HUNT 365-Your monthly guide to habitat, equipment, and tactics!
(In 2022, I started a YouTube channel that will now bring information in that format. To see my videos, simply search for Tom Peplinski. On another note, some practices I wrote about a few years ago I have now modified…it’s all about continually improving and making things better; so don’t be surprised if an early article I wrote is now somewhat outdated.)
Hunt 365 is a monthly guide to what a whitetail hunter can be doing on his or her farm or favorite hunting grounds. Each month will cover a topic dedicated to what a hunter could be doing that time of year in preparations for deer hunting each fall. Successful deer hunters spend time in all seasons getting ready for the fall hunt. Planning and executing that plan can help most hunters be more consistent in taking whitetail deer; especially good bucks. Most of us do not have unlimited time and money…so I will do my best to promote ideas for the weekend hunters out there making tactics outlined in this section easy enough to accomplish one weekend a month as cost effectively as I can. I will cover equipment, habitat, and tactics; as well as the paybacks (return on investment as I call them) for each idea I cover. Each month I will review what I will be covering next month as well as provide insight as to what I might be doing on my farm. The hunting industry is full of hype getting us to spend our time and money on things that sometimes have very little positive impact on our hunting. My motto is simply this: Repeat and expand things that work, change or quit doing things that don’t!
January 2015-Equipment for food plots and habitat improvements Click HERE
February 2015-Interior Food Plots Click HERE
March 2015-Creating Security Cover Click HERE
April 2015-Planning the Years Food Plots Click HERE
May 2015-Spring Planting Food Plots (Seed, Planting Depth, Fertilizer) Click HERE
June 2015-Food Plot Herbicides and More—Your Guide to Herbicides Click HERE
July 2015-Summer Planted Brassicas—The Dog Days of Summer Click HERE
August 2015-Fall Food Plots Click HERE
September 2015-Setting the Trap Click HERE
October 2015-The Hunt Starts Now Click HERE
November 2015-The Hunt is On Click HERE
December 2015-Late Season Low Impact Hunting Click HERE
January 2016-Prioritizing Your Resources Click HERE
February 2016-Best Archery Sets Part I-Reading an Aerial Photo Click HERE
March 2016-Best Archery Sets Part II-Fence Jumps and Transition Plots Click HERE
April 2016-Spring Food Plot Questions Click HERE
May 2016-Nitrogen Fixation and Cover Crops Click HERE
June 2016-Buying Hunting Land Click HERE
July 2016-Overseeding Food Plots Click HERE
August 2016-Fall Food Plot Questions Click HERE
September 2016-Getting Ready for Season Opener Click HERE
October 2016-Deer Reaction Time, Jumping the String Click HERE
November 2016-5 Reasons Your Season Won’t End Successfully Click HERE
December 2016-Late Season Whitetails Click Here
January 2017-Buying Recreational Land Part I Click HERE
February 2017-Buying Recreational Land Part II Click HERE
March 2017-Buying Recreational Land Part III Click HERE
April 2017-Chainsaw Habitat Click HERE
May 2017-Can You Plant Too Much Food? Click HERE
June 2017-June Jobs for the Fanatic Click HERE
July 2017-The Case for the Enclosed Blind Click HERE
August 2017-Creating Your Own Hunting Reality Click HERE
September 2017-The Push to Season Opener…Fall Food Plots Click HERE
October 2017-A Hunting Journal Click HERE
November 2017-Throwing Caution Click HERE
December 2017-3 Steps to Late Season Success Click HERE
January 2018-Establishing a Cull Program Click HERE
February 2018-The 40 Acre Challenge Click HERE
March 2018-Habitat Improvements Along Ditches and Bottom Ground Click HERE
April 2018-Broadcast Planting Soybeans Click HERE
May 2018-Big or Small Food Plots Click HERE
June 2018-Interior Plots and Stand Tips Click HERE
July 2018-Equipment on a Budget Click HERE
August 2018-Neighborhood Blues Click HERE
September 2018-One or Two Pins Click HERE
October 2018-Entrance and Exit Routes Click HERE
November 2018-Where Have the Deer Gone Click HERE
December 2018-Late Season Question Click HERE
January 2019-Buying or Leasing Land Click HERE
February 2019-Planning the 2019 Season Click HERE
March 2019-Food, Stands, Habitat Click HERE
April 2019-The Right Food in the Right Places Click HERE
May 2019-The Dangers of Being Too Good Click HERE
June 2019-Herbicides Now, Next Year’s Tree Plantings Click HERE
July 2019-Herbicides When and How Click HERE
August 2019-Game Camera Strategies Click HERE
September 2019-Breaking Down Fall Plots Click HERE
October 2019-When Will the Rut Start Click HERE
November 2019-In Season Adjustments Click HERE
December 2019-Late Season Questions Click HERE
January 2020-Another Year of Hunt 365 Click HERE
February 2020-The Myth of the First Time IN Click HERE
March 2020-Whitetail Habitat Planning Click HERE
April 2020-Location Over All Else Click HERE
May 2020-Why Plant Corn Food Plots Click HERE
June 2020-Adding Sweeteners to Stand Locations Click HERE
July 2020-Summer Food Plot Preps for Fall Plots Click HERE
August 2020-Best Food Plot Locations Click HERE
September 2020-Top Archery Mistakes Click HERE
October 2020-Three Strategies for Taking a Giant in October Click HERE
November 2020-Three Strategies for Taking a Giant in November Click HERE
December 2020-Habitat and Hunting Wish List Click HERE
January 2021-Creating Great Cover for Whitetail Click HERE
February 2021-Planning a Switchgrass Planting Click HERE
March 2021-Corn and Soybean Food Plots Click HERE
April 2021-Spring Plots on a Budget Click HERE
May 2021-Electric Fencing Food Plots Click HERE
June 2021-Reader Questions Click HERE
July 2021-Timing Fall Food Plot Plantings Click HERE
August 2021-Overseeding Fall Food Plots Click HERE
August 2021 EXTRA-5 Tips for Preparing for Season Opener Click HERE
September 2021-Game Camera Strategies Click HERE