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Wildlife and Your Land

The Wildlife and Your Land series is designed to offer suggestions to you, the private landowner, on how to manage your land for wildlife. Each part of the series focuses on management practices that you can apply to your land, but first, let's start by getting to know some of the basics of wildlife management.

Contact your local Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist to discuss these publications and specific needs for your property.

Publication numberDocumentSubject information
WM-216Calling All WildlifeWildlife management basics
WM-217Putting Pen To PaperDeveloping a management plan
WM-219Getting the Help You NeedPeople and dollars to help manage your land for wildlife
WM-294Wildlife Inventory: Overview, Inventory and Monitoring and Wildlife Survey SheetsHow to inventory and monitor wildlife on your land
WM-220Wildlife Primer: Mammals, Birds and Reptiles and AmphibiansWildlife habits and habitat
WM-223What to Plant Part 1 and Part 2Trees, shrubs and vines with wildlife values
WM-224To Cut Or Not To CutManaging woodlands for wildlife
WM-222Critter CondoManaging dead wood for wildlife
WM-221RabbitatBrush piles for wildlife
WM-226On EdgeManaging edge for wildlife
WM-227Gimme ShelterShelterbelts and food plots
WM-228Home On The RangeRestoring and maintaining grasslands
WM-229Just Add WaterRestoring shallow wetlands
WM-225The Wealth of WaterwaysManaging stream corridors