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HABITAT PODCAST

The Habitat Podcast is a podcast for land and wildlife habitat managers, and for hunters who learn and utilize different types of habitat in their hunting strategy. We interview hunters and habitat managers from across the country, picking their brain to learn their successes and failures.

We are different in the fact that we are not the experts. This podcast is for us and the listeners to learn a thing or two, from the experts we analyze.

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Habitat Podcast #228 – Nathan Nelson – 18 Acres Northern WI, Still Water Outdoors, Habitat Improvement by Hand vs Machine, Property Layout, Bucks on Camera, Pressure on Small Acreage

Habitat Podcast #227 – Wayne Sitton – 30,000 Acre Habitat Management in N. Michigan, Doe Age to Fawn Gender, Dr. James Kroll, Deer Necropsies, Turtle Lake Club Data & Common Deer Manager Mistakes

Habitat Podcast #226 – Jay Gregory – Wild Outdoors, Turkey Headshots, Golf vs. Big Bucks, Iowa Big Buck Strategy, Efficient Food Plots, Farm Layout, Mistakes Made & Favorite Buck Hunt

Habitat Podcast #225 – Chad Thelen – Packer Maxx Giveaway & 15 Acre Habitat Property Breakdown

Habitat Podcast #224 – Frank Brock – Trees for Habitat, Chestnut Farming, Parent Tree Genetics, Shrubs for Browse and Transitions, Morse Nursery Products

Habitat Podcast #223 – Tom James – Too Much Switchgrass?

Habitat Podcast #222 – Roger Raglin – Crazy Hunting Stories

Habitat Podcast #221 – Al Tomechko & Jared Van Hees – New Tractor, Turkey Hunting, Favorite Tractor Implements, Spring Food Plots, Southern Ohio Hills, Food Plot Planting Methods

Habitat Podcast #220 – Ice Shanty Northern 70 Look – Cory Franceus, Matt Zahl, Pat Cross

Habitat Podcast #219 – Jim Ward, Steve Taylor, Ben Oliverio – Habitat Property Breakdown on 80 Acres – Part 2 of 2

Habitat Podcast #218 – Don Honcoop – The Truth on Miscanthus X Giganteus & Maple River Farms

Habitat Podcast #217 – Jim Ward, Steve Taylor, Ben Oliverio – Habitat Property Breakdown on 80 Acres, Part 1 of 2

Habitat Podcast #215 – Lindsay Thomas Jr. – Top 5 Tree Planting Mistakes, Top 3 Planting Tips, Bare Root vs. Potted, Tubes vs Cages, Cataloging Champion Trees, Fertilizing Needed?, National Deer Association

Habitat Podcast #215 – Randy Taylor – Mississippi 190″ Buck Management, Injury from Stand, Food Plots, Deer Body Weights, Habitat Mistakes & Wins, MS State Programs

Habitat Podcast Habitat Podcast #214 – Al Tomechko – Spring Food Plots with Vitalize Seed

Habitat Podcast Habitat Podcast #213 – Ryan Timiney – 250 Acre Property Changing Priorities, Hinge Cutting, Tree Planting, Tree Food Plots, Screening, Logging, Hardcore Habitat Work to Relaxed Approach

Habitat Podcast #212 – Heath Platt – 177″ Buck on MI 20 Acre Woodlot, Winter Chainsaw Habitat, Hunting Small Woodlots, Hinge Cutting TSI in Pockets, Improving Cover on your Farm

Habitat Podcast #211 – Chad Barclay – PA Game Commission, Shed Hunting, Commercial Forester, Grouse/Hare Forest Cuts, High Deer Damage & Getting Involved in your State

Habitat Podcast #210 – Sam Tumberg – Top 5 Winter Habitat Practices, MN Big Buck, Hinge Cutting, Switchgrass, Thermal Cover, Winter Food & Edge Feathering

Habitat Podcast Habitat Podcast #209 – Jared Van Hees – ATA Tradeshow, 2022 Lessons Learned, 2023 Habitat Projects

Habitat Podcast #208 – Sam Carrozza – Huge 8 Point 3 yr. Chase, New IL Farm, 400 Trees & Tree Top Strategy, New Food Plots & Fence Gaps, Building a Family Property

Habitat Podcast #207 – David Hamm – Top 6 Considerations for New Property, Big Buck Breakdown, Hunting Cattle Farms, New Lease with Habitat Podcast Land Plan Applied & PA Deer Camp

Habitat Podcast #206 – Lincoln Rohn – 3 Big Buck Hunting Stories & Packer Maxx Cultipacker / Roller Crimper Innovation

Habitat Podcast #205 – Cory Franceus – Michigan 70 Acre Habitat Update & Dream Deer Season

Habitat Podcast #204 – Matthew Musselman – Logging for Better Deer Hunting, TSI & Clear Cuts, New Trail and Food Plot Clearing, Legendary Forest Products & How much to cut?

Habitat Podcast #203 – Deer Camp – Northern 70.. aka Belly of The Beast

Habitat Podcast #202 – Todd Graf – New IL Farm Habitat Projects, Most Effective Habitat vs. Biggest Mistake, Logging and Forestry, Mast Tree Planting, Pond Install & Big Buck Hunting

Habitat Podcast Habitat Podcast #201 – Brandon Johannes – 207″ IA Buck and Minnesota Property Habitat

Habitat Podcast Habitat Podcast #200 – Jim Ward – Deer Habitat Architecture with a Chainsaw

Habitat Podcast Habitat Podcast #199 – Josh Hillyard – Deep South Deer Hunting, First Lite Gear/ Merino Wool Breakdown, Company History, Technical Clothing Advantages, Favorite Garments & Hunting Plans

Habitat Podcast Habitat Podcast #198 – Greg Croxford – 260 Acres Ohio, Early Season Success, Mature Buck Down, Vitalize Seed Pattern, Habitat Projects and Greg’s Father

