Feed Bandit

In this episode we talk a little quail. Evidently they are toughening up and multiplying with a little help of a new feed, Quail Guard, as well as some smart habitat management in East Texas. All good news. And don’t forget to hunt for sheds while you’re out at your land in the spring and summer. As mentioned on the podcast, we interviewed the owner of Quail Safe, the quail feeder… Source

In this episode, we continue our series on turkey hunting strategies. Just remember, there is almost nothing that won’t work on turkeys sometimes, but there is certainly nothing that works with turkeys all of the time. And always remember, patience is key! Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

El Bandido recounts taking his first bobcat and continues our series on Whitetail Strategies where we start discussing how to use deer calls effectively. Remember, soft is successful. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

In this episode Corn Bandit recounts his first bobcat from many years ago and shares some lessons learned. Keep that gun up! Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

The Fall of the Alamo: A Texas Address by Sam Houston. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

In this episode, Corn Bandit muses about the explosion of predator populations such as coyote and bobcats in urban areas. It’s crazy how often they are seen now especially in the suburbs of large and growing cities such as his Plano. Do you live in an area like this and do you see them often? What do you think should be done about the situation? Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

Happy Texas Independence Day! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Pond5 … Source

In this episode we continue our series, Turkey Strategies, with a review of a chapter on patience and why it is so important in turkey hunting. If you want to bag that huge gobbler, you’ll need to dig deep and summon your inner zen monk. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

In this episode we continue where we left off in the Leave The Swamp series about Project Fear. We read about the common objections of “The federal government won’t let Texas leave” and “TEXIT is too difficult”. As you can imagine, those objections are easily dismissed with logic and reasoning. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

In this episode we read through the book, The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told, and the chapter called The Heart of the Game, by Thomas McGuane. Sit back, relax, pour yourself a cocktail and light up a cigar. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

In this episode we review a hunting trip where a hunter used a boat to sneak up on deer on public land rather than just driving and hiking. We also continue our series on whitetail strategies discussing what dead deer can tell you about where and how to find your next trophy. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

In this episode we talk about a bunch of things now that it’s the off season. Preparation starts now for the next seasons but there are other things you can hunt in the meantime. Our banter goes this way and that. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

In this potpourri episode we discuss some Texas history, the state government, how the mule deer was found and named, public nilgai hunts in Texas, hunting redemption after losing an arrowed deer and how its never too early to get kids involved in hunting and the love of the outdoors. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

In this episode we continue our series on turkey hunting strategies were we start by diving into the basics of turkey hunting as well as address many of the common mistakes turkey hunters make. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

In this episode, Corn Bandit recount one of his earliest predator hunting memories and tells us a story of a big bobcat that barely got away. A lot of good tips in this one. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

In this episode we continue or series, Turkey Strategies, in which we are reviewing the book Complete Turkey Hunting by Outdoor Life. In this one we learn about how to lay the foundation to become a master turkey hunter. As with anything it starts with the basics and developing your turkey hunting skills. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

We continue our series reviewing the book, TEXIT. This episode begins explaining the most common knee-jerk arguments against permanent separation and analyzes the strategy of those against called “Project Fear”. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

In this episode we continue our series, Whitetail Strategies, where we learn how to interpret the body language of deer to make ourselves better hunters. We also learn about the Texas secession convention of 1861. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

Corn Bandit continues his recap of his recent hunting trip. In this part 2, he talks about heading back to hunt the Big Country and his harvesting of an ancient buck. He also learns a lesson on the drop on his bullet over a long shot. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

In this episode seeing as how it is mid-January we are going to start a new series learning all about Turkey. We are a few months out from turkey season opening up so that gives us a good runway to refresh what we know and gain a few new pointers for when we all head back out into the field for that trophy Tom. We also learn about an ill fated rebellion during the time of the Republic of Texas… So...

Continuing our duck hunting theme, Corn Bandit excitedly recounts his most successful duck hunt in years. He explains the reasons why with some lessons learned. A lot of patience and much perseverance finally pays off. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

In this episode, we get back to a series we started a long time ago covering stories from the hunting classic “The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told.” We also discuss how Austin officially became the capital of Texas. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Source

In this episode we discuss a little Texas history as well as a hunting “crime” that occurred in Wisconsin back in the day that is a warning for us hunters not to tip the balance of nature in any one direction as it will cause severe repercussions and unintended consequences. A cautionary tale. Enjoy! https://www.deeranddeerhunting.com/content/articles/the-deer-crime-of-1943 Stock media… Source

We continue our series reviewing the book, TEXIT. This episode makes clear the futility of trying to reform the corrupt system in Washington (Mordor), D.C. through Mordor itself. We read the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico from March 2, 1836 and find that there are many parallels of the tyranny being foisted on Texas today by Washington today to the grievances against Mexico at the…...

In this episode, we revisit Corn Bandit’s unfortunate and frustrating hunt over the holidays where, despite doing everything right, he was unable to find and retrieve a buck he shot. We hit on some lessons that can be learned from a scenario like this. Bottom line, even if you do everything right it will inevitably happen even to the most experienced of hunters. It’s a bummer and really sucks but…...