Habitat Podcast

Habitat Podcast #219 - PART 2....part 1 was #217.... Jim Ward, Steve Taylor & Ben Oliverio join Jared Van Hees for an awesome chat in Southern Michigan. Jared went to visit Steve's farm and watch Jim Ward and Ben Oliverio cut trees. Jim's hinge cutting techniques are renowned and Jared wanted to see it for himself. We explored walls of cover, 20" hinge cuts and buck bedding. We also cover: 80 acre...

Habitat Podcast #218 - Donald Honcoop from Maple River Farms joins Jared Van Hees and Brian Halbleib to cover all things Miscanthus x Giganteus! There are a lot of myths, bad and good information flying around and we are here to get to the bottom of it. Don has been growing miscanthus for over a decade and we break it down. We are tying to provide the best information so you the listener can make...

Habitat Podcast #217 - Jim Ward, Steve Taylor & Ben Oliverio join Jared Van Hees for an awesome chat in Southern Michigan. Jared went to visit Steve's farm and watch Jim Ward and Ben Oliverio cut trees. Jim's hinge cutting techniques are renowned and Jared wanted to see it for himself. We explored walls of cover, 20" hinge cuts and buck bedding. We also cover: 80 acre property description, Timber...

Habitat Podcast #216 - Lindsay Thomas Jr. (IG) joins Jared Van Hees and Brian Halbleib on ALL THINGS TREE PLANTING. This is a very informative episode. If you are in the market to plant some trees this year, you need to listen to this podcast. We had and always have, a great time chatting with our friend from National Deer Association. We cover: Lindsay's bio and catch up with what’s new at NDA, T...

Habitat Podcast #215 - Randy Taylor joins Jared Van Hees on a great chat regarding deer hunting in Mississippi. Randy works for the Dept. of Wildlife but has fun being part of My World Outdoors! Randy is a great guy and was a pleasure to meet in person. We cover: Managing Booner Bucks in MS Habitat work with 20 guys DMAP Program Kudzu, Vetch, Summer Food Plots Deer Body Weights MS biologist recomm...

Habitat Podcast #214 - Al Tomechko, President of Vitalize Seed Co. joins Jared Van Hees for a great chat on Vitalize Seed innovations. We talk all things Spring Food Plots and more. We cover: Albert's recent deer season, What's new at Vitalize Seed, New Dealer opportunities, Innovation with the mixes, Tissue Sample / soil testing, Generating N-P-K with these mixes, Preorders are open, and more! Le...

Habitat Podcast #213 - Ryan Timiney joins Jared Van Hees and Brian Halbleib for a unique discussion on property ownership and hunting! We talk habitat, deer hunting, and how priorities change over time of ownership. We also cover: 250 Acre Property - Changing Priorities over time, Hinge Cutting & Logging, Tree Planting, Tree Food Plots, Switchgrass Screening, Focusing on Access, Brush hog Trails,...

Habitat Podcast #212 - Heath Platt joins Jared Van Hees and Brian Halbleib for some good Winter habitat discussion! I met Heath a few years back and have been excited to get him on the Habitat Podcast. We cover: 177" Buck on Heath's MI 20 Acre Woodlot, Winter Chainsaw Habitat, Small Woodlot Projects, Hinge Cutting TSI in Pockets, Improving Cover on your Farm, How Heath got into Habitat work and hi...

Habitat Podcast #211 - Chad Barclay and Phil Holcombe join Jared Van Hees and Brian Halbeib for some Pennsylvania Habitat Management on Game Commission /public land. What is your state doing for the wildlife and habitat? We cover: Chad Barclay introduction in terms of hunting/habitat, how he got into those things.  Chad's position and role with the PA Game Commission, What a typical day looks like...

Habitat Podcast #210 - Sam joins Jared Van Hees and Brian Halbleib to discuss all things Winter Habitat Improvement! This was a great conversation and we could have kept going. We covered, in depth, the following: Top 5 Winter Habitat Practices, MN Big Buck Story, Hinge Cutting - Northerner's vs. Southerner's view on hinge cutting. How to fix hinge cutting mistakes, Switchgrass in the North and di...

Habitat Podcast #209 - Jared Van Hees talks about the ATA tradeshow and this past 2022 hunting season. He also goes into things learned from 2022 deer season. Access, hunting trips, warm weather, blinds for kids, etc. He covers the new Northern 70 aka Belly of the Beast updates and 2023 habitat projects coming up! Thank you for listening. -----------------------------------------------------------...

Habitat Podcast #208 - Sam Carrozza joins Jared, Brian, Al & Dave to tell the story of a New Farm Success! Kick back and enjoy the story of this great IL hunting property. A very nice 8 point. We cover: The story of a Huge 8 Point that took a 3 yr. Chase, Bow Kill! New IL Farm - Break down the habitat work the Sam and Lew Carrozza performed, 400 Trees logged on a 20 acre ridge, Tree Top Strategy -...

