“food plot”

Starting with a clean slate, design engineers at Yamaha have developed a unit that is more compact than its bigger brother, the Viking, but nonetheless delivers what many sportsmen require. The two-seater Wolverine R-Spec is rugged, powerful and accommodates off-road enthusiasts who enjoy performance, and meets the needs of hunters who demand utility and prowess to work a food plot or set up base camp. It’s made to work in rough terrain.

Hunter's Specialties Vita-Rack Winter Forage provides a mix that can provide up to 34% protein to help deer get ready for cold weather.

For Field Editor Bill Winke, patterning (or the attempt to pattern) is the most enjoyable part of the season.

Aside from drawing more deer to your fields, food plots provide habitat and nutrition to a wide variety of animals, and the whole system benefits.

Knowing all you can about the habitat the local deer herd calls home is critical to understanding their patterns, knowing where to place stands and how to plan and adjust for the coming hunting seasons.

Though small in size, this tiny trail camera from Browning is built to play with the big boys.

Being a gardener for deer takes some farming skills, but what you need to learn isn’t that complicated.

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The latest smartphone app developed by researchers at Mississippi State University will likely deliver unprecedented scientific insights into deer hunters and hunting tactics.