Land & Legacy - Habitat + Hunting

On this week's podcast you will hear from our special guest Nate Robinson of Winchester Ammunition. Nate is a dear friend of Land & Legacy and has a deep understanding of the science behind quality ammunition. On top of this, he has a passion for turkey hunting, so he was the perfect guest to chat about the innovative Longbeard XR turkey load.  For nearly ten years, we have been shooting the Longb...

For years we have missed understood the meaning and definition of the term convicitions. We commonly think of the criminal activity surrounding the definition, however, it has meaning regarding how someone feels convinced about certain truthful information. So on this week, we share our convictions about land management.  Our goal is to share truthful information that will make the land and its re...

This week was the kickoff to Missouri spring turkey season and we couldn't have been more excited. It's a 12 month process of habitat work and planning to ensure the population is healthy and sustainable. It hasn't always been this way though, there have been recent seasons of past that forced us into hunting other farms to give what few turkeys there were a break. The population has rebounded and...

During this podcast, Matt and Kyle discuss some of the key elements of creating quality cover. The most forgotten element is structure!  Often times you hear how structure is relate to fish cover or rabbit cover, but structure is just as important for quail, turkeys and deer! Consistency of quality bedding is often a goal for most hunters and without understanding how the structure of that cover i...

On this installment of the Wild Turkey Podcast Series we devote our time to stories of success! During a recent consultation trip to Virginia and Pennsylvania, Matt was able to stay with family and take advantage of the opening week of Virginia's turkey season.  On this podcast, you will hear from three different hunt breakdowns where longbeards were harvested. Each hunt and situation was approach...

On this podcast we approach the subject of limited resources, for some it may be time for others it may be funding to invest in a property. No matter which object you face, both can prove to limit our impact on managing a farm. This limited resource and impact can be compounded with a lack of direction or plan that has not been set in place.  Without a management plan, you are chasing your tail. W...

Although this podcast is focused from the SouthEast United States, we expound on the necessity of woody structure in your habitat for encourage daylight deer activity and security. Be sure to follow along as discuss in full detail the pit falls of managing a long term monoculture crop while trying to improve wildlife habitat.  After several trips this spring to state such as North Carolina, Tennes...

We extend the Wild Turkey Podcast series this week to complete a pre-hunt “What’s in your turkey vest Podcast? This podcast reviews the diaphragm calls, friction type calls, locator calls, and the gear we chose to carry.  We tend to be prepared, but still pack light. We want to make sure that any scenario we face that we have the call or sound we can produce in our vest. No matter if we are callin...

On this week's podcast, we bring on turkey hunting enthusiast and Land & Legacy Consultant Kyle Hedges to discuss a fun hunting and habitat management strategy for strutting gobblers. Throughout this podcast, you will hear of many different ways to create strut zones for wild turkeys. Yes, these are specifically managed areas in certain locations that provide both attraction and advantages to stru...

On this podcast, we have a cross-over guest, both food plotter, farmer, and agricultural consultant Caleb Traugh from Southwest Georgia. This week we discuss how to understand soil basics and prioritize soil health on your recreational farm. There are so many aspects to the broad term soil health, but it is important to understand how it plays into your role and goals for landownership.  Caleb Tra...

What do you do when you receive the results from your recent soil test? It's a question we certainly get all the time and we know it's a common problem for land managers. We sit down this week to discuss soil sampling, soil health fads, and best management practices to improve your soil fertility, grow healthier food plots, and avoid time consuming mistakes. Mitt is an owner of Southern Ag Consult...

After two weeks of deep conversations with two of the top wild turkey researchers we cover the importance of turning research information into well-managed habitat. Often times we find some folks have difficulty translating the podcast information directly into habitat plans. This is where the podcast will focus on ways that leading research can assist landowners with boots on the ground habitat e...

During this podcast we discuss how to yield actual results from your work on the landscape. After a day of prescribed fire, we have many stories to tell of our insights from the field. Often times we see folks taking the right steps but in wrong orders. This can be potentially harmful and not helpful.  Being able to develop a plan that will reach clear objectives is first and foremost. Next comes...

