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Habitat Management
General Habitat Planning and Management
Webpages
Introduction to Habitat Management
Storied Heritage: The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation
Evaluating Limiting Factors for Wildlife on Your Property
Top Dressing Grains with Nitrogen
Offsetting Costs of Conservation
Videos
Habitat Management Definitions - Part 1
Habitat Management Definitions - Part 2
Private Lands and Deer Management | MS Outdoors
Produce Great Deer Forage and Cover Without a Food Plot
The Basketball Technique for Fawning Cover
Better Deer, Better Hunting with Early Successional Cover
Improving Property Huntability
Podcasts
Offsetting the Cost of Conservation
Most common habitat management mistakes
Habitat management: The oldest job in the world
Is habitat management for deer and turkey the same?
Putting CRP to Work for Farmers, Ranchers, and Wildlife
The alphabet soup of Federal Farm Bill Programs
Habitat Master Class with Dr. Craig Harper
Articles
Evaluating Browsing Pressure by White-tailed Deer in Mississippi
Aldo Leopold’s 5 Essentials for Wildlife and Habitat Management
How to get paid to improve your hunting land
Managing Habitat: What to Do in the Spring and Summer
Wildlife Management Success Stories: More Is Better
Food for Thought: Identifying Food Sources and Habitat for Game Animals
Managing Streamside Zones for Wildlife
3 More Herbicides Every Deer Steward Should Know
Conservation vs. Preservation: Why the NWTF Prefers the Former
Sanctuaries: Attract, Protect, Hold, Hunt
How to Build A Buck Bedding Area
Managing Native Vegetation Alongside Food Plots
Know Your Deer Plants: Partridge Pea
Forestry and Timber Management
MDWFP 2-page Guides
Videos
Amazing Deer Forage and Cover Response From Forest Stand Improvement
Best Herbicides for Forest Stand Improvement (FSI): Dr. Harper Cocktail
How To Kill a Tree | Hack and Squirt
Turning a Cedar Stand Into Amazing Whitetail Habitat
MSU Deer Lab's Timber Management Affects on Deer Habitat - Video Series
Importance of Forestry on Deer Management
Forest Management Impacts on Deer Habitat Quality
Mid-rotation Management and Wildlife Benefits
Timing of Fire to Improve Deer Nutrition
Stump Sprouts to Create Localized Nutrient Pulses for Deer
Managing Native Forages vs. Food Plots
Webpages
Balancing Objectives of Forestland Ownership
Timber Harvests are Good for Wildlife
Podcasts
Timber Harvesting and wildlife management - Part 1
Timber Harvesting and wildlife management - Part 2
Prescribed Burning and Forest Management
Estate Planning for Forestland
Site prep for forestland establishment
Forest taxes for the forest landowner
Forest Management for Food and Cover
Aldo's tools: Balancing on an axe blade
Casualty Loss and the Forest Landowner
Best Management Practices for Mississippi Forests
Objectives of Forestland Ownership
Articles
Managing the Family Forest in Mississippi
Best Management Practices for Forestry in Mississippi
Forestry Terms for Mississippi Landowners
Managing for Timber and Wildlife Diversity
An Introduction to Timber-Stand Improvement on Your Hunting Property
Are My Pine Trees Ready to Thin?
Keys to Successfully Planting and Establishing Longleaf Pine
The Economics of Longleaf Pine Management
Bottomland Hardwood Management
Evaluating High-Graded Hardwood Stands
Wildlife Forestry in Bottomland Hardwoods
Pine Forestland Habitat Management for Wildlife
3 More Herbicides Every Deer Steward Should Know
Survey Acorns Now to Improve Productions
Hack-and-Squirt for Timber Stand Improvement
7 Steps to Stronger Acorn Production
5 Clues You Might Be Hinge-Cutting Too Much
Deer Habitat in a Squirt Bottle Part 1: Add Great Habitat By Subtracting
Deer Habitat in a Squirt Bottle Part 2: Tools, Teams, and Techniques
The Three Most Dangerous Hinge Cut Safety Mistakes
Prescribed Fire/Controlled Burning
Videos
Why is Prescribed Burning Important?
