Shawn’s Turkey Season
Hope you are all having a safe and fun turkey hunt, filling a tag is just the bonus. With that said, we’ve had a great season at my place.
Author Archive: Shawn Vanlandingham
Weed Free Food Plots Without Roundup!
For those who want to food plot and do not want to use Roundup or its cousins for weed control due to cost or environmental considerations here is a planting plan you can implement: If You Only Have a Few…
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Late Winter Food
This has been a harsh winter no doubt between the cold and deep snow. Thankfully we’ve had some recent relief in both and I can only hope that all of the snow is gone within the next couple of week….
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Winter "Feeding" Deer, The Better Approach
The deep snow in WI has settled some (Still over 2ft) so I ventured out to check on the browse levels around my property. So far it looks like there is still plenty to eat and the deer I see…
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Shawn’s Place: Small Tract Mgmt January 28th, 2014
Once again it’s time to review the past year at my place and look ahead as to what the future holds. Having had my place for three hunting seasons and two full years has allowed me to observe what works,…
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Off Season Training
From: Shawn Vanlandingham To say this spring has not been favorable to getting a lot done outside would be an understatement. The weather has me behind with my scouting, planting and just plain old honey do’s around the home. …
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2/21 Winter Scouting
2/21 Things never seem to slow down for me even in the winter, there is always something to do or somewhere to go, not to mention the weather complications from the snow and cold. Because my time is very limited, I spend…
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Shawn’s Place: Small Tract Mgmt January 25th, 2013
Hey, it’s been forever and a season…well really a full season since I posted something so it’s time to catch up and review how things went. As I posted back in September my food plots has suffered through the drought…
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Shawn’s Place: Small Tract Mgmt September 1st, 2012
Hey All, I hope everyone is fired up and ready for deer season. I know some places have already opened up and many more will soon. Back to my place, it’s the first day in September so it’s time to…
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Shawn’s Place: Small Tract Mgmt July 5th, 2012
Since my last posting I have been asked to explain in more detail what TSI is and what specifically I did in regards to that on my own property. To those questions, I wrote up a response in the forum…
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Shawn’s Place: Small Tract Mgmt May 24th, 2012
Hey everyone, now that planting and turkey season is over and it’s time to play a little catch-up. With that said, let’s get right into what has been going on around my place since the end of March. Last week,…
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Shawn’s Place: Small Tract Mgmt March 29th, 2012
Since my February post a lot has transpired on my place. I now have a mgmt plan and some of the initial work has already begun thanks to our early spring. My previous post said I would talk a little…
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Shawn’s Place: Small Tract Mgmt Feb 26th, 2012
It’s been a couple weeks since I last posted and a few things have started taking shape on my place. I’ve been out scouting a few times, I hinge cut some trees around a few bedding areas and started making…
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Shawn’s Place: Small Tract Mgmt Feb 2nd, 2012
Feb 2nd, 2012 The Land: This week I’d like to tell you a little about my place and what’s been going on there recently and why I see potential with this place. The 56 acres is pretty diverse for its…
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Shawn’s Place: Small Tract Mgmt Jan 30th, 2012
Jan 30th, 2012 – Intro: Greetings, 2011 was a great year for me and my family. With two growing kids (one teenager) we were ready to move into something larger and were fortunate enough to be able to purchase a…
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