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Habitat Podcast #407 - In today's episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Mike Hlavaty! We discuss: -Mike hunts a coal strip mine in Muskingum County alone at age 10, long before youth seasons or hunter safety. -He and his brothers build ladder stands out of electrical conduit, hammering the steps flat and painting them. -Mike crossbow-shoots a buck in the head the night before Ohio's gun opener, and it runs him over in the dark. -He escapes by ramming the buck's head into a TV antenna tower, then waits it out from his stand for hours. -An antler opens his neck up behind his ear, he's in the ER until 6 a.m., then goes back out and shoots a doe. -Mike buys land with tillable ground so the farm rent pays 100 percent of his real estate taxes. -A reappraisal tripled some of his property values, and he calls a tax on owning land a sin. -U.S. Fish and Wildlife's partner program designs his wetland units, built on clay-core "mushroom" berms. -His excavator bids nearly 50 percent under the…

Habitat Podcast #406 - In today's episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are at deer camp with the Habitat Podcast Patreon Hunt crew! We discuss: -Twelve Patreon members hunt Michigan state land from Latitude saddles over the archery opener. -Jared holds at full draw for 55 seconds before heart-shooting a doe while Matt films from 50 yards. -Andy and Matt find a ditch of dropping pin oaks that holds the most sign they saw all weekend. -Matt climbs four sticks above an old ladder stand in a cottonwood to watch most of a thicket. -Drew and Clyde paddle a canoe across unfamiliar water in the dark to reach their opening-morning spot. -Clyde loses his first deer since he started hunting in 2019 after a 500-yard blood trail goes cold. -Corey says the camp hit roughly 50% success on public land in just two days of bow hunting. -Jeff takes his first deer out of a saddle, less than a year after learning at the last Patreon hunt. -Scott, a private-land hunter from West Virginia, is caught off guard by Michigan's public…

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…

Habitat Podcast #404 - In today's episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Cory Franceus and Chad Fike! We discuss: -Chad goes from years of small bucks to big Michigan deer after three trips to Tony LaPratt's boot camp. -Cory reads an 80-acre Big Rapids-area rectangle by what surrounds it: ag, cattle and a block of wet cover. -Chad splits two wide-open fields that blew deer out every hunt into about ten plots across six acres. -A rifle blind on the hill by the house covers the whole bottom field without anyone walking through it. -The landowner's wife hunts a blind 40 yards off a seasonal road where a bear sleeps on the step. -Chad row-thins two pine stands north to south for sunlight and leaves a 10-12 foot scrape perimeter. -Cory keeps any autumn olive that holds a bed, rub or scrape and would spray the rest of them. -Cory's nightclub analogy explains why one big open field sends a mature buck off your property. -The Marriott blind has power, two heaters and a Wi-Fi booster, so the…

Habitat Podcast #403 - In today's episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Cory Franceus and Matt Zahl! We discuss: -Hutchy gets poison ivy and cellulitis prepping one stand in southern Ohio in 95-degree heat. -Matt plants a sixteenth-of-an-acre plot in the middle of his swamp after a year of rain. -The crew picks cereal grains and oats as the late plant if you're still stuck in a drought. -Jared asks whether deer that survive EHD in Jackson County come back with any immunity. -Matt builds an 8x8 hexagon blind with 13 plexiglass windows for about $1,200 on a bad knee. -Cory won't shoot his 4-year-old from the same Banks blind because it felt like a video game. -Cory's small fixed blade sat in an Iowa buck's lung for four days before a second arrow. -Jared shoots a heavy high-FOC arrow but says fixed blades never bleed like expandables. -Cory estimates a buck's score from ear length, eye spacing and base size in the field. -Cory explains the NDA Field to Fork mentoring program on…

