Habitat Podcast

Drury Outdoors - Mark Drury joins Jared & Brian this week on the Habitat Podcast. We Cover: Farm Giveaway & Deercast App Updates How Mark started managing habitat with rental equipment 20+ years ago Devising a plan using maps / topography first, then observing miles around for cover, travel ways, bedding and food location Compare maps to footwork from scouting next Crop rotation affecting habitat setup and plans Weather affecting habitat & hunting plans Avoiding soil erosion with No-till Funneling Deer Movement - Using Gates / Fences / Crop Manipulation and TSI to direct deer by your stand Food is most vital to the DOD Team Detailed Food Plot setup Access to Plot and Stand Wind Scouting for Plot and Stand Locations Where to place stand and blind on your food plot Rain and browse/mast changing property plans annually Setting up a farm for early season, rut, late season – while continuously adjusting strategy Grain vs Green field size and shape Note taking & data studying Mark style with use of trail cams See more from The Drury Outdoors Team at: www.druryoutdoors.com Youtube - https://bit.ly/2IGMst4 Facebook - https://bit.ly/2SmlDcX Instagram - https://bit.ly/2Erb98k Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Habitat Podcast #36 - We talk with Phil Lincoln on Property DOs & DONT's Long Distance Property Management 5 Habitat Consultants - Don Higgins, Jeff Sturgis, Jim Ward, Jim Brauker, etc Habitat Plan Setup Circular Motion of Food 530 Trees Logged right away The need for Buck Bedding on Your Property Managing Grape Vines in your woods - turning into deer buffet Lots of Mock Scrapes / Rope Scrapes on Angled Logs - How to from Phil Where to Shoot Does vs Bucks Please subscribe, share and leave us a great review! www.habitatpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Habitat Podcast #35 - Kris Pope in Georgia. We chat in length with Kris Pope from the Coyote Trapping School.com Kris is from Georgia, and talks to us about his trapping season each Fall. How To Trap Coyotes, Raccoons, Bobcats, Beaver, etc What is Coyote Trapping School and how does one join? Types of Traps you can get to get started. Foothold, dog proof, conibear. Trap Set Locations - A good location can mean setting up more than one trap in that spot. Post Harvest Steps - Once you trapped an animal, then what? How To Sell Fur and Current Fur Values. Advantages to Trapping & Managing Predator Populations on your property and what that can do for you. EMAIL ADDRESS GIVEAWAY details in the end of the episode. More from Kris at CoyoteTrappingSchool.com Please like and share this episode, please subscribe, and please tell our sponsors if you like what we are doing here at the Habitat Podcast. www.habitatpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Habitat Podcast #34 - Jim Brauker We have EXTREME DEER HABITAT's Dr. Jim Brauker. The Hinge Cutting Guru in the Habitat Industry in my opinion. We cover all things hinging. Hinge Cutting 101 & How to Hinge Cut Trees for Wildlife Habitat Improvement 3 Types Of Cuts - Bedding, Barrier and Transitional Hinge Cut Misconceptions - Why they don't work Safety and How To Properly Hinge & Fell Trees which we all should know How to Avoid Barber Chairs and Dangerous Situations How to incorporate your hunting strategy w/ Hunting Hinge Cut Areas. Please like and share! Extreme Deer Habitat and Jim's book! www.extremedeerhabitat.com www.habitatpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Habitat Podcast #33 we have Chad Thelen from Stoney Creek Outdoor Properties. Get ready for some INFORMATION! We cover info on Federal& State Habitat Programs on Public and Private Lands The Early Successional Habitat Challenge with Craig Harper and QDMA. Applying & Qualifying for Funds $$ Farmers.gov Programs website Walk-Through US Fish & Wildlife Programs - Partners for Fish & Wildlife Getting Info from Local Farm Service Biologists & NRCS Contacts Habitat Program Options Including Streams / Monarch Butterflies / Grasslands / Pines / CRP Biggest Questions & Hurdles When Getting Into A Program Contract Maintenance with Fire and Herbicide Program Payouts & much more! Chad's Company www.stoneycreekoutdoors.com Conservation Districts of MI http://macd.org/local-districts.html Program Resources www.farmers.gov www.fws.gov Farm Service