Wildlife and winter habitat – NDGNF – 01-20-2022

Winter can be a difficult and deadly time for wildlife. Disturbances from outdoor activities such as shed hunting, snowmobiling, and wildlife viewing can exacerbate winter challenges by driving wildlife out of thermal cover and food sources. In this week’s webcast, Division of Wildlife Chief Casey Anderson talks about some of the things you can do to protect wildlife while enjoying the outdoors this winter.

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Before and After: Improving Timber Stands to Improve Deer and Wildlife Habitat (640)

Timber Stand Improvement is a great tool for improving wildlife habitat, resulting in more money, healthier deer, and better hunting. A well-thought-out plan for timber stand improvement can significantly improve habitat quality. It can also be a great way to improve the value of previously high-quality timber, as the TSI plan did in this video showing the forest before the TSI plan was implemented. In this video: Definition of TSI, How to implement TSI in different regions and forest types: cedar, hardwood, pine, etc., the difference between a plan that maximizes the value of timber versus wildlife, before and after forest improvement on a Missouri hunting property, better hunting can be had on a property with an open forest canopy. See specific formulas for using two of the best wood support improvement techniques: Hack and Squirt, Double Girdling. Unlock the potential of hunting habitat on the property you hunt! 0:00 Home 0:29 Closed Canopy Forest 1:26 Cedar 1:40 Pines 2:14 Hardwoods 2:49 TSI Techniques: Hack & Squirt 3:37 Double Girdling 4:32 Herbicide Blend Tree Girdling 5:16 Wood Value Vs. Wildlife 6:25 Before timber stand improvement 7:41 1 year after TSI 7:53 2 years after TSI 8:25 4 years after TSI 12:16 Standing dead trees 13:34 Cedars cut 14:46 Benefits of hunting #DeerHunting #TeamOutdoors

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Outdoors On The Farm: Pheasant and Quail Hunting in Ord Nebraska



Outdoors On The Farm aims to tell stories on how farmers are impacting the environment, the habitat of wildlife, the animals that use that habitat and how animals are impacting the farmers. Outdoors on The Farm shows success stories about the relationship between farmer and the outdoors.

In this episode, Chip visits with Larry Koelling of Husker Hunts in Ord Nebraska. Follow along as they go rooster and bobwhite hunting on Larry’s farm guided by Ken Dawson.

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