LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE: Everybody thinks that, as somebody in the hunting industry, life has got to be a lot of fun and lot of glamour, but it’s not. Bill Winke of Midwest Whitetail shares wisdom and advice as he looks back on when he started with deer hunting. He believes everybody should go after their dreams but keep their eyes open while doing it. He also shares tips on how he hunts whitetail…
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE: Bruce: Hey, everybody out there in Whitetail Rendezvous Land. I’m sitting here with Bob Roark, my partner, and Dick Rogers looking at the Whitetail Rendezvous site on Facebook. You see a young man probably in his 20s, plaid jacket, looking at a nice little whitetail. That gentleman, Dick Rogers, is sitting here. The story behind that [inaudible 0:00:27] deer you see on the page is simply I was working for…
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE: Shelly Grandstaff Co-Founder of Whitetail Stalkers Welcome to another exciting edition of “Whitetail Rendezvous.” This is Bruce Hutcheon, your host. We’re heading out to Iowa today, and we’re going to visit with Shelly Grandstaff. Shelly Grandstaff Co-Founder of Whitetail Stalkers with her husband, Mike, have a company and a crew called Whitetail Stalker. So Shelly, welcome to the show. Shelly: Hi. Good to be on. Bruce: Let’s start right off. Let’s…
Steve Flores is a passionate mountain hunter and credits his love for hunting to his dad who took the time to introduce him to be where he is today. A lifelong whitetail hunter, Steve knows his way around the woods and shares his knowledge on mountain whitetail bow hunting through a number of pages of major outdoor magazines such as Bow and Arrow Hunting, Bow Hunting World and Deer Hunting. He also writes articles for…
The tradition of hunting started a very long time ago in New England, where the legendary LL Bean came from. It was an outdoors community of hunters and gatherers. Now, Leon Leonwood Bean or “LL” has passed on the hunting gene to his progeny, Bill Gorman. It’s in his DNA, and Bill proudly remembers LL Bean as someone who truly enjoyed the outdoors. In fact, their company is 103 years old thanks to his passions.…
How does one determine if an outfitter is outstanding? Jay Scott of Scottsdale, Arizona knows how. Jay began his professional hunting guide career back in the late 1990’s. Initially intent on getting his guide’s license for extending his seasons and going on more quality hunts, Jay soon gained valuable experience that had helped him become a more successful hunter. Throughout twenty years of guiding, Jay has always made it a point to maintain good communication with…
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE: Mike Hawkridge – Cowboy up for bucks, bulls & wolves All right. Well, currently right now, we actually have two territories. We’ve got one territory right down here where we ranch. Cornell is just about center, kind of south-central in British Columbia and it’s a small town of about 20,000 people. And out west of that, where we currently ranch, we’ve got one of our territories. We have another one…
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE: Reid Vander Veen Growing big bucks with Raks supplements I’m glad you brought that up too. And I’m glad you called it a “family,” because that’s really what it is for us guys and gals on the RAKS team. It’s a ton of fun to be a part of. Chris Edwards, you mentioned Chris, and the operation, the guys over at RAKS Big Game, I’m obviously biased, but there truly…
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE: Craig Boddington Iconic outdoor writer tells all Bruce: What’s it like to be — you look past your history — what’s it like to be in different places, not in North America, but just in places in the country and you’re sitting around after the hunt at the campfire? Is that any different than what you’ve experienced with your buddies down on your farm in Kansas? Craig Boddington Iconic outdoor…