395: What 20 Years of Food Plotting For Clients Taught Him with Kasey Thren

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.