Game
Birds
Whether
land manager, bird enthusiast or bird hunter, TWM can make
your property a great place to enjoy a variety of upland game
birds. Good
range and wildlife management techniques will help create or
enhance the
habitats upon which these bird species depend. Managing for a
diversity of
birds has yielded economic benefits for our landowners wishing
to attract
hunters, birdwatchers and other nature tourists. Our
management plans
for
high populations of game birds has enhanced the hunting
experiences of
landowners and all those that frequent their properties through
the years.
QUAIL
TWM has been working with landowners for
several
decades to produce the
highest sustainable
quail populations on their ranches. Year-in
and
year-out,
we have found that habitat management
is the one and only factor
that we
have any control over. Whether this
includes prescribed burning,
livestock
grazing systems, discing, or planting
food plots, suitable quail
habitat must be
available year around. Not only
this, but all the
necessary components of good
quail habitat
have to be
arranged appropriately in order
to expect high populations.
Of course there will always be factors we can’t change,
particularly the
timing and amount of rainfall. But we have found that quail
population
densities
tend to be significantly higher on those properties that we
intensely
manage versus those that are not.
Common sense says that if your property does not support the
basic
habitat
requirements for quail, one can not expect to have good quail
populations, even in the best of times.
TURKEY 
As with all species of wildlife, habitat
management for
the wild turkey concerns
the
availability of water, food, and
cover.
The
distribution of these key components
of
the
range is
of major importance. TWM works
with
landowners to assist them in meeting the requirements of these
birds.
TWM can work with you to ensure that your Turkey population is
meeting
their day-to-day needs. Many of the techniques TWM uses
for Turkey
management can also be beneficial to deer, quail, and many other wildlife
species.
DOVE
 Since doves are capable
of traveling long distances
to fulfill their habitat
needs, TWM strives to work
with landowners in meeting all
the individual habitat
needs (food, cover, and water)
on their properties.
If your property can offer all
the needs of the birds,
they will often be centralized
on your land and offer
you a better
hunting experience than your neighbor. to areas where all
habitat
components are present in a localized area.
TWM
uses all the available tool necessary to help enhance your
habitat
for doves. This
includes food plots, discing, & prescribed burns. U nlike
other game species, such as bobwhite quail, wild turkey
or white-tailed deer,
doves do not require much cover to meet
their habitat needs. In fact, doves
prefer fairly open habitat
with only scattered trees for perching and nesting.
We have found that
providing a savannah type of habitat with plenty of seed
producing plants and scattered trees 10 to 30 feet tall will
provide dove with
all of the cover they require. Fortunately, many of our
landowners we work
for
desire this type of habitat in their pastures around their
lodging facilities.
Contact us and find out how TWM can help you make your property
a prime
dove hunting spot.
WATERFOWL
Characteristics
and management of a pond or lake influence its ability to
attract migratory ducks. Some important considerations are:
 | Location |
| Size |
| Depth |
| Water
Quality |
| Plants
|
| Livestock
Impacts |
| Drawdown |
| Hunting |
Let
TWM help you with your game birds today, for a better hunt
tomorrow.
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