Dan Johnson, host of Nine Fingers Chronicles podcast, shares that there are a lot of factors affecting a good hunt. These include the weather, barometer changes, and even the moon phase. Dan also talks about run-and-gun techniques and the use of an observation stand, but that one important thing to realize is everybody has their own techniques. It isn’t just about picking up your bow and shooting some arrows. You need to change up your…
The outdoor industry is full of folks waiting for the next best thing. To know how to set yourself apart and be successful, Tim Kjellesvik, host of The Thinking Woodsman podcast, shares his wealth of information on what makes you saleable, marketable, and promotable in the outdoor industry. His article called Five Ways to Set Yourself Apart in the Outdoor Industry answers questions on how you should run a business in this space. He also…
It’s amazing what whitetails teach us all the time and how much the experts think they know about them. When it comes down to the push and shove, they know some stuff, no question about it, but when you put the whole thing together, all these moving parts have to be very successful year after year. Dillan Porter of Trophy Whitetails R’Us grew up around whitetails and he said he can’t imagine anything different.…
Art Helin gives a breakdown of the seminar he gave at Iowa Deer Classic about the seasons of deer vocalization used during all four phases of the Rut to harvest mature bucks. He talks about the different types of calls used, and why they were effective and why they weren’t. He also shares insights with land management and says it’s broken down into four different parts: food, water, cover, and sanctuaries. He believes the last…
Trophy Bucks of Iowa isn’t just about the inches on the head of the animal. It’s about their trophy and what it means to them to take that animal. Brandon Dahms wants to instill that trophy may not have the same meaning of a trophy to a young boy that went out on his first hunt, but it’s about creating memories of being able to go out, hunt, and what it means to them which…
Jeremy Berlin talks about hunting mature bucks and the factors that come into it. Jeremy says it’s hard passing up a 140, but the delay of satisfaction brings you a 190 or 180-inch buck. He shares that the most important factors in holding bucks in your land is food, bedding, and water. Running year-round nutrition and food plots will appeal to a deer throughout the year. It doesn’t matter how much acreage you have. If…
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE: The idea of DirtNap Gear came about as I sat watching another one of my wife’s reality shows and dreaming of the Outdoor Channel. With my passion and love of the outdoors and bowhunting I realized it was time to develop a line of broadheads that performed to the highest standards. I designed the DirtNap Gear line with one thought in my mind…boobs, wait scratch that, penetration and…
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE: Naked & Afraid Survivalist – Huntress Samantha Ohl I am also a Survivalist that is on Discovery Channels Naked & Afraid. My main reasons for going on Naked and Afraid: I am a BIG introvert but I wanted to challenge my abilities, mentally in being able to handle the pressure of people. Naked and Afraid takes “survival of the fittest” to the next level. I have served the United States…
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE: Exclusive interview Bow Hunters Union – Bill Hoffman What is your mission statement? Bow Hunters Union constantly strives to improve regulations for all hunting archers while promoting the future of bow hunting via their support of youth archery programs nationwide. Bill Hoffman is a lifelong resident of Michigan. If you took a guy who loves to hunt and fish and then made him a professional magician with a decade long…
