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Damage Control

Trapping Coyotes This week we’re with Levi Carlock and Bill Gray the ADWFF District Supervisor Biologist and they’re preforming a fawn recruitment study with Auburn University. They’re trapping one of two sections of a large piece of land to study not only the effects of intensive predator trapping, but also the effects of good habitat […]

The Offseason

Managing Food Plots As we move through the summer months, there are still tasks to complete as a land manger. The heat may have you wanting to sit inside in the air conditioning, but tasks that you do now can have a direct effect on the success you have this fall and winter. Soybeans are […]

Starting Over

Deer Management Last year’s drought was tough on deer herds across much of the country. It was no different in Central Illinois at the Fogle Farm. Numerous mature bucks that Ross and Derek had on their hit list either went missing or were found dead. They believed the outbreak of EHD to be the main […]

Access

Land Management Any management or hunting someone does is strictly dependent upon access. Whether it’s an impenetrable thicket, an over grown fence line, a creek, or a washout, moving from point A to point B is vital. In land management, access is especially important because of the machinery and equipment involved. By foot, you can […]