Sportsmen's Empire - Whitetail Hunting

Aaaahhhh, sweet November is upon us! The rut will soon cure our every woe, and whitetail bucks will throw caution to the wind and run circles around our stands just waiting for us to take a shot at them… right? While the rut can be the best of the year to arrow a mature buck, this is no time to take it easy. In fact, increased buck movement should motivate whitetail hunters to work even harder to...

On this episode of The Nomadic Outdoorsman Dan sits down with Nick Queen to recap the final few days of their Wisconsin archery hunt and the events since. Dan and Nick hunted together for several days on a public island in Dan’s home state of Wisconsin. The two found amazing deer sign and experienced extreme rutting activity for an early October hunt. After several encounters with mature bucks, th...

Does your camo pattern REALLY matter? The old timers were killing deer in blue jeans. Tons of deer have fallen to the cheapest thing on the shelf at Wally World or hand-me-down faded out Mossy Oak. Guys in the north rock red and black plaid against the snow white backdrop. So it stands to reason that camo is overrated, right? Right?! While camo doesn't kill deer and isn't essential for bei...

The rollercoaster of life keeps rolling right along for Paul and Andrew. This week Paul actually spent the time in the woods looking for bambi, while Andrew continues to ride the struggle bus of life. Paul did not have any luck but was able to take advantage of an OHLAP property to have some good encounters with our white tailed friends. This weeks show covers hunting white tail deer with Gregg Fa...

Returning guest Shane Loney joins Michigan WIld to recap the last 7 days of bowhunting with Nate. Shane does give a quick recap of his season so far which consisted of passing a couple 3.5 year old deer along with some tough hunts. Shane is targeting 3 separate bucks, but this last week he struggled getting on them. He shares a few observations with why he has struggled and the direction he plans...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by Jeremy Nicholson of Missouri to chat about his early season success. Jeremy talks about the fully operational agriculture farm that his family owns and hunts. He breaks down the terrain, where he feels the deer bed, and how they move through their property. This year was a special year for Jeremy as he was able to connect on an absolu...

This week's episode of the Pennsylvania Woodsman Mitch is joined by friends and hunting partners Mark Lesher, Mike Lesher, and Jason Miller. The four have a round table BS session revolving around their New Jersey hunting trip that took place Oct 9-14. The area was new to everyone so we first discussed the scouting trips from late summer into fall. The terrain and habitat type was much differe...

Hey everyone, welcome to episode 196 of the Antler Up Podcast! On this week's episode I was joined by PA native and host of the East Meets West Podcast Beau Martonik! What a fun episode to record with Beau as he shares his top 5 rut hunting strategies and tactics. Beau also dives into specific scenarios that I truly believe will help any hunter out during the rut, but also be mentally and phys...

In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes) and Dieter Kochan (Stealth Hunting E-Bikes) discuss technical hunting strategies around hunting locations and tactical scrapes. Dieter explains his methods to locate deer. Dieter explains how he breaks down land and deer movement a year in advance to start to identify deer he is considering. Dieter explains when he switches to scrapes and why he e...

On this episode of The Western Rookie Podcast, Brian talks with experienced western hunter Mike Kaup about elk, mule deer, and filling freezers! Mike is a long time western hunter and very successful over the years. Mike has notched tags on multiple great bulls and bucks over the years, and loves to help members of his family notch their tags too – he was bringing his niece out for her Mule Deer h...

This week on the Missouri Woods & Water Podcast the guys get the chance to talk with Gavin Sodders, host of the Whitetail Bloodline Podcast. We basically just get into Gavins background in hunting and how he attacks whitetails nowadays. We talk about run and gun preferences for him and how he likes using hang ons over other methods. We also get into using blinds, bow setups, fixed versus mecha...

In this episode of the Wisconsin Sportsman Podcast, Josh and Pierce talk with Sam Bilhorn of Whitetail Partners about his strategy for getting on pre-rut bucks.  Sam is the founder of Whitetail Partners, a whitetail habitat and property design company. Since it's inception a few years ago, Whitetail Partners now has five regional design experts who cover the entire eastern half of the United S...

This week on the Oklahoma Outdoors Podcast John is joined by Kevin Osborn and Austin Morton of the Oklahoma chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. BHA is a nationwide organization that helps protect the millions of acres of public land that so many outdoorsmen and women enjoy every year. BHA does it all, from picking up trash to fighting for our rights in Washington D.C. and beyond. Kevin and...

