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  • Parts is Parts

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine You have to know where the parts go to make a functioning machine, and habitat manipulation is no different. Scattering improvements across a 40 acre parcel with no big picture rhyme or reason will bring the deer, but the random movements tip your hand way…

  • Is it time to hire a property consultant?

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine In hindsight, 96% of our hunters would rather skip a year of plotting than be without their plan, but what do you get for $500?     Professional parcel plan on your own custom web page detailing the steps for implementation.    …

  • Save on Reconyx Cameras – See More Deer

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ― Benjamin Franklin …and so it is with deer hunting properties.  Without a plan one will fail more than they succeed.  So hire an expert to help you plan. Steve Bartylla has spent 25…

  • “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ― Benjamin Franklin

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine …and so it is with deer hunting properties.  Without a plan one will fail more than they succeed.  So hire an expert to help you plan. Steve Bartylla has spent 25 years manipulating properties and habitat so the hunter and the hunted meet…

  • Jumping on Daylight Bucks

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine When mature bucks are on their feet, its time to hunt.  You want to chase them hard until they stop. Paramount is the ability to access your cameras and stand sites so YOU are not the reason he goes nocturnal.  This aggressive style of…

  • Top 5 Questions About Stand Access

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Proper Stand Access is Key for Seeing Deer If you are bumping deer traveling to and from your stand sites, its just a matter of time before the deer go nocturnal.  They may not leave your parcel, but if they only move at…

  • Easiest Food Plot for Deer

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Easiest Food Plot for Deer Cereal rye is the Easiest Food Plot for Deer.  Throw it on bare dirt and it grows.  Plant it 2 to 6 weeks before the first average frost, 50 to 100 pounds per acre.  Get a good kill and…

  • Food plots for deer hunting

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Food plots for deer Food plots for deer It’s the third week in May in Minnesota and the breeding season is winding down, so what’s the best turkey decoy set up for Food plots for deer.  Conventional wisdom is to run a solo…

  • North American Whitetail Plans Page

    North American Whitetail Plans Page

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine Steve Bartylla did some mock plans for North American hunter which included habitat layouts for transition, bedding, feeding and a total package plan.  These plans will give you a feel for many of the tools Steve uses to help transform a raw piece…

  • Plots for Deer or?

    Plots for Deer or?

    → Get a FREE soil test at Elk River Turf & Tine couldn’t agree more. You define your goals and the plan to achieve them becomes tremendously easier to lay out. You also bring up a great point about some decisions being thrown out. The way I see it, every type of improvement listed in…