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Habitat Podcast

Jared Van Heeshabitatpodcast.com
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 success's 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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Episodes

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 #94 - Steve Bartylla, one of our habitat and hunting idols, joins Jared and Brian for PART 2 of our podcast series on all things Whitetail habitat & hunting. This is one of our top episodes. We cover: Top 3 Habitat Secrets, 3 Hunting Strategies In Season - Early, Mid, Late Season, Habitat Sins & Problem Prevention, Patterning Bucks during the Rut, Hinge Cut Funnels, Social Stress Levels, Food Plot Diversity, Mast Trees & Favorite Tree, Scent Control & Making the S...

Oct 14, 20201 hr 25 min

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

Habitat Podcast #96 - Adam Miller joins us for another Game Plan episode! Adam scored a great buck yesterday on State Land here in MI. We cover: State Land Game Plan 8 Point, Hunting Hot Sign, Scouting In Season, Historical Hunting Spots and Hunting Bedding Areas! There is a WHOLE episode #2 coming up with Steve, so be sure to stay tuned! Habitat PODCASTS, LAND PLANS & GEAR: www.habitatpodcast.com Leave us a great review here: https://apple.co/2uhoqOO Killer Food Plots - http://bit.ly/Killer...

Oct 09, 202033 min

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 #95 - Jared & Brian hop on a fun BS session to catch up. It is hunting season and we tell a few hunting stories. We also cover the following: Logging the 8 Acre Woods before Deer Season, Brian and Jared's Habitat Update across Properties, Details to Pump Up Fall Food Plots, Ohio Leases, Moving Trail Cams to Find the Bucks & 1st Week of Hunting Season. There is a WHOLE episode #2 coming up with Steve, so be sure to stay tuned! Habitat PODCASTS, LAND PLANS & GEAR: www.h...

Oct 08, 20201 hr 6 min

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 #94 - Steve Bartylla, one of our habitat and hunting idols, joins Jared and Brian for a 2 part podcast series on all things Whitetail habitat & hunting. There is 2.5 hours of truly awesome information to digest, so be sure to listen twice! It is important to consider the info from these 2 podcast segments while you are observing your habitat work this Fall from the tree. We cover: Who is Steve Bartylla & background, Big Buck Habitat Secrets - Some of the tips and tricks S...

Oct 03, 20201 hr 25 min

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 #93 - Al Tomechko joins us to tell the story of his awesome mature 8 Point he just killed. This is a Game Plan episode. We do these Game Plans so our listeners can possibly learn something and take it to the woods in their own Game Plan. We cover: How to hunt mornings early, for a Mature Buck, Patterning Deer with Trail Cameras, Blood Trailing Persistence & Never giving up, Proper Stand Access / Timing to get into a morning stand. Why, How & When Al killed this great Ohio...

Sep 30, 202037 min

Habitat Podcast #92 - Brent Woodward - Bear Hunting & Habitat, Jared & Brent's Hunting Story & 2020 Hunting Goals

Habitat Podcast #92 - Brent Woodward joins Jared and Brian on an exciting hunting story style podcast. We are all good friends and have a great time discussing our latest Bear hunts in the UP of Michigan. We then shift into Hunting Goals for Jared, Brian and Brent, across 6 different states! Leave us a great review here: https://apple.co/2uhoqOO LAND PLAN Services: https://habitatpodcast.com/landplans Habitat PODCASTS & GEAR: http://bit.ly/HABITATGEAR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...

Sep 27, 20201 hr 28 min

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

Habitat Podcast #91 - Easton & Cory Franceus join us for our very first 2020 Game Plan episode! We do these Game Plans so our listeners can possibly learn something and take it to the woods in their own Game Plan. Easton (11 years old) scored an awesome buck and we hear about it now. We cover: Youth Hunt on a Michigan 10 Point, Hunting Green Food Sources, Green Turning to Yellow Beans, Hunting Acorns or Early Mast, Green to Green & Early Season Alfalfa. Habitat PODCASTS & GEAR: http:...

