The First Gen Hunter Podcast

Food plotting is a major aspect of the hunting world, and much of it is as Doug Duren says "bringing sand to the beach." Now of course all popular food plot species get some of the desired effect, but what if we could get even more out of our food plotting efforts. That's where perennial food plots come in.   Follow Hoksey: @hokseynativeseeds Order from Hoksey: www.hokseynativeseeds.com Check out...

I will always hold to the belief that good shed hunters are the folks you want to learn from for locating game. They spend so much time observing and learning the habitat of the animals they are trying to collect antlers from that they are just bound to learn where these critters spend their time. Weston McArthur is one of these people. He runs a popular YouTube channel known as Rise and Shed, and...

We are already into the second week of August which is a reminder of how fast hunting season is approaching! It will be here before we know it and we don't want to be caught under prepared. So for this episode I put together a todo list to keep myself and everyone else who reads it on schedule for deer season.   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.h...

There are few hunters out there that spend as much time in the mountains as Tony Trietch does. In this episode Tony drops a lot of knowledge for elk hunters of all experience levels, and shares several incredible stories as well.   Follow Tony: @tony_trietch Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Kent Boucher Facebook: @first.gen.hunter...

If you hunt long enough you're going to consider chasing after elk. It's just a part of the maturing process of a big game hunter. Planning such a hunt takes quite a bit of work. Elk are earned the hard way. You have to go into their country and weather their storms- literally. If you want to be able to stay on the mountain long enough to achieve one of the ultimate goals for every big game hunter...

Jon is back on the show for a full length discussion on managing properties for whitetails. Jon likes to look at the other side of the coin when he makes his decisions about his land management projects, and this creativity has helped him become a respected name in the industry.    Follow Jon: @whitetail_landscapes Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.ge...

Most landowners want to practice good conservation strategies on their land, but many are worried that it will wreck the hunting quality. Jon Teater talks us through how we can balance both.   Follow Jon: @whitetail_landscapes Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Kent Boucher Facebook: @first.gen.hunter Follow The Hunt Fish Life: @hnt...

Cody Idol comes from a great hunting family. He's been there done that since his earliest days of hunting as a kid and still chases hunting adventure even now as an adult. Alex and I talked with Cody about his elk hunting experience and we hear some incredible hunting stories along the way.   Follow Cody: @cody_idol Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.g...

Bowfishing is one of the most exciting activities to enjoy in the outdoors. The combination of hunting and fishing and the technical skill required make it that way. But while standing on the edge of the water with a bow in hand it's easy to wonder, "How can this be more purposeful than just killing rough fish for the excitement?" Mathew Schillinger of AMS bowfishing weighs in on this episode of p...

One of the craziest and coolest animals in North America is the mighty musk ox. These shaggy critters once roamed throughout much of the continent, but today they are only found around the Arctic Circle. Alex Gruin is one of the most experienced hunters I know and he made the incredible effort to go and chase down a trophy bull in Alaska.   Check out the East 2 West Hunts Website Follow Alex: @eas...

It's the dog days of summer and hunting season feels a long ways off, but take heart! The Full Draw Film Tour is here to tie you over until your first season opens.   Follow Full Draw Film Tour: @fulldraw.filmtour Check out the Full Draw Film Tour website Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Kent Boucher Facebook: @first.gen.hunter Fo...

The terms "hunters" and "anglers" are often paired together with a certain level of equivalence as the two main options for folks who like to get their food off the land, but there is a third option. The center of Venn Diagram if you will. That third option is bowfishing. Bowfishing is ancient discipline that combines the best parts of archery hunting and fishing. Mathew from AMS Bowfishing joined...

July 4th is such a great day for us Americans. There is so much good that has come from our freedom, and as hunters we should be especially grateful. In many countries hunting is extremely limited, if not impossible to enjoy. But here in The Land Of Free we hunt, and need to protect our great hunting opportunities!   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first....

