Legendary Habitat Podcast

In this Episode, Colin talks with Brad Harper of Harper Growing Solutions.Brad talks about new products for 2025 and how they were created to solve problems and create better, easier solutions for the everyday food plotter. Colin talks about the challenges he faces with many clients he works with and how to work through these issues and create solutions for that client's goals and objectives. Brad answers the Q&A from some listener submitted questions and shares his answers based on his previous and current client feedback and personal experience.Colin talks about he uses the process of elimination in order to assess what problems that client might be having in their food plots and how to fix them. https://www.harpergs.com/https://www.facebook.com/HGSolutionsMI/https://www.legendaryhabitat.com/https://www.instagram.com/legendary_habitat/https://www.facebook.com/LegendaryHabitat/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbIsv6Orm9cD025IBFx8DWA

In this Episode, Colin is joined by Adam Ray, owner of Yukon River Knives, and Hunting The Harvest on social media. Adam discusses how we, as hunters, can be stewards of Gods properties, and how we can create habitat that has a lasting impact on future generations.Colin discusses how he has strived to be a good steward of his family farm, and the challenges and things he has learned over the years. Colin talks about his 2024 hunting season on his family farm in Manistee MI. He tells a story about a ongoing neighboring permission property conflict that has greatly diminished his hunting success over the last 3 seasons due to the hunting pressure and losing this property. Colin talks about how the new hunter has not been respectful to his hunting spots. Adam talks about his hunting season and the many temptations he had to overcome while having encounters with some fantastic bucks, but they were not ethical shots or legal shot opportunities.Colin talks about how we as hunters need to work together if at all possible, and put others over are passion of pursuing whitetails, and look at things from a bigger prespective. https://www.legendaryhabitat.com/https://www.instagram.com/legendary_habitat/https://www.instagram.com/huntingtheharvest/https://www.yukonriverknives.org/

I this episode Colin is joined by Curt Rogers, Owner of Rogers Natural Resources. Curt discusses the equipment he uses for forestry mulching and what he has learned over the years from mulching in many different situations.Colin talks about how him and Curt have worked together to get a lot done on client properties when being at the same property. Curt and Colin talk about planting warm season grasses and the major differences between CRP blends and blends that are more based for whitetails and have a low percentage of grass in them. Curt talks about managing invasives and what solutions he uses to treat and control many common invasives very easily. Colin and Curt talk about the top equipment they both use and recommend for guys starting in habitat management on their property. https://www.instagram.com/legendary_habitat/https://www.facebook.com/LegendaryHabitat/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbIsv6Orm9cD025IBFx8DWAhttps://www.legendaryhabitat.com/https://splitbrowhabitat.com/

In this episode Colin talks with Dr. Jim Brauker Owner of Extreme Deer Habitat. Jim talks about the biggest mistakes he sees landowners make while improving their property for better deer habitat, and how to avoid these mistakes while implementing habitat improvements. Colin talks about some common things he sees while visiting clients each year, and things he has learned while going back to client properties. Jim Discusses the importance of understanding what your goals are, and the different objectives within these goals. Jim discusses Hinge cutting and how important of a tool it is when used correctly and enough is done to let sunlight in to the forest floor. Colin discusses different hinge cutting tips he uses while cutting on client properties, and the ideal amount of sunlight he has found best given the landowner goals and property layout//soil quality. Jim talks about starting a deer hunting co-op and how he has had personal success while being involved in the Bean Creek co-op. He also talks about how to approach neighbors and how not to approach neighbors in order to get more hunters on board with the group's mutual goals. Consulting | Legendary Habitat Llc | Michigan(39) Legendary Habitat LLC - YouTube(39) Extreme Deer Habitat - YouTube

In this episode Colin talks with Jaden Bjorkland owner of Northland Habitat. Jaden Talks about starting with what your goals are as a landowner and hunter, and how to create a plan to fit those goals. Colin talks about how he recommends clients go about managing clear cuts, Jaden talks about what he sees on properties he visits, and what works and what doesint. Colin talks about managing new growth in these clear cut areas within high deer densities and how he's found ways to help that. Jaden talks about setting realistic goals for clearcut diversity and growth depending on soil and moisture. He also talks about how to stack diversity within the timing of the cut. Jaden talks about the importance of managing invasives in these areas so they don't become bigger problems down the road. Wildlife & Deer Management Consulting Legendary Habitat Llc | Michigan

