Land & Legacy - Habitat + Hunting

The best turkey callers are not ones who sound the best throughout every yelping sequence or one that can make the most delicate turkey noises, it's those who know when and what to say based on a turkeys body language.  Body posture, gobbling response time/intensity, strutting direction, and head color change, are all indicators we look very closely at when calling in a longbeard. These are tellta...

What is the purpose of land? Why would you wish you're hunting success on luck?    We sit down with the Element guys this week to discuss hunting, fishing, and Christ. We cover a lot of topics so buckle up! 

During the last few weeks of working across the country, we have seen successes and results around every corner. There is one theme however that rings true, the harder you push the envelope on habitat, the better you get. There is no dipping your toe in and finding incredible long-lasting success, it's full-on! Follow along with us this week as we discuss the results from western Oklahoma, souther...

During this week's podcast, Matt and Frank discuss the usage, application, and perspective that involve the four main types of habitat management tools. The four main types include prescribed fire, grazing, timber cutting/harvesting, and herbicide application.   These tools and their usage fall along a wide spectrum of usage, on both ends of the spectrum, either overuse or no use of each tool is l...

This week we're discussing a recent prescribed fire at "The Woodlands" and how each and every burn unit has the ability to provide different results from each burn year to the next. You know what they say "Fires are burning up the turkey nests!" Let's get real here, grassland fires are about the only fire that burns 95% of the burn units. Timber burns with much terrain will almost always have area...

How do you know when you've accomplished your goals? Is it the amount of deer you're seeing, the turkeys harvested, or the amount of money made on the farm? Whatever your goals are we can all agree that defining them is a must but sometimes it's hard to make those goals and we can get lost on the road. That road is without a destination but more just a direction to travel. This is where many are l...

During this podcast we catch up with fellow conservationist, Kyle Lybarger of the Native Plant Society. Kyle has a strong passion for natural history and ecology, so he shared is depth of knowledge with us.  Passion is the start of something great. So learning about the complexities of the naturalist  world helped to shape Kyle and fuel his outside educational experiences. Follow along as we need...

It's hard not to be romantic about managing and improving a farm. After all this land could be apart of your legacy. Imagine the idea that one day your kids or grandkids could benefit from the work you've done on your farm. Sounds exciting right?! Bad news though, silver bullets are often "gone like the wind." They have no lasting impact on the land, so if you're focusing on food plots, feeders, t...

During this week's podcast, we hit a subject that some landowners are all too familiar with, poor hunting. No one wants to have to endure a season of poor success, spooking deer, and observations from afar. After a consulting visit to Virginia, Matt worked on a farm that had executed a previous plan and had begun to offer some quality habitat that was diverse. They were managing a farm intentional...

We're breaking down all the latest work completed at the Keith farm, better known as "The Whistling Woodlands!" Over the last few months we've completed more Glade restoration, brush management, riparian tree planting with over 1300 trees, and some screening with evergreens, switchgrass, and shrubs. A lot is changing on the farm in a short amount of time.  Now here's your chance, we're only taking...

This week we are joined by Travis Sumner of NWTF. Travis among many other jobs at NWTF manages the NWTF property at their headquarters in Edge Field, SC. This property has been transformed and is really taking shape with the strict management techniques that they deploy across the property.  In recent years, the property has entered into a new phase of land management. The heavy lifting or impleme...

For several years the talk of the town is about wild turkeys and the decline many people are experiencing across the country. The reasons and factors influencing this are long. However, predators seem to be the easy button for a lot of folks!  With this, people try to defend their position and end up using old and poorly executed research to make their claims seem more relevant and influential. Ho...

During this podcast, you will hear from two die-hard hunters! They reside in Arkansas and they know a thing or two about managing the land. At the foundation, however, they are passionate users of the wild turkey resource.   The most important thing to consider is them as hunters on a mission, just like Adam, Matt, Frank, Kyle, and Chainsaw Chad. We all wear many different hats, no matter who you...

