practice to promote a healthy, vigorous deer herd. Because deer tend to conce... read more...

By G. Ryan Shurette courtesy of Wildlife Trends As a young boy I was raised in the backwoods of Alabama, and like many of you I remember walking through open bluestem meadows, my dad nudging me up on a trembling pointer, with white knuckles gripping my .410, anticipating the jolting moment of the covey rise. When it finally happened we usually knocked down a couple, although not many fell as a re... read more...