Sep 19, 202022 min

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 #90 - Jim Lombardi joins Jared and Brian on a show discussing everything mock scrapes and deer olfactory. We have a very informative chat on: Mock Scrape Success - How to Kill Bucks on Mock Scrapes in MI or elsewhere, What is a Mock Scrape? Why do bucks use them? Mitch Rompola History - How Mitch studied the deer he hunted, Deer Sense of Smell - Olfactory and How deer smell, How To Hunt Scrapes - Where to setup? Where & When on Synthetic Scrapes, Deer Glands & Communicati...

Sep 09, 20201 hr 47 min

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 #89 - Zach Boldizsar from Ohio joins us on this exciting episode! Zach owns a great parcel, is a huge volunteer at QDMA, and we get into the details. We cover: Big Woods & Hill Country Hunting - How hunting and habitat work can be done here, First Sits & Cold Fronts, Ohio Habitat Setup - How Zach sets up his farm and hunts it, Fall Food Plots - Zach's goto Food Plot setup, Damming a Pond - Turning a drainage into a strip pond with fish, Creating Funnels w/ TSI - Between T...

Aug 26, 20201 hr 39 min

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 #88 - Danny Warner joins us to chat habitat and hunting in Southern Ohio. We discuss: Fall Food Plot Strategies - Sweetening up you stand locations with rye and brassicas, Hunting Setups for Early Mid & Late Season - where Danny sets up in each time of the year, Managing 500 Acres in Ohio - what that entails and how Danny kills giant bucks, Raising Deer & Learning things others wouldn't know, Clover with Brassica Planting, Deer Genetics, Micro Plots to Concentrate Deer vs...

Aug 15, 20201 hr 18 min

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 #87 - Chad Thelen joins Jared and Brian to cover all things one needs to consider when looking to buy hunting property. We cover some of the basics, and also some things we have never heard of! What you need to know when Buying Hunting Property, Where to Start & Financing, Top Attributes to Look For in a new Property, Top 3 Habitat Improvements to do to your new land, Wind & Access before buying, Cover & Swamps and how they relate to Property Values, Getting to know y...

Aug 06, 20201 hr 29 min

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 #86 - Lincoln Rohn is back talking about everything Fall food plots. We also catch up on: ATV Crimper add on to the Packer Maxx, DIY Food Plot Fencing - How to protect your plots on a budget. Fall Food Plot Strategy and Tools used, No-Till Seed Mix, Packer Maxx Location Update & Healthy Soil! Use code HPC25 @ www.packermaxx.com Podcasts / Gear / LAND PLANS -- www.habitatpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 22, 20201 hr 26 min

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 #85 - Adam Lewis joins Jared and Brian on another great conversation! Adam founded Sound Barrier Hunting, which is a great company focusing on hunter success in the woods. We cover this, along with habitat(s) we can use to cover our sound. We also cover: Sound Proofing Gear, How Whitetail Deer Hearing Works - How Far Sound Travels, Silencing Techniques with Buck Bumper and Habitat, Hunter Access & Sound Cover using Habitat, Public Land Hunting and Being Covert / Silent in the...

Jul 11, 20201 hr

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 #84 - Zach Haas joins Jared and Brian to talk all things habitat ponds! We cover lots of topics and get our questions answered. We discuss: Water Holes & Ponds in the Midwest, How to Hunt Ponds, Success & Failures Around Water Holes, Location & Size, Preferred Water Temperature & Treatment, What to do in low wet areas, Aquatic Food Plots, How to Build a Water Hole on your Property! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 30, 20201 hr 5 min

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 #83 - Lindsay Thomas Jr. joins Jared and Brian to catch up on the show! We have another great discussion (1st was ep. 29) and learn a bunch of new things regarding: Invasive Slam 2020 - How to kill invasives & and how do we achieve the slam, Growing Season Burns vs Prescribed Fire - Differences, pros & cons, QDMA Deer Steward Class & Resources online, Lindsay's 2020 Turkey Hunt Recap, Basil Bark Herbicide Mixes & the infamous Dr. Craig Harper Cocktail! Deer Stewar...

