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…
Iowa born and raised, Nate Keeney, grew up in a family with a strong hunting tradition. That’s probably one of the reasons why he became part of Extreme Element Outdoors. Nate tried to pursue a career in Natural Resources Management but eventually realized that it was hard work establishing a career in it. Using his experience, he planted custom food plots for himself and for others who share his vision. At Extreme Element Outdoors,…
In this episode, Brad Stricker of Red Vanes Outdoors talks about passing on his passion for the outdoors to his son. Brad talks about his hunting techniques and preparation, from land and treestands preparations to food plots preparations for his multiple lands in Missouri. He also shares the physical and mental preparations that made him a world-class archer. Learn about Red Vanes Outdoors, what Brad and his team are looking to accomplish with their…
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…
In this episode, Bradley Boatman of Red Oak Hunting talks about hunting oak trees down in Arkansas just as it is real people in real places. Bradley and his friends wanted to catalog their hunts, funs, misses, and missteps and came up with Red Oak Hunting. Get his insights on the different strategies he uses when public land hunting, as well as private land hunting and why he uses different strategies between the two.…
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…
Herman Brune is a prolific writer for the Texas Fish and Game Magazine and the Vice President of Texas Sportsman’s Association. In this episode, learn about the optimal breeding dates and the opportunity that the Texas bucks sex life brings with Herman Brune. He talks about the perfect time to take those big bucks during the rut or as they call it the height of the rut. Herman also shares his radio show, News…
Down in Vernon County in the 20th of October, a magnificent high-time buck was harvested by one Jeremy Berlin from Wisconsin. There is a trick to hunting mature whitetails, an art – and this particular high-time buck has got impressive width, mass, and brow tines that won’t quit. Over the years, Jeremy Berlin has learned to keep it together because if he didn’t, there was a chance he could have missed this deer. You always…
