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Successful Food Plots By Gary Howey

by Gary Howey | Aug 27, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

When it comes to food plots and mineral licks, some believe the best time to plant them is in the spring and there is no doubt that spring plantings are beneficial, as long as the wildlife does not eat or destroy it before the cold weather arrives. Any...

Understanding Food Plot Seed Labels

by Gary Howey | Jun 18, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, THE GAMEKEEPERS OF MOSSY OAK

Buying your food plot seed can sometimes be a little confusing, given all the choices that are on the market today. Each year the team at BioLogic gets hundreds of phone calls asking about the seed analysis for the blends they are buying. Often...

Foliar Feeding Your Food Plot Crops

by Gary Howey | Jun 14, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, THE GAMEKEEPERS OF MOSSY OAK

When using herbicides to kill the weeds in your food plots before planting, M.E.E.N. Green can be very useful. If you are using a non-selective herbicide such as glyphosate to kill weeds, the addition of M.E.E.N. Green will increase the efficacy of the glyphosate....

Preparing a Dove Field: Sowing the Seeds of Success

by Gary Howey | May 22, 2018 | THE GAMEKEEPERS OF MOSSY OAK

We all know there are many options for preparing a dove field. Wheat and millets, such as brown top, Japanese, proso, and foxtail, are common choices in this area. But my recommendation for a successful dove field is a sunflower field. At Prairie Wildlife,...

Conservation Organizations Supporters of Wildlife By Gary Howey

by Gary Howey | Mar 14, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

What do local Whitetails Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited, Quail Forever, National Wild Turkey Federation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation have in common? They are all conservation organizations that support wildlife, habitat as well as numerous other...