Drop-Tine Podcast -The official deer management, food plot & habitat podcast · Jason R. Snavely

Impacts of Regenerative Food Plots on Wild Turkeys

·1 hr 58 min·5 clips

Jason says hens disappeared with poults for about nine years, then reappeared after regenerative soil health changes.

The show opens by asking how regenerative food plotting and biomimicry affect wild turkey productivity. The host frames the discussion as a look at a new but very old way of food plotting. Dr. Marcus Lashley and Dr. Will Goolsbee lead the science side of the conversation. The tone stays conversational, with the host thinking out loud before the formal interview settles in. The central question is simple enough, but the answers keep opening new doors. The host says he and others have already seen big gains in wild turkey productivity on legacy properties that farm this way. The conversation treats regenerative practice as a proof of concept for mimicking nature. It keeps circling back to the economic side too. Conventional ag can produce more crude protein per acre on a straight yield basis. The guests and host point out that yield alone does not tell the whole story. Input costs matter. Profit per acre can look better even when raw output drops. The host ties that point to the broader rule that return has to justify the investment. He also talks through his own past monoculture soybean field as a comparison point. He remembers being proud of how tall and lush it got after heavy manure and fertilizer use. That memory becomes a way to mark the shift from conventional bragging rights to a more careful reading of the land. The discussion keeps moving between deer, turkeys, and the practical side of habitat work. It leans on firsthand observation and what shows up in the field rather than tidy labels. The final stretch thanks the guests, asks listeners for more feedback, and points to the discussion as a springboard for new ideas. The episode lands as a blunt, practical case for judging land management by ecology, economics, and what your boots actually see.

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A land-management debate about turkey productivity, profit, and whether higher yield is actually the better deal.

The episode moves from regenerative food plotting and biomimicry into a practical argument about wild turkey productivity, yield, and what better really means on a property.

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If you want a practical argument about turkeys, soil, and what inputs really cost.

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