Land & Legacy - Habitat + Hunting
722 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 197 ratingsThe Land & Legacy podcast brings expert advice each week on everything from habitat management, hunting, and recreational land investments. We unpack real world scenarios that we experience through consulting across the country to help you become a more productive landowner and hunter. If you own land, this is the podcast for you!
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Connecting with The Natural World with Kyle Lybarger
March 29, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 32.7 MBDuring this podcast we catch up with fellow conservationist, Kyle Lybarger of the Native Plant Society. Kyle has a strong passion for natural history and ecology, so he shared is depth of knowledge with us. Passion is the start of something great. So learning about the complexities of the naturalist world helped to shape Kyle and fuel his outside educational experiences. Follow along as we need out about woodlands and savannas.
Generational Land Management - Hold the Line
March 28, 2022 10:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBIt's hard not to be romantic about managing and improving a farm. After all this land could be apart of your legacy. Imagine the idea that one day your kids or grandkids could benefit from the work you've done on your farm. Sounds exciting right?! Bad news though, silver bullets are often "gone like the wind." They have no lasting impact on the land, so if you're focusing on food plots, feeders, trapping, mineral, your work will only have short term gain. We base our management off of usin...
Quality Habitat Doesn't Always Mean Quality Hunting
March 22, 2022 14:25 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBDuring this week's podcast, we hit a subject that some landowners are all too familiar with, poor hunting. No one wants to have to endure a season of poor success, spooking deer, and observations from afar. After a consulting visit to Virginia, Matt worked on a farm that had executed a previous plan and had begun to offer some quality habitat that was diverse. They were managing a farm intentionally, but the previous plan didn't involve any hunting strategy. This was a missing element that w...
Turkey & Deer Hunts at The Woodlands!
March 21, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBWe're breaking down all the latest work completed at the Keith farm, better known as "The Whistling Woodlands!" Over the last few months we've completed more Glade restoration, brush management, riparian tree planting with over 1300 trees, and some screening with evergreens, switchgrass, and shrubs. A lot is changing on the farm in a short amount of time. Now here's your chance, we're only taking a select number of hunters but we're offering two turkey hunts and four deer hunts in 2022. Th...
The Maintenance Phase of Land Management with Travis Sumner
March 15, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MBThis week we are joined by Travis Sumner of NWTF. Travis among many other jobs at NWTF manages the NWTF property at their headquarters in Edge Field, SC. This property has been transformed and is really taking shape with the strict management techniques that they deploy across the property. In recent years, the property has entered into a new phase of land management. The heavy lifting or implementation phase has transitioned into more maintenance of the quality habitat that exists. The pr...
100% of Turkey Nests Destroyed by Predators
March 15, 2022 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBFor several years the talk of the town is about wild turkeys and the decline many people are experiencing across the country. The reasons and factors influencing this are long. However, predators seem to be the easy button for a lot of folks! With this, people try to defend their position and end up using old and poorly executed research to make their claims seem more relevant and influential. However, today, we call their bluff. If we care about wild turkeys, we need real information that...
Remember We Are All Hunters At Our Core
March 08, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutes - 38.3 MBDuring this podcast, you will hear from two die-hard hunters! They reside in Arkansas and they know a thing or two about managing the land. At the foundation, however, they are passionate users of the wild turkey resource. The most important thing to consider is them as hunters on a mission, just like Adam, Matt, Frank, Kyle, and Chainsaw Chad. We all wear many different hats, no matter who you work for or what your role is in land management, private or public! We hope you enjoy this R...
We Want to Learn How to Burn with Primos' Lake Pickle
March 07, 2022 11:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBIt's all the craze, everyone wants to learn how to use prescribed fire. It's the most underutilized but effective tool a land manager can use. This week we sit down at the NWTF Show with Lake Pickle from Primos to discuss ways they intend to up their management game when it comes to land they hunt in the central Mississippi. Many others are in the same boat ask Lake Pickle and the Primos Team, they want to learn but are afraid to take the leap of putting flame on the ground. It's time tha...
Cost-Share Dollars for Timber Improvement with NFI
March 01, 2022 13:52 - 38 minutes - 33.6 MBEver wondered how to utilize EQIP or other cost-share programs to improve your land? This we sit down with the folks from National Forestry Initiative. This is a collaborative effort of NWTF and the NRCS to bring more trained foresters into the area to assist landowners in completing forestry management plans and cost-share practices. Wise forestry practice and forestry health are critical for wild turkeys. As NWTF has seen forest health decline as the average timber ages on the stump, the...