Jun 16, 20201 hr 27 min

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 #82 - Pat McFadden - Pat joins Jared and Brian on a great episode talking all things Wild Turkey. Pat is a very dedicated supporter/member/habitat director of the NWTF, National Wild Turkey Federation, as well as an agent for Base Camp Country Real Estate. We cover: Turkey Habitat - 5 different types NWTF - Who are they and what do they do/have done for habitat and for the Wild Turkey. Roosting, Bugging & Dusting Areas, Early Successional habitat for Turkeys, Food Plot Choice...

Jun 05, 20201 hr 28 min

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 #81 - Elsa Gallagher joins us from The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund. We have a very interesting conversation on all things pollinator habitat. Elsa is a Biologist and has been focused on managing habitat her whole career. We cover: Pollinator Habitat - What is it and how can we benefit from it? Free Seed Program for Landowners - Seed A Legacy program Monarchs Becoming Extinct - possibly by the end of 2020 Why Pollinators Matter, Native vs Introduced Plants in these pollinator...

May 26, 20201 hr 13 min

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 #80 - Nick Percy & Wes Baker join Jared and Brian to kick off the Spring Food Plot Season. If you have heard Nick before, you know to grab your pencils and notepads. We cover: Pond Management - How we can fight bad bacteria in the water with good healthy bacteria - KFP Aqua Shield, Soil Health - How we can use Soil Defender and liquid fertilizer with herbicides and during the growing season, Not having to rotate Food Plots, KFP winning 2 ATA Innovation Awards, Dealing w/a 202...

May 14, 20201 hr 30 min

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 #79 - Al Tomechko & Sam Carrozza join Jared and Brian again on the Habitat Podcast! We have a cool chat session regarding the following: Turkey hunting success stories, EQIP Program and Managing Invasive Species, What is Basel Bark Treatment & how does it work? How To Use Exclusion Fences, Success Broadcasting Soy Beans for Food Plots, Spring Food Plot Thoughts, 2020 Habitat & Hunting Goals! GEAR & PODCASTS ---> www.habitatpodcast.com Sam's Prior Podcast--> ...

May 05, 20201 hr 52 min

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 #78 - Tom James is on again! He joins Jared and Brian for another awesome conversation. Tom is from Indiana, owns a small farm and is a Whitetail nut like the rest of us. We cover: Small Property Tips & Tricks - What Tom has learned managing small properties. Current Spring Habitat Projects - Prescribed Fire, Seeding, Timber Work. Managing Clover & Chicory - How Tom takes care of his clover plots. Big Buck Mystique & Knowledge - How they watch us as hunters. Transplan...

Apr 22, 20201 hr 32 min

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 #77 - We chat with our friend Tom James from Indiana. Tom is a property owner, land manager, real estate agent, food plot implement inventor and the best kind of addicted deer nut! This is an excellent episode. We cover: 17 Acre Whitetail Haven - Tom takes a large field out of corn & soybean production and puts in ALL whitetail and wildlife habitat. Indiana Habitat - How Tom and his background led to purchasing his first piece of property, Inventing The Firminator - How a nee...

Apr 11, 20201 hr 23 min

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 #76 - Jason Hardy from Ohio joins Jared and Brian on a great new episode. Jason is another regular guy like us who is obsessed with habitat management. We cover: Growing up in West Virginia and Jason's Intro to the Outdoors, WV Hunting & 13 Point Drop Tine Buck, Transitioning to Ohio Family Property & Habitat Work, Brown it's Down to Adopting a QDM Mindset, Starter Food Plot Equipment of Jason's & where he is at now, Hardy Bros Outdoors, Transforming from just Food Pl...

Apr 01, 20201 hr 49 min

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 #75 - Jeff Lindsey from The Lindsey Way, joins Jared and Brian on a new Habitat Podcast episode. This was a great episode as Jared and Brian have followed the Lindseys for years. We cover: How Jeff and David do their diverse food plots, Buck Bedding - Timber vs CRP and what is better, New Habitat Plans - How to take a new property and make a plan post scouting, Toyota vs ATVs - How sound and intrusion can make or break your hunt on a big mature buck in Iowa, which means a lot to ...