In this Episode Colin is joined by Lee Vanderbrink (Part owner/founder of Aerial Wildlife Solutions. Lee Breaks down how he got started in the hunting industry, and how it has progressed him getting into drone services and what his goals are for the business. Lee talks about what sets Aerial Wildlife Solutions apart from others, and how they can offer some of the highest quality maps for your property. Colin discusses how useful maps are while consulting, and how they enable us to see details and changes from year to year while developing a hunting property. Lee talks about their Herd Surveys and what they have learned from them while flying properties during the offseason. Lee & Colin talk about their hunting seasons, and the challenges they faced, and how they learned from them. Colin Talks about key hunting observations, and how trail cameras can sometimes be misleading. Lee talks about what's next for AWS, the new maps they are offering for 2025, and how they have adapted to better fit their customer's needs. https://www.legendaryhabitat.com/ https://aerialwildlifesolutions.net/ https://www.facebook.com/LegendaryHabitat/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbIsv6Orm9cD025IBFx8DWA https://www.instagram.com/legendary_habitat/

In this episode Colin Koskinen is Joined by Kip Adams who is the Chief Conservation Officer for National Deer Association. Kip discusses the biology behind the whitetail biology breeding season and when it happens in each region of the Midwest. Colin talks about some buck/doe ratios observations and what he has seen on his northern MI farm. Kip talks about ideal radios that we should strive for on small properties. Kip talks about buck excursions during the rut and what research has shown on how far these bucks travel. Colin talks about how he tries to build properties that can have great pre rut stand locations and build habitat to hold doe family groups and also relive social stress. Kip talks about how overlooked the aspect of social pressure is between bucks and doe's and what times of the year are most critical. https://www.legendaryhabitat.com/

In this Episode, Colin Koskinen and Joe Allera AKA "The Boogieman" discuss pre-rut strategies and current observations on private and public land. Joe breaks down his small property where he has done extreme habitat work, and how it has improved his overall hunting. Colin asks some follow-up questions since he was out on the property cutting timber for Joe in the spring. Colin Talks about some recent Research out of Penn State University showing some studies on buck travel distances during the breeding season and how that can both help or hurt you on a small property. Joe discusses his strategies on his home property and how he has consistently killed big bucks by hunting the fringes and only going in when he knows his odds are high of killing a good buck. Colin talks about how trail cameras can often give you the full representation of what deer are doing on your property, and how important key deer behavior observations are from the stand. Joe Talks about his Public land strategies and how he works around common challenges many of us face when hunting public land. Joe talks about how to be aggressive in some situations and when to play it safe.

In this episode, Colin and Al Tomechko discuss all things spring planting and cover crops. We discuss cover crop termination methods and the advantages of planting higher diversity seed blends. Al Talks about the testing he has done on his farm, and other customers' farms to better learn how to manage different soil types and cover crop strategies. Colin Talks about spoon-feeding sandy soil and how that is important in establishing a cover crop to begin the soil-building process. Al discusses micronutrients and how they are often overlooked and how they play a key roll in plant and soil health. Colin and Al discuss common mistakes food plotters make, and how they can avoid these mistakes to save time and money. Dealers | Vitalize Seed Company Consulting | Legendary Habitat Llc | Michigan

In this Episode, Colin Sits down with Brad Harper Owner of Harper Growing Solutions. They talk about spring food plots, Improving Soils with cover crops, using liquid fertilizers to improve soil quality, and planting spring fruit trees. This Podcast is also available on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@legendaryhabitatllc7649?si=x4rI-Znp5fzZkw8Y Consulting | Legendary Habitat Llc | Michigan Podcast Sponsors: Harper Growing Solutions (harpergs.com) Home | Vitalize Seed Company | Vitalize Seed Company Aerial Wildlife Solutions - Aerial Wildlife Solutions Find a Dealer — 360 Series Hunting Blind (360huntingblinds.com)

