Experienced land managers are big fans of working in the woods in winter. Frozen ground is easy to get around on (no mud or ruts) and a snow cover protects the forest floor from human impact. Trees…
Winter is a great time to tune up your whitetail hunting woods. A few weekends and a few friends with chainsaws can mean the difference between a great next season and another year of coming up empty…
The food plot business in the United States has grown to gargantuan proportions in the last decade. Thousands of hunters and landowners spend untold millions of dollars every year locating, clearing…
Keep 'em or drill over? Dr. Woods explains how and when he decides to pull the trigger on re-drilling a stressed bean plot. We're targeting hogs on a local property and planning for some bacon. Time…
Hunting over food plots has become standard operating procedure for most landowner/hunters. Fall food plots concentrate deer and frankly make it a little easier to take that buck of a lifetime or…
Seed Day;The Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation (QUWF) will be providing a Habitat Seed Day at the Bass Pro Shops' Springfield, Missouri Flagship store, weather permitting combined with a…
Every type of plant for food plots has a "best" season to plant it. In the case of brassicas, that season is now. From August through September is the time to get these plants in the ground.…
Lots of how-to's and the story of an old buck named Split Brow!A buck we estiamte to be 7 years old has shown up on our Reconyx Trail Cameras. He will be number one on our hit list this year! In this…
Study after study has demonstrated that bears, coyotes, and even bobcats prey heavily on fawns. Coyotes seem to be getting the most attention by hunters and for good reason. Coyote populations are…
It's time to get those Reconyx Trail Cameras out and start focusing on antlers! We did that here at The Proving Grounds and found 15 reasons to get excited for deer season: a new 15 point buck! Watch…
Wildlife food plots provide tons of high quality nutrition to whitetails and are a cornerstone of most well managed deer properties. But, before you get all wrapped up in an expensive food plot…
This episode is full of tips that every hunter can use! Dr. Woods and the GrowingDeerTV team tour a property in Eastern Missouri offering the landowner tips and advice on how he can improve his…