Produce Deer Forage and Cover with Prescribed Fire
Webpages
Mississippi Prescribed Burning Short Course (MFC)
Podcasts
The benefits of prescribed fire
Forest Management and Prescribed Burning
Where to get information, experience and collaborators
Fire Ecology and History in the South
Patch-burn-grazing as a strategy to manage grasslands
The next generation of prescribed burning
Aldo's tools: Getting creative with prescribed fire
Tools and tips to getting started with prescribed fire
Planting the idea for more fire
The thumbnail history of fire on the planet
A conversation with fire experts from all over the U.S.
Timing of prescribed fire impacts on deer forage
The role of fire in perpetuating oak dominance
Prescribed Fire for Bobwhite Quail
Burning while turkeys are nesting
Burning during nesting (Wild Turkey Science)
Burning outside the dormant season on pine survival and growth
The Benefits of Growing-Season Burns
Fire creates unique habitat features
Managing quail habitat using prescribed fire
Small Scale, Bow-Range Burning for Better Deer Hunting
What to do when you can't burn
Fall burning on oak regeneration
Extensive New Fire Data with Dr. Craig Harper
Articles
Introduction to Prescribed Fire in Southern Ecosystems
Legal Environment for Forestry Prescribed Burning in Mississippi
Food Plots, Feed, or Fire: The Real Costs per Pound of Deer Forage
Burn Outside the Box: Try Prescribed Fire at a New Time of Year
Field Management
MDWFP 2-page Guides
Controlling Non-Native Grasses to Enhance Wildlife Habitat
Videos
Podcasts
Get Ready for Habitat Planting
For the Birds, Bees, and Butterflies
Aldo's tools: The plow reborn with precision
Articles
Oldfield Management - Managing field habitats for multiple species
Native Warm-Season Grasses: The Cover You've Been Looking For
Native Warm-Season Grass Restoration in Mississippi
Light Strip Disking to Enhance Early Successional Habitat in Grasslands and Oldfields
Avoiding Glyphosate Resistance
Invasive Plant Management
Food Plots
General Food Plot Information
Webpages
General Food Plot Guidance in Mississippi
Videos
Pros and Cons of Supplemental Feeding
Balancing a Complete Food Plot Program
Food Plot Considerations and Techniques
Food Plot Principles Part 1 - The role in deer management
Food Plot Principles Part 2 - Deer foraging strategy
Food Plot Principles Part 3 - Location, size, shape, and other factors
Food Plot Principles Part 4 - Importance of soil testing
Food Plot Principles Part 5 - Planting methods
Food Plot Principles Part 6 - Inoculating legumes
Food Plot Principles Part 7 - Herbicides
Food Plot Principles Part 8 - Tips
Rain Infiltration Test - How Quickly Will the Soil Absorb a 2 Inch Rain?
What is the BEST food plot for deer?
The Importance of Food Plot Browse Exclosures
Whitetail Food Plot Tips: Plant Based On Conditions NOT the Calendar
Adjust Your Disk Angle for Better Deer Food Plots
Podcasts
Deer Food Plot Forage Selection
A Food Plot Masterclass - Part 1
A Food Plot Masterclass - Part 2
The Power of Regenerative Wildlife Agriculture
Conventional vs Regenerative Discussion (Wild Turkey Science)
Articles
Supplemental Wildlife Food Planting Manual for the Southeast
Plan Ahead for Food Plot Success
Food Plots, Feed, or Fire: The Real Costs per Pound of Deer Forage
6 Ways Food Plots Are Not Baiting
8 Rules for a Successful Hunting Plot
Troubleshooting 4 Common Food-Plot Problems
Successful Food Plot Seeding Rates
Which Food Plot Crops Do Deer Prefer, and Why?
Maintenance Tips for Food Plot Equipment
How to Build A Food Plot Browse Exclosure
The Whitetail Manager's Guide to Regenerative Ag Food Plots
Creating Deer Food Plots with Minimal Equipment
Increasing Pine Plantation Wildlife Habitat and Recreation with Hub and Spokes
Winter Annuals
Videos
Balancing a Complete Food Plot Program
Site selection and best management practices
Seedbed preparation and planting methods
Seeding rates and criteria for choosing cool-season forages
Brassicas, winter peas, and issues with ryegrass
Podcasts
Articles
Annuals vs Perennials for Food Plots
Food Plot Species Profile: Oats
Food Plot Species Profile: Wheat
Food Plot Species Profile: Crimson Clover
Perennials
Videos
Balancing a Complete Food Plot Program
Will Mowing Perennial Food Plots Really Increase the Quality of Deer Forage?
