The Management Minute by Andrew Walters

Editor’s Note: Wildlife management and green field plantings don’t have to be a one trick pony. In many places, green fields and wildlife plantings primarily are established to provide food for deer and harvest opportunities for hunters. However, your green fields can...

Most of us have caught a few fish in our lifetimes and some of us are extremely passionate about fishing.   But have you ever caught one fish that was worth $500,000? Well on Monday, the sportfishing boat Wolverine caught a 588.9 lb. blue marlin as part of the Big...

Tony Adams of Eufaula, Alabama, can produce a three-person limit of crappie on Lake Eufaula in less than 4 hours, and you can too by following his recommendations for crappie fishing on many crappie lakes across the country. I’m strictly a structure fisherman when I...

When a landowner is looking to sell his or her land, the goal is to appeal to the right buyer and settle on an agreeable price. However, understanding the market for a piece of land isn't always easy, and the steps that sellers take to improve their property may or...

Boating is one of the most enjoyable forms of spring and summer recreation, whether it be fishing, skiing, tubing or just cruising the waterways. Like any outdoor activity, it comes with its potential hazards, not the least of which is collision with another boat. You...

Ticks seem to be everywhere when I go hunting. I encounter them in the woods, bushes, high grasses and leaf debris. They need heat and moisture to survive and can sense heat and carbon dioxide from a nearby host animal. There are 80 species of ticks in the United...

There are many ways in which landowners and gamekeepers can make revenue from their property. One way is making money from their trees, whether it is the actual sale of the timber or taking advantage of a byproduct and harvesting the pinestraw. This owner is flagging...

CONVERSATION, EVEN BETWEEN MAN AND BEAST, IS FAR MORE THAN JUST SPEAKING WORDS. When it comes to hearing turkey calls in the woods, it can sometimes be tough to tell humans from the real thing. There are some pretty good calls and callers out there nowadays, and some...

During the heat of battle, a successful turkey hunter must analyze a multitude of situations with swiftness and then formulate a strategy to successfully harvest their feathered quarry. The foundation of this article is to unlock your own turkey-hunting analytical...

IN ADDITION TO MAKING FOR A MORE ENJOYABLE TURKEY HUNT, HAVING A PARTNER ALONG CAN SOMETIMES MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCCESS AND FAILURE. Part of being a consistently successful turkey hunter involves knowing how to react to just about anything. Some days it seems...