Habitat Podcast #197 – Arron Bleise – October Gear Breakdown, Self-filming Options & Minimalist Hunting

Habitat Podcast #196 – Brian & Jared – Wyoming, Ohio, PA & IL Updates & Brian Goals

Habitat Podcast #195 – Jared Mills – Midwest Whitetail, New Farm Habitat and October Bow Hunting

Habitat Podcast #194 – Nick Green – Michigan Out Of Doors Magazine & How You Can Support Conservation

Habitat Podcast #193 – Al Tomechko & Jared Van Hees – Food Plot Results & Hunting Goals, The Proof is in the Pudding

Habitat Podcast #192 – Chad Thelen – Habitat Property Break Down

Habitat Podcast #191 – Neil Hauger – Fall Food Plot Hurdles, Real Estate Moves, 2022 Hunting Goals & New Podcast

Habitat Podcast #190 – Jake Korngable – Hunting Mature Bucks, Deer Blinds, Bait & Mineral Strategy, Oklahoma Hunting, Bottom Access & Using Technology

Habitat Podcast #189 – Mushroom Food Plots for Deer

Habitat Podcast #188 – Matt Zahl – Last Minute Habitat Work, Deer Blinds, Tractor Grapple, Apple Trees, Trail Cams, Land Plan Thoughts & 2022 Goals

Habitat Podcast #187 – Daniel Taylor – Food Plots for High Deer Density, Soil Health vs. Bottom Line, Diverse Food Plots, Clethodim Herbicide, Taking Pressure off Plots, Converting to Better Soil & Vitalize Spring Results

Habitat Podcast #186 – Daniel Taylor – Cattle Pasture Food Plot, Oklahoma to MI Habitat, Bowhunting Strategy & October Hunting for Big MI Bucks

Habitat Podcast #185 – Jared Van Hees – Northern 70 Habitat Update

Habitat Podcast #184 – Heath Hagy – Waterfowl Habitat, WRP Wetland Reserve, Food Plot Types, Impoundments, Flooding Ground, Size & Location

Habitat Podcast #183 – Fall Food Plots with Al & Jared

Habitat Podcast #182 – Brian & Ryan – Bear Hunting & Habitat in New Brunswick

Habitat Podcast #181 – Mitch Hora – Cover Crops in Farming, Reducing Fertilizer / Input Cost over $100 per acre, Soil Tests, Regenerative Ag, Base Saturations & Start Moving in the Soil Health Direction

Habitat Podcast #180 – Deer Hunter Podcast – Kevin, Drew & Ryan from DHP talk with Jared on Deer Hunting Firearms & Food Plot Seed

Habitat Podcast #179 – Cameron Derr – Woodsmanship Series – North Dakota Buck, Digital Scouting, Glassing, Water Holes, Out of State Hunt & Finding Deer

Habitat Podcast Habitat Podcast #178 – David Gage #2 – Big Bucks & Living Soil, Maximizing Seed & Fertilizer Costs, Nutrient Density & Antler Development & Maximizing Microbiology to Unlock Genetic Potential in a Deer Herd

Habitat Podcast Habitat Podcast #177 – David Gage – Booner Habitat Strategy, Buying More Farms, What is Missing, New Concepts for the Area, Hinge Cut & Opening the Canopy, Dollars & Cents, Great Hunting Stories

Habitat Podcast Habitat Podcast #176 – Clint McCoy – Veterinarian Hunter, How Vet Views Impact Hunting & Habitat, Decrease in Habitat, Invasives, Big Buck Clint is After & Clint’s Favorite Habitat Buck Trap Setup

Habitat Podcast #175 – Brad Thomas – Tree & Shrub Planting Wins, 190″ Buck, Vitalize Seed Partner, Property Buying & 1031 Exchange, Cool Season Grasses now Native Forbs, Bush Hogging Oak Trees for Better Growth & Great Whitetail Buck Stories

Habitat Podcast Habitat Podcast #174 – Steve Sherk – Woodsmanship, PA Mountain Hunting & Scouting, Habitat to Look For, Traits of a Good Woodsman, How Tech Changed the Game & Steve’s Approach

Habitat Podcast Habitat Podcast #173 – Vitalize Seed CO. – Soil Building Simplified

Habitat Podcast Habitat Podcast #172 – Ranch Fairy Troy Fowler – Hunting Arrow Strategy, Small Property Broadhead Selection, Plan B Shots, Hunting Pigs, FOC, Ashby Foundation & Arrow Penetration

Habitat Podcast Habitat Podcast #167 – Jack Hodorff – 71 Acres in MN, Awesome Corn Plots, 5 acre Food Plots, Multi-Use Family Property Goals, Northern Pike Pond, Shrub & Tree Planting

Habitat Podcast #170 – Phil Lincoln – HP Land Manager, Mock Scrapes, Property in 2 States, Habitat Outlook & Big Buck Mouse Traps

Habitat Podcast Habitat Podcast #169 – Jared & Brian – Habitat Catch Up – Northern MI 70 Acre & Ohio 134 Lease Update & 2022 Habitat Projects

Habitat Podcast #168 – Hunter Johnson – AR. Waterfowl Habitat, 3 Yr. Bean Food Plot, Moist Soil Mgt, Green Timber, Turkey Decline & TSI

Habitat Podcast #167 – Jesse Knox – Native Prairie, Cedar Removal, HP Land Manager Team, Brush Management & Jesse’s Views on Wildlife Habitat

Habitat Podcast #166 – Al James – Soil Health Series Part #2 – Improving Soil Naturally, Sandy Loam, Clay, Cattle Pasture Improvements, Herbicide Costs & Weed Suppression

Habitat Podcast #165 – Phil Holcombe – HP Land Manager Team, Outlook on Habitat Management, Habitat Specialty, Recent Projects & NE Land Plans

