326: Using NRCS Contracts To Pay For Habitat Improvement, Manipulating Deer Movement With Chainsaws, and Cutting To Create Better Bedding with Al Tomechko of Vitalize Seed Company

Habitat Podcast

Jared Van Hees

Sports, Wilderness

4.9 • 584 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Habitat Podcast #325 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, Jared is back in the studio with Al Tomechko of Vitalize Seed Company. We discuss: Cleaning up the mess at the northern 70 Invasive species removal and midstory removal NRCS contracts for timber work The importance of patience and collaboration with foresters Advantages of herbicide treatments for invasive species Creating diverse bedding areas The importance of maintaining some open deer trails while strategically blocking others Chainsaws and safety equipment The importance of safety equipment when cutting Frost seeding annual clover in late March Frost seeding clover on compacted logging roads The importance of soil health The importance of root structure diversity Benefits of using fish fertilizer to jumpstart plant growth 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: Use code Habitat10 at checkout https://bit.ly/stealthstripsHP 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 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

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0:26.6	Yeah, but where I die fuck Welcome to the Habitat Podcast, the podcast for wildlife habitat management, hunting Strategy, and Land Stewardship.
0:55.0	And now, your host, Jared Van Hees.
0:59.0	Welcome to the Habitat Podcast.
1:03.0	I'm your host, Jared Van Heese, and we're here to become better habitat managers.
1:08.0	Welcome back, everybody.
1:09.0	We have a great episode for you here today.
1:12.2	We have Al Temechco, co-owner of Vitalized Seed Company on today.
1:17.2	He's been doing quite a bit in the timber on his Ohio farm.
1:20.9	I've been doing quite a bit in the timber on my 40.
1:24.4	And I'm currently at the HP 70 with my son Easton want to say hi we just got done cutting
1:30.9	seven or eight trees to get to the cat northern Michigan got slumped uh is an understatement and
1:39.2	uh I can see from my deck probably a thousand trees that are snapped off at some point from the ice storm so i thought
1:47.2	i'd do more habitat work i have a bunch of trees with me to plant oaks and norways i have switchgrass
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