Whether you love or hate the rut, it is undeniably some hunters’ best chance to see a mature buck within shooting range. Pre-rut is the starting line of the most intense four weeks in the whitetail world. On this podcast, you will hear Deer Hunting Editor of RealTree.com, Josh Honeycutt, provide insights on each of the phases – pre-rut, chasing, seeking, tending, and post-rut – and what it takes to hunt in each of…
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…
Hunting whitetails in Texas can be extremely difficult – but not for Matt Moore, founder of the Mt. Enterprise-based company Closing the Distance. From shooting his first buck at 11 with a trusty 30-30, Matt now shares his passion for critters on-camera. Closing the Distance always makes sure that hunters get all the rush without any of the harmful side effects. Imagine a nine-inch cow-horn spike on Thanksgiving morning, with your rifle slung across your…
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…
Dr. Shawn Tyson, owner of Pure One Outdoors, designs innovative products to help hundreds of hunters control their scent and be more successful in the woods and around water. Shawn quickly developed a passion for the outdoors as he grew hunting and fishing with his father and grandfather. As early as he could hold a shotgun, he was hunting squirrels and rabbits with his father. Growing up in a blue collar family, he learned very…
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…
