Red Letters & Whitetails Podcast

On episode 56, host Steven Crawford is joined by his life long friend Robby Enslen to recap their recent trip to Missouri. They discuss the challenges of the hunt, the lowlights, but also the highlights and things they learned from their week long rut trip in the heartland.  Steven also discusses the upcoming week of November and the strategies you should be using to fill a tag before the orange a...

On episode 55, host Steven Crawford is joined by Duncan Patterson as he shares his story of an incredible morning he had in the woods last week in southwest Michigan. This story truly debunks the "October Lull" myth, as it shows if you put yourself in the right place, you can tag a buck at anytime in October! Steven and Duncan also touch on Mid-October morning and evening hunt strategies...

On episode 54, host Steven Crawford is joined by a stone cold whitetail killer from right here in Michigan, Jake Vollink.  Jake and Steven met over a decade ago when they were both part of the Michigan Whitetail Pursuit team, and even though many things have changed over the years, they are still both avid whitetail hunters. Topics Jake and Steven discuss include: -Jakes September Wyoming buck sto...

On episode 53, host Steven Crawford is joined by long time friend and avid hunter Calvin Beeke as Calvin shares his story of connecting with an absolute giant Michigan Buck on opening day of archery season. After Calvins story, Steven talks about tactics on how to survive this warm weather we are fighting with throughout the Midwest. Tactics including: -Hunting over water -Hunting away from field...

This year on the podcast, host Steven Crawford is going to be giving the listens a monthly to-do list to help become a more successful and efficient whitetail hunter this fall. On episode 52,  Steven breaks down what you should be doing in September to increase your odds of notching your tag on a magnum whitetail this fall. Topics discussed include: -The September shift has happened, Continue to g...

On episode 51, host Steven Crawford has multiple guests on for a round table of sorts with a couple Michigan whitetail hunters to get the blood boiling as October 1 quickly approaches. The guests include former podcast guests such as Jack Shull, Trevor TenHarmsel, Blake Ledger and one new guest Jordan Cooper. All the names mentioned above I'd put in the "stone cold whitetail killer"...

This year on the podcast, host Steven Crawford is going to be giving the listeners a monthly to-do list to become a more successful and efficient whitetail hunter this upcoming fall. On episode 50, Steven breaks down what you should be doing in August to increase your odds of notching your tag on a magnum whitetail this fall. Topics discussed include: -Glass as much as you can no matter what the w...

Episode 49 is another must-listen! Host Steven Crawford I joined by another mature buck killing machine Ethan Escue of West Virginia to discuss setting hunt goals that tailor to the hunting trip you are going on and summer scouting tactics to get on mature whitetails come early archery season.  Topics Discussed include:  -Ethan's background and how he got into hunting -Home turf whitetail hun...

Episode 48 is a doozy. Host Steven Crawford is joined by mature buck killing machine Troy Pottenger of Idaho to discuss "Trapping" bucks on community scrapes. Troy is an whitetail maniac and has been killing mature mountain whitetails consistently for over 30 years. His main tactic: COMMUNITY SCRAPES. Steven and Troy dive deep into mock scrapes; everything from when to put them out, wher...

This year on the podcast, host Steven Crawford is going to be giving the listeners a monthly to-do list to become a more successful and efficient whitetail hunter this upcoming fall. On episode 47, Steven breaks down what you should be doing in July to increase your odds of notching your tag on a magnum whitetail this fall. Topics discussed include: -Revisiting June Trail Cam tactics in case your...

On episode 45, host Steven Crawford discusses Summer Trail Camera Strategies. July is around the corner, which means most trail cameras are either already soaking or about to hit the woods in the coming weeks. In this episode, I break down how you should be utilizing your cameras more efficiently to target those mature whitetails you'll be trying to hunt down come this fall. Topics discussed...

On episode 44, host Steven Crawford is joined by Jared Michael, host of the "Habitat Podcast."  Topics discussed include: -Jared giving us more details on what the Habitat Podcast is all about, the habitat consulting that he does, and where to find the podcast and other habitat management information at https://habitatpodcast.com -The story behind Jared's giant Illinois 8 point from...

