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Clover Evolution By J. Wayne Fears
White clover is becoming a popular addition to deer and turkey food plots. Power your plantings with this hardy legume.
Hardwood Management By Lee Kennamer
Enhance your valuable hardwoods for wildlife or timber with proven forestry techniques.
The Appeal of Soft Mast By Jim Casada
Recognize the softer side of hunting by finding or planting these tasty wildlife food resources.
Gator Done! By P.J. Perea
Alligators have come back from the brink of extinction, thanks to sound wildlife management and controlled hunting.
Quail Under Fire By Michael Corrigan
The restoration of longleaf pine ecosystems brings good news for the embattled bobwhite quail.
Art of the Sneak By J.J. Reich
Silence is golden for the successful and stealthy hunter. Learn how to disappear in the woods.
Food Plots on a Budget By David Hart
Don't let rising prices prevent you from managing for wildlife. Read about how to save money and meet your management goals.
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Editor's Notes
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Hunting Heritage News (Click here for a preview)
Species Spotlight
Readers' Tips
Photo Gallery
Seeds of Success
Project HELP
Do It Yourself
Landowner Resources
Product Showcase
Tree Talk
Ad Index
NWTF Contacts
The American alligator is one of
nature's most resilient creatures. Having survived the age of the dinosaurs more than 200 million years ago, it was nearly brought to the brink of extinction from habitat loss and illegal
harvest for their valuable hides. Protection was granted for American alligators in 1967 and the remarkable recovery of the species was due to properly controlled and monitored conservation and sustainable use (eg. tourism, harvesting and hunting) programs. Today there are more than
2 million alligators living across the Southeast and, like the wild turkey and white-tailed deer, are a conservation success story.
This hunting season, like many in the past, will be filled with great memories of challenging game, exciting pursuits, heartbreaking misses, adrenaline pounding close calls, reconnecting with old friends and making new ones. We have many generations of outdoorsmen and women to thank for our privileges to hunt and the right to bear arms. It would not be possible without our steadfast support of our hunting heritage and our membership in conservation organizations such as the NWTF. However, unlike past seasons, the
2008 hunting season also will have many new and exciting challenges as we set the stage for the future of conservation.
Get
in the Game is the NWTF's latest publication for people with a passion for
hunting and managing their land. Mailed twice a year, the 64-page, full-color
magazine will help readers learn how to improve habitat for deer, quail, wild
turkeys, small game, and other wildlife. Readers will also learn about strategies
that work for hunting deer, turkey and more. The magazine also emphasizes the
importance of active forest management. Articles range from secrets for locating
your treestand in a whitetail hotspot, suggestions on how to improve your soil,
tips to tune up your tractor, building a duck blind and more.