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Some hunters feel if they plant during the spring they’ll have to deal with weed problems all summer. But if the seedbed is prepared properly and the existing vegetation is removed with herbicide or you work the soil, weed competition should be minimal. Photo: Todd Amenrud
If you’re only planting annuals, by the time those germinate and become edible you’re missing out on two important months for antler genesis and fawn development. Photo: Austin Delano
Many spring plantings are used for summer nutrition rather than hunting-season attraction. However, some spring plantings are a draw during fall like the clovers this opening-day Minnesota buck made the fatal mistake of choosing. Photo: Todd Amenrud
What are they eating? The field is brown. Small clovers are peaking through and whitetails will search out the most palatable food. Early in a year it’s not a huge yield but clovers do contain much more nutrition than anything else in an area. Photo: Dave Medvecky

Spring Food Plot Decisions: Choose Wisely

Since we had April weather in February, many gamekeepers started early looking ahead to their food plot program. Many were […]

Lotte Houser’s first turkey ever weighed 23 pounds and had an 11 1/2-inch beard.
Lotte proudly displays her second turkey while hunting at Bluestem Outfitters.
Houser used her Lynch Mob Call to lure her first-ever turkey.

Lotte Finally Got Her Turkey

My wife Lotte has always been a lover of the outdoors. Whether it’s fishing for bass on a farm pond […]

Colby Simms and CSO Pro Staffer Chris Shannon bagged this pair of big birds by getting into a field and using a blind.
Blinds by Realtree in their Camo pattern can offer benefits to hunters when they need to get out of the woods and into adjacent open fields to bag a bird.

Bag that Bird with a Blind this Spring

Spring turkey hunting is here, and the excitement that builds up as the game gets into swing—calling to birds and […]

Their mating rituals inflame toms into competition with each other and hunters.
Mating causes gobblers to become unpredictable.

Gobblers Make Mistakes, Too

There’s no doubt spring gobblers don’t play fair and can take more turns than a merry-go-round. Their actions often cause […]

Dip into your own experience bank, and borrow from others, as you try to tempt turkeys across the line.
More than 70 years of combined turkey hunting experiences are shared between friends and hunting partners Andy Douglas (left) and Shane McCullough (right). Despite all that, their turkey educations are far from complete.
A fortune cookie couldn’t have said it any better.

Turkey Hunter to Turkey Hunter: Learning from Others

After I finished my lunch with a turkey hunting buddy today, I broke open the fortune cookie on my side […]

Weather tends to be more pleasant on fall hunts. Rain and muddy conditions are common in spring; cold and snow can be an issue early in the year.
Scenery is a consideration when choosing between a spring or fall hunt. If you appreciate the habitat bears live in, it will influence the places and times you choose to hunt.

Canadian Bear Hunt: Spring or Summer?

When it comes to hunting bears over bait, there always seems to be plenty of excitement. It’s rare that you’ll […]

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