{"podcast":{"title":"Habitat Podcast","slug":"habitat-podcast-204652","podcast_index_feed_id":204652,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WPCM3812596364","website_url":"http://habitatpodcast.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/70850994-7d5b-11ec-884c-f7fcf6874ebb/image/HabitatPodcast_thumbnailArtwork.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Jared Van Hees","episode_count":392,"summary":"The Habitat Podcast is a podcast for land and wildlife habitat managers, and for hunters who learn and utilize different types of habitat in their hunting strategy. We interview hunters and habitat managers from across the country, picking their brain to learn their success's and failures. We are different in the fact that we are not the experts. This podcast is for us and the listeners to learn a thing or two, from the experts we analyze.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T20:21:16.696201+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/habitat-podcast-204652"},"episode":{"title":"368: 7 Habitat Myths That Are Ruining Deer Properties with Matt Zahl and Corey Franceus","slug":"368-7-habitat-myths-that-are-ruining-deer-properties-with-matt-zahl-and-corey-franceus","published_at":"2026-01-09T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/habitat-podcast-204652/368-7-habitat-myths-that-are-ruining-deer-properties-with-matt-zahl-and-corey-franceus","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/habitat-podcast-204652","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/WPCM9666649752.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/WPCM9666649752.mp3","summary":"Habitat Podcast #368 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with the HP crew Andy Hutchens, Matt Zahl, and Corey Franceus! We discuss: Soil improvement takes years longer than most landowners expect Access mistakes ruin more farms than poor habitat choices Switchgrass is useful—but often overused for bedding Living on your property helps hunters more than deer Cutting harder early speeds up timber regeneration Water control quietly dictates deer movement and use Less hunting pressure beats perfect habitat design Food plots help hunters more than deer if misused Small properties win by being different than neighbors Mature bucks survive pressure better than most think And So Much More! Shop the new Amendment Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/new-natural-amendments ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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…","meta_description":"Habitat Podcast #368 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with the HP crew Andy Hutchens, Matt Zahl, and Corey Franceus!…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5486,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/habitat-podcast-204652/episodes/368-7-habitat-myths-that-are-ruining-deer-properties-with-matt-zahl-and-corey-franceus/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/habitat-podcast-204652/368-7-habitat-myths-that-are-ruining-deer-properties-with-matt-zahl-and-corey-franceus.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}