In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes) and Rocky Burrus (SA Farm Management Service) discuss next level habitat and hunting techniques that allow you to kill the biggest bucks in your area. Rocky discusses off season work and opportunities he creates to improve properties and gain access to new land.

Rocky provides secrets and intimate details on what separates the properties he improves for habitat. Rocky explains how to best work with neighbors and what information he provides to ensure neighbors are considering his technical approach to managing for larger bucks. Rocky and Jon discuss the examples of why and when to pass deer and how the mindset to get to the next age class requires building a property and the deer quality.

Rocky details hunting less and sometimes the best advice is to not hunt your property for several years to build deer interest. Jon explains the concept of building a bank account for deer to improve the property from a long-term standpoint.  Rocky details the strategy to harvest a single deer with multiple years of intel and why he doesn’t rely on apps to help support his decision to hunt an individual deer. Rocky and Jon explain client mistakes and be more aware of your decision making process to improve your property to ensure it benefits your deer.  

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In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes) and Josh Streichert (JWS Logging) discuss the marathon of hunting and how persistence can pay off. Josh explains his hunting season and his family priorities during the season. Josh details his first early season deer hunt and harvest with his kids. Josh explains how at times he throws caution to the wind and just goes after deer, particularly when his kids are interested in hunting.

Josh discusses his kids recent hunting experience and interest in being a part of the outdoors. Josh explains how he is enjoying his property and sometimes being on your property means more than the focus on being successful at chasing mature deer. Josh discusses his first black bear harvest and how that added to his dream hunting season.

Josh explains how persistence pays off and learning more about hunting pressured deer. Josh explains his history with a mature buck and pressure on his land, and trying not to be overly concerned with the early season pressure. Josh and Jon talk about getting youth involved and other ways to look at deer from a harvest decision. Josh explains the history and life of the mature deer he killed, and the specific steps he took to harvest the deer. Josh discusses hunting the Adirondacks and surviving all day sits. Josh breaks down what it took to intercept and harvest a mature buck in December. Josh and Jon provide recommendations on what is required to go after one mature buck. Jon discusses cellular cameras and how they can be used for to gain more intelligence and information on the deer you hunt.  

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In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes) and Jaden Bjorklund (Northland Habitat) discuss opportunities for landowners to reach goals and cost savings along the way. Jaden works in the northern latitudes and discusses how he works with and enrolls clients in programs to ensure they can develop their hunting properties with lower cost. Jaden discusses timber stand improvement, logging, and forest management.  

Jaden discusses National Resource Conservation Service and cost share programs related to habitat and land improvement. Jaden provides programs that support invasive species removal and how to increase interest in an area with native shrub plantings. Jaden discusses the maintenance side of cutting and the money invested can be reduced because of state programs.

Jaden explains the best valued effort and program for agriculture, grassland, or open field settings that will allow you to manage the ground and provide for habitat solutions that equate to better hunting. Jaden provides examples how to work with state or federal agencies to allow for more flexibility in design and layout based on the program considered. Jaden explains specifics on mowing, fire, planting, and limitations that may exist that can be a consideration for landowners.

Jon talks about carbon programs and ways to improve your water intrusion, carbon sequestration and building organic material and the benefits to your deer. and local ecology. Jaden discusses an example of erosion issue on his clients and what species of plants he suggests to benefit the landscapes. Jon discusses water retention, the benefit to plant and managing wetlands and riparian areas for deer. Jaden explains resources for wetland support and examples to increase deer interest around these areas.

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In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes) reaches his 100th episode and discusses his journey and hunting season. Jon discusses his recent buck harvest. Jon explains how to work through the process of hunting pressure and dealing with competition and making changes to your property. Jon details the best vegetation to attract deer during hunting season.

Jon provides an example of the best vegetation types that will create interest during hunting season, and how choices he would make to design his hunting property around the rut. Jon explains thicket and sub-thicket species and next level concepts that you can employ to get more deer on your property.

Jon explains layering, food sources, biological plant benefits and his tactics to kill mature deer.  Jon provides specific trees, shrubs and vines that will create a better overall environment to attract and retain deer.

Jon provides a listener giveaway prize for his hundredth episode. 

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In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes) and Dan Johnson (Sportsmen’s Empire) discuss technical hunting series hunting gear. Dan explains his recent buck harvest during the rut and strategies around how to be successful. Dan explains his clothing and what hunting tactics tie into success. Jon explains his clothing, using scooters, and how to reduce the chance of being cold or hot as you get into the treestand. Dan explains his process of layering and dealing with temperature swings.

Dan discusses why he does not use rubber boots. Jon counters Dan's point on boots and provides another approach to rubber boots. Dan explains the boot and sock type that he uses and a few tricks that will eliminate any cold foot issues many hunters experience.

Dan discusses his base layer choices and what products he no longer uses and why. Jon and Dan discuss hunting gear that are next layer and outers that allow better hunting afield. Dan provides specific clothing options by name and type. Jon explains why some companies like Sitka or Kuiu may not be the right option for hunters.

Jon and Dan debate scent management, the how to’s and options for those that are particularly concerned with scent and how to best manage clothing and body odor. Jon and Dan discuss building a system around clothing and an easy way to manage scent. 

Jon and Dan discuss how to deal with body odor, mouth odor and changing diet during hunting season. 

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In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes) and Eric Hansen (Just Hunt Club) discuss the rut and strategies around how to be successful.  Eric and Jon discuss preplanned setups and how to build hunting locations around the rut and how in some instances mobile setups are essential. Jon discusses the “right” days to hunt and details how he chooses those days in the woods. Eric details a close encounter with a giant buck and what explains how he setups his areas to be successful all year.

