In this episode with Sam Bilhorn, UCHP agent and Whitetail Partners founder. It's time to get on your winter deer chores! Sam shares insights on what you should be doing for habitat management, land improvement, and deer hunting property strategies this time of year. Learn about timber stand improvement (TSI), tree planting, food plots, warm-season grasses, and more! The guys also kept the CWD vs EHD conversation going as Sam's farm is right in the epicenter of the Wisconsin CWD hotzone.

CHAPTERS

00:00 – Intro: Meet Sam Bilhorn

07:03 – February Management Tasks

09:10 – Tree Pruning & TSI

16:51 – Planting Trees for Wildlife

20:10 – Giant Miscanthus Screening

24:48 – Tree Stand Safety Tips

26:03 – Warm-Season Grass Planning

28:59 – Apple Trees for Deer

31:21 – Selling Your Farm?

33:40 – Marketing Your Property

37:27 – Managing Deer Health - CWD vs EHD

40:53 – Go Watch the Moose Hunt!