When to Spray Your Clover Food Plots
White clovers, perennials vs annuals
Podcasts
Food Plot Myth Busted: Why Your Clover Doesn't Need Mowing
Articles
Annuals vs Perennials for Food Plots
Food Plot Species Profile: White Clover
Summer Annuals
Videos
Balancing a Complete Food Plot Program
The Benefits of Planting Jointvetch for Summer Forage and Fall Bowhunting
3 Keys to Summer Food Plot Success
Deer Vetch for Your Warm Season Food Plot
Podcasts
Effective warm-season food plots for deer
Articles
Food Plot Species Profile: American Jointvetch
Food Plot Species Profile: Alyceclover
Food Plot Species Profile: Cowpeas
Food Plot Species Profile: Soybeans
Food Plot Species Profile: Buckwheat
Herbicides
Videos
Calibrating Your Sprayer in 3 Easy Steps
Podcasts
Herbicides for Food Plots and Deer Habitat
Articles
Food Plot Sticker Shock: How to Deal With Rising Herbicide and Fertilizer Costs
How to Defeat Herbicide Resistant Weeds in Deer Food Plots
5 Herbicides Every Deer Steward Should Know
The Deer Steward's Guide to Herbicide Terms
Avoiding Glyphosate Resistance
7 Tips for Keeping Your Food Plots "Weed Free"
Supplemental Feeders
Videos
Pros and Cons of Supplemental Feeding
Podcasts
Want to start a supplemental feeding program?
Can supplemental feeding increase disease risk?
Can supplemental feeding impact the plant community?
Corn Nation (Wild Turkey Science)
What we know about the effects of feeders on wild turkeys
Articles
Food Plots, Feed, or Fire: The Real Costs per Pound of Deer Forage
Big Game Management
Deer
Videos
MDWFP's Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP)
DMAP Testimonial with Stephen Samson from La Jolla Farm
DMAP Testimonial with Bucky Murphy from Shadyside
The Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP): What It Is and Why You Should Be Involved
The Deer Management Revolution with Stan Priest | MS Outdoors
Private Lands and Deer Management | MS Outdoors
Statewide Deer Population and Management | MS Outdoors
Managing Whitetails and Dealing with Deer Management Fatigue
Two Causes of a "Second Rut" – One Good, One Bad. How to Tell Which One You Are Seeing.
White-tailed Deer Fawns: Naturally Camouflaged and Protected
What Camera Surveys Reveal About Deer Populations
Conducting a Camera Survey for White-tailed Deer
EHD Virus in Deer: How to Detect and Report
Advanced Doe Management With Dr. Demarais
What's the Best Doe:Buck Ratio? Ask QDMA
At What Age Can A Fawn Survive Without Its Doe?
Checking a Doe's Lactation Status
Whitetail Bucks: Antler Size and Genetics, Fact or Fiction?
How female deer influence antler development.
Is there such thing as a "cull buck"?
Whitetail Deer Breeding Values
Buck Age Is Important in Quality Deer Management (QDM)
Aging and Judging Deer in the Field
How to Age Deer in the Field, plus 20-Buck Aging Test
Understanding The Whitetail Rut with Dr. Bronson Strickland
Cracked Deer Hooves Are Signs of a Fight with the EHD Virus
WildTail Documentary - America's Wildest Success Story
Antler Size and Genetics: Insights from MSU Deer Lab's Bronson Strickland
MSU Deer Lab's Nutrition and Life Stage Requirements - Video Series
Nutrition and Antler Development
Regional Variation and Generational Improvement from Nutrition
Seasonal Mismatched and Potential Bottlenecks
Habitat Management to Increase Native Forage and Deer Nutrition
MSU Deer Lab's Regional Variation in Body and Antler Sizes - Video Series
Part 1 - Natural Variation in Antler and Body Size
Part 2 - Antler Variation Associated with Soils, Plants, and Land Use
Part 3 - Research to Determine if Variation is Due to Nutrition or Genetics
Part 4 - Managing for Nutrition and Genetics for Deer
MSU Deer Lab's Reproductive Ecology - Video Series
Seasonal Breeding in Deer Populations
Factors Regulating Seasonal Breeding Patterns
Individual Regulation of Breeding Season
MSU Deer Lab's Deer Management Concepts - Video Series
Approaches That Dictate Management Actions/Intensity
MSU Deer Lab's Timber Management Affects on Deer Habitat - Video Series
Importance of Forestry on Deer Management
Forest Management Impacts on Deer Habitat Quality
Mid-rotation Management and Wildlife Benefits
Timing of Fire to Improve Deer Nutrition
Stump Sprouts to Create Localized Nutrient Pulses for Deer
Managing Native Forages vs. Food Plots
Podcasts
History of White-tailed Deer Restoration in Mississippi
The Importance of Summer Nutrition for Deer
Deer nutritional demands during summer
You're Managing Deer Sanctuaries All Wrong
The value of co-ops: meeting management goals
Improve Your Deer Hunting By Starting a Wildlife Cooperative
Nutrition and Genetics - Part 1
Nutrition and Genetics - Part 2
Estimating Nutrient Requirements for Deer
Common Deer Diseases and Parasites
A Deep Dive Into EHD in White-tailed Deer
How Long is Venison Safe in Warm Weather?
