Anthony Heller

DeerVane

Sports EN ↓ 252 episodes

A deer hunting podcast created to help people be more successful. We discuss everything from early season bump and dump strategies to late season buck bedding tactics and everything in between. Hunter numbers are falling, and if we can all help people be more successful, hunter numbers will increase and thus increase our collective voice.

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Anthony Heller

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Sports

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

52: Travel Corridors between Bedding Areas during the Rut - Dylan Lenz - Breaking Point TV 02.11.2020

Dylan spends September to January chasing whitetails, and he loves hunting travel corridors during the rut. We talk wind direction, set ups, bedding areas, sanctuaries, mock scrapes, calling, decoys, and a host of other topics surround the rut. Hope you enjoy! ---- "Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart" ---- In Partnership with: https://aerohunter.us/  & https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt-app // Code: DVane10...

51: Staying Warm During the Rut - Gregg Farrell of First Lite 28.10.2020

Gregg is the whitetail product line manger at First Lite. We don't talk about only First Lite gear, but more so generalities on how to layer so you can stay warm during those long sits in the pre rut and rut.  Yes we also spend about 20 minutes just covering - how to keep your feet warm, and we do talk some whitetail hunting tactics as well. Hope you all enjoy this podcast and please let me know i...

50: Decoys & Food Sources during the Pre Rut and Rut with Mike Hunsucker 26.10.2020

Mike is a proponent of hunting food sources through the pre rut and rut. Hear how he goes about it, what type of food he is hunting, and how he is able to connect on many old mature bucks. We also dive into cameras a bit right in the beginning as Heartland Bowhunter is one of the highest quality hunting shows put out on TV today. Hope you all enjoy this one! ---- "Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart" ---- In Pa...

49: DWS - Data Driven Scrape Hunting - Jake Hofer of Exodus Trail Cameras 21.10.2020

Growing up on a Deer Farm you learn a thing or two, then work for a trail camera company, and you have seemingly endless data at your fingertips. Jake works for Exodus Trail Cameras and LOVES scrape data and information year around. We mainly focus on scrapes in this podcast really breaking down all sorts of information about them especially how to hunt em. Hope you all enjoy! Thanks! ---- "Hunt H...

48: DWS - Hunting Hot Sign in the Pre Rut and Rut - Aaron Warbritton - The Hunting Public 19.10.2020

Aaron spends more days hunting whitetails in a year, most of get to in 10. He has a ton of first hand knowledge, experience, and success we can all learn from. We discuss Hot Sign, how to find it, how to hunt it including Bedding Areas, Scrapes, Rubs, and tracks. If you haven't seen his crew's youtube page, go check them out at The Hunting Public. They hunt many states every year for whiteatils an...

47: Hunting Bedding Areas & Scrapes during Pre Rut / Rut - Shane Butnari 14.10.2020

Shane is a Canadian bowhunter that makes his own recurves, hunts public and private land, and mainly focuses in on bedding areas. When there is high pressure, deer just tend to stay in the thickets and not show themselves in the open, so as Shane says, you got to go to where the deer are and get in there. We cover the bedding area topic, how to find them, how to hunt them, and then we dive down th...

46: Pennsylvania Pre Rut / Rut Whitetails - Beau Martonik 12.10.2020

Low Deer Densities, High Hunting Pressure, and big woods mountain terrain defines Beau Martonik's whitetail life. He runs the East Meets West podcast, has shot some great bucks, talks to a ton of very successful hunters, and passes on his experience in this podcast. Hope you all enjoy and Please leave a review if you found this podcast helpful. Thanks! ---- "Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart" ---- In Partners...

45: Elk Hunting Success! - 4x4 Bull 2020 07.10.2020

Mark and Luke and I recount our Elk hunt this year in an over the counter unit. We discuss some strategies and differences but mainly recount our stories and experiences. It was a phenomenal week and I can never thank Luke and Mark enough for the effort we all put in to get this bull on the ground and packed out.  Code: DVane10 for 10% off Aerohunter Saddles at https://aerohunter.us/ Instagra...

44: Michigan Early Season - Whitetail Habitat Mangement - Jake Hendrickson 28.09.2020

Jake manages and curates private parcels for clients across Michigan. We discuss his personal parcels and how he sets them up and why. Food plots, entry and exit, neighboring pressure, specific hunting times, and a lot more. A great dude with a ton of knowledge and a lot of experimentation going on here. Hope ya'll enjoy! ---- "Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart" ----  In Partnership with: https://aerohun...

43: Pennsylvania Ealry Season - Antler Up - Jeremy and Dimitri 23.09.2020

Pennsylvania is known for pressure and Jeremy and Dimitri are still able to find good deer on public ground. We discuss Mountain / Bluff hunting, tactics to get away from pressure, finding nuanced bedding areas, saddles, benches, and a whole host of other topics as it relates to mounting hunting with no ag fields. Hope ya'll enjoy this one! ---- "Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart" ---- In Partnership with: ht...

42: DWS - Missouri Early Season - Heartland Bowhunter - Shawn Luchtel 21.09.2020

Shawn is part of the Heartland Bowhunter Crew and spends hours working on different properties to curate them into Whitetail Meccas. He places a massive amount of emphasis on entry/exit routes, food plots, and only hunting with the time is right, especially in the early season. We discuss these topics in a "how to" fashion and a whole lot more.  Hope ya'll enjoy this one! ---- "Hunt Hard, Hunt Sma...