Habitat Podcast #164 – Al Tomechko (HP Soil Guy) – What is Healthy Soil, Why Do We Care, CEC, Soil Chemistry, Brix Reading and Listener Questions

Habitat Podcast #163 – Vince Pagano – 2 MI Bucks on 80 Acres, Habitat Plan & Layout, Food Plots, Success & Failures, Habitat Improvements Led to Buck Kills

Habitat Podcast #162 – Cody Cothron – YouTube Dozer Driver, Southern Habitat Differences, Kudzu, Managing 3k Acre Alabama Ranch, Building New Plots, Doe Management & Trail Camera Surveys

Habitat Podcast #161 – Greg Berndtson – Top Dollar Timber, Timber Contracts, 3 Timber Payment Options, Logger Selection Tips, Forestry Concerns & What To Watch Out For

Habitat Podcast #160 – Chris Jones – Nebraska 22 Acres, Bird Seed Food Plot & Cover Crop, Free Pond Material, Pheasant Success & 14″ Annual Rainfall

Habitat Podcast #159 – Al Tomechko, Brian & Jared – 5 Year Old Buck, Hunting Catch Up, Habitat Reasons for Hunting Success, Dave’s 10 Point & Enjoy The Aiming Process

Habitat Podcast #158 – Bobby Roop – Land Plan Success, 10 Point in Northern Michigan, Quality Food Plots, Hinge Cutting, Proper Access Routes & Largest Buck Killed since 1930’s

Habitat Podcast #157 – Kevin Thayer – Growing Trees from Acorns, Kitchen Greenhouse, Row Crop Food Plots, DIY Corn & Bean Planter, Switchgrass Plugs and 68 Acre IL Farm

Habitat Podcast #156 – Rob VanderVennen – 14 Acre MI Habitat Story, Shooting Does, Hay to Forbes, Adding Food Plots, Switchgrass Screen, Fertilizer Test, No Till vs. Conventional Food Plots & Fruit Trees

Habitat Podcast #155 – Lincoln Rohn, Brian Halbleib & Jared Van Hees – No Till Food Plot Benefits, ATV Roller Crimper, Packer Maxx Cultipackers, Ohio & Illinois Hunt Stories & Missed Opportunities

Habitat Podcast #154 – Kurt Caramanidis – Freedom Acres New Farm & Habitat

Habitat Podcast #153 – Kurt Caramanidis – Moon & Hunting, Lunar Periods, Best Days to Hunt, Early or Late Season & Where to Find Moon Info

Habitat Podcast #152 – Chris Hanbury & Jimmy Kanownik – Ohio Deer Camp

Habitat Podcast #151 – Greg & Jared Van Hees – Hunt & Habitat Breakdown on Jared’s Buck, Hunting Now vs. 70’s & 80’s, Rising Moon, Cold Fronts, Trail Camera History & Roadkill Duck Camp Stories

Habitat Podcast #150 – Jeff Danker – 4 Drop Tine Buck, Jeff’s KS Farm Habitat Setup, The Mousetrap, How Habitat Differs in OK vs. Midwest & Pulling Deer in From Miles Away

Habitat Podcast #149.5 – October Hunting Indicators & Mock Scrapes w/ Jim Lombardi

Habitat Podcast #149 – Neil Hauger – 121 Acre Farm, WI Land & Habitat, Real Estate Investments, Top 5 Things for New Property, Food Plot Setup, Treestand Locations & Geographic Travel Corridors

Habitat Podcast #148 – Jared & Brian – 2021 Hunting Goals, NDA Field to Fork Recap, Fall Plans, First Hunts & New Family Property

Habitat Podcast #147 – Lowell Larson – Planting Nuts Large Scale using The Squirrel, Wood Lot Replanting, New Product, Nut Planting Conditions, Acorns, Chestnuts, Cypress, Plumb Trees, Stratification & 10% off Code

Habitat Podcast #146 – Bill Winke – Habitat & Hunting TODO’s 3, Trail Camera Strategy, How To Find The Buck & The Tree, Hunting The Perfect Conditions & Successful Big Buck Hunt

Habitat Podcast #145 – Hank Forester & Cory Franceus – Field To Fork on the Back 40

Habitat Podcast #144 – Frank Brock – Morse Nursery New Trees, Legacy Food Plot Program, Feeding Deer with Trees, Tree Planting Location, Mast Tree 1 Year Guarantee & Land Plans for Orchard/ Mast Planting

Habitat Podcast #143 – Bill Winke – Habitat TODO’s (part 2) for Late August/Early September, Saving Food Plots, Cereal Grains, Blind & Tree stand Setups, Using Blinds for Bad Winds & Shooting your Bow

Habitat Podcast #142 – Mark Kenyon – Top 3 Habitat Aha’s from Back 40, Habitat to Find Out of State Hunting, Trail Cameras & Food Plots, NDA’s Field to Fork, New Wired To Hunt Site, Rut Pinch Points & New Wildlife Act

Habitat Podcast #141 – Jake Hofer – Buying A New Farm, Trail Camera Strategy & Video, Illinois Real Estate, Habitat & Terrain Features, Buck Hunt & Last Minute Food Plots

Habitat Podcast #140 – Nick Percy – Too Late for Fall Food Plots?, No Till, Seed Choices for Mid August, Step by Step Planting Info, New Seed Mixes & Soil Defender Foliar Fertilizer

Habitat Podcast #139 – Jason Hardy – Habitat Oasis Update, Convincing Neighbor to Sell Property, Morse Big Buck Trees, Conservation Awards, Switchgrass & Fall Food Plots

Habitat Podcast #138 – Bill Winke – Habitat TO-DO List July, Fall Food Plots, Brassica Planting, No-Till & Poor Man Plots, Seed Percentages, Kill Plot Locations & Successful Hunt on Brassica Food Plot

