Wildlife & Woodlot Management: A comprehensive handbook for food plot and Habitat Development (Outdoorsman's edge guides) - Softcover

A comprehensive and reliable guide for hunters and landowners who want to learn how to develop, manage, and maintain their land for maximum enjoyment. The reader will learn how to choose the type of land that will match the game they wish to attract.

Wildlife & Woodlot Management: A Comprehensive Handbook for Food Plot & Habitat Development

Written by Monte Burch, a leading expert with over 30 years of experience planting food plots and managing woodlots on his own farm, this book will help you to develop, manage, and maintain your property to attract and hold wildlife–especially mature bucks.

Chapters Cover:

· Choosing the right piece of land and assessing its possibilities

· Planning food plots, soil testing, preparing the land

· How to select the right seed for your property

· Food plot tools (including planting plots with ATV’s)

· Timber stand improvement, maintenance, and management practices

· Timber forest management tools

· Improving soft mast crops and acorn management

· Improving vines, shrubs, and other natural vegetation

· Monitoring food and woodlot areas

· Managing forage, non-native grasslands, and prairie grasses

· Implementing controlled burns

· Establishing watering sites and improving springs and spring seeps

· Controlling predators

· Effectively deterring poachers and trespassers

· Plus...specific tips on how to attract mature bucks, wild turkeys, waterfowl, upland birds, and small game