Deer Habitat

This doe is the third deer we've seen since last fall with a heavily split ear.

Whitetail Weekly, Bucks, Birds and Briars

May 11, 2012

As we headed north towards the property I couldn’t help but be excited. Not only was I going to get to spend the entire weekend up at the cabin, I was also going to get to check our trail cameras for the first time this year. I wasn’t totally sure what I’d find but I was [...]

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We were pleased to see that the Southline Plot was looking good after all the work we put into it last year.

Whitetail Weekly, A Good Start

May 1, 2012

In last week’s entry I said that the 2012 season had officially started. In honor of the season’s start we headed up to the property last week for some investigating/scouting, shed hunting and just plain wandering around. We had a few things in mind that we wanted to accomplish but the trip would be a [...]

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Deer Beds to Food Plots: maximizing a small property for deer

April 25, 2012

Introduction What size do you think a tiny hunting parcel is? It wouldn’t surprise me one bit if some of you answered 500 acres. Well, what about 200 acres? Can you imagine 100 acres? Certainly 40 acres probably would seem extremely small to most, however, what if I were to tell you that an early [...]

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Whitetail Weekly, Let the Fun Begin

April 22, 2012

I will be the first to admit that the last few months haven’t exactly been the most exciting times in the history of Whitetail Weekly. Between being in the peak of our “off-season” and staying close to home awaiting the birth of our second child I didn’t spend much time in the woods generating good [...]

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Deer Cam Tips: Bucks Pics Tell a Tale

March 1, 2012

The following game camera (cam) pictures happen to be some of my favorites…but you will need to read on to see all that they had in common. I have been a huge fan of cams since the late 90s when taking a lot of pictures meant using 36 exposure film instead of 24. By 2006 [...]

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Deer Bedding Strategies: Stacking Does

February 29, 2012

*”Slick” died in 2006 with my 5 year old daughter by my side…awesome time! Bucks, bucks, bucks…P&Y, B&C, 10 points, 12 points, total inches, total mass…beam length, tine length, total spread. Now seriously, how many campfire tales surround the mysterious ways of that really cool doe on the property? “Big Moe”, the “Big 8”, “Slick”, [...]

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SouthWest Wisconsin Whitetail Habitat Client and Scouting Trip Pics

February 20, 2012

This past weekend was going to be a weekend “off”…but does anyone feel sorry for me thinking I may need a weekend off from hitting the woods? If so, I haven’t found them:) So, when I got the opportunity to schedule a client at the last minute near my SW WI lease I jumped at [...]

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Whitetail Habitat and Hunting Pics

February 15, 2012

During the next month I believe I will be visiting with clients in 7 states. So, that means lots of great habitat and hunting pictures will be filling my phone. This past weekend I was able to walk 5 parcels in 4 days while in WI. I took a few pictures and had some great [...]

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Whitetail Waterholes for Small Parcels

January 30, 2012

Not every parcel needs more water. However…if you have daytime bedding areas with dry ambush sites on the way to evening food sources, adding water can be an outstanding feature to your small parcel. Large ponds can take up way too much space, while at the same time creating an area of higher stress levels [...]

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Using Old Sign for Solving the Puzzle of Mature Buck Patterns

January 23, 2012

It was a beautiful thing…the beagles were howling in the background, the deer were long gone and had migrated into the deer yards, and the layers of snowbase that had accumulated through late February were deeper than a 36″ snowshoe when it was stabbed into the blanketed frozen ground below. Another great afternoon with the [...]

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