"For raccoons, we plant corn and leave it standing. When a hunter comes in and drives past a food plot with corn in it, if he's a deer or turkey hunter, he likes that. If he's a raccoon hunter, he loves that. Other than that when we do timber harvests, we leave dead end pieces that the birds and raccoons use to nest. We also do quarter-acre islands in even-age stands; for every 20 acres cut, we leave a quarter acre uncut so we will still have mast production.

"We do not have grouse. The TWRA stocked grouse in the late '60s and they did not fare well. Biologists feel that with the openings and water now available, which we didn't have back then, grouse might do better here. It wouldn't hurt my feelings. I think it would be great! Once that little grouse gets big enough, it is primarily a woods dweller -- and we've got plenty of woods!"

FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Seasons and regulations on all small-game species vary from one wildlife management area to another, so be sure to check the 2006 Tennessee Hunting & Trapping Guide