During this podcast, Frank sits down with Dr. Bret Collier of LSU to discuss the latest information in wild turkey research. These two are great conversation starters as both are passionate about hunting, management, and the research of the wild turkey.   During this podcast, Frank and Bret discuss how to turkeys move across the landscape, and what type of movements landowners can expect to witnes...

During this week's podcast, we catch up and discuss some of our recent finds during our consulting trip. These finds all come back to a central theme of what should be the "Standard Operating Procedure" for each individual property. This Standard Operating Procedure revolves around how to make the best impact in the most efficient way possible.  We discuss during the podcast two different approach...

As we promised, we were going to bring on the expert turkey biologists during our Turkey Management Podcast Series. This guest has been researching and following turkeys for over 25 years professionally. Please welcome, Dr. Mike Chamberlin to the podcast this week where he brings his professional research expertise to the topic of habitat management specifically for wild turkeys.  With all of the...

On this second installment of the Wild Turkey Podcast Series. This week Matt and Frank review the life history traits of the Wild Turkey from nesting, brood rearing, breeding behavior, and diets. These discussions will provide you with a detailed baseline of the wild turkey, this podcast is a foundational podcast for the weeks to come.  If you have experienced the thrills of a spring morning and g...

This is the story of a giant buck on our home dirt and how he went from a mediocre 3.5 year old buck to a world class stud. Over the course of time many hunters have encounters of pictures on trail cameras of a large buck that haunts their dreams and is talked about for seasons to come. This is a podcast devoted to a buck we called "Donuts," and the story about his life and what we can all learn f...

On this podcast we sit down once again with Kasey Morgan of Drury Outdoors. Kasey has a unique work resume that covers outfitting Ohio to managing properties in Iowa from frequent podcast guest Greg Glesinger. If you listened to the podcasts this fall with Greg you know what's happening on their farms is almost unmatched across the country with Three, 200" is greater bucks being harvested in the l...

We're kicking off another podcast series this week that will carry us into April and it's all devoted to turkeys! Whether it's the latest scientific research about improving turkey numbers to the calls we use to fill more tags this will be a fun series for us!  As many of our listeners are land managers we'll lay the groundwork out to help each landowner know what steps and practices they need to...

With the recent extremely low temperatures that gripped much of the country, it's only fitting that we discuss the ways you should be reading the health of the local whitetail herd. Without proper habitat in place, you may notice deer drastically changing patterns and adapting to these conditions.  We dive deep into the ways you as a land manager should be working with the farm to prepare for hars...

On the final podcast of the prescribed fire podcast series, Frank and Kyle host as they share their extensive knowledge regarding the usage of prescribed fire. Frank and Kyle go in-depth about the different ways that you can ignite a fire. The way fire moves across a landscape from residual heat, flame height, the direction of the wind all help to determine the plant response.  There are several k...

On this week of the Prescribed Fire podcast series, we get down to the nitty-gritty of prescribed fire. Often times prescribed fire is thought of a as a broad brushstroke of improvement for a property. This can be true for some, but oftentimes this is when we see fire being misused.  When a landowner begins to implement fire, they should have a clear goal for what the intended result is of a fire....

On this week's podcast Frank and Matt discuss a new farm setup in Mississippi. This farm has lofty goals that will take a precise plan to accomplish. During this podcast, we cover how we plan to attack it.  This property wants to produce a habitat that will not only sustain but improve bobwhite quail numbers. This habitat is primarily covered in planted pines of varying ages from 3-year old clear-...

During this week's podcast, we continue with our Prescribed Fire Series. Last week we covered all of the tools you will need to get started burning, so now that you are fully equipped, it's time to cover how to implement a fire. This week, we cover how to burn within the timber.  Some new research out of Auburn just found that a reduction of the canopy by 30% and a follow-up fire will result in a...