Biologists - https://bit.ly/2RQxljL Find a Biologist - https://bit.ly/2Fv5IqP www.habitatpodcast.com Craig Harper's Book - https://bit.ly/2stdfOm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Habitat Podcast #32 We have David Bryce from MI covering his small property of 28 Acres, Free Habitat Tours him and his group host on property to teach others, Changing his habitat plan 180 degrees after a few years, Horse Logging his park like woods, Michigan Quality Deer Habitat Group, Switchgrass Success, Pruining Fruit Trees & Buying Trees/Miscanthus in Bulk. Michigan Quality Deer Habitat Group https://bit.ly/2Ttk9yF Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Habitat Podcast #31 - Erich Long from Drumming Log Wildlife Management joins Brian and Jared on the podcast. What a great discussion on managing for more than just deer. We cover: Why We Manage & Choices We Make, More Than Deer, Creating Life, Taking Blades Off Brush Hog, Stem Density Variety, Learn & Think, Chestnuts, All Species Being Inter-Connected, It's Not About You - It's About Wildlife. www.habitatpodcast.com www.drumminglog.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Habitat Podcast #30 We have our own Jared Van Hees - GAME PLAN - with his story of how he killed his Illinois Buck. It was cold weather, and true late season strategies were used. We also chat with Al from episode 4 and hear how Al almost connects with a great big buck the same nice Jared harvests his. We also cover: Late Season Hunting, Strategies for Hunting in Cold Weather, Reasons for Afternoon Hunts, Bed to Food Patter, Why to Keep Low Pressure, Timber Bedding AM Hunts, Targeting Beans & Corn, and even Brassicas, How To Tackle Late Season after your deer have been hunted, Hunting with an Outfitter for the 1st time. Doe Fawns coming into Estrous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We Cover: Nationwide CWD Update, Myths & Things we can do now, Quality Deer Management Association & Field to Fork Introducing New Hunters & Quality Whitetails Magazine, Low Budget Habitat Work, Leaving Corners of Plots Alone Hack n Squirt, Sunlight & Native Growth, Too Much Canopy Top Southern Bucks in the County, Southern Hunting on Grave Acres, Length of Growing Season, Setting back Empty Fields, Fire Tennis Ball Trick to Determine Thickness, Stay Tuned for another episode with Lindsay strictly in Tree Planting www.qdma.com www.habitatpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight on Habitat Podcast #28 - Jake Korngable - GAME PLAN - we cover the Flyer Buck, MI vs OHIO ST, Patience Strategy, Giving Your Property 100%, How Bad Do You Want It?, Cover, Food, Back to Feeding Stage, Hunting like Lee Lakosky, Big Ohio Bucks, Starting Young. We cover much more, but get into details about how Jake hunts and consistently gets on big mature deer. Listen as we discuss his strategy and how you can get back on food this weekend as the rut winds down. Thanks for listening to the habitat podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Habitat Podcast #27 we have Randy VanderVeen from See More Bucks! In this episode we discuss how to hunt and strategize your habitat for PRESSURED deer. We cover: Forestry Mulcher being worth every penny 4 Rules of Trail Cameras & Camera Straps Historical Weather, 2.5 vs 3.5 Year Old Buck Attitudes and how they/re different Scent Control x 100 Scent Busted at Night after the hunt Too Thick and Being the Thickest Parcel Around Building Blind Locations off of the Plot, into the cover. Hunting Back Side of Fronts with the Calmer Winds Owning Property in the Antler Point Restriction Zone, Saddle Hunting Daughters. http://StrategicHabitat.com www.habitatpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Habitat Podcast #26 - www.habitatpodcast.com We have Sam Carrozza from Illinois on this GAME PLAN episode. We cover hunting in the RUT and the following: Sanctuary Hunting, 200 lb Buck, Rut Aggressive Setups, Winter Scouting & Making Plans For Fall, Hunting Cover and Identifying Thick Bedding Areas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Habitat Podcast #25 - Brian Halbleib - Another GAME PLAN Podcast. Cohost Brian Halbleib kills a GREAT PA 10 point buck. He studies a new technique all summer and makes a plan. We cover: Hunting Beast Style Hunting (Dan Infalt) Killing big bucks in