What's Your Role in Turkey Management with Dr. Mike Chamberlain
March 01, 2022 13:46 - 58 minutes - 52.7 MBThis podcast is upfront and honest about the ways we all can be UNITED in the management of the wild turkey and its resources. For years now researchers like Dr. Mike Chamberlain and his colleagues have been doing their best to pinpoint reasons for the decline many folks have been seeing of the wild turkey. We know more now than we did 5 years ago, so we are we still seeing declines, why aren't we collaboratively joining in the fight and making the necessary changes. There are a lot of fac...
Hunting Iowa as a Nonresident
February 22, 2022 11:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBDuring this podcast, we chat with Garret Armstrong of Whitetail Properties. Garret serves the western Iowa region within the state. In addition to being a productive real estate agent selling land, he is a passionate hunter and landowner. His insight into the state is extremely valuable as he discloses the secrets to hunting whitetails in Iowa as a nonresident. The most sought-after locations within the state have often been narrowed down to zones 4 and 5. These are great regions, but they...
NWTF Convention Intro: Stay Open-Minded
February 22, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutes - 28.3 MBThis week, we lay the groundwork for some great content coming soon to the Land & Legacy Podcast. Chainsaw Chad is co-hosting this Wild Turkey series with Matt as they interview many folks from different land management perspectives across the country. We encourage everyone to stay open-minded as they listen to this series. If we are all going to learn and do the best for our natural resources, we are going to have to work together to accomplish it and do so, unitedly. We also need call on...
7 Principles of Building Diversity into Your Hunting Property
February 15, 2022 14:34 - 1 hour - 70 MBDo you ever wonder how to create a more diverse property or even question what that actually means? During this podcast, we create a road map of how to layer diversity into your property. This will give you a strong foundation on how to identify ways that you can improve your own property. Or, this can be used as a buyer's guide to making sure they buy the best farm possible. The most productive hunting properties are the most diverse in any given area. We first start out by identifying th...
Whitetail Properties - Buying Hunting Land Then and Now
February 15, 2022 14:24 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBDuring this episode of the Land & Legacy podcast, we break down the connection between our business and Whitetail Properties. It's pretty easy to see that we both serve landowners across the country, but there is a deeper connection and it starts with humble beginnings. You will hear two different interviews during this podcast. We speak with one of the owners of Whitetail Properties Paul Sawyer to discuss why and how the company got started. This interview may surprise you, this company h...
Wildlife Openings - Benefitting All Wildlife
February 08, 2022 11:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBAlmost every farm has one, it's that place you planted in a food plot years back that you stopped planting for many reasons. It sits along the road to your favorite stand but you stopped planting because it wouldn't grow well. It's that little opening in the timber that you never gave much attention too and it's mostly grass. These areas spread across the United States and could offer huge potential to landowners if they managed them correctly. We're going to discuss the management of thes...
Sea to Shining Sea - Consulting Season
February 08, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBFrom the swamps of Georgia to the mountains of Virginia to the salt rivers of western Oklahoma, we've put the miles on lately. Each property has a whole new set of obstacles to improve the land and habitat for wildlife but we're always happy to find the tools and techniques to help the landowner reach their goals. What do you do with an 11 month growing season in the south? How do you control the over growth and maintain a landscape thats diverse and manageable? How do you utilize a proper...
Predator Series - Trapping How To
February 01, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBWhich weather forecast is better for trapping raccoons and possums and which is better for trapping coyotes, bobcats, and foxes? Don't know? you'll want to tune into this podcast! Which brand of dog proof trap is best for catching raccoons, and possums? Don't know? Be sure to listen to this podcast. Kyle is sharing his techniques for successful trap lines that he's used for years to try and remove predators on the landscape. From favorite traps, to lures, to coyote sets he shares it all! ...
Small Deer to Big Deer with Dr. Bronson Strickland
February 01, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBThis will likely be one of our best podcasts in awhile! No offense to the previous and the future podcasts but Dr. Bronson Strickland covers one of our favorite research projects we've ever read about. Isn't the dream for all whitetail deer managers that you could take your small deer and small antlered deer and turn them into bigger deer? We cover it here this week. It's not as easy as it may seem but through this research it gave hope to guys like us managing in an overlooked part of the...
Predator Series - Managing Habitat Against Predators
January 25, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBWhat if we told you that the way you're managing your farm is better for predators and not for prey? What if we said your timber looks like you're trying to increase raccoon numbers? What if we said your fields are better for egg eaters and not successful egg hatches? There are many ways to manage for predators on your farm! The most common technique landowners use to manage for predators is through trapping, but there are other ways to do it! This week Adam, Frank, and Kyle discuss ways...
