Missouri Woods & Water - Hunting and Fishing Podcast

With the recent demonetization of hunting videos on YouTube and other social media platforms actively stifling the hunting community, the Missouri Woods & Water podcast wanted to talk with the CEO of GoWild, Brad Luttrell.  GoWild is a platform specifically made for those members of the hunting and outdoors community.  Have a listen to Nate and Brad talk about the other social media platforms and...

On the Missouri Woods & Water podcast this week, Nate & Micah get to talk with Nick Belles & Dustin Rector of the Buckin Struttin Outdoors podcast about hunting public land and how they've had recent success.  Nick & Dustin get into how they attacked the particular piece of public land they hunt.  They use things like maps and boots on the ground to start locating good sign and then setting up on...

This week on the Missouri Woods & Water podcast we have an awesome Tales of the Chase episode about a buck nicknamed "Cotton Eye Joe."  Nate talks with Tyler Jarvis about this awesome story that spans several years.  Tyler knew about this awesome deer, but just couldn't quite connect with him until he was able to get permission to hunt some new property that he suspected Cotton Eye Joe might be mo...

This week on the Missouri Woods & Water podcast, the guys have on guest hosts Pat Slivkov and Russell Ryun to talk about our recent trips out west to chase elk.  Russell gets into his inaugural trip to New Mexico and all of the experiences they had out there.  New Mexico presented many challenges that made it difficult for them to get on elk before their trip came to an end.  Next, the rest of us...

This week on the Missouri Woods & Water podcast, the guys have Tony Peterson of Wired to Hunt on to talk about some early season hunting tactics.  Tony discusses some steps he takes to start the season and the process he uses as he gets into the woods and starts to notice what is going on.  Tony is a wealth of knowledge and a fun person to talk and learn from.  Enjoy the show!!!   Missouri Woods &...

On the Missouri Woods & Water podcast this week, we talk with John Lusk of Lusk Archery Adventures about broadhead testing.  John talks about how he got started with doing broadhead testing videos and he gives us a breakdown of his testing process and what exactly he puts broadheads through for the viewer.  We also get into some specific broadheads Nate, Andy, and Micah are using this year and Joh...

This week on the Missouri Woods & Water podcast, the guys all get together along with returning guest host Russell Ryun as well as Andy's dad Roger to talk about our elk trip that we are currently on.  We do some basic "pre gaming" and also talk about Russell's plans for New Mexico as he was lucky enough to draw that state this year.  After that, Roger talks about how this whole elkt trip started...

This week on the Missouri Woods & Water podcast, Nate and Micah get to talk with Jeff Wilper about hunting small pieces of property.  Jeff has spent most of his life hunting on small parcels of land and being very successful at it.  Jeff gets into what he thinks is important when approaching a small piece of property, which he believes can be easier for people to get permission to hunt on and stil...

This week on the Missouri Woods & Water podcast the guys sit down together and talk about their 2021 whitetail season goals and answer some listener questions.  Our listeners had some cool questions so we talk about stand preferences, tree stand snacks, managed hunts, bear tags, playing the wind on properties where travel patterns are unknown, predator kills, and more.  Then we talk about what eac...

On the Missouri Woods & Water Podcast this week we have on Lindsay Thomas Jr. with the National Deer Association to talk about everything antlers.  First we immediately get into a rabbit hole and talk about the timing of the rut in the southeast, which is where Lindsay is from.  Once we get into talking about antlers, Lindsay gives the listener a rundown of the antler growth process and how it wor...

This week on the Missouri Woods & Water podcast, we have Ren Witte on to talk about hunting permission.  Ren has been very successful getting hunting permission and has been able to secure over 700 acres with many different land owners.  He talks about his process and what has made him successful at such a young age with something many people struggle doing.  Hopefully the listener can take someth...

On the Missouri Woods & Water lineup this week, the guys sit down and talk about time management.  Everybody has something that they have to juggle around their desire to go out and hunt, fish, hike, etc.  Nate, Micah, and Andy talk about their lives and how they balance work, family, and play to make sure all their responsibilities are taken care of and they still get to get out and hunt.  Most p...