Have you ever wondered how hunters know the age of a deer they harvest, or at least are targeting? The same goes for elk, moose, bears, really anything furry that a hunter might target. Well their guess is based off of some sort of associated characteristics that match known ages as determined by scientists who examine the teeth of mammals. Matson's Lab in Manhattan, MT has been practicing this ag...

"You play like you practice, and you practice like you play" is the ancient coaching phrase all of us former athletes heard more times than we can count. It's a true statement though, and it applies to bow hunting just as much as it does football, and basketball. Deadnuts outdoors has created the most realistic target available to bow hunters so they can improve their practice routine to as life l...

Travis Adair has hunted bears all over North America. He is a bear hunter through and through. He joined me on this episode to tell some incredible stories about past hunts, but also some great pieces of advice that can help all bear hunters find more success.   Follow Travis: @wilderness_lawyer Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Ke...

Of all of the most petty lawsuits to exist in the era of frivolous lawsuits is the most recent corner crossing lawsuit filed by a landowner in WY against a group of hunters from MO. Thankfully the courts have ruled in favor of the hunters from MO, but there is still more drama to unfold. Jordan Sillars of MeatEater joined me and Alex to explain the situation and what the ruling may mean for hunter...

He's back! One of the best guests we've had on First Gen Hunter through the years, Brad Willey joins me to talk about his New England Turkey Season and last year's Deer Season. Brad also talks about his new role at Big Woods Bucks. As always this interview is very entertaining and will inspire you to embrace suffering and earn your next buck the hard way.   Follow Brad: @nh_neverquitbucktracker Ch...

In this episode I am joined by the host of the Hunt Suburbia podcast and founder of Huntstock, Patrick Guyette. Pat and I discuss his recent interview with Ryan Gilman (Rhode Island Whitetails) about a crazy, and terrifying encounter in the woods of Maine, and then we discuss the incredible hunting event known as Huntstock.    Follow Pat: @huntsuburbia and @huntstockfest Check out the Huntstock We...

Ben of SoDak Horizon is devoted to archery. He's the kind of guy who shoots everyday and when it comes to hunting he is always dialed and ready to hit his mark. I wish I had the same level of discipline, but instead I'll just have to settle on talking with Ben about it. We also discussed his growth on social media and taking a chance on working within the hunting industry.   Follow Ben: @sodakhori...

Remember when I first talked to Charles on the podcast? It was probably a year and a half ago when that conversation happened. Have you wondered how effective HOWL's approach is all of this time later? Yeah, me too. So I went back to the source and things are still clicking just as well as I had hoped.   Follow HOWL: @howl_org Get Active! https://www.howlforwildlife.org/ Check out the First Gen Hu...

This one is as good as it sounds! Eric is living the dream we all have. He's hunting and fishing for most species, on most days in Alaska. In this episode Eric tells the story of his most recent successful bear hunt, how he got into hunting upland birds in Alaska, and guiding as a career.     Follow Eric: @alaskabirdhunter and @aktroutspey Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hu...

Hunting is our favorite, but when the seasons give way to summer, fishing is as close as you can get to hunting. In this episode Caleb, Jake (sort of), and I tell you our 3 days we have to fish each summer.   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Kent Boucher Facebook: @first.gen.hunter Follow The Hunt Fish Life: @hntfsh_life Follow Al...

We got two episodes out of Jake Hofer of Exodus Trail Cameras this week. In this episode Jake talks about his passions for whitetails, his role with Exodus Trail Cameras, buying hunting ground, and his outlook on the future of deer hunting.    Follow Jake: @jakehofer Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Kent Boucher Facebook: @first.g...

You guys know how my faith in trail cams is less than great. I have had some good experiences, but also plenty bad ones. So I brought in Jake Hofer of Exodus Trail Cameras to convince me on why I shouldn't give up on using them. I'm now once again on board with running trail cams, and I think you will be too.    Follow Jake: @jakehofer Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter...