This weeks podcast we review the three main ways we hunt and setup farms to be hunted. There are a lot of die hard hunters who cling to stereotypes such as, saddle hunter or rifle hunter. But let’s be real, we do it all, we are hunters! 

Specifically on managed private lands, there are three main scenarios you can find yourself in. The first is mobile, that requires a tree saddle. Not every location has a tree that can be hunted from a stand. Secondly, the permanent setup. These are perennial locations that the wind behaves and are always good, likely due to distinct habitat or topography features. Lastly, elevated blinds, these are for the areas that are sketchy to hunt and you need that extra advantage or big views where you can hunt with a firearm. 

Give this podcast a listen to learn more about the ways we setup a highly managed and well strategized farm! 

Rut Predictions are lame. We are basing this on the science, the cold hard facts! The rut happens the same EVERY SINGLE YEAR AT THE SAME TIME!  Sorry to burst the bubble, but it's reality. 

This week we break down our rut predictions from the pre-rut phase, lock-down, and the post-rut. We discuss how weather also impacts deer behavior during these time frames and how the moon phase really means nothing. For our region, the pre-rut falls between Oct. 26-Nov. 10, peak-rut falls Nov.11-16, then post-rut is Nov. 17- Nov. 25. This is all based on the average conception date for your region, but peaking breeding occurs during the 11-14th right here at home. 

Get out and hunt! Be safe, diligent, and disciplined! 

Today we are joined with Private Lands Supervisor Ted Zawislak from Arkansas Game & Fish Commission to talk about putting more prescribed fire on the landscape.

Prescribed fire is is one of the number one tools in the habitat management tool Box and is essential for creating and maintaining turkey and quail habitat. In this weeks episode we discuss learning to burn and forming PBA’s to help us safely and effectively meet our objectives of prescribed fire.

Remember that phrase, "You can't kill them from the couch?" That was probably spoken by guys who hunt every waking moment they can and likely put way too much pressure on their farm early in the season. On this podcast we discuss the technique of knowing when to pick the days to hunt and the success that follows.

Also, what should you do to clear the field at the end of a hunt in the evening? Tune in to hear how Kasey and Greg hunt their plots and ensure future daylight use on their farms. Most importantly this podcast is about the hunt leading up to the harvest of a 177" buck that's lived in Iowa for at least 7.5 years until Greg and Kasey caught up with him in early October. Don't miss it! #Forloveoftheland

Every year, the term “October Lull” is thrown around as a time frame during a portion of October that some believe mature bucks don’t move within this timeframe and especially not during daylight. This is however false! Mature bucks do move daily throughout October, but we breakdown during this podcast, where, why, and how they move throughout your property.

Pressure, heat, food source changes, scrapes, and more are huge influences for getting mature bucks in their feet. Another thing to consider with this change in movement is your position in relation to this movement. Where are your trail cameras, are you hunting where mature bucks are frequenting? If not, this will certainly impact your observations and beliefs in the myth of the October Lull.

Remember go checkout the social media post to pull your own observations from this movement pattern.

None of us like spraying herbicides and we really dislike having to purchase it these days. In this weeks episode, we dove into some of the herbicides we commonly use on our farms and discuss the in’s and out’s that help us save a little money, mix properly and get this not so glamorous job done efficiently and effectively.

We're very excited to share the recent western trip to the mountains and future plans with Rolling Bones Outfitters. For more info on this hunt and application process check out https://landandlegacyhunts.rollingbonesoutfitters.com/.

Chainsaw Chad is still batting .1000 in the mountains going 3/3 on bulls. Stay tuned for his story and what happened with Adam in Utah. This is a first for Land & Legacy but buckle up, we're going west more!

Yes, you read the title correctly. It is possible and during this week's podcast, we discuss how the proper trail camera placement will reveal consistent patterns from your target bucks, year after year. This is what we refer to ask "historical information".

This past week we've seen our trail cameras light up in certain areas of our farms that don't normally have routine photos of target bucks. The fall shift in scraping behavior has started hot and heavy. The trail cameras will reveal certain patterns over the next couple of weeks of what your future target deer will be doing during the rut. Monitor scrapes heavily with cameras each year during this time frame. When you watch them closely, these younger bucks will develop very similar patterns year after year. This is a huge advantage for the wise hunter.

It's very possible to develop a game plan on how to kill a buck when they are mature, based on what they do in the years previously during the rut! Be prepared!

Join us as we cover a topic a lot of habitat managers seem to struggle with. We cover easy sprayer calibration, sprayer setups and mixing herbicide for the habitat guy. It’s all way easier than you think!

This podcast covers the full story of a 7.5-year-old buck named Dove Creek 10. Seth Harker has been after this buck for several years and finally, as the 2022 season rolled around, this buck was a regular during daylight.

The key takeaways from this hunt were entry and exit, ridge top with consistent winds, annuals/perennial food sources, beating the acorn drop, and shade lines. We will break down for you the four sits we had for this buck and why it all came together as it did. This buck was a warrior, he had been shot years ago and overcame a wound from a neighbor. Although this could have been his smallest rack to date since he was mature, he made up for it in his body weight!

There are always lessons from success, we hope you tune in to sharpen your skills as a bowhunter.