Habitat Podcast #405 – In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Gavin Sodders!
We discuss:
-Gavin transforms his family’s roughly 26-acre Indiana hayfields through fourteen years of habitat work.
-Gavin watches more than 500 persimmon trees emerge naturally after years of trial-and-error habitat work.
-Gavin learns why oversized square food plots and mowing the entire property leave deer without cover.
-Gavin uses a central access trail and a button-hook approach to reach stands before deer hit his scent.
-Gavin plants six micro plots, favors clover, and keeps most of his roughly 26 acres in thick cover.
-Gavin uses five cell cameras for inventory and past movement patterns instead of chasing fresh pictures.
-Gavin builds a close-range funnel with old hinge cuts, fence openings, a cedar stand, and mock scrapes.
-Gavin adds kiddie-pool water holes even though a spring-fed creek already runs through the property.
-Gavin stays off his property ahead of its prime rut window instead of hunting it hard in early October.
-Gavin shares why family memories matter more as his parents prepare to sell the property.
And So Much More!
Chapters:
0:00 14 years of transforming hayfields into habitat
3:16 Gavin Sodders and a lifetime of deer hunting
9:13 The 26-acre Indiana property and natural persimmons
13:25 Food plot mistakes, too much mowing, and overhunting
16:33 Access trails, rut timing, and family hunts
23:42 Six micro plots, native browse, and thick cover
31:21 Neighbors, hunting pressure, and surviving bucks
36:44 Trail camera placement and historical patterns
41:06 Habitat equipment, water holes, and working on a budget
44:26 Ten-yard funnels, mock scrapes, and stand access
50:02 The story behind Whitetail Bloodline
52:46 Rapid fire: venison, gear, cover, and favorite trees
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