Habitat Podcast #137 – Leon Hank – Neebish Island Habitat, UP Michigan, 500 Acres, Buying Land Young, Food Plots & Timber Management, NDA & MUCC, Great Habitat Tips & State Record Bucks

Habitat Podcast #136 – Chase Burns – Property Ingress & Egress, Where To Add Access, Driveway Construction, Increasing Property Values & Land Entry to Kill Big Bucks

Habitat Podcast #135 – Back 40 w/ Chad Thelen & Brad Harper – Meateater NDA Property Tour, Foliar Fertilizing & Podcast from a Deer Blind

Habitat Podcast #134 – Dudley Phelps – Herbicides, Quick Ref. Guide, Pre vs Post Emergents, Residual Affect, Selective vs Non, Food Plot Common Questions & Mossy Oak Nativ Nursery

Habitat Podcast #133 – Cody Jarrett – West Virginia vs. Illinois Habitat, Supplemental Feeding, Reasons to Use Cultipacker, Timber Management, Food Plot Techniques & Seed Choices Based on Region

Habitat Podcast #132 – Don Higgins – Summer Habitat Projects, Doe Factories & Food Plots, Drought Tips, Trail Camera Tips, Spraying Beans & Corn, Lester’s Feet Foundation

Habitat Podcast #131 – John Furman – Duck Holes & Waterfowl Habitat, Aquatic Plants for Ducks, Cover vs Open Water, Ducks Unlimited, Fertilizing Wet Ground & Attracting Ducks to Local Pot Holes

Habitat Podcast #130 – Matt Zahl – 30 Acre New Property Design, 130″ Buck in 3 years, Timber Harvest & Habitat Plans, Building Site, Food Plots & 3 Year Goals

Habitat Podcast #129 – Heather Marlatt – Deer Aging, Cementum vs Eruption Ware, Reasons to Age Deer, How Habitat & Food Sources Relate, Accuracy and How To Use The Deer Age Kit

Habitat Podcast #128 – Blake Mallory – DIY Hunts Out of State on a Budget

Habitat Podcast #127 – Dr. Bronson Strickland – Whitetail Food & Nutrition, Top 3 Habitat Improvements, MSU Extension Role, Native vs Plots, Herd Population or Habitat & Best Landowner Practices

Habitat Podcast #126 – Brian Halbleib & Jared Van Hees – Turkey Season Updates, Spring Habitat Projects & BS Session

Habitat Podcast #125 – Chad Sylvester – Trail Camera Details, Where to Place, Cellular Cams, GPS Features, Yearly Hot Spots, Public Land Scouting & Exodus Outdoor Gear

Habitat Podcast #124 – Dr. Steve Demarais – MSU Deer Lab, Build and They Will Come, Seasonal Nutrient Mismatch, Deer Biology & Behavior & Proper Management Actions

Habitat Podcast #123 – Jon Teater – Manipulating Wind with Habitat, Willow Planting Tricks, Travel Corridors, Switchgrass, Edge Feathering, Conifer Thermal Bedding & Triticale

Habitat Podcast #122 – Todd Shippee – Food Plot Planting Secrets, Trapping = Good Habitat Manager, Deer Bedding #1, Food Plot Tips, Layering Large and Small Seeds, Sacrificial Food Plots, Soybean & Corn Broadcasting, Empire Land Management

Habitat Podcast #121 – Nick Percy – Spring Food Plots, Organic Fertilizer, Screening, Soil Tests, Switchgrass & Pond Health

Habitat Podcast #120 – Scott Buckley – Spring Tree Planting Tips, Pond EHD Treatment, Shed Hunting, Spring Scouting, Public Land Giants, CRP & Locust Thickets

Habitat Podcast #119 – Chris Dishman – Texas Habitat, Hog Management, Tips & Differences in TX Habitat Management, Tax Exempt Wildlife Program, Flexible Plan, Goals & Observation

Habitat Podcast #118 – Al Tomchko & Sam Carrozza- Spring Habitat Projects

Habitat Podcast #117 – Jesse Knox – Iowa Winter Habitat Projects, Paul Knox aka dbltree Wisdom, Dove, Quail & Turkeys for Sunflowers, Burning Prairie & 2020 Buck Story

Habitat Podcast #116 – Hunter Pruitt – National Wildlife Cooperative, Coop Pros & Cons, Helping Landowner Goals, Joint Habitat Projects & Research

Habitat Podcast #115 – Dr. Jim Brauker – Hinge Cutting Misconceptions Part 2

Habitat Podcast #114 – Dr. Jim Brauker – Hinge Cutting History, Myths & Misconceptions Part 1

Habitat Podcast #113 – Bucks To Birds – Saving the Ruffed Grouse Campaign w/ Erich Long & Cody Altizer

Habitat Podcast #112 – Phil Holcombe – The Killing Tree – How To Create, Small Property Setup for Big Bucks, Reducing Pressure w/ Access, Precision Volume Hunting, Manipulating Habitat on 9 Acres & Funneling/Creating Deer Movement

Habitat Podcast #111 – Hunter Fodor – Anti-Hinge Cutting, How to Hire a Forester, Lower Property Tax Programs, Types of Foresters You Can Use, Landowner Goals, Deer Overpopulation & Jared’s 8 Acre Logging

Habitat Podcast #110 – Jesse Roush – Evolving Expectations & Property Focus, No More Mowing, Wishing 5 Years Back, Start with Cover, Planting a Cedar Transition & The Ohio Outdoors

Habitat Podcast #109 – Habitat Chat – New HP Group on Facebook

Habitat Podcast #108 – Lincoln Rohn & Chad Thelen – Winter Habitat Projects, ATV Crimper Update, Frost Seeding, Hinge Cutting, Real Estate Market, Improving Land to Sell, Switchgrass, TSI – Leaving the Tops & Would you Buy This Land Scenario