Habitat Podcast #402 - In today's episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Arron Bleise and Kevin Gross! We discuss: -Arron explains why planting an inch and a quarter deep in July left his seed sitting 21 days. -Arron adds pearl millet to his mix for the relationship it builds with mycorrhizal fungi. -Arron runs a zero-rate fertilizer strip in corn that comes back comparable to his full rate. -Arron lays out the 220-acre family farm his dad has hunted since 1978 and may one day lose. -Arron weighs splitting his share of a million-dollar farm against the ground he grew up on. -Arron wants every tree cut on a stand so mature that nothing grows in the understory. -Jared gives Arron the October window to spray sunflowers before frost seeding natives. -Arron builds twelve scrapes in ten days and will only hang a licking branch on oak or beech. -Kevin runs every camera on video and explains what still pictures miss during the rut. -Arron kills a corn-bedded buck that walked over his boot…

Deercamp Detour - In today's episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with the Deercamp Detour! Today we talk with Justin Curtis. We discuss: Hunting fair-chase red stag and giant Sika deer on a family trip to Ireland. Buying 95 acres in Iowa to build food plots for unpressured late-season bucks. Launching the Chloe Faith Outdoors YouTube channel with his 12-year-old daughter. Surviving 70 mph winds and a collapsed tent on a brutal Alaskan brown bear hunt. Taking down a giant brown bear that required nine rounds to finally stop. The massive 29 1/16 Boone & Crockett skull score of his 11-foot Alaskan bear. Why hunters should focus on camp camaraderie and the experience, not just inches. Tracking an escaped, free-range male lion through thick brush in South Africa. Upcoming hunts for Canadian lynx, Mexican turkeys, and a leopard in Zimbabwe. The struggle of fitting 30 newly harvested global animals into a trophy room. And So Much More! Shop the New Native Seed Collection from Vitalize Seed…

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 Fish and Wildlife Habitat Partners Program funded his 7-acre oak savanna restoration. -Doing the slash and burn work himself credited against his share instead of costing $7,000. -Ground deer used to walk straight through now has a bed every five minutes you walk. -Sam Tumberg's buckthorn rule: mow it in spring, then spray the regrowth after July 4th. -Buckthorn cut to the ground on May 15th was four to six feet tall by the third week of July. -Roughly fifty trees dropped by hand turned a dead ridge saddle into a big buck's route. -His dad is hunting the September 15th Wisconsin opener from a blind he built by hand. -Deer refuse to travel his one long straight road but hammer every winding trail he cuts. And…

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 his big farm for scattered satellite farms as an insurance policy against EHD. -Mark is restoring 150 acres of Iowa pasture to native prairie using nothing but spring fire. -Mark mulches eastern red cedar to cut bedding pods and trails into overgrown glades. -Mark says the top fall plot mistake is planting early, and aims 45 days before first frost. -Mark blends triticale with radishes so a drought-stressed plot still shows green in October. -Mark has quit working dirt, mowing and burning down before no-tilling with PH Outdoors drills. -Mark's new 78-acre farm was 95 percent cover and took until January 9th to give up a buck. -Mark has reviewed over a million trail camera photos with another half million…

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 saw blade. -Joe reads marsh elevation off the vegetation: phragmites highest, reed canary the deepest. -Joe hunts the wrong wind on purpose, blowing his scent straight into the bedding area. -Eight mature bucks have come out of one Redneck box blind, all on the same wind. -Joe runs a $100 Amazon ozone closet and says a boogeyman ain't never been smelled. -EHD killed 40% of the deer in Joe's area last year and he is lowering expectations. -The tamarack point by Joe's lake holds the biggest bucks within five miles. -Joe builds mock scrapes he calls cat toys and a merry-go-round of four around one oak. -Joe fills five tags in seven weeks by taking mid-October to Thanksgiving off work. And So Much More! Timestamps: 0:00…

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 structure the way bass do. -The stump bucket serration that laid Lincoln's knee open, and why he pulled his pant leg down and kept cutting. -Lincoln walked into his cabin carport this spring and found $100,000 of equipment in a foot of water. -Why Lincoln will not warranty a food plot install, and what he offers a client instead when it won't rain. -The raccoon killing spree that brought his turkey flock back — and created a brand new plot problem. -How $4 gas and the strikes in Iran shut off Packer Maxx website sales for ten straight days. -The standalone crimper drum that slipped to spring, and why Lincoln refuses to release it early. -Lincoln's read on Michigan's recreational feeding law: no CWD risk at 100…

