Antler Up Podcast

Today’s episode is brought to you by Spartan Forge. Dimitri and I were joined by Cameron Derr of Exodus Outdoor Gear and The Deer Gear Podcast . We were really excited to have Cam on today’s episode because it’s starting to be that time of year where we start turning the whitetail prep needle to the next level. We got into a bunch of different topics with Cam from hunting out of state whitetails i...

Hey everyone, welcome to episode 125 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. I was joined by AJ Iaqunita, Isaac Aleman Sr. And Isaac Aleman Jr. Since we were all together for the first time in person, we hopped the mics to record this podcast. Each guest shared a quick story from the past hunting season, what they've been up to and what is to come. It was gre...

Antler Up Podcast Episode #124: PA Total Archery Challenge, New PA Hunting Property, Bows & Improving as a Hunter w/ Troy Dietterich (DTRX Outfitters) Hey everyone, welcome to episode 124 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by one of our good buddies Troy Dietterich from DTRX Outfitters! Troy is from PA and resides just outside o...

Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 123 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by the host of The Fall Podcast Arron Bleise! Arron is from Michigan, but hunts all over, films all over and seems to get it done all over. Arron has an awesome podcast that produces 1 and so...

Hey everyone, welcome to episode 122 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by one of our best friends Tim Sisock. Tim is an avid turkey hunter, so we figured we would talk a little about how his season has been going. He shared his struggles thus far, how he has been using his ebike for this season during turkey season but also sco...

Hey everyone, welcome to episode 121 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by our good buddy Aaron Hepler. Aaron has been on the podcast before but you will also catch his work on Exodus Outdoor Gear and Truth From the Stand where he pens some awesome articles. For this episode, we talk about a few different topics that include the...

Hey everyone, welcome to episode 120 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by Spartan Forge. Dimitri and I had Eric Barnes on this week's episode. Eric is near Williamsport PA, where he mainly hunts on public land and this past season was able to tag out on a 7.5 year old PA public land buck! Eric shared how his post season scouting has helped him locate more deer and what he...

Hey everyone, welcome to episode 119 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I had a chance to visit our good friend and Antler Up team member Jim DaGostino. We had a blast spending the day setting up our new 2022 PSE Bows! We talk about our different setups from flagship to budget friendly bows and other equipment. We talk about what else we have...

Hey everyone, welcome to episode 118 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by Tony Peterson of Meateater and the Wired to Hunt Podcast. Tony is an extremely successful hunter, author and is on multiple podcasts. We are pumped to have Tony on to answer some questions from our listeners and ones that Dimitri and I had penned up about...

Hey everyone, welcome to episode 117 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by Brandon Miller of the Everyday Outdoorsmen. Brandon was on the show this past fall where he shared his successful 2021 PA buck story. However, in this episode Brandon shares his reflections on his overall 2021 season where he hunts in PA & MD. We dove int...

Hey everyone, welcome to episode 116 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by Kyle Davidson. Kyle is the owner of DCA Custom Arrows where not only does he make custom arrows designed specifically to the needs of any archer, but also has developed other innovative products. These products include field points, his new Super Sabre va...

Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 115 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by our good friend Tom Runscavage. Tom talked about his 2021 season and the what if’s and how he prepared for the season. He breaks down what he learned last scouting season and how he plans...

Hey everyone, welcome to episode 114 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by PA native Lyle Harvey. Lyle talked about his 2021 season and where he looks to improve for next season. We also discuss how he uses deer behavior, scouting and long term data to be more successful in the big woods. We also discuss food sources and how he...

Hey everyone, welcome to episode 113 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by Indiana native Kyle Morrow. Kyle runs Morr Innovations where he does some awesome 3D printing on archery products and more. It was a pleasure having Kyle on the podcast to talk about his 2021 hunting season! Kyle shared stories about hunting Indiana and N...

Hey everyone, welcome to episode 112 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by Spartan Forge. Dimitri and I were joined by PA native Howie Miller. It was a pleasure having Howie on the podcast to talk about his successful season here in PA! We also discuss what he is doing now and the upcoming months to his PA property. We also talk about fine tuning your mobile setup to be a...

Hey everyone, welcome to episode 111 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by Spartan Forge. Dimitri and I were joined by Dwayne Jones of Shed Season. It was a pleasure having Dwayne on the podcast to talk about what Shed Season is all about and what you can expect from them for the next 10 weeks! Dwayne shared some general advice for finding some sheds, how he runs trail cam...

Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Today’s episode is brought to you by Spartan Forge. Dimitri and I were joined by Dialed Archery Co-Owner Scott Bakken. It was a pleasure having Scott on the podcast to talk about their new bow sight Arxos! We asked him some listener questions and some questions we had about the upcoming sight from Dialed. He also went into why he a...

Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 109 of the Antler Up Podcast! Dimitri and I were joined by Chad Sylvester of Exodus Trail Cameras. It was a pleasure having Chad on the podcast to talk about their cameras, his thoughts on the banning of trail cam usage in some western states and if he thinks that will make its way into some prime w...

Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 108 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by Spartan Forge. Dimitri and I were joined by First Lite’s Whitetail Product Line Manager Gregg Farrell as well as Josh Hillyard who is their Whitetail Community Manager. It was a pleasure having these two great individuals answer some...

Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 107 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by Jimmy Giarraputo to continue with our Mini Gear Series. Jimmy is Half-Racks Director in Marketing and has first hand experience of using and helping develop the products that Half-Rack put...

Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Dimitri and I were joined by Braxen of Haxen Hunt. Braxen does some awesome bow review videos on Youtube and we wanted to start our mini gear series off with him. We discussed some of the awesome things he is doing with his brand for giving back to the archery community, military and first responders. We also get into discussing wh...

Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 105 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by PA native, photographer and hunter Jack Hawn. Jack and I had an interesting trip back from the ATA show and shared how the event went for each of us.  We also talk about his photography ba...

Antler Up Podcast Episode #104: The Not So Bad of Hunting Media w/ AJ Iaquinta (KOTA) Dimitri and I have our good friend AJ Iaquinta from Knights of the Apex!! AJ shares his ideas on how he believes there is good in the world of hunting social media. We really had a great conversation where we looked at both of the arguments. Give it a listen and see what your take is on it. It is always a blast h...

Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Today’s episode is brought to you by Spartan Forge. Dimitri and I have an end of year review of 2021. Jim also called in on this episode where he sums up his season, getting out during the late season and what his plans are coming up for spring! Even though I am out hunting as you are listening, I couldn’t be happier with the 2021...

Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 102 of the Antler Up Podcast! Dimitri and I switched things up a little for this episode. We broke down the gear we used this season and talked a little in-depth about certain pieces of what we liked and didn’t like. We also talked a little about what we have planned in the future and more. So enjoy...