Videos tagged with Forestry

This episode of the GUNS Magazine Podcast features an interview with Wayne van Zwoll, a prolific writer and contributor to GUNS Magazine. Van Zwoll, with a Ph.D. in forestry/wildlife policy, has authored 16 books and nearly 3,000 articles on firearms, optics, ballistics, and big game hunting over the past four decades. He is also a competitive rifleman, a hunter who has pursued game on five continents, and has served as a Hunter Education Instructor. The podcast invites viewers to suggest future topics and guests.

This video explains the critical role of prescribed fire in wildlife land management, particularly for deer, quail, and turkeys. Experts Mark McConnell and Luke Resop from Mississippi State University highlight how controlled burns, combined with thinning, reset plant succession, improve plant diversity, and create essential food and cover. They emphasize that prescribed fire is a safe and manageable tool when conducted under controlled conditions, offering significant ecological benefits for game species.

This video from Midwest Whitetail demonstrates two timber stand improvement techniques, specifically crop tree release and clear cuts. These methods aim to enhance the habitat for whitetail deer by managing forestland, requiring only a chainsaw and manual effort. The content is presented by Drake Lamb and promoted through a partnership with MidwayUSA.

This video focuses on identifying dead wood for firewood, emphasizing the importance of distinguishing between "dead" and "mostly dead" standing trees. The creator advocates for using standing dead wood as the primary source for dry firewood, highlighting this as a common-sense approach to environmentalism. While the video's primary topic is firewood sourcing and environmentalism, the act of 'falling trees' can sometimes be associated with survival or bushcraft scenarios where firearms might be present for defense or hunting, though no firearms are explicitly mentioned or demonstrated.