Kansas Consultation Review: Making a Midwest Farm Functional
January 25, 2022 11:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBIn this week's episode, we catch up with Kyle Hedge, Land & Legacy consultant, who spends a day working in Southeast Kansas. This consultation like many provided some unique opportunities to improve the habitat. There were plenty of surprises along the way that Kyle discovers on the site visit that alter the future plans of the farm. Like many recreational farms, this property has some great pinch points and funnels that dissect the farm, as well as a great river corridor. Hunting the prope...
Habitat Management Works Best When You're All In!
January 18, 2022 13:40 - 54 minutes - 50 MBAfter a week of consulting in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas the Land & Legacy team has some great insights to share from these farms. In addition, we discuss one of the principles of land management that Land & Legacy applies to every property, that is ecosystem mindset. To explain further, we aren't here to only apply half of the habitat management techniques that any given property should have. Each technique builds upon itself so that once the plan is in place the results should grow e...
Predator Management Series: What Do Predators Eat?
January 18, 2022 13:29 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBIt's January and traps are in the field during this time of the year. There is no doubt that many people are considering the idea of trapping predators to assist prey species such as quail, wild turkeys, and whitetail deer. During this podcast, we break down the biggest predator threats to these game species. We go into detail about who is consuming the prey and if trapping is a viable option to make a difference in the prey species. Kyle Hedges a Land & Legacy consultant brings his exten...
The Best Year of Land Management is Ahead of You
January 11, 2022 12:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBAs the calendar turns to 2022, it is a great time to set new goals, expectations, and refuel to make the most out of your recreational land during 2022. The best is yet to come if you plan accordingly and devote your extra time to learning about natural resource management. During this podcast, we take a scroll back through the archives. We relive some of the best or most downloaded podcasts from Land & Legacy. These podcasts were toe-crunching truths regarding land management. They set a ...
Low Input, High Yielding Food Plots
January 11, 2022 12:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBSit back and enjoy another fantastic guest discussing a new food plot management technique that requires low inputs. There is a method to the madness that you will discover when we speak with agronomist and crop consultant Mitt Wardlaw. Mitt shares his thoughts on the ways to fight high inflation food plots that we discussed last week on the podcast. His insight and knowledge on costs and planning for expenses to get the most out of the soil are impressive. In addition, we go into detail r...
New Beginnings and Bright Futures
January 04, 2022 12:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MB2022 has started out with a big surprise for those who follow along with Land & Legacy. We have started a new podcast feed and what to invite everyone to subscribe and follow along. In addition, we have a new partner to unveil! Throughout the years of Land & Legacy, real estate has always been a part of what we do and how we present information. Therefore it only makes sense to have a strong relationship with Whitetail Properties Real Estate. This partnership is going to be a big opportuni...
Fighting High Inflation Food Plots
January 04, 2022 12:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBReady or not the high-priced food plots are coming. The price of herbicide, fertilizer, freight, and seed is here. Food plot planting during 2022 is going to look different and expensive, so necessary precautions should be taken. Prior planning is essential so you don't break the bank. We cover four main ways to not fall victim to paying the high price for inputs this year. First, we discuss the ways to cut herbicide usage. Secondly, we explain the role that perennial plots like the Reviva...
Habitat Work Completed in One Year
December 28, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MBLooking back over the year it's easy to think the work list did not get completed as hoped but when you put it all on paper you might feel very accomplished! Chainsaw Chad and Adam are working through the previous year at the Whistling Woodlands. We started the year with the initial purchase of the property and immediately hit the ground running with projects. Over the course of 11 months we were able to restore a glade, improve some old fields, create more food plots, add water holes and ...
Is Your Property Even Producing Mature Deer?
December 28, 2021 10:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBWe hear about property goals every day. Most folks want to harvest mature deer or the biggest deer the neighborhood produces. This goal has a flaw and we address that flaw in this week's podcast. To shoot mature deer, you have to produce them. Ask yourself, does your property produces mature deer on a regular basis? Most folks who answer this honestly would say, no or not as many as I would like. Imagine if you could take your same property and increase the ability to produce 2-4 mature de...
How To Play Both Offense and Defense: Land Management
December 21, 2021 10:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBFor years the hunting industry has developed strategies and products for hunters to be more effective. There has been some great information shared along the journey. This information has really been a more defensive approach detailing the ways to intercept the movement of specific animals at precise times. This podcast reveals how many recreational owners have only been playing with half a strategy. A defense-only approach is like operating a farm at 50% productivity. We are here to sha...
