Jason R. Snavely is a Certified Wildlife Biologist® and the founder of Drop-Tine Wildlife Consulting. He’s recognized as a pioneer and thought leader in the field of regenerative wildlife agriculture and functional wildlife ecology with expertise designing custom wildlife food plot blends that seek to prime soil biology and restore soil function. Jason’s focus is building resiliency, abundance and biodiversity back into his clients’ legacy hunting properties. With extensive experience in wildlife consulting, deer management and native habitat management, Jason works with clients who seek to strategically maximize mature buck harvest. He is the creator of the Drop-Tine Podcast and the Drop-Tine Seed Co.
Jason was the first private wildlife consultant to be certified through The Wildlife Society, the international parent organization of professional wildlife biologists.
Working in the private sector since graduating from Mississippi State University in 2001, Jason specializes in managing deer herds and habitats all across the whitetail’s range. Jason also works with game species such as wild turkeys, quail, ducks and doves as well as nongame species such as songbirds.
Jason started the wildly popular Drop-Tine Podcast in 2018 and continues to record unique episodes with pioneers and newsmakers in wildlife, ecology, agriculture and related fields.
Jason is credited with questioning the methods behind conventional chemical agriculture in wildlife food plots and he sparked the “toss the toxins”, farm in nature’s image and functional health approach to wildlife ecology.
More than two decades of experience designing year-round food source programs for private and corporate landowners across the country.
As co-inventor (along with Dr. Rick Haney) of the Soil Talker™, the only in-field, real-time soil health tool, Jason focuses on restoring the soil microbiome with plants. A robust soil microbiome equates to nutrient dense wildlife forages and bigger bucks!
Restoring ecosystem function to your recreational land is no longer about “conservation” or “sustainability”. In fact, that ship has sailed! Most properties are severely degraded and should never be conserved in such a state. Instead, Jason employs a systems approach to land regeneration by applying holistic and regenerative wildlife ecology practices and principles allowing the land to function again. The next generation deserves to be handed a functional legacy property that is void of toxins and teeming with life.
Leveraging his extensive knowledge in regenerative wildlife agriculture, Jason provides comprehensive consulting services to clients. He transforms habitats through strategies that boost soil health, promote biodiversity, remove toxins and work in harmony with nature. This service involves on-site visits, detailed assessments, and personalized management plans for regenerative wildlife management.
Jason offers a tailor-made service designing and sourcing wildlife food plot seed products and blends. His blends are meticulously researched and synergistically formulated for optimal nutrient density, flavor profile, and attraction. The end goal is to enhance the value of the land for wildlife, eliminate synthetic inputs, restore function to the soil microbiome, cycle the organic fraction of nutrients, improve the overall health of the ecosystem, and ultimately increase hunting opportunities.
With a forestry degree from MSU, Jason understands the interconnectedness between forest habitats and white-tailed deer productivity. He strives to educate clients on the importance of early successional habitats for the development of white-tailed deer security cover, food and maximum fawn recruitment.
To restore the soil microbiome, Jason relies heavily on soil health tests including the Haney soil health test, PLFA, Total Nutrient Digestion and his patented Soil Talker™ technology.
Employing his wildlife biology degree, his understanding of deer biology and behavior and decades of field experience, Jason assists clients with maximizing the size and number of harvestable bucks at maturity. Jason teaches the advanced strategy of buck cohort sculpting and selective harvest strategies while educating clients about high grading and perpetual protection. Doe harvest strategies and prescriptions are also incorporated into these plans.
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