Whitetail Landscapes - Hunting & Habitat Management – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode of Maximize Your Hunt, host Jon Teater and Steve Sherk (Sherk’s Guide Service) reflect on the past hunting season, discuss the importance of land management and habitat improvement, and share insights on hunting strategies. Steve discusses pursuing an individual mature buck.  Jon discusses his objective for the hunting season and goals for harvest as it pertains to does and bucks. Steve and Jon emphasize the significance of creating the right atmosphere for hunting. Steve discusses the challenges of not hunting in October, and the strategies for guiding clients effectively. The conversation also delves into the importance of understanding wind and thermals, building confidence in hunting locations, and ultimately enjoying the hunting experience.

Steve discusses being the timber all year long and assessing the landscape, why deer are shifting earlier into fall ranges, acorn production, the importance of red oaks on the landscape and the ideal locations for early season hunting. Steve discusses the best locations and when to hunt deer in October. Steve ends with an important aspect of their only being a handful of days to hunt deer in October and be successful and picking the right times is critical to success. Jon Teater concludes with valuable tips for a successful hunting season.

Steve and Jon reflect on the hunting season, emphasizing the importance of proper setup and strategies for hunting in October. He discusses the significance of scouting, understanding deer behavior, and the impact of wind and thermals on hunting success. The conversation highlights the need for hunters to enjoy the experience and be grateful for the opportunity to connect with nature, rather than solely focusing on the kill.

Takeaways:

• Investing in land management enhances the hunting experience.
• Creating the right atmosphere is crucial for successful hunting.
• October is a prime month for hunting, especially with cold fronts.
• Guiding clients requires a strategic approach to hunting locations.
• Understanding deer behavior is key to effective hunting.
• Wind and thermals play a significant role in hunting success.
• Enjoying the hunting experience is as important as the outcome.
• Flexibility in hunting schedules can lead to better opportunities.
• Building confidence in setups can improve hunting effectiveness.
• Gratitude for the hunting experience enhances overall enjoyment.
• Building a management plan is key for sustainable hunting.

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In this conversation, Moriah Borgess (Wildlife Investments, Hollow Tooth Aerial, LLC), and Jon Teater discuss the importance of soil management in hunting property, the innovative use of drones for habitat management, and the critical timing and techniques for effective herbicide application. The conversation delves into managing invasive species, the precision required in herbicide application, and the environmental considerations that must be taken into account. Moriah goes through common and more specific herbicides that meet specific prescriptions for site and managing objectives.

Moriah discusses the efficiency of using drones to manage plants like phragmites, sweet gum, winged elm, autumn olive. Moriah discusses on the ground spray options and what concerns are created when debris is present. Moriah discusses old field management and benefits to wildlife. Moriah emphasizes the role of drones as a valuable tool for private landowners looking to enhance their hunting properties.

Moriah goes through his process of cleaning his drone and managing tank applications and cleaning tanks. Moriah discusses his business name and its origin. Moriah suggests drone work that can be done right now just before and during hunting season.

Takeaways:

• Soil management is the foundation of habitat improvement.
• Drones provide a less invasive method for herbicide application.
• Timing is crucial for effective herbicide use.
• Specific herbicides can target invasive species without harming natives.
• Wind conditions can affect herbicide application efficacy.
• Drones can cover significant acreage efficiently.
• Herbicide prescriptions should be tailored to the specific site.
• Understanding plant ecology is essential for successful management.
• Drones are becoming increasingly accessible for private landowners.
• Effective management requires a combination of techniques and tools.

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In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes) and Todd Shippee (Empire Land Management), discuss upcoming projects. Todd discusses ways to develop areas during floods, segmenting deer and how to design a property to reduce erosion. Todd takes us to school on preseason management and scouting practices, and wet food plots.

Todd and Jon discuss how to create an easy hunt this season, and what not to do this summer. Todd discusses the social impact on deer and ways to reduce stress on the deer herd. Jon explains ideas on concealment. Todd details planting techniques for conifers, and temporary screen, planting with tractor verse atvs.

Todd and Jon talk cutworm, corn, and better food plot concepts. Todd suggests keeping bare dirt on the landscape and the importance of employing a layering concept of plants to better create interest in food plots from deer and turkeys. Todd discusses building sacrificial food plots and surprising blends that are highly attractive to deer.  Todd talks about some of the highest toxic plants in the world and how he handles them on his client properties.

