by Ray Bodrey | Jan 16, 2026
As home to approximately 80% of State’s forested lands the Panhandle of Florida is a significant timber region. Forested lands cover millions of acres in the region. These lands play a critical role not only in wood production, but also in sustaining the state’s...
by Mark Mauldin | Aug 15, 2025
The blistering heat of early August is generally not a time when people think a lot about planting crops, but maybe it should be. Late summer can be a surprisingly active time in the world of wildlife food plots. For those land managers who already have well...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Apr 12, 2024
I haven’t yet met a hunter that didn’t want to improve his/her hunting situation and attract more deer. Over the last couple of years, I have written about several strategies Panhandle hunters can adopt to accomplish just that – namely planting warm season forages...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Jan 5, 2024
For many of us in the Florida Panhandle, managing land for and hunting deer are two of the pastimes that we’ll spend the most time and money on each year. I greatly enjoy spending time in the woods and value the opportunity to fill the freezer with high-quality...
by Marcelo Wallau | Aug 25, 2023
Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Forage Extension Specialist, Clyde Fraisse, UF/IFAS Agrometeorology, Leanne Dillard, Auburn University Forage Extension Specialist, and Henry Jordan, Auburn University Variety Testing Manager Despite the record-high temperatures hitting the...
by Mark Mauldin | Aug 4, 2023
With the recent discovery of CWD in Florida and the subsequent prohibition of feeding deer within the CWD Management Zone, there has been some additional motivation applied to hunters/land managers to establish new food plots. Moreover, the timing and unexpected...
