Ohio Outdoors Podcast - Sportsmen's Empire

This week on the Ohio Huntsman Podcast we discuss opening day with an emphasis on selecting a stand.  We discuss the natural shift that whitetail make in their home range around the same time as Ohio's opening day.  We also discuss how the agriculture fields that make up a large portion of the whitetail range are becoming less attractive to deer as they begin to approach harvest season, which can...

This week on the Ohio Huntsman Podcast we discuss trail camera tips.  Trail cameras have become a favorite part of most hunters' tools kits but how do you get the most out of these valuable scouting tools.  We discuss everything from how we use our cameras during the season, how we review photos after season to prepare for next season, how to use cameras to scout for things other than deer, as wel...

This week on the Ohio Huntsman Podcast we talk about all the things you need to be aware of before fall hunting seasons open here in Ohio.  There is a whole list of changes that have taken place from last season that you need to know about in order to stay legal.  So we discuss bag limit changes, season dates, certain hunting license prices going down, clarifications that have been issued on previ...

This week on the show we talk about what to do if you get lost in the woods while enjoying the outdoors in Ohio.  We talk about various strategies to find your way back to a road if you are lost basically anywhere in Ohio.  We also tell a few stories of times we have been lost and how we managed to find our way out.   Ohio Huntsman is Powered  by Simplecast

This week on the Ohio Huntsman Podcast we discuss some of the ways we find unpressured public land.  I think everyone has pretty much heard the advice to go further than other people or go places most people aren't willing to go.  That's good advice, but how do you do that when throughout most of the state you are always within a mile or two of a road?  There are some techniques and places that we...

This week on the Ohio Huntsman Podcast we had an old fashion BS session.  Conversations like these are what gave us the idea to start this whole thing.  We love the outdoors and spend a lot of time talking about it, so we decided to record it and share it with you.  We covered a wide range of things from a tip on mounting European skull mounts all the way to answering a few questions that Jeff had...

This week on the show we discuss a new program being offered by the ODNR to provide access to private lands that have been enrolled in the program.  The Ohio Landowner/Hunter Access Partnership program (OLHAP) is being funded through Federal monies awarded to the state through the 2018 Farm Bill.  Landowners are compensated based on average enrolled and also the type of land (agriculture vs forest...

This week on the Ohio Huntsman Podcast we discuss a variety of Ohio outdoors news items as well as some discussion on the Arizona trail camera ban.  We discuss the recently announced Ohio lottery hunt opportunities and where to find more information on those.  We talk about the unknown bird disease that seems to be impacting songbirds in the area.  We also discuss how the ODNR is asking for the pu...

This week on the show we update the listeners on the status of the new CWD surveillance area in North Central Ohio.  The disease surveillance area is made up of Wyandot county as well as portions of Hardin and Marion counties.  This new area was created due to 2 wild deer that were harvested and tested positive for CWD during the 2020/2021 whitetail deer season.  We also discuss the ending of the...

This week on the show we discuss hunting leases and how they are impacting the hunting areas around Ohio.  We discuss if we think leases are good or bad for hunting.  We also discuss if we personally like the idea of hunting leases and why we feel the way we do about them.  We then discuss plans to purchase hunting ground and some strategies we plan to use to save money in order to avoid losing hu...

This week on the show we do a tribute to all the dad's with a special Father's Day episode.  We talk through some of our favorite hunting and fishing memories with our dad.  We also tell a few stories about how our outdoor experiences with dad have shaped who we are as hunters. Jason and Jacob also share some experiences they have had with their kids in the outdoors.  Our dad sacrificed many hunts...

In this episode of the Ohio Huntsman Podcast, Jason & Jeff talk about to keep ticks off you and your family while enjoying time outdoors.  They discuss which chemicals are most effective at what concentrations.  The difference between tick insecticide products vs tick repellants.  Is DEET safe to use on your children?  Are other chemicals like permethrin, picaridin, and IR3535 safe to use.  As wel...

