Wildlife and Woodlot Management : A Comprehensive Handbook for Food Plot and Habitat Development

by Burch, Monte

• ISBN13: 9781580113069
• ISBN10: 1580113060
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: Creative Homeowner Pr

Summary

Wildlife & Woodlot Management is a comprehensive guide for hunters and landowners who want to develop, manage, and maintain their land for maximum enjoyment. Readers learn how to choose the type of land that will match the game they want to attract, whether it is waterfowl, upland, small game, or big game. Addressing one of the hottest topics today, author Monte Burch delves into planning food plots, preparing the soil, and what tools and equipment will work best. Monte offers advice on how to manage woodlots, reintroduce a forest, fell and girdle trees, establish grasslands, and manage water. Based on his own land management practices, Burch teaches a variety of techniques, with easy-to-follow instructions and solid advice.

Author Biography

Monte Birch has been a full-time freelance writer, book author, illustrator and photographer since the early 1970's. He was the creator of the Sunday comic strip "The Good Earth Almanac" in the 70's. Monte has written thousands of articles and sold photos and illustrations to many outdoor, how-to, gardening, and general purpose magazines. He and his wife, Joan, live on a farm in the Missouri Ozarks.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
The Land
Choosing Land	1	(4)
Assessing Land	5	(6)
Food Plots
Planning Food Plots	11	(26)
Preparing the Land	37	(6)
Improving Soil Fertility	43	(10)
Preparing the Soil and Planting	53	(8)
Food Plot Care and Maintenance	61	(8)
Food Plot Tools	69	(16)
Managing Timber and Woodlands
Assessment and Management Plan	85	(10)
Timber Stand Improvement for Wildlife	95	(10)
Timber Habitat Management Practices	105	(10)
Reforestation	115	(10)
Forest Maintenance	125	(8)
Timber and Woodlot Management Tools	133	(12)
Vines, Shrubs, and Soft Mast
Assessing the Land for Soft Mast	145	(6)
Soft Mast Management	151	(4)
Minerals and Supplemental Feeding
Essential Vitamins and Minerals for Wildlife	155	(12)
Supplemental Feeding	167	(6)
Game Feeders	173	(8)
Monitoring Food Plots, Mineral Licks, and Feeders	181	(8)
Grassland Management
Assessing Grasslands	189	(10)
General Grassland Management	199	(10)
Grasslands Establishment	209	(10)
Prescribed Burns
Advantages of Prescribed Burns	219	(6)
Implementing Prescribed Burns	225	(10)
Managing for Specific Species
White-tailed Deer	235	(16)
Wild Turkeys	251	(10)
Upland Birds	261	(16)
Small Game	277	(8)
Waterfowl	285	(10)
Water Management
Riparian Corridors, Springs, and Spring Seeps	295	(6)
Ponds, Stock Tanks, and Reservoirs	301	(14)
Predators and Poachers
Predators	315	(6)
Poachers	321	(3)
Sources	324