#405 - He Spent 14 Years Perfecting 26 Acres: Heres What Worked with Gavin Sodders

Habitat Podcast #405 - In today's episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Gavin Sodders!

We discuss:

-Gavin transforms his family's roughly 26-acre Indiana hayfields through fourteen years of habitat work.

-Gavin watches more than 500 persimmon trees emerge naturally after years of trial-and-error habitat work.

-Gavin learns why oversized square food plots and mowing the entire property leave deer without cover.

-Gavin uses a central access trail and a button-hook approach to reach stands before deer hit his scent.

-Gavin plants six micro plots, favors clover, and keeps most of his roughly 26 acres in thick cover.

-Gavin uses five cell cameras for inventory and past movement patterns instead of chasing fresh pictures.

-Gavin builds a close-range funnel with old hinge cuts, fence openings, a cedar stand, and mock scrapes.

-Gavin adds kiddie-pool water holes even though a spring-fed creek already runs through the property.

-Gavin stays off his property ahead of its prime rut window instead of hunting it hard in early October.

-Gavin shares why family memories matter more as his parents prepare to sell the property.