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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 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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#405 - He Spent 14 Years Perfecting 26 Acres: Heres...

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2026/10/02

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

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43:19

404: How He Designed 80 Acres In Michigan So That...

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2026/09/25

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

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403: Fixed Blade Or Expandable: Which One Actually...

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2026/09/18

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

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402: How He Builds Successful Mock Scrapes On Food...

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2026/09/11

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

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70:12

Return Of The Deercamp Detour: What It's Actually...

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2026/09/08

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.

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401: How Janis Putelis Turned 50 Acres Of Big Woods...

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2026/09/04

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

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56:19

EPISODE 400 SPECIAL! The First 3 Things Mark Drury...

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2026/08/28

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

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399: Turning 40 Acres of Worthless Swamp Into a Big...

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2026/08/21

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

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398: Is Some Rain Worse Than No Rain At All For Food...

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2026/08/14

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

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397: Does Killing a 170" Buck in Iowa Make You a...

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2026/08/07

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

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55:41

396: The Real Reason Michigan's New Baiting Law...

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2026/07/31

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

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395: What 20 Years of Food Plotting For Clients...

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2026/07/24

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

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394: Two Fields, 250 Yards Apart, Completely...

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2026/07/10

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.

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393: He Left His 15-Year Career To Chase His Passion...

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2026/07/03

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

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392: The Biggest Mistake He Made Managing 36 Acres In...

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2026/06/26

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

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391: Stop Wasting Money On Food Plot Seed: Do This...

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2026/06/19

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

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390: The 10-Acre Big Buck Factory He Built Around His...

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2026/06/12

Habitat Podcast #389 - 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

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389: After Multiple Years Of Habitat Work, These 3...

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2026/06/05

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

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388: Tree Tubes, Cages & The Right Way To Protect...

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2026/05/29

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.

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387: The Simple Sprayer That Changed His Food Plot...

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2026/05/22

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

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