Growing Pains

Deer Management Mother nature dictates most of what we do in deer management. In 2012, much of the country has experienced a record dry and hot summer. Casey Shoopman, editor and videographer for The Management Advantage, has had to rewrite his management plan for his family farm in Illinois because of the weather. This year, […]

Don’t Just Scout Deer This Summer, Learn From Them

Erich Long – Drumming Log Wildlife Management I have a saying that I say a lot and it’s a saying that I make sure I tell people when either doing a seminar on Quality Deer Management or doing a consultation for a client and its “I can grow them for you, don’t ask me how […]

What You Are Inspires You

Erich Long – Drumming Log Wildlife Management How many of you have ever given advice to someone?  Better yet, how many of you have given advice to someone and that you have never followed yourself?  As a consultant, I give advice to anyone that wants to hear my rambling, all the time.  What I really […]

How Has Quality Deer Management Changed You?

Erich Long – Drumming Log Wildlife Management There’s a story behind every sportsman and women out there of how and why they got started deer hunting.  Growing up in a rural community in Northeast Ohio, my best friend  and I decided to become bow hunters.  Now this was in the mid eighties and bow hunting was […]

The Trials and Tribulations of Small Acreage Deer Management

Chuck Sykes – The Management Advantage Consulting When I first started my consulting business over 15 years ago, my average client owned 3000 acres.  Management options were limitless.  The only constraints were time and the owner’s wallet.  Today, on the other hand, my average client is the owner of 300 acres or less.  We have performed […]