Late Season Iowa Buck Harvest
December 21, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBThis trip has been one that has been developing for several years. We have built a great relationship with very generous and passionate landowners in Western Iowa. After the invite was made Matt drew the lucky straw to hunt Iowa during the second shotgun season. In October the group worked together to close on a 137-acre farm that had some serious deer already on the farm. We've been in the process of developing a plan on this farm through the fall but now was the time to see how the deer ...
What’s More Important, Overstory or Understory?
December 14, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBTimber management is a huge part of wildlife management. However it seems there is a common disconnect with the purpose or intent of managing the timbered acres on your hunting property. Thinning around mast trees and removing weed trees is great, but it doesn’t stop there. You should be more concerned with the response from the understory. That’s where the wildlife make a living. Manage for the mast to be a bonus and the understory to feed. That will be the most productive timber you can cr...
There is No Time for Willy Nilly Land Management
December 14, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBHave you been plagued by poor planning and execution of land management practices? Do you regret your decision to add a food plot in that location? These are all common but avoidable situations. We see many land improvement practices fall victim to poor planning or haphazard reactionary land management. When considering your impact on the land, you need to have serious forethought. Ask yourself, how will this impact deer now and in the future? To learn how to avoid costly mistakes and become...
How to Create and Hunt Bedding Areas for Whitetail Deer
December 07, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBWhen you own the secure cover in the neighborhood, you own deer during daylight hours. This creates more opportunities for hunting and encountering mature deer on a more regular basis. There are not any huge secrets here. In order to get dense cover you have to cut trees! In this podcast, we discuss with Brady Bradley the best ways to cut in bedding units. Brady works with us on clients. farms to implement bedding cuts. Brady has cut in many acres! Trees tremble when he arrives. During this...
Habitat Management in Kansas with Kyle Hedges
December 07, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBImagine owning 160 acres but still living two and a half hours away! How would you go about making an impact on the landscape with limited time? Now imagine owning that farm, finding the time to do the work, and now it's hunting season, how do you come up with a game plan and have success at filling tags? Does this sound like your farm? Make sure you tune in to hear how our very own Kyle Hedges makes this happen? Making the biggest impact in the shortest amount of time possible is a big pr...
Understanding Oak Management for Wildlife with Dr. Marcus Lashley
November 30, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBGrab your pens and paper, because you are getting ready to learn on this podcast with Dr. Marcus Lashley. We take a deep dive into the production, selection preferences of red versus white oaks, and forage habitats of whitetail deer regarding mast production. Just like most things in life, once you learn a little, you are left with more questions versus answers. For years hunters have placed more significance on the white oak acorn over the red acorn. This isn't often debated, more accepte...
Oak Management Recap - How Does this apply to a Landowner?
November 30, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBAfter enjoying the conversation on the other podcast this week with Dr. Marcus Lashley so much, we felt it was best to further unpack why this information is significant and how it can be applied to your land. With every guest and topic, we do, this is the question we want to address and answer as plainly as possible. So Matt and Adam spend an hour discussing with you the ways we can be more productive and set up farms in relation to acorn mast-producing trees. How do we hunt based on this...
Cut, Burn, Hunt, Repeat, A Client Success Story
November 23, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBOne of our goals is to try and simplify the learning curve and process for landowners who are interested in getting the most out of their recreational land. Not everyone has the time or devote hours to learning about natural resource management. One simple phrase that we've put together is cut, burn, repeat! This is as simple as it gets and still will yield results, and Mike Hinkle joins us this week to testify. Mike has been managing a farm in North Missouri intensely for about 5 years no...
Habitat Management During the RUT
November 23, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBIt's always time to get to work improving habitat, even during the rut! On this week's podcast Matt and Adam discuss all the work they've been working on during October and November and also lay out the work for the coming weeks. From Food plot creation, timber thinning, invasive species control, and old field management we cover it all! Remember the work has to be done, and it can get done, but knowing when to do it is crucial! If the cool season grasses aren't sprayed this fall, then they'...
How to Accomplish More Habitat Work with OnX
November 16, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBWe all start out with the best of intentions when it comes to the work we want to accomplish on a property. We create our own to - do lists while hunting but then sit an wonder where the time went and why only half the work got done. There are tons of tools available to help manage work, however we recommend using OnX Hunt! This tool now allows you to create layers and folders to store information, waypoints, shape file, etc. So our pro-tip is to take the to-do list you’ve created and bloc...
Insider Secrets to Growing Giant Whitetails Annually
November 16, 2021 10:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBAre there really secrets left in deer management? The answer is no, but we still have lots left to figure out. One aspect of deer management that seems to be forgotten is the idea of overall herd management. Hunters seem to divide the deer population into two segments and treat them separately despite them being the same animal. We can’t expect to consistently grow above average bucks in a given sea in stressful conditions. Nothing and no one does well under stress, yet many hunters allow ...