Habitat Podcast #207 - David Hamm joins Jared Van Hees and Brian Halbleib to catch up on Dave's big buck success! Brian and Dave are on a new lease this year, and Brian put the HP Land Plan process to the test. Brian and Dave hit the ground running with hard work all Summer and it paid off in a huge way. Congrats again Gents! We cover: Top 6 Considerations for New Property, Top 6 Reasons that help...

Habitat Podcast #206 - Lincoln Rohn joins Jared Van Hees and Brian Scott for an episode that we could have kept going on with forever! Just such a joy to chat with Linc, our great buddy and owner of Packer Maxx Cultipackers. Linc tells the 3 big buck stories around his 2022 harvests, and man they are good ones. Then we cover all the new and cool stuff going on at Packer Maxx. Stay tuned as there i...

Habitat Podcast #205 - Cory Franceus joins Jared Van Hees for a fun conversation and really to catch up after Michigan's gun season. Cory, his wife Kim & their son Easton have had a banner year in the Michigan deer woods taking some exceptional bucks! This is due to one thing - hard work and awesome habitat. Tag along as we catch up on all things deer habitat and deer hunting on Cory's Michigan 70...

Habitat Podcast #204 - Matthew Musselman joins Jared Van Hees for a great podcast on all things Timber Management for Deer! This episode is packed full of information and Matt truly knows his stuff. Matt is an accomplished MI deer hunter and we really enjoyed this discussion. We cover: Logging for Better Deer Hunting with Legendary Forest Products, TSI & Cleat cuts = Great wildlife habitat, Not cu...

Habitat Podcast #203 - Deer Camp It's here. 2022 opening of rifle season is in the books! We have a great chat over some beers. This was our first official deer camp staying at the Northern 70. We had a great crew of 8 of us in camp. 3 of us left....@MotivatedtoHunt 's Pat Cross joins Jared and Greg Van Hees after 3 days of hunting. We reminisce and cover what we saw the 1st 3 days of hunting. You...

Habitat Podcast #202 - Todd Graf from www.bowhunting.com joins Jared Van Hees and Brian Halbeib on the show! Todd is another habitat manager just like the rest of us. This is an informative episode on all things habitat management with a brand new property. We cover: How Todd got into hunting or habitat and how Bowhunting.com came to be Todd's new property discussion - blank slate. We go over the...

Habitat Podcast #201 - Brandon Johannes joins Jared Van Hees to tell the story of an amazing 207" Non-Typical Buck! Brandon is a good friend, ice fisherman and a habitat manager in Minnesota, where they have great deer as well. Enjoy the story of this amazing buck and good luck out there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Habitat Podcast #200 - Jim Ward joins Jared Van Hees and Brian Halbleib for our 200th episode!!! We cover, Jim's introduction - Background, Occupation, How he got into Habitat Management? Jim Ward's Habitat Management Style, Cutting woods - How much cutting is the appropriate amount? Types of cutting – HC vs Felling Creating Buck beds – believer Warm Season Grass Opinion - TIP Scent Control – TIP...

Habitat Podcast #199 - Josh Hillyard joins Jared Van Hees on a great hunting and clothing discussion. If you have been thinking of trying First Lite, then check this episode out. We cover: Deep South Hunting - Josh tells us what it is like to hunt the South in South Carolina and Georgia. Company History - How First Lite came to be and the story behind it. First Lite Gear Breakdown - Why choose Fir...

Habitat Podcast #198 - Greg Croxford joins Jared Van Hees and Brian Halbleib to tell the story of a buck named Arnold. We cover: 260 Acres Ohio - Greg's property layout Early Season Success and a Mature Buck Down, Vitalize Seed - How Greg patterned an old buck in Vitalize Seed Carbon Load. Habitat Projects Greg has completed and has on the todo list, Favorite bow hunt on a big 10 point, Greg's Fat...

Habitat Podcast #197 - Arron Bleise joins Jared Van Hees and we finally catch up! Arron was on Ep. 47 and talked about a 1 acre habitat project. On this show we chat and BS before seasons on all things October bow hunting. We have a great chat on all things bowhunting! Property Consultations – HP Land Plans: LAND PLANS Leave us a review for a FREE DECAL - https://apple.co/2uhoqOO Legendary Forest...

Habitat Podcast #196 - Brian & Jared catch up! Brian has been out and about hunting already and we hear some great stories here on this episode. We cover Brian's Wyoming hunt, the habitat out there, and how it went. We also cover his new Ohio lease update, trail camera prospects, and plans to hunt the opener. Brian has also been hunting a little in PA for some does. Thanks for listening and I hope...

Habitat Podcast #195 - Jared Mills joins Jared Van Hees to talk new farm habitat and bow hunting! Jared's companies 41 North Media puts on Midwest Whitetail, a very popular YouTube hunting channel. If you haven't subscribed you should do so! We cover: Jared's history with MW and 41 North, Old farm to new farm, New farm pros and cons, Habitat projects planned for the new farm, Habitat mistakes of t...