Habitat Podcast

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 biofuel

Habitat improvement with Miscanthus

Steering Deer

and much more!

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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 beds first then build around it. Easier to keep what’s working going. 

Cutting On contour & Copying what’s laying there. Cover on top of downed log. 

Hunter Access - Let the deer show us exactly what they want. Then adjust 

House in middle or farm 

Old trails - see the use 

What to do with mature pine thicket.

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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,

Tree cataloging - keeping track and measuring the largest trees,

Top 5 Tree Planting mistakes,

3 tree planting tips -

- Bare root vs potted 

- Top 3 trees to plant in the South 

- Tree protection 

- Fertilizer or feed is it needed?

and more!

Rapid fire and wrap 

If you are interested in learning more please follow Lindsay and join the NDA!

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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 recommendations

Trail Camera Survey

Tree Stand Safety

State programs

Mineral & Protein

and more!

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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!

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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,

Long Term maintenance planning - backup implements for tractor with all ATV implements,

Hunting Blinds,

Planting cedars for treestand backdrops,

No Till Food Plotting,

Hardcore Habitat Work to Relaxed Approach

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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 his farm description,

Habitat Plan and Goals in mind,

Cutting Details - Bedding, Travel, Etc,

Invasive Management

Managing on a timeline - how many hours per year is Heath dedicating to achieve his success?

Big buck story

Rapid Fire and Wrap. Thanks for listening!!!

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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 for Chad as a PGC Forester,

What kind of techniques/methods is Chad applying on the landscape to improve wildlife? Commercial, non commercial harvests?

What are some specific projects Chad and the Pennsylvania Game Commission are currently working on? Grouse/woodcock/hare cuts. 

How are projects geared toward or designated as beneficial for one species, also quite often beneficial for a host of wildlife specie

How is funding sourced and gathered for these projects?

Are there opportunities for citizens to get involved and help with habitat projects? If so how does one get involved?

Rapid Fire and Wrap

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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 different varieties,

Thermal Cover - Creating a deer yarding area,

Winter Food Plots,

Edge Feathering & more!

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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.

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