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In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes), Steve Sherk (Sherk’s Guide Service) and Lee Ellis (Seek One) discuss hunting tactics and advanced strategies. Lee explains how he breaks down deer using hunting apps. Lee explains exploratory periods, and how difficult finding and patterning deer during the fall transition period. Lee explains how and when deer use core areas versus home ranges and how he translated that to hunting opportunities.

Lee discusses how he evaluates deer home versus core areas and how that relates to movement.  Also, Steve and Lee discuss hunting individual deer versus general deer populations and the related technique for each. Lee explains how he evaluates hard to access hunting areas.

Lee discusses hunting out of state and his recent voyage to Michigan, hunting pressured deer. Lee explains marsh buck habitat and how difficult it is to dissect these areas. Lee explains a specific deer he is after and how to be less intrusive and go after secluded deer. Lee and Steve talk about new challenges and how that is shaping his perspective about different states. Lee explains when it's right to push the limits and what deer will tolerate in the respective areas he is hunting.

Lee discusses the hunting culture in different areas and how he has dealt with difficult people in and around areas he hunts. Lee and Jon discuss baiting deer and the pros and cons and how to hunt these areas. Lee discusses trail camera data and the benefits when baiting in these areas, and how to break down deer movement as a result of trail camera data.

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In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes) and Perry Battin (Drury Outdoors) discuss a recent harvest and how the layout of the property led to success. Perry explains how he broke down an unknown big buck that was a recent addition to one of the Drury Farms. Perry discusses hunting small farms and how to build bullet proof access, even passing through food plots and how the strategy created the perfect opportunity for an early season kill.

Perry breaks down the property that allowed him to kill his target buck. Perry explains the food plot layout, and seed type and how that attracted deer into key areas to make the blind location ideal for an early season kill. Perry details bedding areas and how the cover adjacent to the food plot created ideal conditions. Perry explains waterholes, and where they are laid out. Perry and Jon discuss food plots and scrape trees and how they support deer movement toward hunting locations. Perry details how they take photos of the deer they are after and where trail cameras are located in and around specific areas.

Perry and Jon provide numerous trips and tricks to get deer closer to hunting locations. Perry details Wade Robinson big buck kill and notes Mark Drury’s large buck harvest.

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In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes), Steve Sherk (Sherk’s Guide Service) and Andy May (MeatEater) discuss hunting tactics and advanced strategies. Andy explains his background and how he has advanced his hunting to the next level. Andy has been a successful hunter and hunted highly pressured deer and deer in low pressure states.

Andy explains how he hunts big bucks on highly pressured ground and tough to hunt areas. Andy discusses his favorite times to hunt and how to be a more well-rounded hunter. He discusses what time of year he has been successful in the past and how he has reshaped his hunting to be productive all season long. Andy discusses his idea of continuous improvement and how he is not a fan of blind success. Andy discusses the keys to success in early October and why he chooses to hunt outside of his home state of Michigan.

Andy breaks down his early season tactics and why private land can be tougher than public land in the areas he hunts. Andy explains when deer sign matters and how to dial in on deer sign when it counts. Andy discusses how trail cameras can be both a positive and negative and why he prefers not to use cameras when hunting in the areas he prefers. Andy explains key locations he dials in on during the rut and why he picks these specific areas to kill mature bucks. He explains his weekend hunting tactics and why he is so aggressive on the deer he goes after. Andy ends with a story of a difficult hunt in a hard to access area that will get you thinking more about pushing the limits in your hunting areas.  

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In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes), Steve Sherk (Sherk’s Guide Service) and Johnny Stewart discuss hunting tactics and advanced strategies. Johnny explains where to start when breaking down a hunting property. Steve and Johnny discuss the number one factor when evaluating a good versus bad hunting property. Johnny identifies the top factors and locations to find and hunt mature bucks. Johnny evaluates nighttime and daytime areas and why big bucks use specific areas and how to evaluate trail camera data. 

Steve and Johnny discuss how to anticipate other public land hunters and how they have had to evolve their strategies around these newly found or experienced hunters on the landscape. Jon explains how the tactics talked about apply to both public and private landowners, and how the approaches set up a foundational strategy that will help hunter’s find success. Johnny discusses why deer select certain areas and when to be more aggressive.

