CinSanity Outdoors

Joel Burham — known to most as Whitetail Fit — didn't grow up with relatives or mentors helping him cut the learning curve. It was just him and a buddy teaching themselves how to hunt, how to kill mature bucks on any ground they could find and for Joel, eventually how to build his own outdoor brand from scratch with the same dream most of us have. In this episode, we get into: Growing up self-taug...

AJ Ayres, otherwise known as Deer and Degrees on social media, is living the dreaming Kentucky! Well the start of one. AJ is fresh out of college, building his own work career and deer hunting career. We sit down and not only swap stories with AJ, but we dive into what methods he finds successful for getting permission to deer hunt from people, some tips on producing your own content, the business...

What does it really take to consistently get on big whitetails year after year? In this episode, we sit down with Randy Birdsong of HeadHunters TV and Joe Umphries of Big Tine—two longtime friends who have spent decades chasing mature bucks and learning what it takes to manage land and deer herds the right way. This conversation dives deep into whitetail land management, herd health, predator cont...

If you have followed the outdoor space for a while, you probably have heard about Gregg Ritz and Thompson Center. Now, Gregg is back at the helm of Thompson Center and building it back on the legacy it started. From employees that were that from the beginning, to meeting the needs of today's customers, Thompson Center is back in a big way. We sit down to talk with Gregg about what is going on with...

Former MLB pitcher DJ Carrasco joins the podcast to talk about what life looks like after professional baseball—and for DJ, that means continuing to live the hunting life style, whether it be in his home state of Arizona or in Texas. We dive into: - Hunting coues deer and elk in Arizona - Unforgettable Texas hunting stories - The health benefits of wild game and giving back - A missed elk hunt tha...

In this episode, we sit down with Cameron Coble, an official Boone and Crockett Club scorer who has measured and evaluated some of the biggest whitetail bucks in the country. In addition to Boone & Crockett, he is also a certified scorer for other major record-keeping clubs and a longtime writer for North American Whitetail, giving him a rare mix of real-world experience and technical knowledg...

We decided to do a podcast with another podcaster and what a treat it was, with Dan Johnson! Dan has been doing this full time for quite a while now, and we had awesome conversations about life lessons in hunting, avoiding that dopamine hit from you phone in the woods, positives and negatives that social media plays in the hunting world today, and more! We even talked about our lovely wives and wh...

Most people know Matt from his time on the mound, but he has a deep passion and love for bow hunting mature whitetails too. After starting out being more of a duck hunter in his youth, he has transitioned more so to whitetails. Having a place in Kansas, he is no stranger to monster bucks and playing the chess match! We take a deep dive with Matt into the story of the Booner he harvested this year...

It seems that the older people get, the more they get stuck in their ways, and deer hunters are no different. But with that being said, saddle hunting is here to change the way some of us hunt, no matter how stubborn we are about our lock on tree stands. This week we have a long discussion with Hunter Safety System's Lucas Cagle about saddle hunting and the advantages it provides over a tradition...

Look, we all love deer hunting and most of us are tantalized by giant bucks, but growing and singling out giant bucks is no easy feat. There is an art to it, and Don Higgins has become very good at that art! Whether it is building a property for big deer, how to hunt them, knowing key concepts in maximizing opportunities for success, or even managing your deer heard, Don has been doing it a long t...

HOT TAKE! Whitetails can sense the moon?! Adam Hays has a unique take on the moon and it just may change how you think about the moon and deer hunting. Yes, we know, there have been a lot of studies done about whitetails and the moon and the results suggest that the moon has no effect on deer. With that being said, as we discussed the topic with Adam, it is hard to argue with the way he describes...

Many of you know of Midwest Whitetail, which means you likely know who Josh Sparks is. Josh came up through the industry working with people like the Drury's and hunting himself on public and permission based properties. Thus, he has seen it all and he is proof you can consistently get on big deer without owning a bunch of land! The key is how do you find this ground to hunt? How do you keep it on...

