Land Management

Land Equity Loans and Other Creative Land Financing

For rural land buyers, opportunities rarely arrive at the perfect financial moment. A neighboring tract might hit the market when your cash is tied up,

How DuckHut is Changing Wood Duck Conservation

Hunting, Land Management

It all started at a gas station. Kent Grimm wasn’t a duck hunter himself, but his son-in-law was the type who’d take November off just

Shooting Does Without Pressuring Your Property

Hunting, Land Management

When it comes to managing deer herds in Alabama, especially when it comes to shooting does as part of that management, few hunters have the

Managing Bottomland Hardwoods for Timber and Wildlife

Hunting, Land Management

When landowners talk about timber, pine usually dominates the conversation. But there’s another forest type—less talked about, far more complex, and arguably just as valuable:

How to Approach Your Neighbors for Cooperative Management

Hunting, Land Management

By the time Albert Trousdale turned sixty, he had seen North Alabama evolve from “be glad to get a spike” to routinely producing four-year-old bucks

What It Takes to Buy and Hunt Your Own Land

Hunting, Land Management

If you’ve ever caught yourself daydreaming about buying hunting land, your own piece of dirt to hunt, manage, and pass down, you’re not alone. I

How to Provide Year-Round Mast for Deer and Other Wildlife

Hunting, Land Management

Creating consistent, year-round food sources is one of the most effective strategies for attracting and holding wildlife on private land. While food plots often get

Catfish for Pond Stocking: What You Need to Know Beforehand

Fishing, Land Management

I’ve never seen a catfish jump, but there’s no doubt that summertime is catfish time. Some of my earliest and fondest memories are of sitting

Smart Farm Equipment Financing | How to Get What You Need Without Breaking the Bank

Hunting, Land Management

Owning and managing land comes with a long list of responsibilities, from maintaining pastures and planting food plots to clearing brush and building infrastructure. Having