Habitat Podcast #107 – Josh Sparks – Midwest Whitetail & 41 North Media, December Hunting Strategy, Late Season Food, Transplanting Conifers, Food Plot Backup Plan, Clover Maintenance & Trail Camera Intel

Habitat Podcast #106 – Jared Van Hees & Jordan Hanks – Illinois Rut Hunt Game Plan & Breakdown, Making Aggressive Moves, Habitat Plans, Finding a Hot Doe & Never Giving Up

Habitat Podcast #105 – Adam Lewis – 3 Bucks Down, Huge Ohio Whitetail, Hunting w/ Trail Cameras, Micro Food Plots on 5 Acres & Sound Barrier Buck Bumper Silencing

Habitat Podcast #104 – Frank Brock – Morse Nursery, Deer Magnet Persimmons, Tree Survival Kit, Whitetail Trees on Small Properties & Chestnut Varieties

Habitat Podcast #103 – Don Higgins – 3rd 200″ Buck Named Mel & How Don Hunts November

Habitat Podcast #102 – Regan Washer – Virginia 8 Point & Habitat, November Hunting Setup, 80 Acres, Tree Planting, Edge Feathering & Food Plots

Habitat Podcast #100 – Bill Winke – Midwest Whitetail, Buying, Laying Out & Managing Property, 3 Reasons for TSI, 75% Cover, 3 Buck to 1 Doe Ratio, Mature Buck Hunting Tips, Food Plot Shapes and Specific Buck Behavior

Habitat Podcast #99 – Bob Serafin – 140″ PA Buck, Mid October, Cell Cameras, Most Recent Info, Hunting Cold Fronts & First Time in a Stand

Habitat Podcast #98 – Josh Hardy – October Lull Buck, Acorns & Clover, Most Recent Info, Wind & Thermals, Sign, TSI & Hunting off the Ground

Habitat Podcast #97 – Steve Bartylla – 2 – Top Habitat Secrets, Hunting Strategy for Early, Mid, Late Season, Habitat Sins, Patterning Bucks in Rut, Hinge Cut Funnels & Making the Shot Happen

Habitat Podcast #96 – Adam Miller – State Land Game Plan 8 Point, Hot Sign, Scouting In Season, Historical Spots and Hunting Bedding Areas

Habitat Podcast #95 – Jared & Brian – Logging Jared’s 8 Acre Woods, Habitat Update, Food Plots, Ohio Leases, Moving Trail Cams & 1st Week of Hunting Season

Habitat Podcast #94 – Steve Bartylla – Big Buck Habitat Secrets, Fully Understanding Sanctuaries, Creating Property Flow, Learning Bedding Areas, Studying Deer & Early Season Brassicas

Habitat Podcast #93 – Al Tomechko – Early Season 8 Point, Morning Hunt Game Plan for Mature Buck, Patterning Deer with Trail Cameras, Blood Trailing Persistence & Proper Stand Access / Timing

Habitat Podcast #92 – Brent Woodward – Bear Hunting & Habitat, Jared & Brent’s Hunting Story & 2020 Hunting Goals

Habitat Podcast #91 – Easton & Cory Franceus – GAME PLAN, Michigan 10 Point, Green Food Sources, Yellow Beans, Acorns & Early Season Alfalfa

Habitat Podcast #90 – Jim Lombardi – Making Bucks Hunt You, 100% Mock Scrape Success, Mitch Rompola History, Deer Sense of Smell, How To Hunt Scrapes, Where & When on Synthetic Scrapes, Deer Glands & Buck Communication

Habitat Podcast #89 – Zach Boldizsar – Big Woods & Hill Country Hunting, Ohio Habitat Setup, Fall Food Plots, Damming a Pond, Creating Funnels w/ TSI, Doe Harvest, QDMA & Great Hunting Stories

Habitat Podcast #88 – Danny Warner – Fall Food Plot Strategies, Hunting Setups for Early, Mid & Late Season, Managing 500 Acres in Ohio, Raising Deer & Learning, Clover with Brassica Planting, Deer Genetics, Micro Plots to Concentrate Deer

Habitat Podcast #87 – Chad Thelen – How To Buy Hunting Property, Where to Start, Key Attributes, Top 3 Habitat Improvements, Wind Access, Swamps, Property Values & Out of State Hunting

Habitat Podcast #86 – Lincoln Rohn – ATV Crimper, DIY Food Plot Fencing, Fall Food Plots, No Till Seed Mix, Packer Maxx Update & Healthy Soil

Habitat Podcast #85 – Adam Lewis – Sound Proofing Gear, How Deer Hearing Works, Silencing Techniques, Access & Sound Cover using Habitat, Public Land Hunting, Lab Testing Sound for Deer & Sound Barrier Hunting Co.

Habitat Podcast #84 – Zach Haas – Water Holes & Ponds in the Midwest, Aquatic Food Plots, How to Hunt Ponds, Success & Failures Around Water Holes, Location, Size, Water Temp & Treatment, How to Build a Water Hole on your Property

Habitat Podcast #83 – Lindsay Thomas Jr. – Invasive Slam 2020, Growing Season Burns vs Prescribed Fire, QDMA Deer Steward Class & Resources, Turkey Hunt Recap, Herbicide Mixes & Dr. Craig Harper Cocktail

Habitat Podcast #82 – Pat McFadden – Turkey Habitat, NWTF, Roosting & Bugging, Dusting Areas, Food Plot Choices, Habitat Consults, Hunting Strategy w/Habitat Improvement, Base Camp & Supporting Conservation Organizations

Habitat Podcast #81 – Elsa Gallagher – Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund, Pollinator Habitat, Free Seed Program for Landowners, Monarchs Becoming Extinct, Why Pollinators Matter, Native vs Introduced Plants & Benefits of Managing for Pollinators