It's all the craze, everyone wants to learn how to use prescribed fire. It's the most underutilized but effective tool a land manager can use. This week we sit down at the NWTF Show with Lake Pickle from Primos to discuss ways they intend to up their management game when it comes to land they hunt in the central Mississippi.   Many others are in the same boat ask Lake Pickle and the Primos Team, t...

Ever wondered how to utilize EQIP or other cost-share programs to improve your land? This we sit down with the folks from National Forestry Initiative. This is a collaborative effort of NWTF and the NRCS to bring more trained foresters into the area to assist landowners in completing forestry management plans and cost-share practices.  Wise forestry practice and forestry health are critical for wi...

This podcast is upfront and honest about the ways we all can be UNITED in the management of the wild turkey and its resources. For years now researchers like Dr. Mike Chamberlain and his colleagues have been doing their best to pinpoint reasons for the decline many folks have been seeing of the wild turkey. We know more now than we did 5 years ago, so we are we still seeing declines, why aren't we...

During this podcast, we chat with Garret Armstrong of Whitetail Properties. Garret serves the western Iowa region within the state. In addition to being a productive real estate agent selling land, he is a passionate hunter and landowner. His insight into the state is extremely valuable as he discloses the secrets to hunting whitetails in Iowa as a nonresident.  The most sought-after locations wit...

This week, we lay the groundwork for some great content coming soon to the Land & Legacy Podcast. Chainsaw Chad is co-hosting this Wild Turkey series with Matt as they interview many folks from different land management perspectives across the country.  We encourage everyone to stay open-minded as they listen to this series. If we are all going to learn and do the best for our natural resources, w...

Do you ever wonder how to create a more diverse property or even question what that actually means? During this podcast, we create a road map of how to layer diversity into your property. This will give you a strong foundation on how to identify ways that you can improve your own property. Or, this can be used as a buyer's guide to making sure they buy the best farm possible. The most productive h...

During this episode of the Land & Legacy podcast, we break down the connection between our business and Whitetail Properties. It's pretty easy to see that we both serve landowners across the country, but there is a deeper connection and it starts with humble beginnings.  You will hear two different interviews during this podcast. We speak with one of the owners of Whitetail Properties Paul Sawyer...

From the swamps of Georgia to the mountains of Virginia to the salt rivers of western Oklahoma, we've put the miles on lately. Each property has a whole new set of obstacles to improve the land and habitat for wildlife but we're always happy to find the tools and techniques to help the landowner reach their goals.  What do you do with an 11 month growing season in the south? How do you control the...

Almost every farm has one, it's that place you planted in a food plot years back that you stopped planting for many reasons. It sits along the road to your favorite stand but you stopped planting because it wouldn't grow well. It's that little opening in the timber that you never gave much attention too and it's mostly grass. These areas spread across the United States and could offer huge potenti...

This will likely be one of our best podcasts in awhile! No offense to the previous and the future podcasts but Dr. Bronson Strickland covers one of our favorite research projects we've ever read about. Isn't the dream for all whitetail deer managers that you could take your small deer and small antlered deer and turn them into bigger deer? We cover it here this week.  It's not as easy as it may se...

Which weather forecast is better for trapping raccoons and possums and which is better for trapping coyotes, bobcats, and foxes? Don't know? you'll want to tune into this podcast!  Which brand of dog proof trap is best for catching raccoons, and possums? Don't know? Be sure to listen to this podcast.  Kyle is sharing his techniques for successful trap lines that he's used for years to try and remo...

In this week's episode, we catch up with Kyle Hedge, Land & Legacy consultant, who spends a day working in Southeast Kansas. This consultation like many provided some unique opportunities to improve the habitat. There were plenty of surprises along the way that Kyle discovers on the site visit that alter the future plans of the farm. Like many recreational farms, this property has some great pinch...