298: Should you shoot does during an EHD outbreak, balancing the buck to do ratio, and habitat management in maryland's eastern shore with Jeff Pike

Habitat Podcast

Habitat Podcast #298 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with my good friend Jeff Pike. Jeff is a land manager from southeast Pennsylvania who also hunts the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland. We discuss:

• Jeff's first velvet buck, 38 years in the making
• Importance of doe management for a thriving habitat
• Should you shoot does during an EHD breakout
• Cover vs. Food
• The importance of bedding areas
• Maryland's Deer Management Challenges
• Sika Deer & Whitetail on the same farm
• Cover beats food and water for bucks
• The key to having more resident bucks
• The strategy of white oak tree rubs
• Food plots are about opportunities
• Starting from scratch
• Habitat work over food plots

And So Much More!

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