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Deer Science
What Makes Deer Grow Larger in Some Areas?
Apr 15, 2026Mark Turner
Most deer hunters learn early in their hunting career that some locations produce larger deer than others. Hunters in Iowa and Kansas, for example, have a much different impression of what constitutes a big buck…
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Deer Science
The Screwworm Fly is Back and Approaching Texas, Threatening Deer
Apr 8, 2026Lindsay Thomas Jr.
A monster that eats live deer, which we thought we defeated decades ago, is on the rise. Once chased all the way back down to South America, the New World screwworm fly is staging a…
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Habitat
Food Plots are Overrated. Do This Instead.
Apr 1, 2026Brian Grossman
Before you hit send on that email questioning my sanity, let me start by saying that I love food plots as much as the next person. There’s something extremely satisfying about working the ground, planting…
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Hunting
Shoot or Pass This Buck? New Wisconsin Study Paints a Portrait of the Picky Deer Hunter
Mar 25, 2026Lindsay Thomas Jr.
Between the sound of the alarm clock and the punching of a buck tag, there’s a series of decisions for every deer hunter. Do I go hunting today? Yes. Is that a deer I see?…
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Avoiding Glyphosate Resistance
Jun 25, 2012Brian Sheppard
Over the last 30 years, no other herbicide has proved as useful to corn and soybean farmers and deer managers as glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup®. Glyphosate and Roundup Ready® technology have simplified weed…
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Food Plot Species Profile: Turnips
Jun 22, 2012Bob Westerfield
It is always fun to experiment with new crops when it comes to building food plots and seeing which ones are most attractive to the resident deer population. One such crop I have enjoyed playing…
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Sanctuaries: Attract, Protect, Hold, Hunt
Jun 22, 2012Lindsay Thomas Jr.
As the Quality Deer Management philosophy becomes further anchored as the dominant mindset among whitetail hunters, achieving greater numbers of mature bucks is not the hurdle it once was. Instead, there’s another hurdle: Killing them….
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Food Plot Species Profile: Cowpeas
May 30, 2012Bob Westerfield
For a fast-germinating summer food plot or early bow-season hotspot, try planting some cowpeas. Cowpeas, Vigna unguiculata, are a warm-season annual that can be grown throughout the United States. Often called iron-and-clay pea or black…
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Why We Can’t Manage Deer Genetics
May 30, 2012Lindsay Thomas Jr.
The power of selectively controlled breeding is incredible. With it, we transformed a wolf into a chihuahua over the course of 15,000 years – mere milliseconds in the echoing depths of geologic time. We transformed…
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Know Your Deer Plants: Allegheny Chinkapin
May 24, 2012Matt Ross
If you’re interested in planting something on your property that can quickly provide mast, attract deer and provide groundcover at the same time, it’s time to consider an alternative to the standard oak tree plantings….
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How to Calibrate a Food Plot Sprayer
May 23, 2012Craig Harper
So, you have learned to identify your major weed problems. You have done your homework and identified the herbicide necessary to control the weeds in your food plots. You have planned ahead, and you are…
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Will Dominant Bucks Dominate the Breeding?
May 17, 2012Kip Adams
Every fall I receive questions from hunters about which bucks do most of the breeding during the whitetail rut. There’s usually a series of similar questions like these: These are all valid questions and ones…
