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  • Illinois Deer Consultant

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Illinois Deer Consultant I came up with the Illinois Deer Consultant for my 240 acres from what I could find online and in books from Dougherty and Sturgis.  I spent a lot time in the woods with a chain saw, and hired out…

  • Funnels in Food Plots for Deer

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Funnels in Food Plots for Deer from archery talk.com Funneling Deer – By Steve Bartylla   It was one of the most frustrating experiences of my young bowhunting life but it was also one of the most important. As soon as school would…

  • Food Plots for Deer Failures

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Food Plots for Deer Most food plot users can, after witnessing for themselves the benefits, fully understand the difference a thriving food plot can make. When laid out and hunted correctly, food plots can produce thrilling hunts, often when odds are stacked against…

  • Minnesota Deer Habitat Consultant

    Minnesota Deer Habitat Consultant

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Minnesota Deer Habitat Consultant I came up with the Minnesota Deer Habitat Consultant for my 240 acres from what I could find online and in books from Dougherty and Sturgis.  I spent a lot time in the woods with a chain saw, and…

  • Food plots for deer in the wrong spot

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Food plots for deer What happens when you put the food plots for deer in the wrong spot?  You do a lot of work for little gained.  Food plots for deer need to go somewhere in a total management plan that gives you…

  • Steve Bartylla Books

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Steve Bartylla Books Steve Bartylla Books on whitetail deer can be found here in our store or elsewhere online.  Steve Bartyllas latest book ‘White-tailed Deer Management and Habitat Improvement’ is a gem for those looking to manipulate their land with a solid plan…

  • Do you know where they bed?

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Do you know where they feed? Do you plan your access and stand sites according to wind direction? If you know the top 2 and do the third, you are leaps and bounds ahead of the pack.  If you know where the deer…

  • Stand Access Strategies

    Stand Access Strategies

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine You’ve got a problem. The deer know you’re hunting them.  So why is it a problem, and what do you do to change that?   The problem lies in the fact that when the deer know you’re hunting them they don’t move during…

  • Steve’s Stand Access Quiz

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Chapter 7 of Bartylla’s latest book is titled Access, access, access. 3 strikes and you may be out.  Lets see how you score on the quiz. Does your stand access or exit strategy have you walking through any food plots or natural food…

  • What Will My Plan Look Like?

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Some are wondering what their finished plan would look like.  How much detail goes into what?  Attached is an actual plan for a 68 acre piece in central Minnesota.  It should give you decent idea of what Steve puts into a finished plan.…