Drop-tine Podcast -the Official Deer Management, Food Plot & Habitat Podcast

Salina, KS. Jason sits down with LandPride's Dana Trumpp to discuss how to fine tune a no-till drill for great stands. Understanding Ag consultant David Kleinschmidt leads off with his input on the benefits of no-till farming. Jason offers a sneak peak into an upcoming Trump Train episode with Heath Graham.

Jason talks with Daniel Vitalis, creator of WildFed about foraging for wild edibles where you hunt and fish. Controlling your food supply has never been more vital than now.  Foraging for nutrient dense wild edibles offers medicinal and health benefits that ensure a robust immune system to tackle all diseases.

Drop-Tine Seed Co. is leading a paradigm shift in the way wildlife food plots are established and managed.  This all starts with restoring soil health.  Furthermore, the "WHY" behind soil health and high species diversity is covered in depth in this podcast with Keith Berns of Green Cover Seed. Jason and Keith discuss the joint venture between Drop-Tine Seed and Green Cover Seed and they get into each of the regen blends from Drop-Tine as well as Jason's pasture cropping system with the Reload seed blends.

PLANT THIS-NOT THAT! Why has the food plot industry missed the mark for so many years? The ONLY deer nutritionists are the deer themselves. Jason talks with Dr. Fred Provenza, author of Nourishment, as the two of them reveal why diverse, polyculture and complementary plantscapes are the key to nourishment and why monoculture food plots are failing to fully nourish and attract white-tailed deer. They discuss why Drop-Tine Seed Co. introduced the Reload series of plantings, and others...

Starkville, MS. Jason talks with Dr. Bronson Strickland, MSU Deer Lab, about the pitfalls of antler restrictions & high grading. They discuss slot limits and perpetual protection of smaller antlered, mature bucks. Beyond QDM - advanced buck harvest strategies - Managing The Thirds

Jason & Grant Snavely discuss a paradigm shift in regenerative wildlife agriculture with Gabe Brown; ND rancher & author of Dirt to Soil. Gabe and Jason discuss the benefits of high diversity cocktail forage blends as opposed to monoculture agriculture. They delve into soil health, soil biology and Dr. Provenza's work on ruminant nutritional wisdom. They discuss the creation of Reload seed blends from Drop-Tine Seed Co. and other soil health building blends.

Starkville, Mississippi. Jason talks with his former college Advisor/Professor and world-renowned deer researcher Dr. Steve Demarais from the MSU Deer Lab at Mississippi State Univ. Jason and Dr. Demarais discuss several instances where on-the-ground observation & university deer research cross paths. Does your buck roam or is he loyal to your hunting property?

Pennsylvania - Drop-Tine Seed Co. discussion - Jason talks with Tim Kocher and Lenny Lottig about his experience in the wildlife seed industry. Jason explains some of the events that led him to realize that a new seed company, with fresh goals and a transparent understanding of how the industry works, was in high demand.

Temple, TX. The standard chemical soil test completely ignores the organic forms of expensive fertilizer inputs and the microbiology: Organic C, Organic N, Respiration. If your corn food plot only needs 66-0-0 to produce 150 bushels/acre why would the soil lab recommend you spend your money on 126-0-188? It's commonly said that soil testing is inexpensive. Jason argues that standard soil testing is costing us much more! Listen in as Jason talks with Dr. Rick Haney about gaining confidence in your soil biology.

Kutztown, PA-Healthy Soils=Healthy Food=Healthy Deer. Soil biology. No-till food plotting. Jason chats with international speaker/traveler Jeff Moyer of Rodale Institute Kutztown PA. Reducing tillage, Managing weeds, Roller Crimping and no-till drilling food plots. This is a rare peek inside one of Jason's conversations with an early adopter in the industry.