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 out-of-state deer forgive mistakes that Michigan deer would never let you make. -Adam missing the same buck three times in a single sit and emptying his quiver. -The October 23rd school drop-off that cost him a shot at a giant tending a hot doe. -Why Jared likes the last 10 days of October in Michigan better than November. -Adam's new 300-acre lease with only 10 acres of timber, all stacked in the center. -Why that center wood lot beds deer early and turns into a ghost town after leaf drop. -Where acorns rank against alfalfa, beans, and corn when deer have unlimited food. -Year five of Adam's public land Patreon camp with 25 to 50 guys and zero assigned spots. And So Much More! Shop the New Native Seed Collection from…

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 earn-a-second-buck pilot in five counties heads toward a final NRC vote around August 12th. Josh's biggest gripe: the pilot doesn't yet require the second buck be taken in the same county as the doe. Roughly 275 hunters under 40 packed the last NRC meeting, the biggest young turnout Josh has seen. A doe pole run by his friend Drew donated about 1,500 pounds of venison to Hunters Feeding Lenawee. Elliot has already shot around seventeen does this season, just around his own house. There's a statewide network of processors that will take donated deer meat, even outside doe-pole events. Josh bought a new Matthews Arc 34, selling his old bow in the parking lot of an NRC meeting. He permanently…

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 time. -He leans on Morgan Composting's Dairy Doo and humic acid instead of pricier synthetic fertilizer blends. -A simple wire utilization cage tells him instantly whether a property has an overbrowse problem. -He warns hinge cuts only survive about 50% of the time, even with perfect timing. -He calls windstorm-style clearcutting a "tornado effect" that jumpstarts natural deer food and cover. -His forester lets him rope off "retainer islands" inside clearcuts just for deer cover. -His rule for clients: if you kill a buck, shoot two does to keep herds balanced. -Boot hygiene is one of his biggest lessons — he's watched deer and coyotes avoid his scent trail on camera. -He started filming quick client…

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 found early-terminated cover crops outperformed planting green. Albert plants clover-chicory-oats in fall, then frost seeds more clover each spring. That one-two punch adds roughly 15 pounds of clover per acre in six months. The new Grain Bin Mix is a $60, free-shipping gap filler, not a standalone plot. Vitalize's native cover, browse, and pollinator mixes are now shipping after episode 386's preorder. No-Till Nurture avoids the salt load and nutrient stratification of synthetic triple-13. Jared plans to drill Carbon Load into standing Nitro Boost to hedge against drought. Always jar test before tank-mixing Vitalize foliar products with glyphosate or roundup. And So Much…

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. The massive road project transforming Jared's hunting property. Why sunlight and drainage fixed a muddy access road better than gravel. The reality of rebuilding a farm after EHD devastated the local deer herd. Why Corey considers this season a "recruitment year" for new deer. How neighboring landowners can work together to grow better bucks. Their strategy for timing fall food plots around rainfall instead of the calendar. Creative ideas for adding water holes and improving drought resilience on hunting properties. And So Much More! Shop the New Native Seed Collection from Vitalize Seed here: https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/vitalize-native-product-line Use Code HABITAT26 and Get Your Plot Blaster…

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. Switchgrass wasn't the best solution for his property. Access improvements changed how he hunted mature deer. A single community scrape outperformed multiple scrape locations. Trees and shrubs created better long-term habitat value. Habitat success comes from adapting, not following trends. And So Much More! Shop the New Native Seed Collection from Vitalize Seed here: https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/vitalize-native-product-line Use Code HABITAT26 and Get Your Plot Blaster Here: https://plotblaster.com/ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat…

