The 100% Wild Podcast

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has officially announced an "indefinite pause" on winter targeted deer culling, a move that has sparked intense debate across the hunting community. In this episode, MDC Director Jason Sumners joins the podcast to explain why the agency is pivoting its strategy against CWD. We look into the surge of Missouri's non-resident deer hunters has doubled in j...

Happy Festivus from the Drury Outdoors 100% Wild Podcast! In this special holiday episode, hosts Matt and Tim participate in the traditional "Airing of Grievances," breaking down everything that's currently wrong with the deer hunting industry. From the exhaustion of social media "experts" claiming CWD is a government conspiracy   to the "military-style" gear overkill and fake rut reports , Tim an...

Grandma Lucille is a viral sensation! In this episode of the 100% Wild Podcast, Matt Drury breaks down the hilarious "What the hell was I supposed to do?" moment that racked up over 4 million views after she took a shot while the deer was still moving . We also celebrate a major milestone as Matt's daughter, Lola, harvests her very first buck during the Missouri youth season using a suppressed Win...

Grandma Lucille is a viral sensation! In this episode of the 100% Wild Podcast, Matt Drury breaks down the hilarious "What the hell was I supposed to do?" moment that racked up over 4 million views after she took a shot while the deer was still moving . We also celebrate a major milestone as Matt's daughter, Lola, harvests her very first buck during the Missouri youth season using a suppressed Win...

Public Land 188-Inch Buck in Indiana | 100% Wild Podcast Ep. 453 Marshall Musser, a proud "Rack Packer," joins the podcast to tell the incredible, whirlwind tale of how he tagged a massive 188-inch whitetail buck on public land in Indiana! This epic out-of-state hunting trip was his first time hunting Indiana out of a saddle. Marshall from Pennsylvania , details how he and his buddies went from ch...

Public Land 188-Inch Buck in Indiana | 100% Wild Podcast Ep. 453 Marshall Musser, a proud "Rack Packer," joins the podcast to tell the incredible, whirlwind tale of how he tagged a massive 188-inch whitetail buck on public land in Indiana! This epic out-of-state hunting trip was his first time hunting Indiana out of a saddle. Marshall from Pennsylvania , details how he and his buddies went from ch...

Rattling in a MASSIVE Iowa Buck: Biggest Deer of My Life! | 100% Wild Podcast Ep. 452 As November's rut action explodes, hosts Matt and Tim welcome Drury Outdoors team members Dave Kramer and Rick Malik to the studio to break down Dave's unbelievable Iowa bow kill. Hunting near a steep bluff on his cousin Carter's beautiful property, Dave and Rick strategically chose a stand half a mile from the m...

Rattling in a MASSIVE Iowa Buck: Biggest Deer of My Life! | 100% Wild Podcast Ep. 452 As November's rut action explodes, hosts Matt and Tim welcome Drury Outdoors team members Dave Kramer and Rick Malik to the studio to break down Dave's unbelievable Iowa bow kill. Hunting near a steep bluff on his cousin Carter's beautiful property, Dave and Rick strategically chose a stand half a mile from the m...

204" Kansas MONSTER Whitetail BOW KILL! | 100% Wild Podcast Ep. 451   Garrett Childress joins Tim and Matt to talk about the once-in-a-lifetime buck he harvested on a small property he hunts only a few times a year. He explains how he uses cold fronts, wind, and DeerCast to plan hunts around a busy family schedule and avoid over-pressuring his spot. The episode also features a rapid-fire Would You...

From 40 Acres to the Modern Rut: Hunting Has Changed | 100% Wild Podcast Ep. 450 As November rolls on, Terry stops by the studio to reflect on what deer season means now versus decades past. From the glory days of big deer camps and smoky cabins to the more solitary hunts of today, Matt and Terry dive into how the culture of deer hunting has evolved. Terry shares stories from the "40 Acre Club" an...

From 40 Acres to the Modern Rut: Hunting Has Changed | 100% Wild Podcast Ep. 450 As November rolls on, Terry stops by the studio to reflect on what deer season means now versus decades past. From the glory days of big deer camps and smoky cabins to the more solitary hunts of today, Matt and Terry dive into how the culture of deer hunting has evolved. Terry shares stories from the "40 Acre Club" an...

Trigger Panic, Blown Hunts, and the Truth About Deer Scoring | 100% Wild Podcast Ep.449   Matt and Tim catch up during the heart of the rut to talk blown hunts, swirling thermals, and the kind of mistakes that keep every bowhunter humble. Matt owns up to battling trigger panic, why upping poundage backfired, and how even a perfect setup can go sideways when the wind flips. The guys trade "Would Yo...

Big Bucks, Cold Fronts & Winchester Wisdom | 100% Wild Podcast Ep.448 Tim and Matt catch up with Jason Gilbertson, Winchester's Director of Marketing, to talk cold fronts, deer movement, and how weather timing shapes his hunts back home. Jason walks through how he builds a plan around the first major temperature drop of the year, why he hunts smarter instead of harder, and the subtle shifts that t...