or by their beds General Rut Hunting Advice & Tips on what to do and what not to do Staying Mobile with climbers, or tree stand and climbing stick setups First Sits are the best sits How to and How NOT to Grunt or Grunting at big bucks Digital Scouting without ever stepping foot in an area Creative Access - Joining a sportsman club which gives public access to specific property. Please leave a review and subscribe! www.habitatpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Habitat Podcast #24 - Jason Lewis Fired up about this! Another GAME PLAN episode tonight where we cover the following topics: CWD Process here in Michigan and how this works 4 Mid-Season October Hunting Strategy / Considerations 8 Point Harvest & Doe Kill from Jason and Jared 22 Setups for Different Winds Access Trails, Discipline - Throughout the season and knowing when it is right! Camera Herd Survey, Backing Out After The Shot, Tracking, Target Panic & Holding Steady. The Best Podcast for Habitat Management www.habitatpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Habitat Podcast #23 - Chase Burns from Dogwood Land Management joins us on the Habitat Podcast. He is also on The Management Advantage. We get into a great discussion on the following: Timber is 1st Step, Fruit Orchard Tricks & Advice, Apple Rust and Norway Spruce, Full Scale Property Management, Edge Feathering, Prairie Grass, Native Forbes, Bettering Timber & Bedding, Longest Running Habitat Management Focused TV Show, Teaching Your Kids, Being a Great Steward in God's Creation. https://www.dogwoodoutdoors.com www.habitatpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Habitat Podcast #22 - Teddy Klark Another GAME PLAN episode this week. Teddy harvests a nice 8 point in PA and tells us the story here on the Habitat Podcast. Other subjects covered: October Lull, Hunting 1st Day of the Front, 3 Immediate Habitat Improvements, Keep Pressure Off, Drop in Temperature, Temps Hanging Around, Buck Dies in Buck Bed, Filming The Hunt & Switching Up Stands. Game Plan overs the most recent and helpful information from our guests DURING the hunting season, as it unfolds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another new "GAME PLAN" segment for the listeners. Make your Game Plan for this weekend cold front! Ty Miller and his GAME PLAN to harvest Cicero, the 170" Buck living on his 22 acres. We also cover strategy on: Bedded Bucks Nearby Early Season Cold Front Watching Tendencies on Trail Camera Waiting until the Timing is Right Perfect Access Oats & Chicory in Early Season Free broadheads to one lucky listener! Game Plan overs the most recent and helpful information from our guests DURING the hunting season, as it unfolds. We then put into the podcast format for our listeners to learn from, and then implement themselves right away if they choose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a new segment by the Habitat Podcast that focuses on the here and now. This new segment, titled "GAME PLAN" covers the most recent and helpful information from our guests DURING the hunting season, as it unfolds. We then put into the podcast format for our listeners to learn from, and then implement themselves right away if they choose. Today we chat with Jake Ehlinger, who harvested a great 140" + Michigan Buck on October 4th. We are going to hear the story and we are diving into how exactly Jake did this, and why it worked! Watch the video of the hunt itself on Jake's youtube channel: Habitat Solutions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvu4rxseQgs&t=490s Habitat Podcast #20 - Jake Ehlinger - GAME PLAN - Early Season Hunting Strategy, Michigan 10 Point, Cold Front, High Pressure, Food Plot Inside a Food Plot, Pathways in Beans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whitetail Properties Real Estate Land Specialists Instant Equity By You - Reasons to Buy Land Smart Investments with Income Upgrading Farm Size & Down Payments 4 Ways to Finance Land Self Directed IRA - No Income Tax Option To Purchase - Land Land Contracts Conventional Loans Land Prices Always Go Up , Cannot Overpay as Time Will Heal Land Investment What to Look For When Buying Land and LAND BEAT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we chat with Michigan landowner Nick Nation. I really enjoyed this as I relate a bunch to Nick's property. We cover: The Habitat Hook, 10 Acre Success, Tracking Bucks w Cameras, Edge Feathering, Access Trails & Ground Disturbance, Nation's Creations & much more! Check out Nick at http://www.nationscreations.