Land & Legacy - Habitat + Hunting

Latest Episodes:

Turkey & Deer Hunts at The Woodlands! Mar 21, 2022

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We'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. This will be a consult as well as a hunt, hunting in the mornings and viewing the property and learning techniques during the afternoons! Nothing has ever been offered like this before so don't miss it! Come and hunt with us!

The Maintenance Phase of Land Management with Travis Sumner Mar 15, 2022

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This 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 property is now diverse, time to keep it that way! Travis shares his stories about how they got here and the joy that comes with arriving at the maintenance phase of a project like this!

We hope you enjoy this podcast and share it with your hunting buddies!

100% of Turkey Nests Destroyed by Predators Mar 15, 2022

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For 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 will create change!

At Land & Legacy, we take the practical, impactful, and functional way to solve natural resource-related issues! Let's take the steps moving forward, not ones that just make us feel good.

Remember We Are All Hunters At Our Core Mar 08, 2022

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During 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 REAL conversation about turkey hunting and the future of turkey management.

We Want to Learn How to Burn with Primos' Lake Pickle Mar 07, 2022

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It'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 that we all rally around solid information about using the technique. Link arms with neighbors, friends and form a wildlife co-op to use this prescribed fire as your disturbance regime on your recreational property.

Cost-Share Dollars for Timber Improvement with NFI Mar 01, 2022

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Ever 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, they took action and decided to increase the opportunity for landowners seeking help in property management.

We hope you enjoy this step-by-step process of getting cost-share dollars to work for you on your own property and increase the quality of habitat that you can offer on your property!

What's Your Role in Turkey Management with Dr. Mike Chamberlain Mar 01, 2022

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This 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 factors that are contributing to the wild turkey decline, which means that are many different ways we can all contribute, so in this podcast, we break down the role that State Game agencies play, public land managers, hunters or conservationists, and landowners. Most everybody will fall into one of these categories and we clearly define what each group can do. With a united front and action taken, we can reverse the direction of the wild turkey.

We hope you enjoy the podcast, please share with those who are ready to take action!

Hunting Iowa as a Nonresident Feb 22, 2022

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During 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 do not favor the nonresident as it takes 4-5 years to hunt them with a bow. However, Zone 3 offers hunting opportunities every other year. So, a nonresident can hunt their farm twice as much if that farm resides in Zone 3.

It just so happens, that collectively, we can offer that exact opportunity. Garrett is now offering a Land & Legacy managed farm near Castana, IA which lies in Zone 3. If you are interested, please contact Garret Armstrong!

NWTF Convention Intro: Stay Open-Minded Feb 22, 2022

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This 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 all private landowners, it's our shoulders where the bulk of this load is being carried. The wild turkey is our resource to manage, so let's do it with pride and passion as we walk in step with one another.

Be ready for some great interviews with many different professionals! We hope you enjoy the content and education.

7 Principles of Building Diversity into Your Hunting Property Feb 15, 2022

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Do 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 the biotic and abiotic features of a property. This is the start or foundation that the rest of the podcast is built upon. The other factors of layering diversity into a property include topography, soils, terrain features, elevation, plant communities, and then disturbance regimes. Don't worry, although this is a heavy podcast, we spend time on each subject to explain in detail how it impacts your success and the frequency of game animals using your property.

Don't miss this podcast, we drop some knowledge bombs that will take your understanding of the land and natural resources to a much deeper understanding. Enjoy, Learn, Share! #ForLoveoftheLand