Mar 21, 20201 hr 24 min

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 #74 - Dan Infalt from the Hunting Beast joins Jared and Brian to talk deer hunting and habitat strategy on private and public land. We cover: Habitat Setups and Tricks for Hunting Big Bucks on Private Land, Why Big Buck Serial Killer? Hunting Buck Beds on Public Land and Private, The use of Food Plots and How Dan Hunts them, How access on your parcel is very important, People Pressure & Over-Hunting you land, Staying out of your hunting spots and using public land to balance....

Mar 09, 20201 hr 10 min

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 #73 - Tony Smith (MI) joins Jared & Brian for a great family, friends, ethics & whitetail conversation. We cover: 11 Acre Property w 700" Buck Club, Cooperatives - Advantages for Small Property Habitat Michigan Small Parcel Hunting Strategy & Sanctuaries of CRP Grass, 5 Stages of Hunting - Charles Alsheimer The Habitat Hook & Hinge Cutting on 19 Acres, Topography & Drainage Access to Treestands, APRs & Conservation Ethic, Hunting with kids! Podcasts/Gear @...

Feb 26, 20201 hr 51 min

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 #72 - Charlie Morse is on the show once again. We discuss all things habitat trees and shrubs. Morse Nursery vs. Garden Centers, When to Order / Time of Year (NOW) English Oaks & New Shrubs, Potted Trees vs Bare Root Trees, How Much To Order - Don't Get Overwhelmed, Soft Mast Trees vs Food Plots - Draw and Comparison, What Trees and Shrubs to Plant in Food Plots for Wildlife. Buy MORSE Trees & Shrubs Here --> www.morsenursery.com Podcasts & Gear --> www.habitatp...

Feb 14, 20201 hr 5 min

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 #71 - Curtis Harms from Southern Illinois joins Jared and Brian for a fun, informative conversation. We cover: Gaining Permission & Working w/ Farmers, The Way to a Farmer's Heart. Crop Rotation & Food Plots in Ag Areas - How They Work Together, Maximizing Food Space & Fighting Bush Honeysuckle, Waterways & Habitat Practices to Compliment Farm Fields, Common Mistakes in Ag Country & Much More! PODCASTS & GEAR --> www.habitatpodcast.com Learn more about ...

Feb 04, 202056 min

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 #70 - Casey Shoopman from The Management Advantage joins Jared and Brian for a great show. Casey travels all over trapping and manages property in IL. We cover: - How Trapping is Management, - Trapping Efficacy & Keeping up with Coyote Breeding, -Managing Invasive Bush Honeysuckle, - Winter Habitat Projects, - Location Tips on Where to Plant Food Plots, - Using Wind Speed to Cover Hunter Access, The Management Advantage Web Show, Some Great Deer Stories and much much more. Ca...

Jan 22, 20201 hr 44 min

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 #69 - Nick Nation joins Jared and Brian for another great podcast on Hinge Cutting. This is more of the 201 class as we answer listener questions and discuss the following: Habitat Hook Types and Uses, Listener Questions on TSI & Hinge Cutting, Edge Feathering, How to Daisy Chain Treed when Felling, Tree Species Value, MIneral Stumps & Flush Cutting, Different Techniques Used, Bedding Areas Design with Hinge Cutting, Tree types that Hinge Cut well, Property Layout Plannin...

Jan 12, 20201 hr 26 min

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 #68 - Cory Franceus joins Jared and Brian to discuss deer hunting this season, and state/government habitat plans. We cover: How Cory Lowers Property Taxes, 2019 Deer Season Stories, How To Write Forestry Plans & Pertinent Info, What is a Forestry Plan - Details, CRP Signup & Deadlines, Equip & Pollinator Programs, DEQ Wetland Plan, Cory's 2020 Habitat Plans & How To Find Out What Plan Works For You, All episodes & gear @ www.habitatpodcast.com Learn more abou...

Dec 30, 20191 hr 11 min
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