“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”  -Warren Buffet Author: Emily Courtney We all have a memory of an outdoor experience or a hunt that involves a tree. Whether it’s an old oak in your backyard that you spent summers climbing, or the tall pine that holds your favorite deer stand, those memories exist because those trees do. They hold a kind of fascination for us. When you see an ancient tree that seems to stretch indefinitel

Author: Emily Courtney If you’re lucky enough to have persimmons on your property, you know how beneficial they can be for attracting wildlife. When fruiting, they’re magnets for all kinds of critters, especially whitetails. Very few native trees offer soft mast during the fall, making persimmons a highly sought after commodity in early bow season. If you have them and haven’t noticed them getting this kind of attention, they may need a little micro-managing to give them a bo