In this Episode, Colin is joined by Sam Tumberg, Owner of Purpose Filled Habitat Management based out of Minnesota. Sam talks about his background how he grew up hunting on their family dairy farm as a young man, and his journey as a bow hunter and habitat manager. Colin talks about how both of their farms are very similar in many different ways, and both have done similar habitat improvements. Sam talks about switchgrass planting methods, what his main goals are when using switchgrass, and some of the ways he has enhanced his switchgrass for bedding. Sam and Colin discuss some of their experiences after visiting with many clients who utilize switchgrass on their property and talk about their observations. Sam Talks about old field management and how to go about killing and managing cool-season grasses to promote more forbs and woody browse within these open areas on his property. Colin Talks about planting pollinator blends in areas where there are very little native seeds in the seed bank, and also how to fallow some areas to reduce his herbicide use on his farm. Sam discusses his techniques while using edge feathering on his farm and explains the benefits it has for adding depth of cover, screening, buck sneak trails, and other benefits for many species of wildlife. Sam closes out the discussion with a story of a buck he killed two years ago on his farm that ended up scoring just over 180", and how he got to reap the rewards of his hard work building habitat on their farm. https://www.pfhabitat.com/ https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCJISSzxSOTMtVBhGIT-fFrQ https://www.legendaryhabitat.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@legendaryhabitatllc7649/videos https://www.instagram.com/legendary_habitat/

In this episode, Colin Is joined by well-renowned Michigan whitetail bow hunter John Eberhart. John discusses how he breaks down both public and private land hunting locations. John goes into detail about what to look for when scouting these areas, and how to hunt them with many outside factors that are continually changing. John talks about the Importance of Security cover and details how to hunt these bedding areas, and how many times he hunts them before moving to a new location. Colin discusses with John how security cover can be too thick, and deer will not want to use those areas. Colin Gives an example of similar situations on personal and client properties. John gives an example of a property he was scouting for another landowner and how important the surrounding properties play into your hunting success. John goes into some things he uses E-scouting for, and also the things that cannot be seen just by using E-scouting. Colin talks about situations where boots-on-the-ground scouting or consulting is critical for a client's success and his ability to give solid recommendations to a hunter/landowner. Consulting | Legendary Habitat Llc | Michigan John Eberhart Whitetail Bootcamp Workshop (eberhartswhitetailworkshop.com) (19) Eberhart Outdoors - YouTube (19) Legendary Habitat LLC - YouTube Colin Koskinen (@legendary_habitat) • Instagram photos and videos Facebook

In this episode, Colin is joined by a good friend and Whitetail Habitat Consultant Jake Hendrickson. Jake tells the story of his most recent mature buck he harvested on his highly managed Michigan property, and how he strategically created a game plan to get this buck in daylight and have an encounter with him, and his plan was executed perfectly. Colin Gives an update on how his season has gone thus far, a recent encounter with a great 3-year-old buck he calls "Crab Claw 7", and several other Hunting observations he has made on how the deer are using new habitat improvements on the farm this year. Jake and Colin Discuss some of the observations they have made about buck's core areas and home ranges, and how that is very dependent on your buck to doe ratio, habitat quality, and hunting pressure. Colin Discusses Hunting Scrapes and some key things to be looking for right now with collecting the most recent data and observations. Jake and Colin talk about several situations were having lots of mock scrapes on your property can really increase daylight mature buck activity on your property. Lastly we wrap things up by discussing what might be one of the greatest weeks of the season, breaking down why this weather front is so good, and some other key tips when breaking down weather for mature buck activity. https://www.legendaryhabitat.com/

In this Episode, Colin is Joined by Jake Ehlinger owner of Habitat Solutions 360. Jake first talks about managing your timber in high deer density situations where it can be hard to keep diverse quality native habitat thriving with so many deer browsing on it constantly. He also talks about how he cuts on a property, to make it easy to maintain, and maximize space within a bedding area. Next, Jake talks about how he started planting food plots and how much he has learned. He talks about different planting methods he has used, how he has integrated cover crops into his food plots, and also the recent use of Plot Dr products from Harper Growing Solutions, to maximize his food plot yields. Colin then talks about his use of high-diversity food plot blends, what he has learned from them over the years, and how to always have plenty of different types of food plot plants on your property to help with drought and browse pressure. To wrap things up, Jake discusses some great key observations that he has made to create a good early-season strategy for getting on potential bucks in October. He also talks about the importance of taking advantage of cold fronts, and how key the weather can be during the early season.

In this episode, I am joined by Don Higgins to talk about several different topics that I have always thought about throughout my hunting career and where I am currently in my business. Don and I discussed many topics regarding leaving a hunting Legacy for the next generation, and how we can do that. How we can continue to be good stewards of God's creation we have been blessed to manage, and many other things to ensure we are keeping the focus on something that just might be more important than killing big bucks..

