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Land & Legacy – Habitat + Hunting

The 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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Understanding Vegetation Podcast Series - Trees Jan 19, 2021

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On today's podcast we wrap up the last part of the Understanding Vegetation Podcast Series. We dive super deep into all things Trees. Often times, trees are certainly overvalued by many hunters. They consider them to be cover or perhaps all mast producers when in reality, many trees are dying or growing in severely stifling conditions.

We break down the differences between hard mast and soft mast trees. From there we discuss how God designed the Red Oak trees to be on a two-year cycle production as opposed to white oaks being on a one-year production cycle. From here, we then discuss observing tree health. This is an easily learned skill, but one that makes managing the timber for wildlife a necessity. Let's just say, we spend a lot of time on how to create a landscape that thins the bad trees and promotes a robust understory of plant vegetation.

You will want to listen closely to this podcast if you have any amount of timber on your property. It's time to start actively managing your timber! #ForLoveoftheLand

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Late Season Archery Bow Kill from A Saddle Jan 19, 2021

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Chainsaw Chad went down to the wire with a late-season bow kill by deploying some unique strategy. This buck was on the radar all season, but once the weather got right and the proper plan was put together, the last two hunts of the year provided him with two shot opportunities on the 158" whitetail.

During this podcast, Adam and Chainsaw Chad discuss in detail the approach to put this Missouri buck down. Most late season hunts are typically over large destination food sources, however, this hunt went do very close to bedding. We break down why this was the only strategy that could be used to intercept this buck during daylight, despite the late season drive to food most deer have.

Don't miss this archery hunt breakdown from a saddle! You will enjoy learning how to repeat this success yourself! #ForLoveoftheLand

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Understanding Vegetation Podcast Series - Shrubs Jan 12, 2021

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After following up the podcast form last week, where we discussed in full detail the value of forbs on the landscape, we climbed the vegetation ladder and covered shrubs this week. Shrubs are the multi-tool or swiss army knife of vegetation devoted to wildlife value.

During this podcast, we discuss upland shrubs, wetland variety, and also differentiate soft versus hard mast shrub producers. The role of these shrubs often times produce year-round food options as well as dynamite cover opportunities. If you want to improve your property for wildlife, you have to know and promote native shrubs! Learn all about them this week! #ForLoveoftheLand

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Stihl Before Steel Jan 12, 2021

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As many hunting seasons are coming to a close around the country, landowners have the options of what they will focus on next. Often times, we see folks choosing "steel" traps over the "Stihl" chainsaw for the purpose of improving the land for game species - WRONG MOVE! The research is clear and the long term benefits of working diligently on the habitat far outweigh the temporary void created by removing a predator.

If we want to make a difference for game species, we have to be honest with our evaluations of the habitat and how we utilize our time in the field. Grab the chainsaws and get to work! Time to impact acres for years to come! Be sure to share this podcast with someone who needs to hear this deliberate message! #ForLoveoftheLand

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Finding the Quail - Hunting Public Land Jan 05, 2021

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If you're in search of quail on public land you know that sometimes they can be very hard to find! During this podcast Kyle and Frank discuss tips and tricks to find upland birds on heavily pressured public land. It doesn't stop there though, these strategies can help you be successful even on private land.

Have you ever considered quail feeding patterns in your hunting strategies and defining whether you're hunting woody cover or cut grain? Determining the attraction and or the habitat features will create more successful hunts in your future. Are you willing to put the work in and walk to that back corner of a walk in hunting area to check a shrub row for quail? These are areas often overlooked due to their size and distance from the road but they could be the answer to your question, "where are the quail at?"

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Understanding Vegetation Podcast Series - Forbs Jan 05, 2021

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On this week's installment of the Understanding Vegetation Podcast series we discuss Forbs. Yes, that is right, we nerd out about broadleaf plants for over an hour this week. To understand wildlife, you have to understand the significance of forbs. These are the forgotten plants of wildlife management.

