Michigan Wild

On this episode of Michigan Wild, Nate Rozeveld and Hunter Sparks discuss various topics related to hunting and outdoor activities in Northern Michigan. They talk about their excitement for the upcoming hunting season, the difference between hunting the bigwoods and agriculture, and the benefits of learning from podcasts, YouTube videos, and social media. They also touch on the Michigan youth hunt...

On this episode of the Michigan Wild, Nate and Drew Hassler are LOCKED IN for the upcoming deer season! Drew has been going hard planting plots and executing a multi year plan on his property. Creating better access and establishing a hidden plot has been on the top of his list. A few unique strategies have aided in this new plot, including summer burning and creating a creek crossing. Nate finds...

On this episode of Michigan Wild, Nate and Robert discuss their excitement for the upcoming deer hunting season and their strategies for acquiring target deer. This is the 2nd episode of the series A New Season, and the guys couldn't be more fired up for the fall.  Episode 2 of the series dives into the current mindset Robert and Nate have preparing for the next few weeks. Which will ultimately sh...

On this episode of Michigan Wild Nick Coheley from The Rise Hunt joins Nate to talk all things whitetails. The Rise Hunt is a group of hunters who travel to different states to hunt and film their experiences. They have been producing a segment series for eight seasons, focusing on their fall hunts. The series is semi-live and produced at a high level. Nick talks about their approach to hunting, t...

On this episode of Michigan Wild, Nate interviews Sam Olexsak, the Amsteel Guy, about his journey into mobile hunting and the development of Amsteel products. They discuss the benefits of using Amsteel, the importance of having a consistent system, and the learning curve of using Amsteel aiders. Sam provides advice for beginners and emphasizes the need for practice and confidence in using the gear...

On this episode of Michigan Wild, Elliot Hubbard joins Nate to dive into all things deer hunting in Michigan. Elliot has been an avid Michigan hunter for years and Nate has paid attention to Elliot's posts on Facebook forums and was excited to get him on. Nate's also enjoyed the different perspectives and passion Elliot's shown towards habitat and deer herd improvements.  After getting a backstory...

On this episode of Michigan Wild, Nate sits down with Byron Horton from The Whitetail Experience.  Nate has followed Byron over the years through podcasts and social media and was excited to sit down and have a fun BS session. Nate also learns the backstory of The Whitetail Experience and Byron's passion for filming and hunting.    Through the episode the guys cover some fun topics...   -July 4th...

On this episode of Michigan Wild, Nate sits down with Jake Vogel for part 1 of coon hunting. They recorded this episode before their coon hunt. Nate and Jake connected 5 years ago rabbit hunting, and that's the year Jake got his first coon dog. Now Jake is a serious houndsman and has multiple hunting dogs and has his fair share of experience chasing coons.  In part 1 the guys discuss.. - Not growi...

Brandon and Tyler Travis joined Michigan Wild this week. They are the first set of twins to join the podcast and they didn't disappoint. Brandon is a returning guest and along with his brother they both help edit episodes for Vital Shot Productions. Vital Shot is a TV show that is on local TV here in Michigan along with the Pursuit Channel. New episodes start airing the first weekend in July.  The...

Joining Nate Rozeveld on this week's episode of Michigan Wild is Ben Harrison and Brad Collings from Bowhunting League. The league started in 2015 and continues to grow each year. Ben dives into the backstory of starting the League along with his reasons and passion for the project. Going into the 10th season Ben continues to be innovative with all the sponsors, prizes, and format in order to impr...

Joining Nate Rozeveld this week on MIchigan Wild is Cam Carpenter. Cam is 18 years old and has found a ton of success hunting in his home state of Michigan. Cam has had the opportunity to kill and hunt some giant deer in the mitten state, including a buck in the 180s when he was only 13 years old. Even with tremendous success at a young age Cam has stayed engaged with hunting and his passion for t...

This week's episode of Michigan Wild, host Nate Rozeveld welcomes Andy Hutchins from the Deer Camp Podcast. Andy shares insights from his recent Habitat Day on his personal property, detailing the activities and thought process behind the day. The conversation does dive into Andy's motivation for starting his podcast, the challenges and joys he has encountered and how the podcast has rekindled his...

Welcome to Nate's 50th episode as the host of Michigan Wild!  Kicking off the 50th episode is a mini series with Robert McIntyre called A New Season. This is episode 1 of the series and is full of awesome information. The goal of A New Season is to follow along with Nate and Robert as they prepare and strategize for the upcoming whitetail season. Right now fawns are dropping, bucks are growing vel...