Habitat Podcast #391 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Doug Holmes! We discuss: The Downburst 960 is the 9th generation design after years of testing. The original idea came from ruining a food plot due to seeding errors. Native seeds require a completely different planting approach. Drop seeding is often ideal for small-seeded habitat plantings. The new 960 was specifically redesigned to handle fluffy native seeds. Accurate seed rates save money when planting expensive seed. Habitat Day 2026 had the largest turnout in event history. Doug's property shows what 8+ years of habitat work can become. Native habitat plantings may become a major focus moving forward. Community and shared learning continue to be the biggest value of Habitat Day. And So Much More! Shop the New Native Seed Collection from Vitalize Seed here: https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/vitalize-native-product-line Use Code HABITAT26 and Get Your Plot Blaster Here: https://plotblaster.com/ PATREON -…

Habitat Podcast #390 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Dave Hoy! We discuss: Dave harvested his biggest buck ever—a 145" deer—from 10 acres. The property's "mullet" design prioritizes access and deer security. Strategic screening allows stand access without alerting deer. Heavy cutting accelerated habitat improvements and bedding cover. Small properties allow for extremely detailed habitat management. Waterholes and mock scrapes are becoming key attraction points. Dave is growing over 1,000 trees in his habitat nursery. Integrated Habitat Solutions focuses on helping landowners execute projects. Many landowners need labor and guidance more than information. Quality habitat work saves years of trial and error. And So Much More! Shop the New Native Seed Collection from Vitalize Seed here: https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/vitalize-native-product-line Use Code HABITAT26 and Get Your Plot Blaster Here: https://plotblaster.com/ PATREON -…

Habitat Podcast #389 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Jake Bollinger! We discuss: Jake's 82-acre farm is transitioning from ag production to habitat. Miscanthus screens are being used to create visual barriers. Hybrid willows are helping create bedding and screening cover. Switchgrass has been the highest-impact habitat improvement. Air-pruning beds produce stronger root systems for trees. Jake grows oaks, chestnuts, persimmons, and shrubs from seed. He uses habitat corridors to direct deer movement. EHD killed dozens of deer on and around his property. Hinge cutting sometimes created bedding where he wanted travel. The long-term goal is creating a complete deer sanctuary. And So Much More! Shop the New Native Seed Collection from Vitalize Seed here: https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/vitalize-native-product-line Use Code HABITAT26 and Get Your Plot Blaster Here: https://plotblaster.com/ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat…

Habitat Podcast #388 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Cory Franceus and Matt Zahl! We discuss: Tree tubes are easy, but cages may protect better long-term. Apple trees can struggle when tubes hold leaf debris. Mouse guards help prevent young trees from being girdled. Weak trunks can get damaged after tubes come off. Fruit trees need yearly maintenance, not just planting. Autumn olive can explode fast after sunlight hits the ground. Some autumn olive is worth keeping if it creates bedding. Spring is the time to clean up access and shooting lanes. Food plots help create social activity, not just food. Earlier fall planting may help beat late-summer drought. And So Much More! Shop the New Native Seed Collection from Vitalize Seed here: https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/vitalize-native-product-line Use Code HABITAT26 and Get Your Plot Blaster Here: https://plotblaster.com/ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat…

Habitat Podcast #387 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Cale Giddens of Plot Blaster! We discuss: Plot Blaster was built to solve common ATV sprayer frustrations. A boomless sprayer can reduce broken nozzles and bent booms. Staggering food plot planting can spread out weather risk. Small sprayer setups make it easier to manage plots in phases. Liquid fertilizer and lime are becoming more useful for food plotters. Drought years often come down to getting seed up and praying for rain. Clover can be king if you have the patience to establish it. Throw-and-mow remains one of Cale’s favorite planting methods. Food plot screens can make deer feel safer in open plots. Pushing too close to bedding can move mature bucks off your property. And So Much More! Shop the New Native Seed Collection from Vitalize Seed here: https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/vitalize-native-product-line Use Code HABITAT26 and Get Your Plot Blaster Here: https://plotblaster.com/ PATREON -…

