The Hunting Dad Podcast

In this episode of The Hunting Dad Podcast, I got to sit down with my great friend, Jacob Myers from The Southern Outdoorsman podcast to talk about one of the biggest challenges facing hunters who travel from the South to the Midwest — figuring out what information to actually trust. From scent elimination and access to stand placement, wind, public-land tactics and everything in between, Midwest...

In this episode of The Hunting Dad Podcast, I sit down with Gabe Staggs, the 19-year-old son of super successful public-land hunter, Greg Staggs. Gabe has already developed an impressive track record of finding and killing mature public-land bucks, and we dive into the process behind his success. We talk about growing up learning from his dad, scouting, finding "an edge within an edge," unconventi...

In this episode of The Hunting Dad Podcast, I sit down with Brad from Triple B Archery in Owensboro Kentucky to break down the world of modern bowhunting and talk about some of the biggest things bowhunters tend to overthink. From arrow spine, FOC and arrow weight to bow tuning, grip, draw weight and speed, Brad explains what actually matters when it comes to building an accurate and dependable hu...

This episode with Jake Bush is the standard of what it means to mature as both a hunter and a father. Instead of glorifying endless scouting and spending every spare minute in the woods, we discuss how becoming husbands and dads forced us to rethink success. The discussion covers why less scouting has actually produced better results, the importance of being mentally present instead of simply logg...

Steven Fuller joins The Hunting Dad Podcast to talk about one of the biggest life changes imaginable—getting married and instantly becoming a dad. Steven shares what it's been like adjusting to family life while balancing work, hunting, and managing one of Missouri's premier whitetail properties. Jacob and Steven dive into introducing kids to hunting, creating positive first experiences, and wheth...

This week on The Hunting Dad Podcast , I sat down with Zach White to break down one of the most debated topics in deer hunting: summer scouting . The conversation dives into the difference between simply finding deer and actually understanding how they use the landscape throughout the year. Zach shares how his background in waterfowl hunting shaped his aggressive scouting style, why learning doe m...

  In this episode of The Hunting Dad Podcast , I sit down with accomplished public-land bowhunter Kelsey Moss for an honest conversation about what it really takes to consistently find and kill mature bucks. Kelsey shares his incredible 2025 season, breaking down each of his four trophy bucks—from urban velvet deer and Tennessee public land to a successful DIY Georgia mountain hunt. Along the way,...

On this episode of The Hunting Dad Podcast, I sit down with DIY hunter and YouTube creator Cade Trickey. Cade shares his journey from working in the outdoor industry to building his own hunting channel, the lessons he's learned chasing animals across multiple states, and why he focuses on showing the real side of hunting. We dive into summer preparation, scouting philosophies, public land pressure...

We're Continuing on with the new season with a laid-back campfire-style conversation with some good friends — Stewart Keen, Steven Fuller, and Scotty Flippo. This episode isn't about tactics, gear, or chasing the biggest buck. It's about the part of hunting that keeps us coming back year after year: The friendships, the traditions, the laughs, and the memories made around camp. We talk about how h...

This week on The Hunting Dad Podcast , I sit down with Sam Ubl for one of my favorite conversations of the season. Sam shares his journey from outdoor writing and filming with Whitetail Adrenaline to building Chase Nation, while diving into the hunting lessons that completely changed his approach to mature bucks. We discuss the dangers of egos in hunting, the concept of "imposter syndrome," learni...

In this episode of the Hunting Dad Podcast, I sit down with returning guest Derrick from Whitetail Research to discuss what he has learned from another year of intensive deer research using drones, field observations, and data collection. The conversation dives deep into mature buck behavior, agricultural-country deer, bedding preferences, hunting pressure, acorn crop impacts, and how some bucks s...

Jackie Sexton is a one great dude! It was awesome getting him to come on the podcast and talk about deer and this incredibly frustrating time of the rut. We're coming up on the last part of November where things get tricky so if you're still looking to tag a buck, this may be an episode for you! Appreciate you guys listening! 

Had to record a recap on my nebraska trip while driving home! This trip was so full of ups and downs. Glad that it ended on a high note in the end. In this episode I cover expectations, hunting pressure and of course how everything went down on the hunt!

Wanted to do a bonus episode on the story of my 2025 Kentucky buck. Definitely one of the most interesting recoverys of my life with a bunch of hard lessons learned. Kentucky was a rough road this year but im happy to have been tagged out in my ol Ky home! 

This was easily one one my favorite conversations since starting the podcast. Stewart is a great hunter, and has accomplished a lot over the last decade and constanly puts himself in good situations in tough terrain. Stewart also seems to find sucess on High opportunity hunts like quota or SOA hunts and we discuss that and much more in this episode.  -Hunting mountains. The do's and dont's! -Findi...

Ep. 25 Shifting to the RUT!  This week, I sat down with a cold blooded bowhunter from the northeast. Tyler Forbes had a late start to the hunting scene but has quickly picked up on the game over the last 8 years and is consistently putting down great deer in the new england area. We touch on....  1. Taking kiddos hunting and what to expect.  2. Why november is a double edge sword!  3. What to key...

On this episode I sit down with one of my great friends colby, to discuss self fiming your hunts, different setups, his success the last several years and the story of his latest big buck! Appreciate everyone listening and helping this podcast grow!

I apologize for the lack of a guest this week guys! Life has been hectic BUT things are getting back to normal! I wanted to touch on some things to keep in mind heading into next week and also give a Mid Season update on my end! NOVEMBER IS ALMOST HERE FELLAS!!!

Ep. 22 Bottomland Bucks! Land Smathers is no stranger to the river bottoms of Mississippi. The terrain is monotnous, miserable at times, and locating and patterning bucks seems to be a touch harder than somewhere with a bit of topo. Throughout this episode we cover..... -Bottomland terrain and how it changes from year to year. -Big Buck sign and where its typically found  -What food sources the de...

This one has been a long time coming! I've always looked up to Jake since I've got to know him well and this was a great conversation to say the least. Jake Bush is known for killing big bucks early, and efficiently. He also decided in the last year or so hit the breaks and to take a step back from both his podcast (Latitude in session) and the realm of the hunting world in the social media aspect...

Hank Gibson has done the impossible. Tagging a 200+ on a mere 4 acre parcel of land. When I got the picture recently I knew this was a story that deserved sharing. In this episode we dive into the transition from a typical stationary to becoming mobile and how that played the major role in filling this tag. We also touch on how this buck had Hank patterned as well and what it took to finally seal...

Lane Housner is a great friend of mine and a dude I can count on to fill a tag all across the country. Lane is a lot like me and is all about capitalizing on any opportunity to get in the woods or on the road any good chance he has. This was a very laid back conversation with good laughs, good tips, and learning his approach to out-of-state hunting trips and what makes him successful on them year...

Jonathan Boehme better known as "catman" has definitely earned the label of a great woodsman. He's also someone I've looked up to as fellow Youtuber. Catman is no stranger to oak tree identification and them awesome little nuts that fall from them most seasons. With the mast crop either starting to or already dropping in most areas, I figured it was time to have him on to discuss.....    Where his...