Northern Food Plot Planting Strategies by Steve Bartylla   |  May 11th, 2011 0 Comments [caption id="attachment_5542" align="alignnone" width="420"] Northern Food Plots[/caption] Food plot implementation, type and timing can vary greatly between the northern and southern climes, but effective management strategies can produce great results regardless of the location.   The stand had been hot all season long. I’d created the half-acre opening early that summer, approximately 100 yards back in the cover from the…

Those of us trying to manage our hunting grounds are faced with a constant dilemma. Do I need to shoot does or not. One of my pet peeves is that kill does, kill does, kill does has been crammed down our throats for many years now. Don't get me wrong, it's of vital importance to long term habitat and deer health to keep deer numbers around 50% of the habitat's…

Steve Bartylla talks Expectations Steve Bartylla December 27 at 10:53am · TOD We're going to talk about reasonable expectations today. One of the problems with hunting in general, deer management and habitat improvement most definitely included, is that it's become a business. Now, that's great for me, as your support over the many years has empowered me to make a middle class living playing in the deer woods, and I'll…

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Doe Factories Brought to you by: Antler King Trophy Products Inc.,  Custom Robotic Wildlife, Inc.,  Easton Archery,  Heater Body Suit, Inc,  Hunter Safety System,  Mathews Archery, Inc.,  RECONYX,  Redneck Hunting Blinds,  Wildlife Research Center, inc. & Bartylla's aerial photo evaluations Now that we've covered the major causes of "doe factories," while hopefully exploding the myth that offering a surplus of overwinter, spring, summer and early fall nutrition ISN'T the cause. It's most often either improper property lay out, high impact…

Steve Bartylla on Regional Habitats Steve Bartylla added 2 new videos. 20 hrs · TOD The net can be a tremendous resource. I mean, I spent my youth combing the Barron Library, as well as the grade school, junior high and HS libraries for any hunting magazine and book I could find (2 very marginal books and Outdoor Life was it, no matter how many times I looked). Today, I…

Steve Bartylla on Steroids https://www.facebook.com/steve.bartylla/videos/703206809861250/ 7 hrs · Bonus TOD Trying and failing at scheduling a post for this weekend. Not sure why you'd want to schedule a post for the past, but that's all I can figure out to do (I have to be missing something). So, since I won't be posting this weekend and I've already got this prepped, here's a bonus TOD. One of the things that's a…

Habitat Consultant talks Access Steve Bartylla 2 hrs ·   Before I get into today's overly long tip, I need to point out that what I'm going to describe is the ideal. This is not going to work for every property out there, as every property is different. That said, it will hopefully show what I strive for in access. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="476"] How a person accesses a property…

Steve Bartylla 20 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 all sorts of…