Advertise on podcast: Land & Legacy - Habitat + Hunting

We are excited to bring you all the conservation program that will help reshape the Midwestern landscape.

Everyone is aware of grade cards, but have you ever applied it to your farm and more specifically to each feature of your farm?

I see this phrase every time I open social media. It seems that no matter where it happens, someone is complaining about the government “ruining their hunting” by logging or TSI work. Today we dive into why timber thinning is necessary, what happens when it isn’t cut and is someone really “lining their pockets” from a timber sale.

On this podcast we discuss a multitude of things we've ran into these last few weeks.

Alan and Brady discuss the steps they are taking with their children to ensure the legacy lives on. They share some great hunts and discuss the steps they took ahead of time to ensure their children were successful and hooked from the beginning.

On this podcast we have special guest Ben Harshyne of Whitetail Properties joining us to discuss the journey of land ownership. From dreaming, to buying, to managing, to hunting, and all the steps in between. During the podcast we also cover his recent success tagging a stud mature buck on this 42 acre parcel.

The days of owning a patch of woods and “hoping” you hold several mature bucks and constantly have turkey are over. These days the best habitat in the area wins every time.

Talk is cheap and words are loosing meaning

Options for those seasons when shooter bucks seem scarce or non-existent on your farm. Focusing on antlerless harvest, working on habitat, trying alternative activities to steer deer movements or retain young bucks on your farm. All these are options that can turn a poor season into a great use of your time.

In Part 1, we discussed in detail the differences between the different Farm Tiers we've developed within Land & Legacy. These differences are key to educated landowners on where they stand within the development stages of their property. During Part 2, we will walk you through the steps needed to take you through the developmental stages or Tiers.

Where does your farm fall?

Not one, but two mature bucks harvested on 40 acres during the same season in the heart of dog country is rare! This week, we share the story of how this came together between habitat manipulation and persistent and diligent hunting strategies.