Attracting Wildlife

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Attracting Wildlife
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Making a few changes to your property or backyard to attract birds and animals can provide hours of enjoyment.

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Photograph of a male Purple Finch at a bird feeder
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Learn what seeds, feeders, and landscaping choices will attract which birds to your Missouri backyard.

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You can help these threatened butterflies on their annual migrations by planting monarch-friendly plants in your garden or fields. Learn how you can help, no matter the size of your property.

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Native plants can create beauty and furnish food and cover for butterflies, birds, and other wildlife.

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Browse tips for increasing and managing deer on your property.

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Bobwhite quail perched on the top of a fence post.
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Follow these tips to maintain the overall best-habitat conditions for quail.

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Learn to improve cottontail rabbit habitat on your Missouri land and to control wild rabbits if they become a nuisance.

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Want better squirrel hunting? Let your Missouri woods grow to maturity. Browse more tips for improving squirrel habitat.

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Having the right provisions on your land is a deciding factor for wildlife. This section provides insight on building and improving habitat for wild turkeys.

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