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3 Highly Efficient Food Plot Planting Methods

How many of us could use a little more time in our schedules? I know I can and the process of planting my food plots is no exception! Here are my 3 favorite food plot planting methods for not only saving time, but for creating beautiful, highly efficient fields of green. Have you ever tried planting by no til?

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#1 Trail Camera Tip For Whitetails

What is the #1 trail camera tip? Trail cams have the potential to allow you to secretly capture a glimpse into the daily life of even the most reclusive old buck. With that in mind, the #1 trail cam tip is to make sure that you don't get caught!

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10 Advanced Food Plot Tips for Quality Deer Herds

Food plot lovers beware, because if you are not following these 10 advanced food plot tips, your potential for creating quality deer herds and hunting opportunities may be doomed no matter how pretty and attractive your plots become.

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Critical Food Plot Strategy For Mature Bucks

You can't afford to miss this critical food plot strategy, if your desire is to create a habitat for mature bucks on small parcels. Believe it or not, often the more attractive a food plot is, the greater the potential for that plot to actually displace mature buck bedding opportunities on your land.

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Whitetail Bedding Canopy Myth Tips

When talking bedding areas, many people believe the myth that a whitetail needs bedding canopy for cover. This simply isn't true, so here are some tips and strategies to help get your whitetail bedding area up to par, without wasted effort or unnecessary confining whitetail bedding canopy. ​

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How To Build A Better Deer Trap

Building a better deer trap takes a lot of hard work and experience. While it can take many years to gain the knowledge for creating high quality deer habitat and the deer hunting setups that follow, I have found you can find success quickly by recognizing the strategy of using the common mouse trap.​

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Whitetail Bedding Log Myth Tips

You may have never heard about the whitetail bedding log, but believe it or not, it is being used. While most bedding habitat improvements are appropriate for a portion of lands, none are the golden ticket on all lands. The bedding log however, is never needed, if your deer bedding game is being executed correctly.

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Whitetail Corridor Myth Tips

​Let's get one thing clear, whitetail travel corridors are no myth! However, don't fall for the myth that more travel corridors are better.​ Here are a few tips to that can boost the effectiveness of your whitetail corridor strategies.

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Why Create Hinge Cuts For Whitetails?

Creating hinge cuts for whitetails, where appropriate, can be one of the most important habitat improvement activities for your hunting land. However, have you completed this priority checklist before you begin to create your next cut?

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Mock Scrape Myth Tips

Mock scrapes can be excellent tools for defining deer movement, but one common myth many hunters believe is that more mock scrapes is better. Here are a few tips and things to consider when creating your next mock scrape.

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Deer Waterhole Myth Tips

Waterholes can be the hottest ticket in the deer woods, when you follow these tips! However, make sure that your mythbuster radar is on full alert before creating your next deer Waterhole.

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5 Summer Food Plot Strategy Questions You Need To Answer

Summer food plots of bountiful green are about as pretty as can be. The number of delicious forage combinations for lactating does, nursing fawns and velvet cladded bucks, are nearly endless. So all that you need to do is find the latest and greatest seed variety and plant your Summer food plots, right?

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