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#278 - Spring Time Habitat Projects: Removing Standing Dead Ash, Hinge Cutting Travel Corridors, and Buidling a Bridge for Better Access with Matt Zah l

Habitat Podcast

Jared Van Hees

Wilderness, Sports

4.9585 Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Habitat Podcast #278 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with my good friend Matt Zahl. Matt is a fellow Michigander who is a habitat manager in Western Michigan. We discuss: Leveraging cuts for deer Mass crop trees for wildlife Cultivating diverse ecosystems Installing culverts for access Building a sturdy creek bridge Benefits and timing of fall tree planting Balancing family and outdoor life Prepping for deer season in May Fruit orchards as a wildlife magnet And So Much More! PATREON - Patreon - Habitat Podcast Brand new HP Patreon for those who want to support the Habitat Podcast. Good luck this Fall and if you have a question yourself, just email us @ info@habitatpodcast.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patreon - Habitat Podcast Latitude Outdoors - Saddle Hunting: https://bit.ly/hplatitude Stealth Strips - Stealth Outdoors: https://bit.ly/stealthstripsHP Contact Rich at Tagged Out Seed Products: (740) 856-5207 or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063715565466 Midwest Lifestyle Properties - https://bit.ly/3OeFhrm Vitalize Seed Food Plot Seed - https://bit.ly/vitalizeseed Down Burst Seeders - https://bit.ly/downburstseeders 10% code: HP10 Morse Nursery - http://bit.ly/MorseTrees 10% off w/code: HABITAT10 Packer Maxx - http://bit.ly/PACKERMAXX $25 off with code: HPC25 Exodus Outdoor Gear - Use Code: HP - https://exodusoutdoorgear.com/discount/HP First Lite --> https://bit.ly/3EDbG6P LAND PLAN Property Consultations – HP Land Plans: LAND PLANS Leave us a review for a FREE DECAL - https://apple.co/2uhoqOO Morse Nursery Tree Dealer Pricing – info@habitatpodcast.com Habitat Podcast YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmAUuvU9t25FOSstoFiaNdg Email us: info@habitatpodcast.com habitat management / deer habitat / food plots / hinge cut / food plot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Outdoors isn't just a place.

0:02.0

It's a lifestyle.

0:03.3

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Sundays at 8 a.m. Eastern on Waypoint TV, wherever adventure takes you.

0:11.8

Waypoint TV, your destination for outdoor entertainment.

0:15.6

Music Welcome to the Habitat Podcast, the podcast for wildlife habitat management, hunting strategy, and land stewardship.

0:41.4

And now, your host, Jared Van Heaths.

0:47.7

Welcome to the Habitat Podcast.

0:50.0

I'm your host, Jared Van Heaths, and we are here to become better habitat managers.

0:54.5

Guys, welcome back.

0:55.5

We have an awesome episode for you here today.

0:58.2

We are talking with my good friend, Mr. Matt Zoll.

1:01.3

Matt is a West Michigan native.

1:03.3

Lives and manages habitat overrun 30 acres there in West Michigan.

1:08.4

Good friend of mine.

1:09.4

You've heard him on here before.

1:10.7

We'll end the

1:11.2

episodes later in the podcast. We're going to go through and talk about spring projects, stuff that

1:17.2

maybe is not all food plot related, but stuff you could be doing on your farm right now,

1:22.0

getting things ready, you know, stuff that Matt's been working on, stuff that I've been

1:25.3

working on, stuff we have to get done in the future.

1:28.2

We're going to talk about some dough bedding and some regeneration of cat tails and maple and some of mass cuttings.

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