Habitat Podcast #386 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Al Tomechko of Vitalize Seed Co! We discuss: Protecting young trees properly is just as important as planting them. Native grasses and diverse cover improve bedding and soil health. Splitting fertilizer applications improves nutrient efficiency. Weed matting can drastically reduce maintenance around trees. Diverse habitat creates more resilient deer properties. Soil biology drives long-term property improvement. Irrigation can dramatically improve tree survival rates. Native seed mixes provide food, cover, and pollinator benefits. Small annual improvements compound over time. Healthy soils help outcompete weeds naturally. And So Much More! Shop the New Native Seed Collection from Vitalize Seed here: https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/vitalize-native-product-line PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brand new HP…

Habitat Podcast #384 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Max Wierda! We discuss: Ugly properties often hold massive habitat potential. Cover can matter more than food on pressured land. Food plots are often the gateway into habitat work. Waiting to learn a property before over-improving can help. Electric fencing small plots can dramatically improve success. Hinge cutting creates immediate browse and bedding cover. Michigan pressure pushes mature bucks into hidden pockets. Habitat improvement is a long-term learning process. Neighbor cooperation is critical for age structure goals. Massive bucks can exist where nobody expects them. And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat…

Habitat Podcast #384 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Lincoln Rohn! We discuss: Simple food plot setups can outperform expensive systems. Seed-to-soil contact is critical for germination. No-till methods improve long-term soil health. Most beginners skip important soil testing steps. Sprayers are essential for weed management. Hunting pressure changes mature buck behavior fast. Minimal tillage preserves moisture and soil biology. Habitat improvements don’t require huge acreage. Sanctuary cover helps hold pressured deer. Smart strategy matters more than expensive equipment. And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brand new HP Patreon for those who want to support…

Habitat Podcast #383 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Travis Owen and Ethan Strunk! We discuss: Prescribed fire restores native habitat fast Honeysuckle destroys understory vegetation Turkeys need visibility to survive predators Burning improves turkey nesting habitat Fire helps control invasive plant species Healthy habitat supports more wildlife diversity Predator pressure rises in invasive monocultures Small burns can make huge habitat impacts PBAs make prescribed fire safer and accessible Habitat neglect today hurts future hunting generations And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brand new HP Patreon for those who want to support the Habitat Podcast. Good…

Habitat Podcast #382 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Josh Tanner! We discuss: Small parcels fail because of pressure—not size If the wind isn’t perfect, don’t hunt your property Water holes can stop every deer on small land Switchgrass creates instant security cover You don’t need equipment—just effort and consistency Bedding cover is more valuable than food on small parcels Edge feathering helps control deer movement Access routes are critical on limited acreage Less intrusion = more daylight movement You can build a great property one small improvement at a time And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brand new HP Patreon for those who want to support the…

Habitat Podcast #381 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Randy Birdsong of HeadHunters TV and The Raven Project! We discuss: Food plots aren’t enough—they must be positioned strategically “Bridge food” (like clover) is critical during late winter stress Micro bedding areas (150–200 yards away) increase daylight movement Access can make or break your entire season Design properties in repeatable “deer pods” Rotate food types by season to control movement Don’t give deer multiple equal options at the same time Mature bucks are highly patternable across years Smaller, multiple properties can outperform one large farm When neighbors bait—you win by outworking and out-designing them And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat…

Habitat Podcast #380 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with co-host Andy and Lee Vandenbrink! We discuss: Deer daylight movement skyrockets when they feel completely secure Access routes matter just as much as stand placement Most hunters overlook how they enter and exit stands Habitat work is about giving back, not just taking from the land Aerial maps reveal features you’ll never notice on foot Sanctuary areas are the foundation of mature buck hunting Logging (done right) can drastically improve habitat Invasive species management should come before habitat improvements Mapping helps identify overlooked travel corridors and pinch points Hunting smarter—not harder—produces better long-term results And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON -…

Habitat Podcast #379 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with co-host Andy and Will Hastings! We discuss: Mock scrapes can shift bucks from passive movement to aggressive daylight behavior Water holes create consistent stopping points for mature bucks during pre-rut Dividing fields forces bucks to move instead of observing from safe edges Screening cover increases daylight movement by creating visual security Community scrapes outperform random mock scrapes when enhanced correctly Low-impact access keeps deer from associating key areas with human pressure Central farm areas often become the safest bedding zones for mature bucks Consistent food sources increase doe density, which pulls in cruising bucks Habitat design should focus on movement, not just attracting deer to food Stacking food, cover, water, and scrapes creates predictable shot opportunities And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here:…