Habitat Podcast #80 – Nick Percy & Wes Baker – 2020 Drought Year, Pond Management, Soil Health, Aqua Shield & Soil Defender, Liquid Fertilizer, Rotating Food Plots, ATA Innovation Award & Taking Veterans Hunting

Habitat Podcast #79 – Al Tomechko & Sam Carrozza – Invasive Species, Basel Bark Treatment, Exclusion Fences, Broadcasting Soy Beans, Spring Food Plots & Turkey Hunting Stories

Habitat Podcast #78 – Tom James 2 – Small Property Tips, Spring Habitat Projects, Managing Clover, Big Buck Mystique, Transplanting Cedars, Adding Thermal Cover & Finding Your Missing Habitat Component

Habitat Podcast #77 – Tom James – 17 Acre Whitetail Haven, No Till Pros & Cons, Indiana Habitat, The Firminator Implement, Transplanting/Protecting Oaks & Base Camp Country

Habitat Podcast #76 – Jason Hardy – Ohio Habitat Work, West Virginia Origin, Intro to Hunting, Adopting QDMA, Starter Food Plot Equipment, USDA, Hardy Bros Outdoors and Transforming from Food Plots to Habitat Management

Habitat Podcast #75 – Jeff Lindsey – The Lindsey Way TV, Diverse Food Plots, Cell Cams, Buck Bedding, New Habitat Plans, Toyota vs ATVs, Camera Surveys & Consistently Killing Big Mature Bucks

Habitat Podcast #74 – Dan Infalt – Hunting Beast, Habitat Setups for Private Land, Hunting & Scouting Buck Beds, Food Plot Setups, Pressure & Over-Hunting, Security of Water & Access

Habitat Podcast #73 – Tony Smith – 11 Acres w 700″ Buck Club, Cooperatives, Michigan Small Parcel Strategy, 5 Stages of Hunting, Topo & Drainage, APRs & Conservation Ethic

Habitat Podcast #72 – Charlie Morse – Morse Nursery, Ordering, English Oaks, Potted vs Bare Root, How Much To Order, Soft Mast vs Food Plots and What Trees to Plant in Food Plots

Habitat Podcast #71 – Curtis Harms – Gaining Permission & Working w/ Farmers, Crop Rotation & Food Plots in Ag Areas, Maximizing Food Space & Fighting Invasives, Waterways & Practices to Compliment Farm Fields

Habitat Podcast #70 – Casey Shoopman – Trapping is Management, Trapping Efficacy, Coyote Breeding, Bush Honeysuckle, Food Plot Locations, Wind Speed Access, The Management Advantage & Great Deer Stories

Habitat Podcast #69 – Nick Nation – Hinge Cutting, Habitat Hook Types and Uses, Edge Feathering , Mineral Stumps & Flush Cutting, TSI & Hinge Cut Bedding Areas, Tree Types & Hinge Cutting Techniques

Habitat Podcast #68 – Cory Franceus – 2019 Deer Stories, How To Lower Property Tax & Write Forestry Plans, CRP Signup & Deadlines, Equip & Pollinator Programs, 2020 Plans & How To Find Out What Plan Works For You

Habitat Podcast #67 – Mark Kenyon – Wired To Hunt & MeatEater Story, Back 40 Habitat Plan and Success, More Species Than Deer, 2019 Struggles & 2020 Plans, Public Land Importance & That Wild Country Book

Habitat Podcast #66 – William Spalding – Thlete Camo Story, Base Layers & New Products, Conservation, GA & TN Hunting & Habitat Views

Habitat Podcast #65 – Matt Zahl – 10 Acre Hunting, Painting Tree Roots w Retain, Small Parcel Habitat Plan, Using State Land, Conifer Success, 2020 Plans and Deer Season Updates

Habitat Podcast #64 – Dale Wallace – Five 2 Outdoors, Hunting 1/2 of Your Property, DIY Electric Scooter, Paul Knox Info, Trail Camera Strategies & Dr. Harper’s New Book

Habitat Podcast #63 – Erik Schnelle – Fighting Disease w/ Habitat, EEE, EHD & CWD Symptoms, Deer Ratios, Fawning Cover & What’s NOT on your Property?

Habitat Podcast #62- Jordan Hanks – GAME PLAN on an Illinois Giant!

Habitat Podcast #61 – Ethan Hoggard – GAME PLAN on a Missouri Cold Front Buck

Habitat Podcast #60 – Clint Campbell – PA Hunting & Mountain Habitat, Clint’s Podcast, PA Bucks, Out of State Hunting, Saddle Hunting & Iowa Hopes

Habitat Podcast #59 – Lincoln Rohn – GAME PLAN – Early Season 8 Point Buck & How To Hunt Early

Habitat Podcast #58 – Arron, Jared & Brian – Last Minute Food Plots, How To Save Plots w/ Cereal Grains, Hunting Waterways, Clover in Shade, Different Failed Scenarios, Backup Plans, Tips & Tricks & Fall Hunting Plans

Habitat Podcast #56 – Larry Dame – Rabitat, Planting 1000 Autumn Olive, Chop n Drop, Small Game Habitat, Edges & Fence Rows, Brush Piles, Rabbit Recipes & How Rabbit Habitat Relates to Deer Habitat

Habitat Podcast #55 – Aaron Warbritton – The Hunting Public, Habitat Scouting, Edge and Stem Density, Buck Sign, Family Farm and Reading Properties

Habitat Podcast #54 – Lincoln Rohn – Fall Food Plots, Favorite Seed, Rotating Crops, Plot Mistakes, Last Minute Fertilizer, RoundUp, CWD/APR Update in Michigan