We discuss in full detail the role that forbs plan and how they work from annuals to perennials. We even discuss protein content and what Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF) means when evaluating the cellulose/lignin material of vegetation. In addition to food value, we spend a lot of time discussing the value that forbs bring to cover as well. They grow during key times of the year for important life-history events such as nesting, fawning, brood rearing, lactation, antler development, and more!

Tune in next week as we discuss the next vegetation class! Hope you enjoyed this week's podcast all about forbs!

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Understanding Vegetation Podcast Series - Grasses Dec 29, 2020

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Welcome back to the Vegetation Podcast Series with Land & Legacy. This podcast series will give you the leg up on all other land managers by learning the basics of each type of vegetation a true wildlife manager would need to know. In the first week of the series, we are going to be working through grasses. It is not uncommon for various types of grasses such as warm-season grasses to be glorified by wildlife managers across the country. Why is that? Are they right? Or will you find out that is just fluff?

To start the podcast, we break down the various categories grasses can be placed based upon their specific features, such as cool-season versus warm season, native versus non-native, and bunchgrass versus sod-forming grass. This gives information gives the ability to make the proper decisions moving forward on how to properly manage the grasses growing across the property. In addition, we highlight the food and cover value of grasses for animal species such as whitetail deer, turkey, and bobwhite quail.

If you want to learn more about how to properly manage land for wildlife game species, it starts with having a complex knowledge of what is growing on the land. We hope you will continue to follow along with the podcast series, next week, is all about forbs. #ForLoveoftheLand

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Building a Hunting Property off Restricted Access Dec 29, 2020

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On the second podcast this week, we review a recent consultation from eastern Missouri along the river breaks of the Mississippi River. This 100-acre parcel like many along the river breaks had some severe topographical features. The steep terrain and limited access become the foundation of how the property will be managed.

As we commonly discuss, access to a property is fundamental aspect of the property. It is imperative to have good access to manage the land and hunt appropriately. This property had one way in, through the Northeast corner. A small narrow ridge was the main travel corridor for access throughout the entire property. With up to four hunters hunting at once, we describe how this property will not only be managed but now accessed differently for deer and wild turkey hunting. Some of the suggestions may surprise you! To learn more about these changes and transformation, be sure to listen and follow along with this podcast! #ForLoveoftheLand

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Hunting Improvement Techniques Vs. Habitat Management Practices Dec 22, 2020

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With everyone sharpening chainsaws and preparing to get some work completed, we wanted to take a moment to discuss what is impactful and what is not. There are so many time wasting techniques out there that seem to grab the attention and distract away from sound habitat management practices.

The goal while working on a property is to improve the deer herd and its top-end quality, so to do that, we can't waste time on techniques such as, mock scrapes, water holes, monoculture grass plantings, and kill plots. These practices may just help you kill what deer are already on the property. However, practices such as old field management, timber stand improvement, prescribed burning, edge feathering, and destination food plots actually provide the local deer with more resources to improve their fitness. These practices are impactful and should be implemented during this habitat season.

Please make a difference this winter! Run the chainsaw just as much as you run trail cameras.

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Understanding Vegetation Types 101 Dec 22, 2020

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For years now we have done podcasts on various subjects touching every category included in land management practices. But we continue to learn how people best learn from podcasts and the topics of land management. So as we enter into the land management season for most hunters, we thought it would be best to start a new podcast series explaining from start to finish the different vegetation types you should be managing, starting with grasses, forbs, shrubs, trees, and invasive species. This week is the introduction to the new series!

We will take a category and tackle it each week, so for instance, the next week, we will talk all about grasses! We will break down the roles that grasses should play in wildlife management and what roles they do not. In addition, we will discuss how to best manage them and what composition they should ideally be found in. By the end of the podcast, you will know what grasses do and what their significance is, as well as some grass identification tips!

Be sure to follow along each week to get a firm understanding of the different vegetation types that each land manager should be able to easily identify and manage properly. #ForLoveoftheLand

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