41: DWS - Georgia Early Season Bucks w/ Close Proximity TV 16.09.2020

Having packs of dogs run deer off is extremely rare in the Midwest, but in Georgia it's just another day for Jordan Barnes of Close Proximity. We talk bedding, food plots, natural food sources, public and private land hunting, competing against pressure, and all sorts of other deer hunting related topics.

40: DWS - Bump & Dump / Ground Hunting with Zach Ferenbough of The Hunting Public 14.09.2020

Zach hardly uses a treestand anymore and has had success using the "Bump and Dump" tactic year over year in the early season. A deer hunting strategy podcast like you've never heard before with tactics that will take days for your to wrap your brain around. Zach is part of The Hunting Public group who hunt seemingly everyday, go to a wide variety of states, and are successful on Public Land. They...

39: DWS - Kansas/Nebraska Early Season Whitetails - Identical Draw Outdoors - Nathan Krick 09.09.2020

Nathan and I discuss what's it like to finally own a piece of property and start managing and hunting it for early season bucks. Nathan and his twin brother (hence identical draw) bought 80 acres last year, killed a stud on it, and have multiple other giants on the property this year. We discuss their plan going into early season revolving around food sources and travel routes. Hope you all enjoy!...

38: DWS - Florida Early Season Whitetails - Chasing Tales (Chase Prince) 07.09.2020

Chase and I discuss what's it like to hunt in Florida (or many southern states). Is baiting worth it? What do you do if deer bedding is everywhere? What food sources do you target? Chase is a great dude with a lot of great insight and time in the woods. I personally really enjoyed this one as I had no idea what it as like to hunt in Florida, and I hope you enjoy it too! ---- "Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart...

37: DWS - Wisconsin Early Season Whitetails - DeerNerd (Matt Spets) 02.09.2020

Matt Spets (DeerNerd) is a hunting land consultant. He leases land all over the Midwest, consults and hunts all over the Midwest, and has dozens upon dozens of successes and failures through himself and his clients to draw from. His stratagies are a bit "old school", but they are clearly extremely effective and he has the pictures to prove it. I always enjoy talking to Matt and I always learn a lo...

36: DWS - Tennessee Early Season Whitetails - Catman Outdoors 31.08.2020

Jonathan Boehme (Catman) has a ton of success on mainly public but also some private land in Tennessee. We talk food sources, bedding, entry and exit routes, Ag land hunting, big woods hunting, finding edges, and a ton more. "Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart" In Partnership with: https://aerohunter.us/   ---  DVane10 - 10% off Aerohunter Saddles https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt-app Instagram: https://w...

35: Early Season Public Land Hunting - DWS Intro 20.08.2020

Riding Solo today and give an update on what I've been up to with the Whitetail Series coming online finally and then we jump into my thoughts on early season/opening week hunting tactics for Public and Private Land. Hope ya'll enjoy this!

Arrow Building 101 with Parker Washa 05.08.2020

Is High FOC (front of center) worth it? What goes in to picking out arrows? Do I need to tune if I shoot mechanical broadheads? What are the pros and cons of fixed vs mechanical broadheads? These are general questions we cover in this podcast. We are not professional arrow builders and archers, but we do have enough knowledge get most people started on the right track. From there tinker as you wil...

33 - Tennessee Whitetails, New Hunter Tips, Saddles, and Cameras with Vince Battiata 22.07.2020

Vince Battiata - or @ChasingPublic - recently got back into hunting whitetail deer. He started with Archery gear 3 years ago and loves it. We talk public vs private land hunting, Crossbows vs Vertical Bows, things he wish he would've known earlier, hunting with his girlfriend who is also brand new to hunting, Pros and Cons of Saddle hunting, and a little camera gear talk at the end. Hope you enjoy...

EP 32 - Hunting Ridges and Valleys with Parker Washa 02.07.2020

Parker and I discuss our thoughts on wind swirling, wind consistency, sitting in valleys, up on ridges, side hills, and entry/exit routes for hunting deer in a ridge and valley scenario. Hope you enjoy and as always find me on socials if you have comments or questions. Thanks!

031 Western (Elk) Hunting Basics 24.06.2020

Nick has never been Ellk hunting, so we go over the basics of what he would need to do. We talk cost, gear, physical fitness, hunting style, backpack hunting, arrow setups, and tell a few great stories along the way. Enjoy!

030: Summer Public Land Strategies - Aaron Olsen of Next Step Outdoors 11.06.2020

Aaron and I discuss what can be done over the summer for public land hunters to be more effective come opener of season and the basics of how we hope to be successful early season. We also touch on hunting cattail marshes specifically, trail cameras, saddles, and treestands . Hope you enjoy this one!

Turkeys Suck and Deer Hunting Preparation 27.05.2020

Riding Solo on this podcast. Talk a little about turkey hunting, Wisconsin's turkey hunting season structure, which apparently is very strange to outsiders, and deer hunting summer prep. The Summer Prep info contains stuff like treestand placements and selection based on time of year and, wind direction, hunting bedding areas, busting deer out, entry and exit routes, and trimming shooting lanes. H...

028 Where 2 Hunt App, Why Podcast, and Elk Hunting for Noobs with guest Erick Clark 19.05.2020

Got on a Podcast with Eric Clark of the Where2Hunt Podcast and App. Great dude, we discuss podcasting in general, why podcast, the hunting community, and Elk hunting for beginners. Hope you Enjoy!

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