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Habitat Podcast #57 – Nick Percy – Saving Fall Food Plots, September Planting, Starting Over, Tough Planting Year Fixes, Bucks & Chicory, Nutsedge, Soil Defender, Fertilizer & Soil Test Giveaway

Habitat Podcast #53 – Lowell Larson – The Squirrel Invention, Nut Planting, Seeds vs Seedlings, TSI Replanting, Oak Species, Acorn Tips, Fall or Spring Tree Planting & 20 Year Testing

Habitat Podcast #52 – Bobby Cole – Mossy Oak GameKeepers, Food Plot Future, Biologic, Foliar Fertilizer, Habitat Innovation, Down South Hunting, Tilling or No Till, Plot Strategy, Favorite Seed Blends & Hunting with Kids

Habitat Podcast #51 – Butch Bauer – Working Man BowHunter, How to Juggle Life..Kids & Hunting, Natural Funnels, Daily Struggles, Fall Preparation, New Hunters, Outfitters & Food Plot Prep

Habitat Podcast #50 – Jake Ehlinger – Jake’s Legacy Farm Tour Q & A

Habitat Podcast #49 – Don Higgins – Food Plots, 2 Bucks @ 400″, Mature Buck Habitat, Trail Cam Strategy, Real World Products, Homecoming Bucks, Arranging Habitat For Bucks vs Does, How Don Hunts & Higgins Outdoors

Habitat Podcast #48 – Mike Perry – Deer Bedding Habitat, Hunting Clear Cuts, Oxbows & Creek Bends, How To Locate Bedding Habitat on Public Land, Flat Farms, Swamps or Hilly Terrain & Learning Thermals

Habitat Podcast #47 – Arron Bleise – 1 Acre Habitat Plan, Small Property Success, How To Hunt Small Acreage, The Fall Podcast, Keefer Brothers Film Life, Mature Bucks On Small Property

Habitat Podcast #46 – Erich Long & Cody Altizer – Conservation & Habitat Advocacy, Vegan Neighbors, Future of Hunting & Conservation, Spreading The Word, Steps To Take, Groups To Join, What Can WE Do?

Habitat Podcast #45 – Dr. Craig Harper – Early Successional Plants, What Are They? How To Identify & Start, Forb Protein, Measuring/Costs of Food Plot vs Forbs, Herbicides for ESPC, Fire, Soil Factors, Wet Ground Management, Exclusion Cages

Habitat Podcast #44 – Bob Lusk – 5 Pond Fundamentals, Water Quality, Fish Habitat, Food Chain, Fish Genetics, Harvest Management, Pond Boss & Deer Habitat vs Fish Habitat

Habitat Podcast #43 – Jared, Brian & Al – Listener Questions, No-Till vs Planters vs Drills vs Discs, Goals, Hours of Preparation Compared to Hours of Hunting, Edge Feathering, Destination 2 Acre Food Plots, Screening & Soft Edge on Food Plots

Habitat Podcast #42 – Nick Percy – Food Plots, Soil Testing, Liquid Bacteria Spray, What Seed To Plant, Educate Property Owners, Changing Bad Habits, Minor Changes = Big Results, Water & Wetlands, Foot Plot Layouts & Screening, Organic Fertilizer & Root H

Habitat Podcast #41 – Ben Kuncaitis – Upper Peninsula Habitat, DNR Tree Planting, 8+ Hours Away, Big Woods Deer Camp, Bad Winters, Conifers, Using A Forester, Owning Own Dirt, Turkey Season & Michigan Whitetail Pursuit

Habitat Podcast #40 – Cory Franceus – 1st Year’s Hard Work, 70 Acre Farm, Neighbor Habitat Collaboration, Deer Co-op, QDMA Branch President, Food Plots, Switch Grass, Hinge Cutting, Tree Planting & J Roots All In Year #1

Habitat Podcast #39 – Jordan Hanks – Shed Hunting, Why, Habitat To Search In, Gear, Scouting, Record Books, Using The Weather & Terrain, Collectors & Selling Sheds, Patterning Bucks & Putting The Story Together

Habitat Podcast #38 – Charlie Morse – Morse Nursery, Top 6 Wildlife Trees, Nutting, Fruiting, Grafting, Planting, Soil Choice & Testing, Fertilizing, Tips & Tricks, Fruit Varieties & When to Order

Habitat Podcast #37 – Mark Drury – Whitetail Habitat & Food Plot Architecture

Habitat Podcast #36 – Phil Lincoln – 5 Habitat Consultants, Property DOs & DON’Ts, Long Distance Management, Habitat Plan Setup, Circle Track of Food, 530 Trees Logged, Importance of Mock Scrapes, Buck Bedding on Your Property, Bumping Deer & Stand Access

Habitat Podcast #35 – Kris Pope – How To Trap, Coyote Trapping School, Types of Traps, Set Locations, Post Harvest Steps, How To Sell Fur, Fur Values, Advantages to Trapping & Managing Predator Populations

Habitat Podcast #34 – Jim Brauker – Hinge Cutting 101, Three Types of Hinge Cuts, Popular Misconceptions, Hinge Cut Safety, Felling Trees, Avoiding Barber Chairs, Strategy w/ Hunting Hinge Cut Areas, Extreme Deer Habitat Book, Pressured Deer Properties

Habitat Podcast #33 – Chad Thelen – Federal/State Habitat Programs, The E.S. Habitat Challenge, Stoney Creek Outdoor Properties, Applying & Qualifying for Funds $$, Farmers.gov Walk-Through, US Fish & Wildlife, Farm Service Biologists & NRCS Contacts, Opt

Habitat Podcast #32 – David Bryce – 28 Acres, Habitat Tours, Changing Habitat Plan & Park Like Woods, Horse Logging, MI Quality Deer Habitat Group, Switchgrass Success, Pruining Fruit Trees & Buying Trees/Miscanthus in Bulk

Habitat Podcast #31 – Erich Long – Drumming Log Wildlife Management, 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

