Monthly Archives: November 2019
5 Festive Venison Recipes for Thanksgiving
A classic venison roast is the perfect holiday recipe, especially when it’s topped off with cranberry sauce. (Hank Shaw photo) Thanksgiving means mashed potatoes, stuffing, rolls … and venison! With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it’s time to focus on spending time with your family and friends, relaxing at home … and deciding what food... Read More
Building On Your Land – What You Need to Know
The land we own can serve many purposes. Some buy land as a place to hunt or fish, while others plan to grow crops or start a farm. For others, it’s a place to build your dream home or vacation getaway. Regardless of your reason, if you’re planning to build a home, cabin or outbuilding... Read More
ELIMINATING WILD FISH FROM NEW OR RENOVATED PONDS
Barry W. Smith | Originally published in GameKeepers: Farming for Wildlife Magazine Even the smallest puddle in the basin is a potential haven for wild fish. Treat all water in the basin and watershed with an approved fish toxicant. Be sure to close the valve before applying the toxicant, or you may accidentally kill fish downstream. As... Read More
YOU BOUGHT A FARM: NOW WHAT?
Reese Johnson When you purchase a new property it seems the possibilities are endless. It’s important to set goals and understand what you’re dealing with as soon as possible. It’s the gamekeeper’s ultimate dream, to buy a raw piece of land and turn it into a masterfully-crafted, wildlife-generating haven. Occasionally it’s 20 acres, sometimes it’s... Read More
How To Winterize Your Pond
BY BARRY SMITH on Oct. 26, 2019 Most of us do not think about our ponds during the winter. There just seems to be too many distractions; college football, deer hunting, migratory birds… all of those activities and more come to mind during the late fall and winter, but not our ponds. We are not going to... Read More