Steve Bartylla talks Deer Steve Bartylla added 5 new videos. December 28 at 1:23pm · Todays tip is simply to apply the Keep It Simple Stupid marketing approach to hunting and deer & land management, with a side of creativity. Nothing we are doing out in the deer woods is rocket science. Don't try to make it into that. As importantly, run away from those that pretend they've figured out…

Habitat Consultant I came up with the Habitat Consultant for my 240 acres from what I could find online and in books from Dougherty and Sturgis.  I spent a lot time in the woods with a chain saw, and hired out an excavator too add some plots in spots they did not belong.  I made a lot of mistakes.  My hingecuts were not the proper height for bedding, and many…

The attached image is from a previous long term management client's ground. As with many, many areas that deer call home, it just wasn't setup well at all for low impact, high odds hunting. The problems were multiple, but one of the biggest was that the movement was too random. Bedding was scattered all over the wooded flat and, though trails were virtually everywhere, there wasn't that 1 or 2…

DEER HUNTING NEWS, STORIES AND STRATEGIES FOR THE NEXT GENERATIONhttp://wiredtohunt.com/2016/08/25/wired-to-hunt-podcast-116-steve-bartyllas-big-buck-secrets/ BEST OF NEWS STORIES STRATEGIES MORE + PODCAST / AUGUST 25, 2016 WIRED TO HUNT PODCAST #116: STEVE BARTYLLA’S BIG BUCK SECRETS Wired To Hunt Podcast #116: Steve Bartylla's Big Buck Secrets           Wired To Hunt Podcast #116: Steve Bartylla's Big Buck Secrets             Facebook533TwitterPinterestEmailMore4 Today on the podcast we’re joined again by outdoor writer Steve Bartylla and we’re diving…

Steve Bartylla on Reading Maps 4 hrs · TOD Learn how deer utilize topography and habitat changes. Once you do, learn to read topographical maps and aerial photos. Get those two things down and you can effectively hunt deer anywhere they roam on anything short of table top flat ground that doesn't offer cover changes in maturity or types. The other day we talked about how deer are different, for…

3 Things to Know When Buying or Leasing Hunting Ground by Steve Bartylla   |  September 2nd, 2015 0 Comments [caption id="attachment_19412" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Buying Hunting Ground[/caption] Being able to access hunting spots without spooking deer is a key factor often overlooked. Here, a strip of Frigid Forage’s Plot Screen is being used to cover hunter movement near a plot of Big-N-Beasty brassicas. Photo courtesy of Frigid Forage I had an opportunity, and I took it.…

Wisconsin Habitat Consultant I came up with the Wisconsin Habitat Consultant for my 240 acres from what I could find online and in books from Dougherty and Sturgis.  I spent a lot time in the woods with a chain saw, and hired out an excavator too add some plots in spots they did not belong.  I made a lot of mistakes.  My hingecuts were not the proper height for bedding,…

Steve Bartylla added 4 new videos. 23 hrs · TOD A real simple and important, yet often overlooked tip for today. We've all heard the guys taking about throwing dirty shirts, going to the bathroom &/or putting all sorts of stuff around neighbor's stands that sit on the property line. One can argue how effective any of those things are, but we'd likely all agree that the goal is to…

This pic and another four to follow in separate e-mails are for a testimonial to the property consult Steve did for my NY property. - - The property eval plan made by Steve Bartylla for our northern New York property has marked a major turning point in our deer hunting. Implementing the plan began in the spring of 2015 and substantial improvements in the amount of both young and mature bucks seen while hunting were experienced in the…

Steve Bartylla on Hunting Pressure Steve Bartylla added 2 new photos. 34 mins · TOD As we all know, hunting pressure has a huge impact on deer behavior. Generally speaking, the more hunting pressure deer receive the less ground they cover during daylight hours and more skittish they become. That is easily understandable, as the deer that don't alter their behaviors in high pressure situations have short life expectancies. For…