Habitat Podcast

Habitat Podcast #200 - Jim Ward joins Jared Van Hees and Brian Halbleib for our 200th episode!!! We cover, Jim's introduction - Background, Occupation, How he got into Habitat Management? Jim Ward's Habitat Management Style, Cutting woods - How much cutting is the appropriate amount? Types of cutting – HC vs Felling Creating Buck beds – believer Warm Season Grass Opinion - TIP Scent Control – TIP How important does Jim take scent control Hunting with a canoe vs small parcel scent management SCENARIOS Flat Topography Parcel –  (Southern MI, Northern IN, etc) Where and how is Jim creating bedding for does, and then bucks on a flat parcel Hill Country – Southern IN, Iowa, PA, NY Where and how are you creating bedding for does, and then bucks on hilly parcel What type of habitat traps is Jim setting up and where (main hub question) Hunting/accessing bottoms Best Big Buck Hunting Story where your habitat and hunting strategy (things you teach) paid off for you. -----------------------------------------------------