For this week's episode of Michigan Wild we have returning guest Tony Fellows. Nate and Tony dive into his first turkey kill. Tony was able to connect on his first turkey on his second season chasing them. Even after struggling the first fews weeks of the season Tony remained persistent and kept after them. Tony explains some of the differences between this spring verse last spring and how he enjo...

Welcome to the second Garagecast for this week's episode on Michigan Wild. Nate and the guys sit down and have a great time recording an episode talking about their Turkey season and getting ready for summer fishing.  Through the episode the guys talk about: -Tony Hill and Tyler Thompson's turkey kills. -Tony Fellows close encounters. - What's worse? Reaping turkeys or using guillotine broadheads?...

Nate Rozeveld is joined by Matt Raysin for this week's episode of Michigan Wild. Matt is the co-host of Generations to Hunt podcast, and joined this week to talk about his turkey hunting and chasing rabbits with his beagles.  Nate and Matt start the podcast off with Matt's hunting journey. Matt didn't come from a hunting family so he shares the struggle with self teaching and overcoming some heart...

Nate Rozeveld and Rod Rozeveld sit down and discuss Nate's hunt for Wild hogs in Oklahoma on this week's episode of Michigan Wild. Starting the episode off Nate and Rod actually talk about turkey hunting and why it wasn't a priority to hunt Turkeys or a desirable game to pursue. Rod growing up had first hand experience with the negative impact the wild turkey had on the farmers crop and livestock....

Jake Hofer joined Nate Rozeveld on Michigan Wild this week. Jake is co-owner of Exodus Outdoor Gear. Exodus is a company that started producing trailcams but has extended into the outdoor space with tailored arrows and other accessories. Jake is also the host of The Land Podcast, a podcast about the pursuit and acquisition of property for recreation and or investment purposes.  Born and raised in...

Nate Rozeveld and Nick Heikkila have a great conversation on this episode of Michigan Wild. Nick has been torn up with being outside and hunting since he was a little kid, much like Nate was. Even with their age difference the two guys related to quite a few similarities with their upbringing and style of hunting.  Nick is right in the middle of setting a bunch of different goals going into this u...

Nate's doing a solo episode this week on a Michigan Wild. Nate broke down his upcoming hog hunt down in Oklahoma. A hunt he was going on with some fellow Sportsmens Empire hosts. He also talks about his weapons of choice and his overall excitement for the hunt. Also in this episode Nate actually takes the whitetail deer survey that all Michigan residents were encouraged to take. He went thru each...

Michigan Wild's returning guest Shane Loney hoped on the podcast this week. Shane has done some excellent episodes on the podcast. He did a season update with Nate (Last 7 Days Wk3) and told a story of his 2022 archery buck (Killing an Early Season Buck) last fall. Well Shane ended up tagging the buck he was after. It took until the end of November but after getting some trail cam pics and making...

Matt Tagget with Rek Broadheads joined Nate on this episode of Michigan Wild. Matt and his Father launched Rek 4 years ago and they are based out of Frankenmuth Michigan. Rek is 100 percent USA made and manufactured and now offers 4 broadheads. (HXP, XP, FXD, FX4) Nate and Matt talk about the origin of Rek and the why behind starting a broadhead company. Matt and his Father ultimately felt like th...

The first Garagecast for Michigan Wild this week. Nate sat down with some buddies and had a great time recording an episode.  The conversation was filled with laughs and had a serious deer camp vibe.    Some topics that were covered... - NWTF Banquet - 9 month coyote season - Salmon and Steelhead in the rivers - Whitetail season updates - Rabbit season update   Thank you for listening to the episo...

Robert McIntyre joins Michigan Wild this week. Robert and Nate have a great conversation talking about all things whitetails. Robert has found himself being a late season killer the last few seasons. He actually made it a goal for the 2022 season to kill a buck in the snow with his bow in Michigan. A goal he achieved and then followed up with a buck in late January this past season in Ohio.  Some...

Brian Terry and Nate Rozeveld sit down and figure out what a Zinger is on this week's episode of MIchigan Wild. A Zinger happens to be Nate's new favorite way to fletch arrows and Brian happens to be an owner of the company so the guys were able to dive into them.  Some of the questions Nate had were... - What is a Zinger? - Why do they work? - Do they stay on? - Lifetime warranty?! - Can be used...