Land & Legacy - Habitat + Hunting

Turkey season may be over, but the habitat work that drives turkey populations forward is just beginning. Adam and Chad discuss how turkeys quickly returned to their farm after neighboring properties stopped illegally baiting birds, while also highlighting the critical need for more prescribed fire to improve nesting and brood-rearing habitat. They also tackle the growing "No Mow May" and "No Mow June" movement, explaining why active habitat management—not simply letting grass grow—is the key to long-term turkey conservation.

During this podcast we review the dramatic transformations that TSI can provide to a recreational property. This often is the missing piece to many farms. They have drastically underperforming timber stands with regard to wildlife value. Yet, the goals of the farm are to enhanced it for wildlife. We bring in and sight multiple research projects discussing the value of TSI for improved forage production, then transition to discuss at length our anecdotal experiences. We cover some of the topics below in this podcast: -develops desirable layers of forest -understory, mid story, and over story - slow progression of a forest - Natural degradation - No disturbance means slow change We hope you enjoy this podcast and find value in the education of TSI!

Our first ever Wealth Strategy Service Workshop held in Sioux City, Iowa August 7-8th. This event will teach you how to develop a strategy and detailed plan that transforms land into a living business that generates income, reduces taxes, and creates a legacy you can pass down for generations to come. This offering is an extremely undervalued event considering the price! You will learn about our step by step process and plan development phases that we walk clients through to set them up for success and create a legacy for your family . We have several highly professional guest speakers joining us for the event to educate you on business strategy, tax strategy, and wealth building! If you want to take your land ownership responsibility to the next level, join us August 7-8th 2026!

Spend an entire weekend with Mike & Shawn from Heartland Bowhunter, along with Matt & Adam from Land & Legacy discussing all things whitetail from a land management perspective while also implementing hunting strategy. Our Whitetail Workshop is designed to equip land managers with the skills and knowledge to create and maintain thriving habitats for whitetails and turkeys. Through in class study and hands-on lesson, participants will learn to enhance their land with strategic food plots, prescribed fire, water holes, timber stand improvement, diverse plantings and much more. We’ll cover how to plan and execute a habitat management strategy that attracts and sustains wildlife, creating a balanced ecosystem while lining this up with a hunt strategy. Techniques for increasing biodiversity and promoting healthy populations are central to our approach, ensuring each farm reaches its full potential. Whether you're new to land management or looking to improve your techniques, this workshop will provide actionable insights for success. This class will be similar to last years with the addition of MORE hands on lessons of properly executing land management tools.

For years we have watched landowners pour cash and resources into land and only profit from the recreational potential that comes along with owning land. But there is a better way to own land and turn that land into a business. We have been behind the scenes building a team to help launch a service that will help landowners develop a land owning strategy that will create a legacy. If you've ever struggled to understand how you can develop a strategy and detailed plan that transforms recreational land into a living business that generates income, reduces taxes, and creates a legacy you can pass down for generations to come then you are perfectly positioned to benefit from this service offering. We hope you see value in this offering and join us in the journey of creating a legacy around landownership.

This week, we break down Matt's buck harvest from this fall on a 7.5 year old buck. This deer never was top of the chain and seemed to evade us when it came to encounters over the past few years. But, he was not shy on trail camera. A few years ago, a late season scouting mission connected some vital dots to the lease property. A small overlooked island in a river bed turned out to be a huge corridor and funnel. For years now, it has become one of the hotspots for monitoring bucks working scrapes as they transition from cover to cover or from bedding to cover. During a hot November morning, Matt headed to the island and had a close quarters encounter with House-8 . A stare down ensued, but the buck ultimately didn't bolt away and offered a great broadside shot at just 20 yards.