The Rut is Your Litmus Test
November 09, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBHow's your rutcation going? Do you look forward to the rut on your property or despise it? What does that say about your property and the management of the natural resources? We are here this week to break it down in detail as we compare and contrast two different farms and two different rut hunting experiences. Farms with highly managed habitat can be incredible places to hunt during any time of the year, but those with a proper layout and distribution of dense cover are exciting to say ...
Kansas Rut Hunting and Habitat Features
November 09, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBEven in great neighborhoods with a history of giant bucks can use a little work, and in many cases a lot of work! Aaron Woodward, a Land & Legacy client, with a farm in southeastern Kansas has been working to improve his farm for several years now. Back in 2019 Adam and Kyle visited his farm to help advise a plan to improve the habitat for deer, turkeys and quail, and the farm has been getting better and better! Between bedding thickets, timber stand improvement, invasive species control, a...
Executing the Gameplan - A Missouri Buck Falls
November 02, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBOn this weeks podcast we re-tell the story of a buck named Goofy. Adam was fortunate to harvest this buck with a bow on his second sit for Goofy. That was not by accident! The story takes some twists and turns, but follow along with us to learn about the game plan that was developed to intercept this unique mature buck. There is no surprise why he was using the area of the farm like he was, but the hunt setup and grunting used to seal the deal was special! Land & Legacy is Powered by ...
How To Convert Habitat Work to Taxidermy Bills
November 02, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBThis week we share with you a story from a client named Patrick Stewart. His family owns property in Kentucky that they have been hunting and managing for years. With mild success over the course of ownership they new they wanted more and should be experiencing it. So, they called us and we got to work developing a plan. This podcast confirms the need for clear direction and plans for moving forward. Dabbling in habitat management only gets your back sore. Cranking up the dial of intensity...
The Dreaded One Lung Hit
October 26, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBBowhunting can be difficult, it's all about minimizing the risk of failure. However, even after a fatal shot is made, this does not mean you will recover the deer. Have you ever bumped a deer? What about lost blood along the trail? In this podcast, we discuss the ways we approach recovering an animal that ensures a calculated, slow, and, steady pace. This is the best way to avoid common but costly mistakes. A good way to describe a safe approach to recovering a deer is to be cautiously pe...
Do I Buy In a Proven QDM Neighborhood or Start My Own?
October 26, 2021 09:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBThis is a loaded question! We do our best to unpack it this week during the podcast of where to buy hunting property. As with any big decision in life, there are certain pros and cons that should be weighed out. This decision to look for recreational property in a proven big buck-killing neighborhood or to buy in an unknown area is a highly debated one. During this podcast, we discuss several different scenarios that a land buyer would find themselves in. But we also discuss how important ...
Woody Browse with Dr. Will Gulsby
October 19, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBSure we all know and accept that deer like acorns, tender leaves, and "food plots". But, that is an elementary understanding of what deer actually eat. When you dive deeper into the annual foraging needs, the metabolic process, and availability of resources, you take your understanding of deer and their requirements to a new level. Everyone always wants to talk about the protein content of the latest and greatest feed they put down on the ground, but protein isn't all that deer seek. Other...
What Else Can You Learn from the B&C Distribution Map
October 19, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBBig deer only grow where crops are grown! Wrong! That's been the commonly accepted answer after a quick evaluation of the Boone and Crocket entries map. That is a very surface-level takeaway from that map. When you study that map and begin to think, I don't live in crop country, you may say to yourself, can I really expect to shoot big deer? The answer is yes, and the route to achieve that is not to bring the crops to your less productive soils. The answer is to not conform to the overall ...
Fall Habitat Ramblings and Reminders
October 12, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBHave you harvested a buck yet? Are you waiting for the rut to hunt or the cooler days in the forecast? If so, this podcast was designed for you to learn how you can get ahead of everyone else and the upcoming growing season. What you do now, has the ability to set you apart! Cool-season grasses when they are out of place can be the enemy of quality habitat. However, we are entering a great time to tackle that grass head-on. A timely herbicide application will terminate the grass ahead of w...
Creating a Priority List for Habitat Techniques Part 2
October 12, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBAfter a successful podcast last week, we need to complete the comparison podcast to build upon the importance of having your priorities in order for your property. Last week we discussed a timber-dominated 320-acre property. This week, we discuss a 35-acre property that is roughly 50% open and 50% timber. Various habitat techniques will be used, but not as important as the order in which techniques get accomplished. One of the biggest resources we can give to a property is not financial, ...