Product Description

Written by Monte Burch, a leading expert with over thirty years of experience of planting food plots and managing woodlots on his own farm, this book will help you to develop, manage, and maintain your property to attract and hold wildlife. Wildlife & Woodlot Management Handbook is the ultimate reference on the subject.

Over 330 pages with hundreds of instructional photographs & illustrations.

Chapters cover Choosing and assessing the right piece of land; Planning food plots, soil testing, preparing the land; How to select the right seed for your property; Food plot tools (including planting plots with ATVs); Timber stand improvement, maintenance, and management practices; Timber forest management tools; Improving soft mass crops and acorn management; Improving vines, shrubs, and other natural vegetation; Methods to monitor food and woodlot areas; Managing forage non-native grasslands and prairie grasses; Implementing controlled burns; Specific tips to attract mature bucks, wild turkey, waterfowl, upland birds, and small game; How to establish watering sites, improve springs and spring seeps; How to control predators; How to effectively deter poachers and trespassers.

Written in an easy-to-understand manner, the Wildlife & Woodlot Management Handbook not only provides all the information needed to create your own hunting or wildlife-watching haven but also how to enjoy owning or leasing your own piece of land. This is an indispensable book filled with information you won’t find anywhere else.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1415028 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 336 pages

From the Back Cover

About the Author
Monte Burch and his wife, Joan, live and work in the Missouri Ozarks where they manage their farm for wildlife. A professional writer for the past thirty years, Monte Burch has written thousands of articles and more than seventy books including The Good Earth Almanac Series, Natural Gardening Handbook, Antler, Bone, Horn & Hide - Projects You Can Make at Home, and the Complete Guide to Building Log Homes.

Customer Reviews

Private Lands Management for Wildlife
This is one of the best popular books dealing with wildlife management since the late Geogre Burger's book Practical Wildlife Management was published. It is very up-to-date and accurate. The only problem I have, and this is not a fault but a personal issue, is that it promotes specific brand name commercial products pretty heavily. All else aside it is a great book for anyone intested in managing private lands for wildlife.

Not my book but...
I purchased this book for my husband who is very serious about his land! He didn't put it down until he finished it. He said the information was great and that, although he knows a lot, he learned a lot from this book. It now has little post-its marking those valuable pages. It was well worth the price!