 Prescribed fire is a great tool promoted by wildlife managers across most of the whitetail range. Historically, fire was a key component that shaped the landscape prior to man's effort to suppress it. Over the last few decades, the promotion and navigation for prescribed fire or controlled burns has been on the rise. Prescribed fire helps set back succession from trees and shrubs to beneficial species like native brambles, forbs and grasses. This early successional habitat, as we call it, can provide valuable cover for both fawns and adult deer, while also producing vast amounts of nutritional browse. Looking to the possibility and potential benefits of prescribed fire to manage deer habitat on your property.