In this episode, I am Joined by My friend Al Tomechko, as we discuss Many different aspects of soil structure, diversity in cover crops, Fixing your PH and how and why to limit much lime you apply each year. We also talk about the tissue sampling that Al has done on his food plots, and what he has learned from them. While at the same time, discussing some challenges I have had growing food plots in poor soil, and how to properly fertilize a mix to get the Carbon/Nitrogen system up and running. Consulting | Legendary Habitat Llc | Michigan Home | Vitalize Seed Company | Vitalize Seed Company

In This episode, I have Jim Ward & Jim Brauker on to discuss deer herd movement, terrain features for bedding, different logging tips and why logging is important, as well as many other things. Consulting | Legendary Habitat Llc | Michigan (38) Legendary Habitat LLC - YouTube (38) Extreme Deer Habitat - YouTube

In this episode, I am joined by Joshua Shields who is a certified wildlife biologist, and registered forester for the state of Michigan. We go over many different topics around managing your woods for better wildlife, understanding your goals and objectives for your hunting and habitat, and some things to look for when hiring a forester or logger. We also discuss the recent trend in pure stands of switchgrass, and how there may be better options that can be much more attractive and productive for whitetails and many other species of wildlife on your property. Contact Joshua: Mobile: 989-220-9236 Email: joshua.shields@macd.org Manistee Conservation District website: http://www.manisteecd2.org/ Consulting | Legendary Habitat Llc | Michigan Colin Koskinen (@legendary_habitat) • Instagram photos and videos legendary_habitat | Facebook

In this episode, I am joined by my friend Brad Harper owner of Harper Growing Solutions. We talk about all things spring tree planting, and some things you should consider before going out and spending large amounts of money and time buying and planting trees this spring. We also discuss planting techniques, tree type, and tree size to determine which is best for your property. Along with that, we discuss Frost seeding Clover and Switchgrass, and some different planting options we have both found success in. Harper Growing Solutions (harpergs.com) Harper Growing Solutions | Montague MI | Facebook Harper Growing Solutions (@harpergrowing) • Instagram photos and videos

In this episode, I had the pleasure to discuss many tops revolving around hunting big woods public land with Steve Sherk owner of Sherk's Guide Services located in PA. Steve has been scouting several hundred acres of public land for over a decade, running well over 100 trail cameras in many different locations each year. His personal success and clients' success speak for themselves. Sherk's Guide Service | Lewis Run PA | Facebook Steve Sherk Jr. (@sherksguideservice) • Instagram photos and videos Consulting | Legendary Habitat Llc | Michigan Colin Koskinen (@legendary_habitat) • Instagram photos and videos legendary_habitat | Facebook

In this episode, I sit down with a good friend Jake Henderickson, as we talk about some exciting things heading into the 2023 habitat season. We discuss some things to be looking for as you scout your property this off-season, applying hunting observations to your overall habitat plan, why a plan and worklist can be essential to achieving your habitat goals, and much more! Consulting | Legendary Habitat Llc | Michigan Jake Hendrickson | Whitetails (@whitetail_partners_michigan) • Instagram photos and videos Colin Koskinen (@legendary_habitat) • Instagram photos and videos

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In this Episode I had the pleasure of talking to Jaden of Northland Habitat out of Minnesota. We discussed many different topics all revolving around Forestry and whitetail deer, all the way from hinge cutting, to managing clear cuts and much more! Northland Habitat (@northland.habitat) • Instagram photos and videos Northland Habitat | Facebook Colin Koskinen (@legendary_habitat) • Instagram photos and videos legendary_habitat - Home | Facebook Home | Legendary Habitat LLC

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1. What is better, tilling your soil but planting a wide diversity, or no-till and planting a monoculture? 2. The best way to start building your soil in your food plot? 3. With lots of guys talking compost, are they worth the extra hassle? 4. The most common mistake in trying to go no till. 5. Terminating cover crops, what is best for your soil? 6. Balancing C-N ratios in cover crop mixes.

In this podcast I give a brief background about myself, my company, and how it all started. I also cover a bit on what to expect in future podcast episodes. I hope everyone is looking forward to future podcasts! www.legendaryhabitat.com