Look for a revised edition with new planting mixtures, more management strategies, additional herbicides, and more plant species profiles COMING IN 2024!
book synopsis
Wildlife Food Plots and Early Successional Plants is a science-based book that provides comprehensive information on establishing and managing food plots for a number of wildlife species. “Science-based,” meaning the information and recommendations are the result of replicated experimentation over years of research, not opinion, dogma, advertising, or marketing. The book begins by discussing the importance of a management plan, setting goals and objectives, and then meticulously differentiates management for different wildlife species. Lacking from any other source, this book carefully and artfully helps the reader understand not only how to grow and manage food plots, but how to incorporate food plots into a more holistic management approach that enables landowners to better and more quickly reach property management goals.
This latest version of Wildlife Food Plots and Early Successional Plants includes revision of all chapters, including some new food plot mixtures as well as revised information on management and hunting strategies. All appendices have been updated and revised, especially those containing comprehensive information on herbicides and herbicide applications, as well as the appendix containing nutritional information for naturally occurring forages. The Plant ID Guide in the back of the book has been expanded with 30+ new species as well as many new pictures and additional information related to the wildlife value of these plants and how to control unwanted plants.
Wildlife Food Plots and Early Successional Plants is for professional wildlife managers as well as serious private landowners and hunters who wish to take their property management efforts to the next level. The book is nearly 500 pages packed with information, replete with hundreds of color photos, graphs, and figures on nearly every page. And true to Craig Harper form, every photo includes an informative caption explaining what is shown. You will not only learn from what is provided, you will enjoy the approach taken. Expect to use this book as a reference for many years to come.