Land & Legacy - Habitat + Hunting Land & Legacy

On this week's podcast Alan and Matt discuss a recent trip to the Volunteer State, Tennessee. This trip was a great one to discuss as the property had many points to discuss and breakdown that are all relevant to many hunting scenarios that the average hunter will face. We discuss these points in great detail to shed light on ways to combat access problems and large scale timber management.

Seeing is believing, but you are going to have to trust the process on this one! Don't focus solely on food or solely on cover to accomplish all the needs of wildlife. It is critical to offer the basics first then graduating into the detail work of land management. You will see compounding results of the work when your foundational needs are met first and foremost!

Kyle Lybarger joins Alan Summerford to talk about turkey hunting strategies that were used on previous hunts. We also break down what we are seeing on different timings of fire, fire intervals, and how it relates to hunting, and nesting based on when the fire was applied.

Today Brady and Matt discuss recent consultations from across the country, they all have one thing in mind, the starting point and the end point of each farm is different. WE will dive deep into how we approach various farms and how no matter what Tier they start at, we know what the following steps will look like. The road to transforming farms is a journey, if you don't know where you are starting and where you are going, you will never end up there.

Big timber and rugged terrain. Kyle Lybarger joins Alan Summerford on a property that is in a conservation easement for old growth timber. As we breakdown the property, we discuss issues with allowing timber to mature without disturbance, and addressing the importance of a sound hunting strategy to grow, hold, and harvest mature bucks with consistency. Sometimes habitat whether good or bad isn't the most limiting factor.

Sometimes it feels like we speak out of both sides of our mouth. Is burning great? Yes, Is burning hurting your habitat? Sometimes yes.