The Fascinating World of Whitetail Research with Bronson Strickland
When are Deer Attracted to Acorns?
Aldo's tools: Aiming high for habitat with the gun
Deer management advice from William McKinley
The science of harvesting deer
Predicting antler size from doe body weight
Buck movement and hunting strategy
Buck Personalities: Sedentary vs. Mobile Bucks
Busting 11 Common Deer Hunting Myths
Culling to Improve Genetics - Fact or Fiction
When is it appropriate to cull? The purpose makes all the difference
Buck Habitat Selection During Hunting Season
Does Culling Bucks Improve Antler Quality?
Aging Bucks on the Hoof with Wildlife Photographer Dave Richards
What We've Learned From Average Bucks and Outliers
Manage Your Hunting Property by Shooting the Right Number of Deer
The effects of the rut on bucks
The Science of Antler Rattling
Buck Movement Patterns During the Rut
The Science of the Whitetail Rut
The Science Behind the South's Odd Rut
Newest Moon, Bedding, and Movement Research (2024)
Webpages
Peak Fawning Dates in Mississippi
Articles
Deer Programs
Three Deer Management Strategies
QDM vs Trophy and Traditional Deer Management
Keeping Harvest Records for Better Hunting
3 Ways to Track Fawn Recruitment
Managing For Whitetails: Love Thy Neighbor
How to Establish a QDM Cooperative
7 Steps to a Successful Cooperative
5 Easy Ways to Meet Your Deer-Hunting Neighbors
Herd Management
Evaluating Browsing Pressure by White-tailed Deer in Mississippi
The 10 Keys to Successful Deer Management
The Importance of Venison Donation
It’s Okay (and Sometimes Necessary) to Shoot Does with Fawns During Hunting Season
Understanding Wildlife Biology: Population Dynamics 101
How Many Does Should You Harvest? Ask Yourself These 24 Questions.
Harvesting the Right Number of Deer
Bucks Are More Visible When Deer Hunters Harvest Does
Managing Antler Expectations this Deer Season
The Reality of Doe:Buck Ratios
Buck to Doe Ratio: Understanding the Balance
3 Reasons Why You Should Practice Herd Management
Taking Does Can Actually Increase Fawn Production
At What Age Can A Fawn Survive Without Its Doe?
12 Signs You Should Harvest More Does
Nutrition
Deer Diet Breakdown: What Do Deer Eat?
A Birds-Eye View of Deer Habitat Quality - Landscape-scale look at deer habitat quality
Meeting A Deer's Summer Nutritional Demands
Know Your Deer Plants: Partridge Pea
Know Your Deer Plants: American Plum
Know Your Deer Plants: Pokeweed
Population Estimation
How to Run a Trail-Camera Survey
Buck to Doe Ratio - How To Calculate
Buck Management
Managing Antler Expectations this Deer Season
Why We Can't Manage Deer Genetics
Spike on One Side: Genetics or Injury?
4 Lessons About Antlers and Deer Age From a Simple Chart
Are You Hunting the Average Buck or a Rule-Breaker?
Biology and History
8 Ways Deer Are the Opposite of What Many Hunters Think
The Biology of Bachelor Groups
Do Big Bucks Father More Big Bucks?
Help Deer Refuel After the Rut
What Triggers the Whitetail Rut?
10 Things We Know About Mature Buck Movements
No Link Between Moon Phase and Rut Peak
Will the Rut Be Early This Year?
Diseases
All about CWD in Mississippi (information links on webpage)
Cracked Deer Hooves Are Signs of a Fight with the EHD Virus
Know the Signs of HD: Hemorrhagic Disease
EHD in Deer: Here's What You Need to Know
10 Weird Parasites That Live Inside Deer
So Your Deer Has Warts. Should You Eat It?