Matt Drury Finally Lands the Perfect Shot | 100% Wild Podcast Ep. 447  Matt opens up about coming home from Idaho after skimming a bull's back and how it tanked his confidence, then walks through the exact moves that put a mature Missouri buck on the ground: ditching minerals, building and maintaining DIY water holes, reading an east/southeast wind with nasty thermals (and a neighbor 90 yards away...

Mark Drury's 9½-Year Iowa Giant, Why Weather Beats the Moon | 100% Wild Podcast Ep. 446 A warm October, one perfectly timed front, and a once-in-a-lifetime Iowa monarch. Mark joins Matt and Tim to break down a nine-plus-year-old buck's history, why "weather trumps moon," how farm layout and micro-cool pockets produced daylight, and the winds that sealed the deal. They cover Grandma Lucy's 92-year-...

Behind the Lens of a Drury Outdoors Cameraman | 100% Wild Podcast Ep.445 Behind the Lens of a Drury Outdoors Cameraman | 100% Wild Podcast Ep.445 Step behind the lens with Matt Drury, Forrest Bonin, and Aaron Bennett as they gear up for a Western archery elk trip in Idaho. This episode dives into what it's really like being the "camera guy" on the road, from missed shots and tough critiques to the...

Missouri's Deer Disease: MDC Responds on CWD, EHD, and Targeted Removals | 100% Wild Podcast Ep.444 MDC Director Jason Sumners and biologist Jason Isabelle join us to tackle Missouri's most controversial deer topics: CWD vs. EHD, drought effects, and why the Department uses targeted removals in small, defined areas. We dig into what happens to those deer, who's authorized to conduct removals, and...

Drought-Proof Food Plots: Early-Season Fixes w/ Nutrien's Skeeter Rutkowski Deer season's knocking, but the weather's not cooperating. Matt sits down with farm manager Forrest Bonin and Nutrien's Skeeter Rutkowski to talk drought, staggered planting dates, no-till vs till, herbicide burn-downs without residual surprises, when to replant with cereal grains, and how to keep new plots alive through a...

NASCAR's Jeb Burton: Talladega Heartbreak, Hounds & Habitat | 100% Wild Podcast Ep. 442 NASCAR Xfinity driver Jeb Burton drops by the studio to talk racing, Talladega heartbreak, and why race-day prep feels a lot like bow season. We get into self-filming realities, conservation easements (and his dad's foundation protecting 12K+ acres), and the hot-button topic of deer hunting with hounds in the S...

Why Long-Range Hunting Is Easier Than You Think (w/ Brian Wiese) | 100% Wild Podcast Ep. 441 Join host Matt Drury and guest host Jim Richman for a wide-ranging conversation with Brian Wiese of the Drury Outdoors team and co-host of Critical Mass. This episode dives deep into long-range rifle shooting, the power of suppressors, and how Brian and his partner Cody use 14+ POV cameras to capture some...

He Beat Cancer… Then Tagged a 203 4/8" Illinois Giant | 100% Wild Podcast ep.440 Adam Lock joins Matt and Tim from the "Land of Lincoln" with a raw story that starts in a doctor's office and ends with a 203 4/8" Illinois buck on the ground. Adam walks through the pain that led to a testicular cancer diagnosis, surgery, recovery, and how faith, family, and deer season pulled him forward. He breaks...

New Hunting Properties, CWD Impact & Fall Food Plot Tactics | 100% Wild Podcast Ep.439 Join hosts Matt and Tim as they swap summer farm updates, trail cam intel, and big buck encounters. Matt shares details on his brand-new 120-acre Missouri property, while Tim reveals access discoveries that could unlock hidden hunting opportunities. The conversation takes a deep dive into Missouri's changing sup...

A Pastor's Perspective on Life, Death & Bowhunting | 100% Wild Podcast Ep. 438 This week on the 100% Wild Podcast, Brandon Moore joins Tim to co-host an episode packed with personal stories, ethical questions, and hunting insights from both the whitetail woods and the western mountains. Brandon, a longtime bowhunter and pastor, shares his incredible elk encounter that ended with a bull laying down...

Why Ben Rising Took That Head-On Shot (And Doesn't Regret It) | 100% Wild Podcast Ep.437 Join hosts Matt and Tim from Drury Outdoors on the 100% Wild Podcast, powered by DeerCast and First Phorm Energy, as they sit down with legendary whitetail hunter Ben Rising of Whitetail Edge. From controversial shot angles to the psychological weight of hunting on camera, this episode dives deep into the ethi...

How Sydnie Wells Became the Face of Barstool Outdoors | 100% Wild Podcast Ep. 436 On this episode of the 100% Wild Podcast, hosts Matt and Tim are joined in studio by Barstool Outdoors host Sydnie Wells, daughter of legendary hunter Tim Wells. Sydnie shares her unlikely path from nursing school to spotlight host at Barstool, and what it's like growing up in a family where deer hunting is a way of...