Habitat Archives - Bill Winke

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Where to Get Acorns for Direct Nut Seeding

I want to plant oak trees on old pasture. Where do you get acorns for direct nut seeding?
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Cedar Thickets for Whitetail Deer

Seems that some land managers love cedar trees. Why don't you like to have overgrown cedar thickets on your farm?
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Manipulating Deer Trails and Travel Routes

What are your thoughts on creating manmade, artificial pinch points in your habitat to change deer patterns?
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How to Harvest Walnut Trees

I am getting ready to cut walnut trees on my property; can you offer some tips to be sure I get a fair deal on my timber?
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Hunting Land Investment Quality

Do you think that recreational land, even at the current high prices, is still a good investment?
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Creating Permanent Whitetail Habitat

I have an area of sparse cover. With a five year timeline; how would you improve it for both deer and pheasants?
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What Trees to Cut for Timber Stand Improvement

Can you offer any source for good information about timber stand improvement? Specifically, do you know of any good places to learn more about species identification?
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Pros and Cons of Switchgrass for Deer Habitat

How do you feel about small switchgrass plantings in CRP ground as a way to improve deer habitat?
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Turning Grassland into Deer Habitat

I bought 95 acres that is mostly brome grass. What can I do to make that a better deer hunting property within the next 15 years?
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How to Create Permanent Deer Habitat

How can I improve a property in Missouri that has little to no deer cover on it, but with deer on bordering properties?
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Hunting Cold Fronts

I bought a 90 acre grass field. Bucks don't live there but do move through. Would you hunt this next cold front?
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Bill Winke Consulting Service

Would you be willing to trade a hunt in Ohio for some remote consulting work? I will pay for your tag.
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Setting up a TSI Program

My father and I just bought 160 acres and we need to create bedding areas. What is the best way: clear cut, hinge cut, hack and squirt?
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Cutting Timber on Hunting Land

Is it best to do your commercial timber harvest before doing your TSI? What about staggering a commercial harvest over more than one year?
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Whether to Spray a Good Looking Clover Plot

I bush hogged a clear cut I had planted to clover and some other food plot varieties to remove regrowth of trees. Now it looks so good I don't want to spray it. What would you do?
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What to do with Field Edges (Quail Buffer Acres)

I have an area that was in Quail Buffer program that is coming available for a new practice. What would you do with those acres?
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Hunting along Streams and Rivers

I just purchased a home with 13 acres. There is a stream running through it. How do deer relate to streams? Is there a good way to hunt this?
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Managing a Timber Clear Cut

We clear cut 5 acres on our Michigan land. What advice do you have for managing a clear cut?
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