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Like deer, turkeys seek out food and shelter in the same place. So if you can identify areas where they can get food, find a roosting tree, and easily travel through, you’re more likely to have success this spring. Head out to the woods to find these areas or make your own sites with a Feedbank Timber feeder.

Another meteorological season and hunting season is here! Spring turkey hunting begins here in Minnesota on April 17. Scope out your property over the next couple of weeks to find the best location for your Stump blind and get it set up before you go out and bag a couple gobblers for your freezer.

Spring is the prime time for two different types of wild game for two distinct reasons. It’s the perfect time to introduce new deer feeders and it’s also the perfect time to hunt and scout turkeys. Check out our tips, below, for maximizing this season and monitoring both turkeys and deer for a double dose of wild game.

Though the temperatures aren’t even close to spring-like yet in Minnesota thanks to a March blizzard, we have to look ahead to sunnier times and know that they’re waiting for us just beyond the horizon once the snow eventually melts. As you dream about those sunnier times, start planning how you’ll set up your water systems to draw in the big game for the fall deer season. Check out the benefits of our Wild Water Systems, below.

Spring cleaning can apply to more than just your home. You can also take this time to clean out your Stump blinds. Spring into the next season by double-checking your Banks Outdoors products to clear them from deer hunting, transition to turkey hunting, and prep them for the next deer season. Check out our tips, below, for a spring maintenance checklist.

As the temperature begins to rise and the snow starts to melt, many deer herds will take advantage of the spring thaw and start to search for new food sources under the newly melted snow. Below are some tips on early spring deer patterns and how you can track their movements as the snow melts and a new phase emerges.

Starting now and continuing through April, deer will be shedding their antlers as they discard the current year’s set to regrow a new pair throughout the spring and summer. Head out and collect these antler sheds this spring and discover clues about the herd’s health.