Food Plots & Nutrition
Calculating Proper Seeding Rate for Food Plot Success
Have you ever gone to great lengths to make sure you are planting your food plots correctly, but they don’t turn out as you had hoped? Perhaps too…
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Craig A. Harper
Professor; Extension Wildlife Specialist
Craig Harper is a Professor of Wildlife Management at the University of Tennessee. He has conducted research on food plots for more than 20 years and recently published a new book, "A Guide to Wildlife Food Plots and Early Successional Plants", available through the University of Tennessee at https://secure.touchnet.com/C21610_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=764.
3 articles by Craig A. Harper
Habitat Management
Fertilizing Oaks for More and Sweeter Acorns: Fact or Fantasy?
Commonly, recommendations are provided landowners to fertilize oak trees for increased acorn production. Some even claim fertilization leads to sweeter acorns. For many people, this may seem intuitive.…
Habitat Management
Converting Tall Fescue and Bermudagrass Fields into Quality Early Successional Habitat
I visit a lot of properties across the South each year. Without exception, there is one recommendation I have given everyone—get rid of the tall fescue and/or bermudagrass.…