On episode 43, host Steven Crawford is joined by David Droge  of Fourth Arrow to talk Camera Arms, Final Rest, and Fourth Arrows' Wyndscent technology. One of the goals for the podcast this year is to highlight Michigan based outdoor companies, and Fourth Arrow is a nationally known brand located right under our nose in Rockford, MI. Topics discussed include the multiple different Camera Arms...

This year on the podcast, host Steven Crawford is going to be giving you a monthly to-do list to become a more successful and efficient whitetail hunter this upcoming fall. On episode 42, host Steven Crawford breaks down what you should be doing in May to increase your odds of notching your tag on a magnum whitetail this fall. Topics discussed include: Steven's Michigan Turkey Hunt, hunting e...

This year on the podcast, host Steven Crawford is going to be giving you a monthly to-do list to become a more successful and efficient whitetail hunter this upcoming fall. On episode 41, host Steven Crawford breaks down what you should be doing in April to increase your odds of notching your tag on a magnum whitetail this fall. Topics discussed include: Steven's Tennessee turkey hunt, reapin...

On episode 40, host Steven Crawford is joined by founder and producer of "Legends of the Hunt", Jake Bush.  Topics discussed include:  -Jake's background of growing up hunting in the highly pressured hunting grounds of Southwest New York, and moving to Ohio just so he can chase mature public land bucks.  -Hill country scouting and hunting strategies; finding buck beds, looking for p...

On episode 39, host Steven Crawford is joined by his friend and fellow outdoorsman Carvin Nash. Nash grew up in a rough part of Detroit, and wasn't introduced to the outdoors until he got to college where some of his football teammates introduced him to the outdoors and what it had offer. Topics discussed include: Nash's early decision to focus on football instead of the other extra-circ...

This year on the podcast, host Steven Crawford is going to be giving you a monthly to-do list to become a more successful and efficient whitetail hunter this upcoming fall. On episode 38, host Steven Crawford breaks down what you should be doing in March to increase your odds of notching your tag on a magnum whitetail this fall. Topics discussed include: SHED HUNTING, two different types of shed h...

On episode 37, host Steven Crawford is joined by Alex Chopp, the Owner and Founder of The Vitals Live. The Vitals Live is a Michigan based company that  is a premium learning platform that facilitates collaboration among hunting experts to efficiently present the information that's crucial to your success and safety in the woods. Alex has been able to get to get some of the biggest names in t...

On episode 36, host Steven Crawford is joined by Joe Griffin once again to talk western non-resident hunting, but this time they dive deep into the risks associated with Montana Senate Bill 143 that is being proposed as we speak.  Montana Senate Bill 143, if passed, will set aside THOUSANDS of non-resident hunting licenses for outfitters in the state, which could essentially monopolize big game hu...

This year on the podcast, host Steven Crawford is going to be giving you a monthly to-do list to be a more successful and efficient whitetail hunter this upcoming fall. On episode 35, host Steven Crawford breaks down what you should be doing in February to increase your odds of notching your tag on a magnum whitetail this fall. Topics discussed include: Trail Cam inventory, boots on the ground sco...

On episode 34, host Steven Crawford is joined by the three team members of Latitude Outdoors; Alex Chopp, Jake Metalic, and Kevin Leach. Latitude Outdoors manufactures  top of the line saddle treestands and other mobile hunting accessories. One of the goals for the podcast this year is to highlight Michigan based outdoor companies, and these guys at Latitude Outdoors are a perfect place to start....

On episode 33, host Steven Crawford is back to discuss his 2020 season, and 2021 goals for himself and Chasing Legends Outdoors. In this podcast Steven discusses the following: things he learned in 2020, a total 2020 season wrap up, small depression after whitetail season ends, being a well-rounded outdoorsman always gives you something to look forward to, 2021 goals for Chasing Legends, amping up...

On episode episode 32, host Steven Crawford is joined by avid Michigan outdoorsman Joe Griffin. Joe was born and raised here in West Michigan by a family of non-hunters, so hearing his story on how he became such an avid hunter is really cool. Steven and Joe talk about a variety of topics including Joe's upbringing, his miraculous 2020 hunting season, his past western big game trips along wit...