Author name: Jared Van Hees

Habitat Podcast #401 – In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Janis Putelis! We discuss: -Janis cut every white pine off 20 acres and released the oaks hiding underneath them. -Why 40 acres is barely enough timber for a logger to justify moving his equipment in. -The US […]

Habitat Podcast #400 – In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Mark Drury! We discuss: -Jared and Hutchy open episode 400 by thanking eight years of listeners since March 2018. -Mark explains why EHD has cut his southern Iowa deer herd by sixty to seventy percent. -Mark sold

Habitat Podcast #399 – In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Joe Allera! We discuss: -Joe buys 40 acres of wetland because 40 acres of tillable ground was priced out of reach. -Joe cuts over 100 deer beds into his swamp transitions with a weed whacker and a

Habitat Podcast #398 – In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Lincoln Rohn! We discuss: -Lincoln pulled about 50 stumps out of an acre-and-a-half plot near Free Soil and left three on purpose. -Why Lincoln leaves stumps and pine pods standing in a plot — deer hold to

Habitat Podcast #397 – In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Adam Miller! We discuss: -Why Adam says killing a 170 in Iowa Zone 7 wouldn’t make him a better hunter. -How Adam drew Iowa Zone 7 with three points and is going mostly as Joe’s cameraman. -Why

Habitat Podcast #396 – In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Josh Arbogast! We discuss: Josh explains how Michigan’s new baiting law only restricts corn within 300 yards of a home. He ties that 300-yard rule to Rep. Ken Borton’s personal grudge from an old baiting ticket. Michigan’s

Habitat Podcast #395 – In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Kasey Thren! We discuss: -His client base sits in sandy central Michigan soil, and he’s learned to work with it, not against it. -He switched to a First Products no-till drill after decades of rototilling to save

Habitat Podcast #394 – In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Al Tomechko of Vitalize Seed Co! We discuss: Grass pressure is higher than usual this year, even in Albert’s no-till fields. Two exclusion fences 250 yards apart show drastically different deer browse pressure. A Kentucky agronomist’s study

Habitat Podcast #393 – In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Cory Franceus! We discuss: Corey explains why he walked away from a 15-year corporate career. What pushed him to pursue a career in the hunting industry. How years of habitat work prepared him to help land buyers.

Habitat Podcast #392 – In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Brent Davis! We discuss: Habitat mistakes often become your greatest teachers. Property-specific habitat beats one-size-fits-all advice. Chainsaw work produced Brent’s biggest habitat improvements. Direct-seeding acorns can outperform planted trees. Thick woody cover consistently attracted more mature bucks.