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

Combining today’s issues of creating self-sustaining environments with the age-old sports of hunting, shooting and trapping, __Wildlife and Woodlot Management__ is the ultimate guide to attracting game to your property. Expert outdoorsman Monte Burch teaches a wide variety of techniques based on his own land management practices. Learn to match the vegetation of your land to the type of wildlife you need to attract. Hundreds of diagrams and photographs as well as Burch’s charming, instructional tone make woodlot management easy even for those who lack a green thumb. __Wildlife and Woodlot Management__ offers expert tips on such topics as: * Choosing the right piece of land for your needs * Maintenance and management practices * Improving natural vegetation * Attracting bucks, wild turkey, waterfowl, and small game * How to love working and helping your land With over 330 pages crammed full of information and chapters covering topics ranging from timber stands to trespassers, __Wildlife and Woodlot Management__ includes all the know-how you need to make your land into a hunting destination. Packed with pertinent details and accurate, easy-to-follow advice, this is a book no land-owning outdoorsman should miss. Wildlife & Woodlot Management is a comprehensive guide for hunters and landowners who want to develop, manage, and maintain their land for maximum enjoyment. Readers learn how to choose the type of land that will match the game they want to attract, whether it is waterfowl, upland, small game, or big game. Addressing one of the hottest topics today, author Monte Burch delves into planning food plots, preparing the soil, and what tools and equipment will work best. Monte offers advice on how to manage woodlots, reintroduce a forest, fell and girdle trees, establish grasslands, and manage water. Based on his own land management practices, Burch teaches a variety of techniques, with easy-to-follow instructions and solid advice