Habitat Podcast #227 - Wayne Sitton joins Jared Van Hees & Brian Halbleib for an awesome deer manager conversation. Wayne is the club manager at Turtle Lake club in Northern MI. We cover: 30k Acre Habitat Management in N. Michigan, Doe Age to Fawn Gender, Dr. James Kroll, Deer Necropsies, Turtle Lake Club & Common Mistakes Made by Managers Introduction on Wayne and his background, Dr. Deer - How Wayne ended up working with Dr. Kroll, Move to Turtle Lake Club in MI from Arkansas, Necropsies and Daily Tasks, Doe Harvest Video, What people are doing on a daily basis that is wrong, Ra ..read more

Habitat Podcast #226 - Jay Gregory from The Wild Outdoors joins Jared Van Hees and Brian Halbeib for a really fun and knowledge filled conversation. Jay and his son Wyatt are true killers and Jay has been doing this for over 30 years. Kick back and enjoy an awesome conversation. We are grateful Jay took the time and truly enjoyed it. We cover: Jay's background and The Wild Outdoors - Subscribe on YouTube here Farm Layouts - Habitat, Food, Hunting, Turkey Headshots - New Broadhead, Iowa Big Buck Strategy - How Jay and Wyatt target these giants, Access, Pressure, Cover, Efficient Food Plots, Mis ..read more

Habitat Podcast #225 - Chad Thelen is a real estate agent with Midwest Lifestyle Properties and joins Jared to discuss the sale of Jared's 15 acres. We also giveaway a brand new $900 Packer Maxx! Thank you to everyone who participated in the giveaway and stay tuned for more coming soon on our Patreon channel. If you are interested in purchasing Jared's highly manicured 15 acres for big whitetail bucks, please reach out to Chad Thelen at 517-819-6344 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

Habitat Podcast #224 - Frank Brock from our partner, Morse Nursery, joins Jared to catch up on Spring Tree Planting! Now is the time to get your habitat trees in the ground. Use code HABITAT10 for a discount at MorseNursery.com We cover: Trees for Habitat Chestnut Farming, Parent Tree Genetics, Shrubs for Browse and Transitions, Morse Nursery Products Frank's favorite trees and shrubs! Jared's 15 Acres FOR SALE - https://bit.ly/Jareds15acres HABITAT PODCAST / PACKER MAXX GIVEAWAY - Sign Up here ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACRES.CO - New Par ..read more

Habitat Podcast #222 - The one and only Roger Raglin from Roger Raglin Outdoors joins Jared and Brian on the Habitat Podcast. We were lucky enough to meet Roger and listen to his stories both in person and on the podcast. This is a brand new series at Habitat Podcast we are doing, called Crazy Hunting Stories! More to come in this series and if you have a crazy story, email us at info@habitatpodcast.com or contact us on social media. Thanks for listening! HABITAT PODCAST / PACKER MAXX GIVEAWAY - Sign Up here ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACRES ..read more

221 - Al Tomechko & Jared Van Hees - Jared drives down to Southern Ohio to get a tour of Al's farm and to buy a tractor. We enjoy some venison backstraps and relax for a great evening. We cover: Turkey Hunting, Favorite Tractor Implements, Spring Food Plots, Southern Ohio Hills, New Tractor, Food Plot Planting Methods - Do what you can with what you have. HABITAT PODCAST / PACKER MAXX GIVEAWAY - Sign Up here ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACRES.CO - New Partner! Morse Nursery - http://bit.ly/MorseTrees 10% off w/code: HAB ..read more

Habitat Podcast #220 - The first podcast we have recorded out of an ice shanty! We were up at the Northern 70 at our annual ice fishing camp. My great buddies Matt Zahl, Cory Franceus & Pat Cross join in for an ice fishing and deer habitat conversation. We mainly talk good times ice fishing and ideas for the future of the northern 70 acre property. HABITAT PODCAST / PACKER MAXX GIVEAWAY - Sign Up here ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACRES.CO - New Partner! Morse Nursery - http://bit.ly/MorseTrees 10% off w/code: HABITAT10 Endle ..read more

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 MI property description, Timber plans to cut and for bedding, Apples pruned and cut first  Lots of hickory Red oak & White oak  Left straight trees / oaks  What happens wh ..read more

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 an informed decision. We cover: Myths & Non-Native / Invasive about Miscanthus 20+ types of Miscanthus Seed Sterility Best way to plant How to terminate Growth rates Uses for cover, screening and ..read more

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 plans, Apples pruned and cut first  Lots of hickory Red oak & White oak  Left straight trees / oaks  What happens when loggers come? Buck Beds Clearing ground for beds Find ..read more