Sportsmen's Empire - Whitetail Hunting

During this podcast, we discuss the growing trends of wild turkey hunting, harvest information, decline, hunter participation, and the role everyone plays in this equation. In the last few weeks as the state of Missouri has disclosed its 2021 spring turkey hunting results, the general public has been very vocal about the results. The vocalization has stirred up the blame game for the decline in tu...

This is an exciting time in the life of Land & Legacy. Our families have been blessed to both pursue new land ownership opportunities. This new opportunity is not only going to be slightly different though. Matt and his wife purchased a 35-acre farm with a house and barn, this parcel is surrounded by cattle pasture, unmanaged timber, and some hunting pressure.   The goal with this property is...

Bows, muzzleloaders, and rifles oh my! This episode is all about firepower! Are expensive bows worth it? How many rifles do you need? Where should you spend and where should you skimp on your weapon? All of this is covered in this episode along with a few tips to get better and more accurate gear.    Oklahoma Outdoors is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by Bryan Meyering of northern Michigan to talk about how noticing little details led him to shooting his biggest buck. Bryan shares the story of a specific buck that had given him the slip on several occasions. Learning this bucks movement through encounters from the treestand, trail camera pictures, and following historic weather patter...

In this episode, we hear from Bret Owsley with the Wisconsin DNR. Bret is the southern district wildlife supervisor for the DNR’s wildlife management program and an avid outdoorsman. In this podcast we cover what opportunities each season holds for the Wisconsin sportsman, the vast amounts and types of public lands that are available, and some of the different programs the state uses to recruit, r...

Today on the podcast, Marcus is joined by Aaron Hitchins. Aaron is one of the founders of 2% Certified Early Riser Coffee. Aaron starts the conversation telling the story about how Early Riser was started and the organic nature of its inception. The guys get to talk a lot about the importance of giving back to conservation and why it's so important, especially in an ever changing environment t...

On this episode of the Hunting Gear Podcast, Dan talk with Jason Redd of Timber Ninja Outdoors. They guys talk about the birth of the company and the thought process behind the first line of climbing sticks they brought to market. They currently offer both aluminum and carbon fiber options and are some of the lightest on the market.  Jason also lets us in on some new products that will be launched...

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...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by fellow podcast, Beau Martonik for a BS Session about bowhunting whitetails and the great outdoors. The guys kick off the episode, by talking about growing up hunting in Pennsylvania and the hunting strategies he uses in the big woods chasing mature bucks in low density herds. They discuss accessing his favorite spots, terrain features...

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...

As we have discussed before there are some great marketing schemes out there floating around the hunting industry, one of these being food plot seed. We aim to expose this week while talking with the folks at Stratton Seed Company, just how different are these seeds from one brand to another?  It is very common to experience sales pitches regarding seed selection and superiority with frequently us...

This episode of Huntavore highlights Annie Weisz, author of Peak to Plate.  Peak to Plate is a website all dedicated to things using wildgame.  Annie began her adventure by being along side her mother in the kitchen.  Developing a love and passion for food, even her day job has her looking at nutrition being a Dietitian.  Annie has been surrounded by hunting and fishing, her step father teaching h...

Ray Archuleta has had a long career in the world of agronomy and promoting healthy soils. Starting out with the NRCS (Natural Resource Conservation Services) to now serving as part of the Soil Health Academy that helps educate farmers and landowners on promoting healthy soils. This has been a long time coming to bring Ray into our Soil Health Series and we couldn't be more excited!  Soil Healt...

This is the (self proclaimed) best turkey hunting story of all time! John and his long time best friend Stiles head to one of their old stomping grounds in the Texas panhandle to chase Rio Grande turkeys and end up getting way more than they bargained for. The last time these two turkey hunted together they were in high school, now they are grown and Stiles's 6 year old son joins them on their...

Bonus Episode!  The crew wanted to get this episode out ASAP as morel mushrooms are popping up in the lower part of Michigan right now. These delicious mushroom nuggets show up every year and is something that can be fun to look for and a great way to get some outdoors time in with the family or friends.  Lee shares how he has failed to find any while KP tells how he has been so successful over th...

It's spring time here in Iowa and beside those who are chasing gobbling toms, there's a different group of people scouring the country side looking for delicious edible mushrooms. On the phone with Dan is mushroom expert  Mike Krebill of Southeast Iowa to discuss his passion in fungus. Mike explains the condition that are needed to grow mushrooms, where you might be able to find them, and...

When most get in to a discussion about hunting gear and equipment, we discuss products like camo, what weapon we use, tree stands, and boots. It's not very often we talk about accessories like screw in bow hangers, gun cases, and tree stand straps. However, some of these products plan a big role in a hunters day to day hunting routine and went something as simple as a screw in hook breaks or i...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by Kevin Vanderploeg of Michigan to discuss his process for scouting, locating, and hunting mature bucks. The guys talk about using trailcameras to identify how deer move through the terrain, locating the perfect treestand location, and the right access route. And, depending on the how far away you live from the properties you hunt, it c...

You must never stop sharpening your skills when it comes to hunting any critter in the woods. The sport of hunting has a way of humbling even the most seasoned hunters, so being a student of the game should never quit. This week we're talking with Joey Bell of Tennessee to discuss 9 lessons that we have learned from the 2021 turkey season. It's not a secret that the South offers some of th...

This week Marcus is joined by James Elledge. James is one of the owners of 2% Certified brand Duck Camp. The guys kick things off talking about where the idea for Duck Camp came from and the reasoning behind the name. James talks about how it was bringing a new camo brand to market and what goes into making a quality piece of gear. The team at Duck Camp is rolling out a new program this year using...

In this episode, Todd talks about some of the experiences he's had starting up bowhunting again more recently. Much of the knowledge he's gained over the years tracking fed right into his archery strategy, and he was able to tag a nice buck. It wasn't without its own set of challenges however. Notably, Todd talked about how hunting pressure from guys who had a similar hunting style cau...

On this episode of the podcast we thought it would be a great idea for all of us to go through our gear and our 2020 season to discuss what worked well for us, but more importantly what in our gear we need to change before 2021.  Summer can always be a busy time for most folks and fall creeps up fast.  So before we get too far into our flip flops and summer vacations, our hunting expenses are addi...

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...

On this "Hunter Profile" episode, Dan Dan is joined by Garrick Pelletier to talk about growing up hunting in the New England states. Garrick explains that hunting pressure was just something you had to deal with  from the start, and when he traveled south to North Carolina while in the military, it became easier.  The guys get in to a conversation about strategy, terrain, and what led hit...

As a follow up to the last episode, CJ talks with John Mayrose of Backwoods Redemption to talk about how he has found success this year so far in the turkey woods. John tells the stories of his three birds, and the tactics he used for each bird in order to be successful, along with a little luck. John is a busy guy between school, work, hunting, Backwoods Redemption, and being a co-chair for the D...