This week on the Missouri Woods & Water Podcast, the guys have Jon Collins with Tooth & Claw TV on to talk about some summer coyote hunting.  In this show, Jon talks about his calling strategy in the summer and what works for him.  He also gives some specific sounds he likes using this time of year.  Then we get into how he started keeping calendars and documented exactly what worked and didn't wo...

This week on the Missouri Woods & Water podcast we have a "Tales of the Chase" episode with our very own co-host Andy Homfeld about a buck he hunted nicknamed TP.  This story takes place during the archery portion of the 2018 season where Andy hunted this deer multiple times with many different encounters.  Andy gets into some of the things he did to ultimately get within range of this mature buck...

This week on the Missouri Woods & Water Podcast we have on Lisa Potter with the Missouri Department of Conservation to talk about the MRAP program.  MRAP is short for the Missouri outdoor recreational program.  Lisa gets into exactly what the program does and how people can utilize private ground that is enrolled in this program.  She also gets into how landowners can sign up for it and the differ...

This week on the Missouri Woods & Water Podcast we have an awesome "Tales of the Chase" episode.  The guys get to talk with new bowhunter Tanner Staffey from Southeast Missouri about his growth as a new bowhunter that ultimately led to his success on a buck with a bow in 2019.  Tanner talks about things he learned through his first two years bowhunting that helped him punch that tag.  He started p...

This week on the Missouri Woods & Water Podcast, Andy & Nate talk with Mike Unruh about kayak fishing.  First, Mike gets into his background and how he started in the outdoors.  He also gets into his time in Hawaii and how that helped develop a deep love of fishing for him.  Kayak fishing is something that Mike enjoyed right away for several reasons and Mike gets into the benefits of kayak fishing...

This week on the Missouri Woods & Water Podcast we have Dan Schultz with Cuddeback on to talk about trail cameras.  We get into Dan's hunting background and some general trail camera tips and tactics.  The meat of the show talks about the Cuddelink system, its features and usage, cell versus non cell systems, and alot more.  We also get into the deployment of the Cuddelink system and discuss how i...

In this episode of the Missouri Woods & Water Podcast, hosts Nate & Micah talk with Shawn Luchtel of Heartland Bowhunter about his hunting background.  First, we get into how Shawn started hunting and who his hunting influences were.  We also talk about what got him interested in filming his hunts and how Heartland Bowhunter started.  Shawn also gets into things like the pressures of having a hunt...

This week Micah & Nate get to talk with Greg Glesinger of Drury Outdoors about the mental aspect of bowhunting.  Greg goes into what he does to help get him mentally ready with his bow and how practice and putting yourself into different situations can help people overcome things like "buck fever" or "target panic".  Greg even tackles the hot topic of stopping deer before the shot and evaluating y...

This week we get to talk with Adam Keith of Land & Legacy about becoming someone who wants to become a land manager.  Adam talks about growing up and the different stages he went through on his way to being someone who is concerned with the land around him.  As he grew he noticed some of the animals he loved hunting started to suffer and he started thinking of what he could do to help, thus starti...

This week the guys all get together along with returning guest Russell Ryun and have a good old fashioned BS session.  It has been a while since Nate, Micah, and Andy have all been together for a show so we decided to catch up a bit.  We get into all sorts of different topics on today's show like how our turkey seasons turned out, food plot plans, mineral sites, broadheads, fletchings, elk drawing...

This week we have Reina Tyl with the Missouri Department of Conservation on to talk about Missouri's turkey population.  Reina is a wild turkey and ruffed grouse biologist with MDC, so she is very knowledgeable about turkey in our state. We talk with her about the history of the turkey in Missouri and other places, conditions that go into populations like weather and predators, and we get into the...

This week we welcome back our co host Andy as he and Nate sit down with archer Leann Drake.  Leann is a 15 year old small town Missouri kid doing some big things in the competitive archery world.  We talk with her about how she got into archery, her transition to shooting left handed, her ultimate goal of making Team USA, and much more.  Leann is truly an inspiration to all of us and we wish her n...

This week we feature Steven Ebers with The 573.  Steven talks about how he got into the outdoors growing up and what some of his favorite things to do now are.  We also get into how Steven started The 573 and what he enjoys about self filming his hunts.  He breaks down some of the things he does while self filming that helps make him successful.  Finally, we get into two awesome turkey hunts he ha...