5 Things Deer Hunters Should Know About Deer Warts
Fawns
Born With One Hoof in the Grave? Fawns Die Even Without Predators
The Importance of Good Fawning Cover
Improving A Fawn's Survival Chances
The Science of Fawn Survival: Leave It Where You Found It
When Do Fawns Begin Eating Natural Forage?
How Often do Whitetails Give Birth to Triplet and Quadruplet Fawns, or More?
Turkey
Videos
Turkey Nesting and Brood Habitat
Wild Turkey Ecology and Management
How long do poults stay with hens?
Mississippi’s Turkey Heritage: Conservation and Management with Adam Butler
Webpages
Turkey Ecology and Life History
Don't Blame Predators for Poor Turkey Habitat
Podcasts
The landowner's role in managing for wild turkey
Creating turkey management prescriptions
Wild Turkey Population dynamics and study of season dates in Mississippi
Burning while turkeys are nesting
Burning during nesting (Wild Turkey Science)
Which vital rates are most important to turkey populations?
Promoting the poults: how to create high-quality brooding cover
Density-dependence in upland game birds
A different perspective on density dependence
Season timing doesn't affect reproduction
Does water on a hen make it more susceptible to predation?
Managing pout habitat and monitoring success
A Turkey Habitat Blue Print - Areas of focus for habitat & connectivity
Articles
A Science to Private Land Management for Turkeys
How Many Gobblers Should I Take?
Forest Management for Wild Turkeys
Sculpting the Ideal Turkey Woods
Turkeys and Fire: A Strategy for the Future
Wild Turkey Lifestyle and Breeding
How Turkeys Perceive Their Environment
Behind the Bird: History and Conservation of the Eastern Wild Turkey
Conservation vs. Preservation: Why the NWTF Prefers the Former
To Hear More Gobblers, Stop the Squeal
Small Game Management
Quail
Videos
What happened to the quail in Mississippi?
The Plight of the Bobwhite Quail
Webpage
Quail Population Trends in Mississippi
Podcasts
Putting CRP to Work for Farmers, Ranchers, and Wildlife
Prescribed Fire for Bobwhite Quail
Farm bill biologist & beyond: Quail Forever Private Land Conservation
Creating Quail Habitat ad Saving Monarch Butterflies
Bobwhite Quail Habitat Through Southeastern Grasslands Initiative
Managing quail habitat using prescribed fire
Cows and Quail: Grazing for Gamebirds
Creating Habitat in the Margins
A Bobwhite Quail Success Story in Missouri
Bobwhite Quail Science with MSU's Dr. Mark McConnell
Articles
Light Strip Disking to Enhance Early Successional Habitat in Grasslands and Oldfields
Ecology and Management of the Northern Bobwhite
Strip Disking and Other Valuable Bobwhite Quail Management Techniques
Conservation Reserve Program, CP33 - Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds
Squirrels
Rabbits
Migratory Bird Management
Waterfowl and Wetlands
Videos
Why do Mallards like Flooded Timber?
Articles
Habitat Ingredients for Wintering Ducks (PDF)
Planting Crops for Waterfowl (PDF)
Waterfowl Management Handbook (PDF)
Wetland Management for Waterfowl (PDF)
Waterfowl Management Handbook for Mississippi (PDF)
Webpages
Nuisance Species Management
Wild Hog Management
Webpages
Wild Hog Control Program (MS Dept of Ag)
Wild Hog Control: Pick Your Poison
Podcasts
Articles
A Landowner's Guide to Wild Pig Management (PDF)
Feral Hogs Are Spreading, But You Can Help Stop Them
We're Not Winning the War on Feral Hogs. Yet.
To Hear More Gobblers, Stop the Squeal
Wild Hog Trap Bait - 4 Tips for Catching More Hogs
You've Got Hogs on Your Place. Now What?
Hogs vs. Deer: Can Whitetail Managers Take Back Feral Pig Country
Predator Management
Webpages
Don't Blame Predators for Poor Turkey Habitat
Podcasts
Effectiveness of trapping across game bird species
So, you think you know nest predators
Predator Impacts on Deer - Part 1 (Deer University)
Predator Impacts on Deer - Part 2 (Deer University)
Articles
Born With One Hoof in the Grave? Fawns Die Even Without Predators