This week on the show we had an old fashion round table discussion of products that we believe are either overrated or the flip side of that and don't get enough attention.  The first overrated product was the 450 bushmaster/45-70 Government. Basically, the argument is these larger straight-walled cartridges are just not that superior to the old fashion 12 gauge shotgun and actually can be harmful...

This week on the show we discussed some updates on our spring turkey seasons.  Jason walked us through his last turkey hunt and Jeff also discussed his latest attempts to bag a spring gobbler.  We then discussed the importance of hunting land and specifically access to that land long term.  We have seen first hand and heard countless examples of guys who have had access to land on word of mouth or...

This week on the show we discussed the current ammo shortage and the various things that go along with it.  We discussed when we think the ammo shortage may finally come to an end and how we think it will change the behaviors of many outdoorsmen.  We discuss how the shortage is expected to take longer to recover due to the fact that many gun owners got blindsided and left without ammo and how we a...

This week on the show we discussed the upcoming bison hunt that is occurring on the north rim of Grand Canyon National Park.  We discussed why they have decided to hold this "hunt" and why it is actually not being classified as a hunt because hunting is federally prohibited inside the boundaries of National Parks.  We also reviewed why they are using this population control method versus relocatio...

This week on the show we tell our stories from the 2021 Spring Turkey opening weekend. We took advantage of the earlier start to the spring season and hunted opening day for the first time down at our hunting camp. We recorded the episode inside the cabin for the first time after our opening day hunts.  Jeff heard some gobbles and tried his best to get them to close the distance.  Jason also had t...

This week on the show our resident wildlife biologist (Jeff) talks about cloning a black-footed ferret and what that means for the future of conservation.  The black-footed ferret was thought to be extinct from the wild until a small remaining population was discovered.  Scientists were then able to clone a female black-footed ferret using frozen DNA samples in order to add genetic diversity to th...

This week on the show we discuss how to pattern a shotgun.  Anyone who has ever looked online for tips on patterning a shotgun knows there is varying information depending on where you look.  We mainly focused on patterning for turkey season specifically but the same general concepts apply to all shotguns and choke/shell combinations.  We discussed what size shot we typically use for turkey huntin...

This week on the show we discuss sourcing your own veggies with different gardening techniques.  As we continue to be affected by the pandemic, more people are turning to outdoor activities and also activities that help with food acquisition.  Gardens come in various sizes from small hobby gardens all the way to large community gardens, but all gardens are maintained with the same general strategi...

This week on the show we talked through our turkey season preparations for the 2021 spring season.  Jason discussed how in previous years he has used a very mobile hunting strategy with minimal success and that he plans to change his strategy this year with hopes of seeing more birds.  Jacob has never successfully harvested a turkey so he plans to harvest any legal bird using any strategy that is...

This week on the show Jeff discusses his experiences with kayak fishing.  We discuss different types of kayaks and the features each has that are good for fishing.  Jeff talks about all the factors that went into his decision to purchase each of his kayaks and what features he wishes his kayak had, now that he has been put a few seasons in fishing from it.  He also talks about how comfort plays a...

This week on the show we discussed both HR 8 and HR1446.  These proposed bills both have direct impacts on anyone who owns and/or plans to own a firearm.  HR 8 is titled "The Bipartisan Background Checks act" and would prohibit a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer first takes possession of the firearm in order to complete a background check.  However, there are e...

This week on the show we discuss the Outdoor Foundation's 2020 outdoor participation report.  The report created by the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and is published at the end of each calendar year and looks at the total number of Americans that report participating in outdoor activities during the year.  The first key finding of the report is that youth participation in outdoor activities...

This week on the show we talked to Matt Butler who is the author of Billy Goes Hunting.  This book was written in response to his daughter being bullied at school for his love and passion for the outdoors and hunting.  He explains how he, as a special forces officer in the army, ended up becoming a children's book author.  We also discussed various strategies on how we think hunter recruitment can...