Temple, TX- Jason and Dr. Rick Haney discuss standard soil testing for food plots from the basics of "how to" to which tools are best for sampling. Will the standard (chemical) soil testing procedure become a thing of the past? Why aren't we considering soil biology and existing soil credits? Are fertilizer companies capitalizing on food plotters who think they NEED more fertilizer than they actually do. Best time to collect samples, are wet soils yielding inaccurate results. Discussion of actual soil sample results

Central Ohio- With 4 bucks scoring over 200", 10 B&C bucks, and 36 P&Y bucks, Ohio mature buck killer Adam Hays insists his success increased dramatically when he began giving mature bucks the wind they seek as opposed to hunting winds that worked for him. Adam and Jason talk entry/exit, how close to hunt to a bucks bedding area, targeting specific bucks, the October lull, and waiting to attack when EVERYTHING is in your favor. Team 200. Moonguide.com

From coastal North Carolina, Dr. Bill Rawls talks with Jason about the myths, truths and practical solutions surrounding Lyme disease. Learn why antibiotics don't work as a long term solution for Lyme disease and whey testing is extremely unreliable. Learn to avoid system disruptors and restore wellness through herbs and a better lifestyle. Dr. Rawls discusses his path to discovering why natural herbs are a better solution than synthetic, gut destroying antibiotics. Build a healthy immune system to thwart off all chronic disease.

Temple, Texas. In Advanced soil testing for food plots, Jason allows listeners in on his phone conversation with soils pioneer Dr. Rick Haney, a USDA soil scientist from Temple, Texas. Rick details the advanced soil health tool for testing your soils beyond chemical characteristics. Can't fix dirt with chemistry..plants fix dirt! Learn why the Haney Soil Health Test is the soil test of the future. Jason & Rick discuss soil biology, bio mimicry, organic matter and no-till planting.

Missoula, Montana -Jason and Tim talk with Zach Sandau of OnX Hunt, a leading smartphone mapping program app for hunters and land managers. Zach explains the feature packed mapping phone app and Jason shares some of the ways he's used his Elite OnX membership while mapping Drop-Tine Farms as well as while working with clients across the whitetail's range. Learn about track logs, waypoints, state and nationwide layers and new features coming just in time for hunting season. Stay tuned as Zach tells you how to save 20% off your membership!

Jason invites podcast listeners in on his phone conversation with Jake Blank, owner of I&J Manufacturing located in Gordonville, Pennsylvania.  Jake is the Godfather of the modern roller crimper.  20 years ago Jake was sought out to manufacture what is now the modern roller crimper as used in no-till Eco-farming.

From Tuscaloosa Alabama, two of Jason's friends and fellow Wildlife Biologists join in to talk about food plotting in better soils.  The guys talk about the very old technique of no-till farming, cover cropping and the popular book published in 1992, Farming in Nature's Image; AKA "Eco-Farming", The guys go back 300 years when Bison herds roamed the plains and the organic soil health was optimal for our immigrant ancestors. Over the years, those soils have been depleted with conventional European farming practices leading to the cry for a "new" approach to food plotting.  Better soils = better nutrition = bigger bucks!

Jason talks advanced trail camera tips with Rich Howell of trailcampro.com Rich details the intensive testing program that his company puts all trail cameras through and he reveals his overall first choice of trail cameras. New information is revealed about the best battery type to use and how to save money and improve photo quality with battery selection. Listen to the entire podcast as Rich offers Drop-Tine listeners a fantastic deal ONLY in the month of March! Trail camera accessories and mounts that you GOTTA have.

Jason and Tim talk with Jeremy Moore of Dog Bone Hunter about the increasing popularity in training dogs to find shed antlers.  Jeremy shares his tips and strategy for working with shed dogs from day one.  Jeremy details the difference between "raising" NOT "training" a dog.  Discussion turns to the shock collars and Jeremy's opinion on them might not be what you'd think. Which breed is best? Jason discusses shed dog training products.

Jason and Tim talk with Dr. Marcus Lashley to set the record straight on hinge cutting and the hot new topic of "mineral stumps" for deer. The discussion compares the most popular habitat improvement projects that every landowner can tackle: mineral stumps, hinge cutting and hack and squirt. The "deer guys" discuss when to apply each practice and Dr. Lashley shares his ground breaking research showing massive upregulation of key antler growing nutrients from the roots of freshly cut trees to the mineral sprouts are readily accessible to deer.  The why, when, how and science behind mineral stumping for deer. Increasing carrying capacity for deer.