Habitat Podcast #378- In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with co-host Andy and Matt Bullins! We discuss: Overhunting the same spots quickly pushes mature bucks into nocturnal movement Poor entry and exit routes alert deer before you ever reach your stand location Mature bucks avoid main trails and use subtle, low-pressure travel routes Hunting the wrong wind can ruin your chances before the hunt even begins Staggering feed keeps deer checking during daylight instead of bedding nearby Pressure is often the biggest factor limiting mature buck daylight activity Simple mistakes repeated over time are what cost hunters their best opportunities Strategic access and timing matter more than adding more habitat improvements Once a mature buck daylights, you often have a very short window to kill him Hunting less and being more intentional leads to more consistent success And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here:…

Habitat Podcast #377- In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with co-host Andy and Ryan Lawrence of Antler Anchor Co! We discuss: Finding shed antlers is a strong indicator of quality winter habitat. Green food sources like clover often produce the most shed finds. Shed hunting reveals bedding areas and late-season deer patterns. Edges between food and cover are prime locations to search. Fence crossings and terrain changes often cause antlers to drop. Walking slowly is one of the most important shed hunting tactics. Habitat improvements can increase deer use during winter months. Shed hunting is a powerful scouting tool for the next season. Mature bucks often drop antlers earlier due to testosterone changes. Displaying sheds preserves the story of the deer that grew them. And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments…

Habitat Podcast #375 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with co-host Andy and Waylon Meyer of Earth Blinds! We discuss: Water sources often become social hubs for whitetail deer Mature bucks may only visit specific areas they feel safe Water holes create predictable movement opportunities Strategic placement near bedding or transition zones can be deadly Water sources are excellent trail camera locations Proper pond design prevents wildlife from getting trapped Preventing muddy edges can reduce disease transmission Deer often prefer stagnant water over flowing streams Pond size should match herd density and property size Water holes are best used in low-pressure sanctuary areas And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat…

Habitat Podcast #375 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with co-host Andy and Cory Godar of Latitude Outdoors! We discuss: Weight savings matter most deep into multi-day hunts. Saddle hunting isn’t just for public land — it’s a lethal private land tool. Frame packs purpose-built for whitetail are filling a huge gap in the market. Efficient packing systems reduce noise, stress, and fatigue. Packing out a deer is often easier than dragging. Simplicity wins — don’t overcomplicate your mobile setup. Family life shifts priorities, but efficient systems maximize limited time. And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brand new HP Patreon for those who want to support the Habitat…

Habitat Podcast #374 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with co-host Andy and Sam Tumberg of Purpose Filled Habitat Management! We discuss: Most hinge cuts fail because they aren’t aggressive enough Flush cutting is often more reliable than hinge cutting in northern timber Mature bucks are nomadic — focus on security cover, not “buck beds” Half-acre bedding cuts are a strong starting point for most properties Downed large-diameter trees create high-value structure Layer hinge heights to control sightlines and security Ash trees can barber-chair — extreme caution required Water sources inside staging areas can dramatically increase daylight activity Cutting junk oaks increases acorn production from healthy oaks Always bring two chainsaws And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON -…

Habitat Podcast #373 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Al Tomechko of Vitalize Seed Co! We discuss: New Alfalfa Edge = 75% alfalfa, high browse tolerance Designed to grow in suboptimal soils Ideal for frost seeding perennial fields Premium Clover + Alfalfa Edge combo strategy New soil fertility consult service launched Up to 3 soil tests + written plan + phone call Ward Labs recommended for full soil data New product bundles simplify ordering Optional seed armor inclusion this year Vitalize Bucks loyalty rewards program launched And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brand new HP Patreon for those who want to support the Habitat Podcast. Good luck this Fall and if you…