Jared VanHees - episode 30

Habitat Podcast #30 – Jared Van Hees – GAME PLAN – Illinois Buck, Late Season Hunting, 2nd Rut, Strategies for Cold Weather, Afternoon Hunts, Low Pressure, Beans & Corn, Brassicas, How To Hunt Late Season, Timberland Outfitters

Habitat Podcast #29 – Lindsay Thomas Jr. – CWD Update and Myths, Quality Deer Management Association, Introducing New Hunters, Quality Whitetails Magazine, Low Budget Habitat Work, Hack n Squirt, Sunlight & Native Growth, Top Southern Bucks, Southern Hunt

Habitat Podcast #28 – Jake Korngable – GAME PLAN – Flyer Buck, MI vs OHIO ST, Patience Strategy, Giving Your Property 100%, How Bad Do You Want It?, Cover, Food & Hunting Like Lee Lakosky

Habitat Podcast #27 – Randy VanderVeen – See More Bucks, Buck Age = Attitudes, Forestry Mulcher, Historical Weather, Being Scent Busted at Night, Where to Place Hunting Blinds, APR Zone Property Management & Being Too Thick Can Hurt

Habitat Podcast #26 – Sam Carrozza – GAME PLAN – Sanctuary Hunting, 200 lb Buck, Rut Aggressive Setups, Winter Scouting & Making Plans For Fall, Hunting Cover and Identifying Thick Bedding Areas

Habitat Podcast #25 – Brian Halbleib – GAME PLAN – Hunting Beast Style Kill, Rut Hunting Advice, Staying Mobile, First Sits, Grunting, Digital Scouting & Creative Access

Habitat Podcast #24 – Jason Lewis – GAME PLAN – CWD Process, 4 Mid-Season Strategy Considerations, 8 Point Harvest, Doe Kill, Wind, Access, Discipline, Camera Herd Survey, Backing Out After The Shot, Tracking, Target Panic & Holding Steady.

Habitat Podcast #23 – Chase Burns – Dogwood Land Management, The Management Advantage, Timber is 1st Step, Fruit Orchard Tricks & Advice, Full Scale Property Management, Edge Feathering, Prairie Grass, Native Forbes, Steward in God’s Creation

Habitat Podcast #22 – Teddy Klark – GAME PLAN – October Lull 8 Point, Hunting 1st Day of the Front, 3 Immediate Habitat Improvements, Keep Pressure Off, Drop in Temperature, Buck Dies in Buck Bed, Filming The Hunt, Calling & Switching Up Stands

Habitat Podcast #21 – Ty Miller – GAME PLAN – 170″ Buck Harvest, Bedded Bucks Nearby, Early Season Cold Front, Watching Tendencies on Trail Camera, Timing is Right, Perfect Access, Oats & Chicory

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

#19 – Dan Perez – Whitetail Properties Real Estate, When/Why To Buy Land, The Right Neighborhood, Land Specialists, Instant Equity, Investments with Income, Upgrading Farm Size, 4 Ways to Finance Land & LAND BEAT

#18 – Nick Nation – Habitat Hook, 10 Acre Success, Tracking Bucks w Cameras, Edge Feathering, Access Trails & Ground Disturbance, Nation’s Creations

#17 – Nick Percy – Last Minute Food Plots, Methods, Locations, Seed Types and Tips

#16 – Mark Buxton – Southeastern Habitat, Native Forage, Being Site Specific, Trapping, Strip Discing, Knowing Where Your Deer Are, Fire & Hunting When It’s Right.

#15 – Greg Berndtson – Timber Pimps, Forestry, Timber Management, Disease, Harvesting Timber, Habitat Improvements, Do’s & Dont’s, What to Look For, Logger Backgrounds, Red Flags & Types of Timber Harvests for Goals

Episode #14 – Jim Strader – Pheasant Habitat, Prescribed Fire, C.R.P. Program, Upland Habitat vs. Deer Habitat, History of MI Pheasant, Killing Big MI Bucks and Pheasants Forever.

Episode #13 – John O’Brion – Extreme Property Makeovers, Seed Research, Nutrition Per Acre, New Forages, Herbicide Resistant Plants, Deer School, Grandpa Ray Outdoors, Plantains & Hybrid Clover.

Episode #12 – Jared Van Hees (MI) – Food Plot Basics, 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

Episode #11 – Phil Holcombe (PA) – Quick Easy Food Plot, No-Till Food Plots In-Depth, Food Plot Insurance, New Properties & Addressing It, Core vs. Home Range for Bucks, Mono-Culture vs. Diversity Plots

Episode #10 – Eric Zielinski (NY) – Native American Hunting, 9 acres, 2 bucks in 2017, Ozone/Zeolite, Strategic Paths, Enhancing Travel Corridors, Creek Beds, Scouting with Kids, Access 1st, Influencing Deer to Stay Safe

Episode #9 – Richard Yaggie (PA) – Property Buying Tips, Green Rooms & Stick Teepees, Observation Before Management, Access Setup is #1, Terrain vs Cover

Episode #8 – Lincoln Rohn – Culti-Packers, Packer Maxx, Soil Moisture, Passing Deer, Let Em Grow, MI Deer Regulations, W. MI Deer Hunting & Neighbors

Episode #7 – Teddy Klark – Anti-Hinge Cutting, 5 & 9 Acre Properties, Pennsylvania Bow Hunting, Seed Labels, Invasive Species

Episode #6 – Ty Miller – Small Acre Hunting, Early Successional Growth, Indiana Bucks, Bedding Structure, Food Without Plots, Overhead Cover, Pear Tree Grafting, Having Fun

Episode #5 – Al James

Episode #4 – Matt Kauffold

Killer Food Plots

Episode #3 – Nick Percy

Episode #2 – Brian Halbleib

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