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Killer Food Plots owner Nick Percy joins me today for a very important episode titled "Last Minute Food Plots". Easy and quick methods. With the recent baiting ban in Michigan and many other people getting into gear for hunting season, it seemed we should cover this subject. We also cover: Last Minute Food Plots, Methods, Locations, Seed Types and Tips. Nick can be reached at www.killerfoodplots.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we chat at length with our friend Mark Buxton out of Alabama. Mark is a Southeastern Habitat PRO. We also have brought our #2 guest Brian back on to cohost! Don't miss this one! We Cover: Southeastern Habitat, Native Forage, Being Site Specific, Trapping, Strip Discing, Knowing Where Your Deer Are, Fire, Hunting When It's Right & Much More. https://www.facebook.com/Mark-Buxton-Southeastern-Wildlife-Habitat-Services-110807079079527/ Visit us at www.habitatpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#15 - Greg Berndtson - We talk to a humble and knowledgeable guy from New England on Timber and Forestry Management. We cover Timber Pimps and Forestry, Timber Management, Harvesting Timber for $$ and for Wildlife, Habitat Improvements, Do's & Dont's, What to Look For, Logger Backgrounds, Red Flags & Types of Timber Harvests for Goals. Visit us at www.habitatpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Strader - Pheasant Habitat In this episode we do something a little different. We cover PHEASANTS. Upland Bird Habitat has always been good deer habitat, and now we know why. Topics: Pheasant Habitat, Prescribed Fire, C.R.P. Program, 3 Types of Pheasant Cover, Upland Habitat vs. Deer Habitat, History of MI Pheasant, Killing Big MI Bucks. Pheasants Forever and QDMA. More here: www.habitatpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John O'Brion (WI) - Grandpa Ray Outdoors. In this VERY INFORMATIVE episode we cover: Extreme Property Makeovers, Seed Research, Nutrition Per Acre, New Forages, Herbicide Resistant Plants, Deer School, Grandpa Ray Outdoors, Plantains & Hybrid Clover. www.grandparayoutdoors.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jared Van Hees (MI) - Interview the Host of Habitat Podcast, and we cover: Starting Out in Habitat Management & Property Selection, Food Plot Fails & Wins, Planting Advice and Methods, Hand Tools & Minimal Equipment, Advantages of Hinge Cutting, Jared's Overall Setup to Kill Big Michigan Bucks, Outdoor Devotion & Michigan Whitetail Pursuit. Skip to 4:30 to get right to the content! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NE PA - No Till Food Plots in Depth. www.facebook.com/habitatpodcast A very detailed conversation today on No Till style food plots. Also called, throw and mow, or spray and pray, this is a very interesting topic that can be done with minimal equipment. Quick Easy Food Plot - Minimal Equipment No-Till Food Plots In-Depth Food Plot Insurance vs Mono-Culture Plots Food Plots in 1 day New Properties & How To Address Them Core vs. Home Range for Bucks Skip to 1:45 to skip intro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

www.facebook.com/habitatpodcast Western NY Eric joins us as a long time supporter and a great guy. We cover a ton of topics including: Native american hunting & rules. Neighbors Getting your son outside Non traditional habitat plan Selling Harleys for quads Mowed paths for deer in detail Creek bed access Ozone room, zeolite Enhancing travel corridors Chestnuts/tree planting Influencing deer to stay safe Access first, food plot & enhancing second We've all screwed things up Patterning bucks 2 bucks one season Converting the vegetarian wife Kids shows to avoid Getting kids involved Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

North Central PA. Richard joins the Habitat Podcast to discuss the history and story of his 65 acre property. We start at the beginning: - Property Buying Tips and what to look for. - Is it setup to hunt / access? - Initial Habitat Projects - Green Rooms and Stick Tee Pees - Observing before making management decisions - Deer using Terrain or Cover first? Skip to 3:25 to skip intro for the Habitat Podcast. deer hunting, habitat, habitat podcast, habitat manager, northeast habitat, deer habitat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