Eric details his setups and simple techniques and locations that should be considered when laying out a property and thinking through deer movement.  Eric explains how he uses trail cameras to develop a rut strategy and certain modes of operation that allow trail cameras to work better for data intel. Eric explains when he uses calls and when he decides to grunt at deer.

Eric breaks down specific rut spots in both areas with large agriculture fields and areas of forested land. Jon and Eric explain tips and tricks that increase use of areas during the rut. Eric explains changes he will make going forward to set up his hunting locations to ensure better opportunities.

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In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes) discusses his upcoming Master Class and how to attend and apply online. Jon gives some examples of what to evaluate as you hire a consultant to work on your property. Jon explains his 2024 consulting schedule and opportunities for future clients.

Jon discusses scent molecules and distribution of scent on the landscape. Jon explains how to managing clothing and body hygiene that will support better

Jon discusses how thermals work and a misnomer that plagues the hunting industry. Jon discusses temperature changes and how that impacts air flow. Jon explains smarter options to increase hunting opportunities when considering thermals and the wind.

Jon explains the importance of barometric pressure and heating cycles. Jon explains how to cheat the wind and which days to pick to hunt. Jon discusses very specific ways to design hunting around wind and thermals. Jon discusses how to manipulate deer movement for wind and thermals and how to be strategic.

Jon discusses what winds to not hunt in and what scenarios where humidity plays into a tough hunting scenario. Jon discusses the problems when hunting in fog. Jon explains wind history and what apps he utilizes to evaluate weather conditions. Jon explains ozone and how to use ozone devices and

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In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes) and Johnny Stewart discuss hunting tactics in multiple states and how he works his hunting strategies as the rut nears. Johnny explains where to start when breaking down a hunting property and how he approaches areas that he has history with. Johnny explains the ideal habitat conditions for deer that he focuses on. Johnny explains how to lay out his cameras to inventory deer and what his tactics are to check each one of these cameras.

Johnny explains the importance of laying off trail camera data and why you need to forget scrape season, and move to where deer want to be. Johnny describes early season tactics and data that shaped his future hunting. Johnny breaks down the seasonality and the importance of thinking through the specifics on where he does want to be this time of year. Jon explains what is going on with his own property and recent things he notices in a field that are meaningful to assessing deer social hierarchy and communication.    

Johnny explains the activity of deer this time of year and why deer are switching to become more daylight active. Johnny details where deer are and what is meaningful data and how to approach large mature bucks. John explains when he focuses on terrain and how security cover can be more meaningful. John explains when to hunt high or low in the terrain.   

Johnny discusses how to anticipate other public land hunters and how they have had to evolve their strategies around these newly found or experienced hunters on the landscape. Jon explains how the tactics talked about apply to both public and private landowners, and how he hunts public ground that many overlook and why access is critical. Johnny discusses why deer select certain areas and when to be more aggressive and when not to hunt.

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In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes) and Dieter Kochan (Stealth Hunting E-Bikes) discuss technical hunting strategies around hunting locations and tactical scrapes. Dieter explains his methods to locate deer. Dieter explains how he breaks down land and deer movement a year in advance to start to identify deer he is considering.  Dieter explains when he switches to scrapes and why he edges away from food in the areas he hunts.

Dieter explains how to develop scrapes in the areas you hunt and how to position them in a manner to make hunting scrapes easier. Dieter explains the concept of building tactical scrapes and how he collects data without cellular cameras. Dieter identifies a method to collect data as he hunts to his treestand.

Dieter clarifies his style of hunting and the attributes that lead to his success. Dieter and Jon get into methods to create scrapes and what options are available to hunters as they consider synthetic options. Dieter explains the importance of species, limb height, and natural examples, as well as rope scrapes. Jon explains some of the science behind deer and scrapes.

Dieter explains the fundamentals to his success including the clothing he wears that allow him to hunt in extreme conditions. Dieter provides his philosophy of managing body odor and his scent management regime. Dieter details how to manage his scent stream and how to reduce a deer’s ability to problem solve. Dieter provides a late season hunting example of where to locate deer when you are against the wire.

Dieter discusses e-bikes and how to use gear to make hunting easier. Dieter explains the efficiency gained and how these e-bikes have led to deer he has killed. Dieter explains ways to use e-bikes to be more covert with hunting locations, and allow him to access different areas. Dieter ends with a mindset that will help you throughout the entire hunting season.

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In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes) and Skip Sligh (Iowa Whitetail) discuss technical hunting strategies around building better hunting locations. Skip explains the reality of Iowa whitetails, deer hunting, and explains what permits him to have success on his own farm and those that hunt with him. Skip details the specifics on locations he hunts and how to improve a property for better bulletproof setups.

Skip discusses entry and exit, and when it is too risky to hunt certain areas. Skip explains the basics, but essentials, to getting into a hunting area. Skip explains how he has made consistent access points that relate to his daily chores and other work on the farm. Skip discusses the features he creates or natural topographies to his hunting location that he uses during his hunts.

Skip explains his specific farm and how neighboring pressure can disrupt plans to hunt a specific deer. Jon explains his tactics on a particular deer and how he decides to go after a mature buck. Skip details how he plans on hunting a mature buck in mid-October and why he shifts his odds with multiple setups. Skip explains how to shrink a deer’s core range and make landscape improvements to ensure hunting becomes easier.

Skip and Jon discuss introducing children to hunting, teaching success in different ways to our kids, and giving youth the chance to make their own way in the woods. Skip explains why children do not fully appreciate large antlered deer and his goals with his own son. Skip ends with when he is hunting and how he plans on killing a 7.5-year-old mature buck.

Jon and Skip both talk about success stories this season so far and what we can do as hunters to continue to perpetuate success in our communities.  

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