Habitat Podcast #372 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Joel Williamson! We discuss: Buying and managing a small mountain hunting property Timber cutting vs waiting “to learn the property” Big-woods deer movement and terrain hunting Food plots on rocky, steep ground Growing trees from seed vs nursery stock Late-season hunting advantages in the mountains Building a DIY off-grid deer camp cabin Lessons learned from mistakes and failed plans And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brand new HP Patreon for those who want to support the Habitat Podcast. Good luck this Fall and if you have a question yourself, just email us @ info@habitatpodcast.com…

Habitat Podcast #371 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Dave Skinner! We discuss: Habitat transformation can happen faster than most people think Government conservation programs can fund major habitat work Mature bucks require discipline, not just opportunity Topography dictates strategy more than food plots Paying for access isn’t the same as building wealth Early-succession habitat is often overlooked but critical Bad decisions still happen to experienced hunters Land can be monetized beyond hunting alone Deer density doesn’t equal hunt quality Long-term vision beats short-term success And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brand new HP Patreon for those who want to support the…

Habitat Podcast #370 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Bobby Kendall! We discuss: Bobby left pharmacy school to chase a gut feeling Guiding accelerated his learning curve fast The Midwest shaped his whitetail mindset Experience matters more than theory Early mistakes became long-term lessons Saying yes created unexpected opportunities Big deer come from understanding pressure Careers don’t have to follow a straight line Real reps beat perfect plans Passion sustained the long grind And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brand new HP Patreon for those who want to support the Habitat Podcast. Good luck this Fall and if you have a question yourself, just email us @…

Habitat Podcast #369 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back on the road in Ohio for another installment of the.deercamp.detour where co-host Andy sits down with the guys at Steve Taylor's Ohio Muzzleloader Camp! We discuss: Southern Ohio’s hills demand better access and smarter setups Giant bucks come from patience, not shortcuts Three-year habitat plans outperform quick flips Soil testing is critical for productive food plots Cover and security often matter more than food Supplemental feed helps stabilize stressed herds Habitat work should benefit the next owner too Kids learning the process builds better hunters Hills change thermals, access, and stand strategy Great habitat starts with boots on the ground And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat…

Habitat Podcast #368 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with the HP crew Andy Hutchens, Matt Zahl, and Corey Franceus! We discuss: Soil improvement takes years longer than most landowners expect Access mistakes ruin more farms than poor habitat choices Switchgrass is useful—but often overused for bedding Living on your property helps hunters more than deer Cutting harder early speeds up timber regeneration Water control quietly dictates deer movement and use Less hunting pressure beats perfect habitat design Food plots help hunters more than deer if misused Small properties win by being different than neighbors Mature bucks survive pressure better than most think And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat…

Habitat Podcast #367 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with our good friends Adam Miller and Nate Rozeveld! We discuss: Private land deer move differently than pressured public land deer Equipment upgrades can unlock major habitat improvements Small plots can be movement tools, not just feeding destinations Doe harvest is a critical but often underused management lever Seeing deer doesn’t always mean appreciating the hunt Out-of-state habitat diversity changes deer movement drastically Transitions matter more than acreage size Boots-on-the-ground scouting still beats digital maps alone Late-season doe harvest can improve herd health Hunting mindset matters as much as strategy And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat…

Habitat Podcast #366 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with our good friends Erich Long and Cody Altizer! We discuss: Managing for grouse improves deer habitat across the entire property Grouse are specialists; deer benefit from the habitat they require Forest health is the foundation of all successful wildlife management Everything done for grouse benefits whitetails, not the other way around Deer thrive as generalists; grouse expose weak habitat Young forest habitat benefits deer, turkeys, birds, and pollinators Invasive species quietly destroy forest-floor wildlife habitat Responsible logging creates life, not destruction Managing from the forest floor up changes everything Grouse are a gateway species for better land stewardship And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON -…

Habitat Podcast #365 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Co-Host Andy Hutchens and our good friend Justin Curtis! We discuss: Hunting is about restraint, not just killing deer Mature bucks are killed before the hunt begins Access matters more than stand placement Less pressure equals more daylight movement Soil health directly impacts antler growth Habitat beats gadgets every time Let good bucks walk to grow great ones Cover keeps deer home year-round Patience is the most valuable hunting skill Enjoy the journey, not just the harvest And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brand new HP Patreon for those who want to support the Habitat Podcast. Good luck this Fall and if you have a question yourself, just…