West Michigan. Lincoln Rohn joins us as we discuss culti-packers and deer. WINNER - Muzzy Broadhead winner is announced! 2nd half of episode is all conversation on Michigan Deer Hunting regulation changes. We cover: Culti-Packers Packer Maxx Passing Deer & Let Em Grow, MI Deer Regulations, W. MI Deer Hunting Pressure & Neighbors Skip to 4:25 to skip intro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Central Pennsylvania - Teddy Klark - Anti-Hinge Cutting, 5 & 9 Acre Properties, Pennsylvania Bow Hunting, Military Crest, Seed Labels, Invasive Species & More. We cover some great topics in this episode of what works in PA. Seed - North Ridge Wildlife Forage FB Group - Northeast Whitetail Habitat and Strategy Management Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Small Acre Hunting, Early Successional Growth, Food Without Plots, Bedding Structure, Indiana Buck Hunting, Overhead Cover, Pear Tree Grafting, Having Fun. We discuss a very large amount of information in this short episode. Ty has been doing habitat work on SMALL properties for years, and shares some very helpful advice. We cover: Small Acre Hunting Early Successional Growth Indiana Bucks Bedding Structure Food Without Plots Overhead Cover Pear Tree Grafting Having Fun! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Al from Ohio is on this week. Get ready for lots and lots of info! In this episode we dive into many subjects such as: -Soy Beans / Corn / Round Up Ready -Setting Habitat Goals and being realistic -Amish Hunters -How to monitor wildlife browse on your land -Studying trial cameras and recording their data and much more! Skip to 5:45 minutes to skip intro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We visit the thumb of Michigan in this episode where we find ourselves on a family property. Matt Kauffold manages this property for the best habitat and hunting in the area. In this episode we discuss: - Family Legacy Property - Scott Bishop / Speckled Alders - Very High Pressure and Hunting Strategy - Access & Human Intrusion - Doe factory - Gun blinds - Iowa - Successes and Failures over the years. Skip to 6:45 minutes to skip intro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Percy from Killer Food Plots joins us between jobs, and schools us on ground preparation for food plots. In this episode we dive into many subjects such as: -Soil Samples in depth -Lime: Pelletized vs Ag -PH Levels -New Products at KFP -Elk and Seed Testing and much more! Skip to 6:45 minutes to skip intro. More info on Nick and KFP: www.killerfoodplots.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crack and beer and relax! It's finally time to chat with Brian from PA, on how he became the great Habitat Manager he is... We will cover -Stages in Habitat Equipment one goes through -Home Depot trees vs Turkey Creek Trees -Food plot seed - Big name or not -Shed Cabins -Habitat plan Brian used and much more! Skip to 5:00 minutes to skip intro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get ready for more info than one normal person can write down! In this episode we dive into many subjects such as: -Most popular habitat manager mistakes -Habitat plan and hunting strategy -Food plot shape and diversity -Hinge cutting techniques -Jake's 2017 buck harvest and much more! Skip to 6 minutes to skip intro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This podcast is an introductory podcast featuring our two hosts: Jared Van Hees and Jesse Burnham. We discuss who we are, and what we will be covering over the life of this habitat podcast. Sit back, crack a beer and enjoy the show. Future Habitat Podcast content will consist of: Habitat Management Discussion Food Plots Timber Management Hunting Deer, Turkey, Rabbits, etc Hunting Strategy for different area/habitats Soil How To's Successes and Failures Property Tours DIY Tips and Tricks Habitat 101 Anything else related to hunting and habitat work We are fairly new in the habitat world as well, and cannot wait to share what we learn! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices