Sportsmen's Empire - Whitetail Hunting

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Land & Legacy - 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 Land & Legacy is Powered by Simplecast

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Land & Legacy - 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 Land & Legacy is Powered by Simplecast

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Southern Ground Hunting - 2020's Golden Nuggets For Southern Public Land Bucks Dec 28, 2020

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As 2020 comes to a close, a sigh of relief comes across the nation. As bad as this year was for us, we had some incredible guests on the podcast! This week, Parker is going to run you through some of the top "gold nuggets" from some of our most popular guests of the year. We hear success stories from every one of you all season long talking about how these guests helped you be successful in the whitetail woods. So to close out the year, we thought it would be great to highlight these pieces of wisdom from some of the greatest hunting minds we've had on the show. We'll look back on convos from guests like Michael Perry, Jamie McCay, Matt Powell, Nathan Killen, Reese Johnson & Land Smathers. All with different hunting styles, but tons of success chasing big mature public land bucks in the South. Southern Ground Hunting is powered by Simple Cast.

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N.F.C. - South Dakota Mule Deer Showdown Dec 23, 2020

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Dan is joined by Nate Thomas of the Missouri Woods and Water podcast to discuss Dan's 2nd trip to South Dakota to hunt mule deer. The guys kick the episode off by talking about how Dan got permission from his wife to go back after he struck out in October. Then, the guys break down the strategy that Dan used when it came to locating deer and putting himself in position for a shot opportunity. The two also talk about the obstacles that Dan faced while he was out there like the struggle with private land owners, public land access, and the effect that cattle grazing had on where the deer were located. Nine Finger Chronicles is Powered by Simplecast

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Ohio Huntsman - Gun Season Redemption Dec 23, 2020

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Things turned around pretty dramatically for the second half of Ohio's 2020 week long gun season. Opening day harvest numbers were down pretty significantly but hunters made up for that shortfall during the second half of the season. Deer harvest numbers closed out the week with the total harvest being higher than the previous three year average. Our luck turned around as well with both Jake and Jeff's wife Amber tagging deer! Hopefully everyone throughout the state had a safe and enjoyable gun season. Ohio Huntsman is Powered by Simplecast

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Missouri Woods & Water - Elk Season Success in Missouri Dec 22, 2020

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It has been one crazy week in the Missouri elk woods! Today, the guys get the chance to talk with two of the hunters that were lucky enough to harvest a bull elk in Missouri over the past few days. Sam Schulz and Gene Guilkey come back on the show and talk about their hunts and eventual harvests of two beautiful bulls right here in the first elk season in Missouri in hundreds of years. Both guys talk about their preparation after learning they drew for the hunt, how the archery portion of the season went, and the eventual lead up to their harvests during the firearms portion of the season. Congratulations to Sam, Gene, and the other hunters that were successful in this historic season in our state. Enjoy the show! Missouri Woods & Water is Powered by Simplecast

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Land & Legacy - 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 Land & Legacy is Powered by Simplecast

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Land & Legacy - 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. Land & Legacy is Powered by Simplecast

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Huntavore - WildMeats and Holiday Treats Dec 21, 2020

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John Wallace, @wildgamecook, hails from Ohio, and works for Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. John starts out by sharing how he and his sons at one point had 5 whitetails hanging in his garage. He goes into detail how he approaches the idea of processing your own deer and how he got into butchering his own game. He makes the correlation that a self hunted, self processed animal always tastes better. He also goes through the parts of the deer that are hardest to cut, most finicky, and most work. That is a professional move here. Tricks the mind, and saves the fun stuff for last. Nick also poses the idea, bringing your cutting table up to counter height (36 inches). Helps keep cutters standing straight up. John who is an avid summer sausage maker, and no stranger into making meat candy. Tried the first attempt at making venison snack sticks this year with success. While those will be on his holiday platter, John goes into talking about the goose pastrami he makes. The recipe is from Hank Shaw, and John has added his own flair. Another waterfowl treat would be a smoked Mallard which is sliced thin. Another holiday classic is a Wellington, using a strip of tender wildgame and wrapping it in a mushroom stuffing, prosciutto, and puff pastry. Nick’s favorite sauce to go with is a hollandaise. A centerpiece on the Huntavore table this year is going to be a whole boneless leg of venison. Adding a very festive seasoning, tying it up, and I did add a pork backfat cap. Roasting on charcoal then finishes in a very hot oven. On John’s table a venison ham, cured and smoked. He's also adding a smoked duck and the oddball store bought turkey will join the two. Huntavore is Powered by Simplecast

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Southern Ground Hunting - Buck Breakdown (Sleep Deprived Deer Hunting Podcast) - Hunter Lidsey Dec 21, 2020

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In this episode Parker and Hunter Lindsey breakdown two big buck hunts that Hunter was able to have in the 2020 season. The guys talk about the learning curve with hunting public land, but more importantly the things that Hunter has been doing to increase his odds. Southern Ground Hunting is powered by simple cast

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