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Lack of snow affecting pheasants?

...buried under snow in severe winters. The DNR provides food plots on wildlife management areas, and some private landowners...fraction of Minnesota's pheasant population has access to food plots. Similarly, pheasants rely on grass, cattail and brushy...

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2013-02-04/lack-snow-affecting-pheasants
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Local News briefs - Aug. 9

...gazing RIM acres.At least 50 percent of each easement area will remain undisturbed for wildlife. Tree plantings, food plots, water control structures, wetland basins and stream banks shall be excluded. Where practical, mowing will begin...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-08-08/local-news-briefs-aug-9
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DNR wildlife managers predict result of dwindling fund

...dry conditions allowed DNR staff to work up and prepare food plot sites for seeding after several wet years. Now, he...set the table for having a good year of getting some food plots in, but I don't know that we're going to be able...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-03-28/dnr-wildlife-managers-predict-result
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What cuts has DNR been forced to make?

...and goose populations. But their tolerance has dropped as DNR Wildlife has been forced to cut funds for materials, food plots, and other assistance. -- Cut shallow lake surveys in half: As a result, wildlife managers lack essential information...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/022099/out_0220990005.shtml
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North Country Pheasants Forever banquet scheduled

...These dollars will be used to plant trees, provide for woody cover and protection in the winter, and the seeding of food plots. Habitat for pheasants means nesting cover and protection for other wildlife, too." Pheasants Forever, a non-profit...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/071099/out_0710990025.shtml
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Wild turkeys making inroads in central Minnesota

...counties, preferably about 10 to 15 miles apart. Flocks will have about 18 hens and five jakes. Landowners plant specific food plots for the birds (a minimum of two acres) and ideally the host landowner has the cooperation of his neighbors so that...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/040800/out_0408000002.shtml
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Hunters set sights on whitetails

...acres near St. Mathias. For several years Marchel has managed the land for deer and observed the bucks that visit the food plots. He said he sees many small bucks each year but few return as trophies a year later. The reason? They don't survive...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/110300/new_1103000027.shtml
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ROOSTERS on the PRAIRIE

...a rooster from the edge of a corn food plot. Ron later described the shot as...the same raccoon in one of the corn food plots. It's difficult to separate one...birdy-looking spot on the end of two corn food plots. It was a half-acre cattail marsh...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/110400/out_1104000001.shtml
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Deer hunting Texas style Winning ticket allows two area hunters to pursue whitetails in brush country

...stands overlooking the troughs. If this sounds less-than-sporting, consider how many Minnesota deer stands overlook food plots and agricultural fields. Corn, soybeans and alfalfa don't grow in southwest Texas. Food troughs are the Texas way...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/120801/out_1208010017.shtml
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A classic antidote to off-season deer-hunting blues

...Coyotes In Minnesota" by Gary Clancy (10 a.m.), "Food Plots For Wildlife" by Steve Van Heeswyk (11 a.m...Really Works" by Gary Clancy (1 p.m.), "From Food Plots To Feed Supplements" by Carmen & Jim Monson (12 noon...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/031503/out_0315030002.html
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