#20 - Managing For Whitetails In The Southeast With Mark Haslam of MeatEater

On today's episode of The American Land Man Podcast, we are back in the studio talking with Mark Haslam. Mark is a real estate agent in his home state of Georgia and is a nationally recognized land manager by the National Deer Association. Mark is a contributor for MeatEater, a podcast host, owner of southeastwhitetail.com, and the 2020 National Deer Association Deer Manager of the year. We discuss: -Deer hunting in Georgia -What it's like working with MeatEater -Hunting pine tree farms -How he got his start in real estate -Using the timber on his farm to help offset the cost of the farm -Hunting clubs in the southeast -Managing his property for all walks of wildlife -Helping bring back bobwhite quail to his farm -Using clear-cuts on a tree farm to your advantage -Controlled burns -The top improvements you can do to hunting grounds in the south -Planting food plots in sandy soil -Marks plans to help with the declining eastern turkey population -What does good whitetail habitat look like in the southeast? -The importance of water when managing for whitetails And so much more! Connect: -https://southeastwhitetail.com -https://www.themeateater.com/people/mark-haslam -https://bit.ly/NeilHaugerWhitetailProperties -https://bit.ly/NeilHaugerFacebook -https://bit.ly/NeilHaugerYouTube -https://bit.ly/NeilHaugerInstagram