395: What 20 Years of Food Plotting For Clients Taught Him with Kasey Thren
About this episode
Kasey Thren shares insights from 20 years of food plotting for clients, focusing on sustainable practices and deer management.
Habitat Podcast #395 - In today's episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Kasey Thren! We discuss: -His client base sits in sandy central Michigan soil, and he's learned to work with it, not against it. -He switched to a First Products no-till drill after decades of rototilling to save time. -He leans on Morgan Composting's Dairy Doo and humic acid instead of pricier synthetic fertilizer blends. -A simple wire utilization cage tells him instantly whether a property has an overbrowse problem. -He warns hinge cuts only survive about 50% of the time, even with perfect timing. -He calls windstorm-style clearcutting a "tornado effect" that jumpstarts natural deer food and cover. -His forester lets him rope off "retainer islands" inside clearcuts just for deer cover. -His rule for clients: if you kill a buck, shoot two does to keep herds balanced. -Boot hygiene is one of his biggest lessons — he's watched deer and coyotes avoid his scent trail on camera. -He started filming quick client videos so his kids could hear his voice if he's ever gone. And So Much More! Shop the New Native Seed Collection from Vitalize Seed here…
People in this episode
Host: Jared Van Hees
Guest: Kasey Thren
Topics covered
- food plotting
- deer management
- sustainable practices
- client experiences
- natural habitat
- wildlife conservation
Keywords
- food plots
- deer management
- sustainable agriculture
- no-till drilling
- wildlife habitat
- Michigan
- fertilizers
- client education
Sponsors
Vitalize Seed, Plot Blaster
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Morgan Composting
Products: Dairy Doo, humic acid, First Products no-till drill, Plot Blaster
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