Johnny and Steve discuss rut hunting strategies and why Johnny isn’t so concerned with bumping deer while scouting. Johnny describes why hunting out of a tree isn’t as productive as scouting and how he puts together his plan to capitalize and execute on deer he is seeking out.  Steve discusses how he continues to scout and patterns that are annual are not always to be relied upon. Jon and Johnny discuss the importance of terrain and Jonny explains his top three advanced tactics for finding mature bucks.

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In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes) and Steve Sherk (Sherk’s Guide Service) discuss hunting plans and setups for early season. Steve dives into his process and plans for the next several weeks before clients arrive. Jon explains his plans and when he anticipates having a shot at one of his target deer.  Jon explains fawn recruitment on his own property and how the habitat is expected to benefit his fall hunting.

Steve discusses the data he has collected over the past five years and what key weather factors he believes primarily impacts deer movement. Jon and Steve both discuss the number one external factor that impacts overall movement. Steve discusses how cold weather impacts deer at different times of the year, and how some weather fronts may reduce movement in the areas he hunts. Jon discusses what he has observed on private lands and what he believes negatively impacts deer movement.

Steve discusses the details of his early season plans, more specifically where he hunts and the habitat he prefers. Steve doesn’t have the traditional bed to feeding patterns, which creates a different strategy he believes advantages him in the big woods. Steve discusses the locations he believes provide the best hunting and bedding. Steve explains early vs late season bedding. Jon and Steve discuss the value of high-quality food and how this pertains to deer interest.

 Steve explains more about his hit list deer and how he plans on targeting them. Steve details his mobile setup preferences vs fixed treestands. Steve explains how close he gets to bedding areas and why his tactics have changed over the past few years. Steve ends with detailing the significance of the sign he pays attention to and how that relates to deer movement and interest.

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In this podcast Rocky Burrus (SA Farms Management Service), Perry Battin (Drury Outdoors) and Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes), discuss big bucks, trail cameras and hunting strategy. Rocky details his big buck killed in August in Tennessee. Rocky breaks down the layout and how he puts the hunt together on the mature deer. Perry explains food plot concerns and the related drought, and how he and the team are combatting that on an acre by acre basis. Jon provides some examples of how his clients handle drought. Perry discusses the hunting strategy that the Drury team employs when killing does and how they plan on concentrating big bucks around their food plots.

Rocky explains why he uses wise-eye trail cameras and why and the data collections software that comes with his cameras is so great. Rocky and Perry explain the number of cameras they are using on the properties they hunt and manage. Perry explains why he uses Reconyx trail cameras and what he has noticed over the years from the high-end trail camera company.  Perry discusses data collection and how the work of analyzing the pictures is broken up amongst the team members.   Perry, Rocky and Jon discuss the hunting strategy they consider, age class and caliber of deer they go after annually. Jon details his near-term plans and what he anticipates for his hunting season. Rocky and Perry discuss drought and water sources and where to put these on the landscape to attract deer.

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In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes) and Mark Haslam (Southeast Whitetail) discuss how to harvest a big buck early season. Mark’s expertise and management strategy to improve loblolly or longleaf pine stands and approach to hunting big bucks has proven that early season hunting success can be achieved. Mark explains his early season tactics, and what areas he focuses on as it pertains to mature deer. Mark details layouts, topography and related vegetation, and food sources that are key to planning where to hunt. Mark explains why he prefers morning hunts early season and what folks are missing out on if they aren’t hunting early. Mark and Jon discuss the primary factors that go into a morning hunt and how overlooked these may be by most hunters, especially in the southern United States.

Mark explains the process he goes through to evaluate deer, and the related movement. Mark discusses trail camera information and its importance.  Jon discusses zones of interest as it pertains to breaking down deer movement.

Mark breaks down his hunt to kill a mature buck, and considers factors such as rain, natural movement, food plot layout, thermal cover.  Mark details the forest layout and how he fragments pine forest to create food and bedding thickets. Mark explains how to slow down deer on your property and how this leads to success. Mark explains agriculture food sources, food plots, and relative distances of hunting locations near these areas. Jon and Mark discuss natural food strategies, and the benefit on the landscape to the deer herd.

Mark brainstorms about concepts related to measuring and evaluating antlers. Jon and Mark explain why the current method of scoring antlers is deficient. Mark and Jon end with explaining doe harvest and the importance on the landscape.  

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