Habitat Podcast #364 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Co-Host Andy Hutchens and our good friend Blaine Becker! We discuss: Habitat success is built through long-term, consistent work Pressure management matters as much as food and cover Timber work can reshape deer movement patterns Mature bucks react more to pressure than attraction Seasonal context should guide every habitat decision Observation beats forcing hunts or overplanning Less intrusion often leads to better daylight movement Habitat improvements benefit deer year-round Smart access is critical to protecting core areas Patience and discipline separate good habitat from great habitat And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brand new HP Patreon for…

Habitat Podcast #363 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Co-Host Andy Hutchens and our good friend Nick Pullano! We discuss: Property lines and land disputes shaped early decisions Deer behavior dictated strategy more than guesses Food sources were getting hammered daily by deer Simple setups often outperformed complex plans A mock scrape changed buck movement instantly One trail-cam photo shifted the entire season’s focus Hunting setbacks led to better long-term learning Small habitat tweaks created big behavioral changes Stories and lessons drive the core of the conversation Shared passion for land and deer management unites the group And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brand new HP Patreon for those who…

Habitat Podcast #362 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are on the road in the Deercamp.Detour studio with Co-Host Andy Hutchens! We discuss: Iowa hunt success and lessons from the trip How cold temps and rapid warmups affect deer movement Importance of reading thermals throughout the day Gear upgrades that made long sits more comfortable Stories of chasing specific bucks and missed encounters How rut activity shifts with doe behavior Using terrain and tall grass for stealthier access Adjusting setups as weather swings 25° to 65° Observing buck reactions and learning their patterns Celebrating Thanksgiving and wrapping the hunting season And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brand new HP Patreon for those who want to support the Habitat…

Habitat Podcast #361 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back at the northern 70 with the HP crew for another year of deer camp! We discuss: Growth comes from showing up, even when you don’t feel ready The land teaches you—if you’re willing to listen Failures shape you more than the easy seasons Priorities shift as life, family, and purpose evolve Breakthroughs often come right after frustration Learning your property is a lifelong process Small moments outdoors can reset your whole mindset Progress happens through imperfect reps, not perfection Knowing what matters makes every decision clearer Hunting becomes deeper when it’s tied to who you’re becoming And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon - Habitat Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brand new HP Patreon for those who want to support…

Habitat Podcast #360 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with co-host Andy and our good friend Matt Zahl breaking down Matt's Michigan buck and Jared's Iowa buck. We discuss: The hosts share light-hearted banter about gaming and hunting gear, setting a casual tone. They discuss recent hunting successes, highlighting camaraderie among friends. Jared shares his excitement about using a new scope on his bow for improved accuracy. The conversation shifts to habitat improvements and planting strategies for deer hunting. They emphasize the importance of managing deer populations and hunting responsibly. The hosts recount their experiences with deer sightings and the thrill of the hunt. They touch on the challenges of hunting in areas where neighbors bait deer. The discussion includes the ethics of hunting and the frustration of competing with baiters. Jared shares a detailed account of his recent successful deer hunt, celebrating his achievement. The episode wraps up with plans…

Habitat Podcast #359 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with co-host Andy and our good friend Frank Brock of Morse Nursery. We discuss: Andy shares his recent encounter with deer in Iowa, highlighting the thrill of the chase. Frank discusses a big buck he's been tracking, emphasizing the challenge of getting him in daylight. The hosts compare deer activity in different regions, noting varying levels of rut activity. Frank's 20-acre property is finally producing results after years of careful management. The importance of patience and gradual improvements in habitat management is highlighted. The conversation shifts to the benefits of planting fruit trees for deer attraction. Self-pollinating persimmons are back in stock, offering a reliable food source for deer. The hosts stress the value of ordering trees in the fall for better selection and discounts. They emphasize the importance of genetics in tree production for successful deer management. And So Much More! Shop the…