Shiny Objects is all about our current obsession. The Shiny Object could be a piece of gear, an upcoming adventure, a good book, or simply finding better ways to get through everyday life. The sky is the limit when it comes to an individuals current Shiny Object, and we never know where the conversation will take us. In this episode of Shiny Objects, Steve discusses a new goal that he has set for...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan does his best to hype everyone up for the upcoming pre-rut. Dan talks about scouting, trail camera data, historical data, access routs, and why the pre-rut is his favorite time to hunt mature big bucks. Dan breaks down his favorite terrain features to hunt including when and how to hunt bedding areas, travel corridors, and staging areas. Most of y...

Today’s show opens with us talking about the group's most recent outdoor adventures. We go over our recent weekend fishing with Charles Wesley Godwin. While he may have left us thinking that none of us know how to fish, he let us know it was a much needed break from touring and interviewing after releasing his most recent album Family Ties . Dan dives into his recent scouting trip preparing fo...

Tony Hill with Find it Fred joins Michigan Wild this week. In this episode Nate and Tony get into some hound talk, which includes chasing bears and tracking whitetails. Tony grew up in a family of hunters and was always outdoors at a young age. He tagged along with his older brothers and dad chasing rabbits with his beagles and whitetails up north at their deer camp. About 5 years ago Tony decided...

This week's guest of the Deer Season Special bonus episodes for the Pennsylvania Woodsman is Bill Thompson from Spartan Forge. Bill recaps his recent elk hunt this fall and the highs and lows which transpired. We go into detail about the recent update from Spartan Forge which includes lidar mapping. Bill shares why he has chosen the Spartan Forge team he works with - work ethic. Out working th...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan chats with Michigan hunter Brock Wingo about a special draw hunt he went on this year. Each year the state of Michigan allows hunters an opportunity to hunt a in a nature preserve in a special regulation lottery. Brock explains that he drew to hunt the first 7 days of the archery season. He talks about the preparation that went in to this hunt, th...

Hey everyone, welcome to the Antler Up Podcast! On this week's episode I was joined by my good friend Dan Hansel. Dan grew up here in central PA where he has always had the passion for the outdoors, hunting and drive to help other hunters be more successful. Upon graduating from Penn State Dan began developing the app TrophyTracks. Which is a glorified management/journal program that will help...

On this episode of Huntavore, Nick is ecstatic about his recent big buck kill. He doesn’t hold back on the details and drama of that Saturday here in early October. So sit back and enjoy a good ol’ buck story on this episode of Huntavore. How about that! 13 years of hunting a small farm in Michigan that butts up to state land, and Nick finally connects on a brute! Taking tips and tricks along the...

On this glorious edition of THE Ohio Outdoors Podcast, Paul and Andrew check in with O2 Podcast royalty, Justin Ross. Justin runs the Archery Hike event here in Ohio and dedicates his time to the Farmers and Hunters Feeding the hungry. This time around Ol’ J-Ross stops by to talk all about his trip to Russia’s neighbor, the great state of Alaska. Wanna feel small? Take a plane ride to the middle o...

In this episode of the Southern Way Hunting Podcast, Josh talks with Alabama hunter Dustin King about how Dustin's strategy and tactics for public vs. private land. The guys cover everything from buck bedding and travel to natural browse to trail camera strategy and everything in between. Buckle up, it's a good one! Follow Dustin's season on his YouTube channel, Hard Earned Learn more...

On this episode of The Nomadic Outdoorsman Dan sits down at a public land deer camp with Nick Queen from XOP and Tyler Bentley from The Rise Hunt to talk about how the hunt is going so far and strategizes for the upcoming days. Dan and the guys have been hunting public land in Wisconsin for the past several days. Between shots, deer encounters and early October rutting activity, this episode is fu...

The best time of the year is here! The wind is brisk, cool, and from the north, the ag fields are being cut, and the bucks are starting to cover more ground, laying down sign and in search of the first hot does. This can only mean one thing, the pre-rut is upon us! In this episode of the How to Hunt Deer Podcast, Josh talks with Pierce Nelles about their thoughts, plans, and strategies for hunting...