Phillip has been in the outdoor space for decades, and he has been filming that entire time. He has had a life time of experiences and has the video to back it up. What his big thing with deer hunting is though is calling, hunting on the ground, and using decoys. He just very creative with his setups, including digging a hole in Montana one time, and he also is not afraid to call starting in early...

Aaron Warbritton, of The Hunting Public, is no stranger to hunting public ground and how to succeed tactically on land that is pressured by many hunters. But one thing that is often over looked by most hunters, whether on private or public ground, is having the proper mental state of mind. With Aaron, we dive into how this can be the key to success in the woods, plus many more topics, and of cours...

Last time we had Mark Newell on, we discussed more about habitat management than food plots, so we decided to have him back on to deep dive into food plots. Well, at least start the deep dive. On this episode, we discussed a lot about fall food plots and about planning/planting for next spring. We covered everything from methods using hand tools all the way to tractors, and what to plant and why....

Lee Lakosky could probably talk for year's about whitetail deer and we would learn something from him every day. But, as we sit down with Lee this time, we wanted to do the best we could on a deep dive for his favorite time of year to hunt and how he does it. Those first two weeks of season in any state can be magical and we spent some time discussing that, but we also talked a bit about the rut,...

Lee Lakosky is no stranger to giant whitetails and all giant big game animals for that matter. But now, his whitetail management mentality is spilling over into his other big game hunts, something he enjoys the challenge of. As we sit down with Lee, we talk about his 460" Montana elk that he let live several years before hunting him, his whitetail mindset that is driving him in his hunting adventu...

Look, we all get excited about new gear and bows, but how much of the small details really matter for the average whitetail hunter? Even if it doesn't matter to you, having the knowledge of what to worry about and what not to worry about could help you save time. With that being said, we talked with our friend Travis Spivey about different things you can tinker with to help improve speed, accuracy...

There is a lot to unpack when it comes to calling to whitetail deer. So if you are going to learn, what better way than to learn from someone who came up under an OG like Will Primos? This week we talk to Cody Kelley of Smalltown Hunting about land, scent control and other topics, but MOST IMPORTANTLY, we do a deep dive on calling in mature whitetail bucks.

Whether you are a beginner or and advanced caller, you never stop learning when it comes to the art of running a Diaphragm Call. We had a great talk with National Champion Billy Yargus about this. From the basic technique, all the way to fine tuning your calling and tips for tricking a weary bird in the field, this episode is jam packed!

In the Fall we had Chene's Byron Womack on as a guest to talk duck hunting. Well we invited him turkey hunting, and this is how the hunt turned out! We talk about our whirlwind two days of hunting, tips and tactics that helped us succeed and could help you too, plus a bit about what Chene has going on right now and what consumers can expect given the recent implementation of tariffs.

Doug Roberts has spent decades growing 200" deer on his farm, Conquest Farms. They also are the makers of the popular deer scent, Evercalm. Even though they are growing deer on a farm, Doug has vast amounts of knowledge about wild deer because he spends every day around deer. Because of this, he has light to shed on growing bigger bucks in the wild and deer behavior in general. In this episode we...

This week we talk to a real one when it comes to hunting and land management, Logan Cooke of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Logan was born and raised in the south and that is where his roots remain today, in Mississippi. Today we talk to Logan about land management practices he is using on his Mississippi ground for turkey and deer, plus some key concepts and tactics to use when turkey and deer hunting...

For this Two Part episode we are joined by Mark Newell, biolgoist for Tecomate. In Part 2, we discuss the importance and ease of clover, how removing cedar trees can GREATLY benefit your property, and figuring out how much of your ground to plant in food plots and what to plant in said plots. We learned a lot from Mark in both of these podcast episodes, and we hope you do too.

For this Two Part episode we are joined by Mark Newell, biolgoist for Tecomate. In Part , we discuss keying in on the biggest limiting factors of a property, how genetics and nutrition work when it comes to growing monster bucks, and we begin to dive into the popular topic of planting food plots, which will continue to be covered in Part 2 of this episode.