The First Gen Hunter Podcast

Brad Willey of Big Woods Bucks is back on the show to talk about his 2024 buck! It's a great story of woodsmanship, sound tactics, and good instincts.    Other topics include: -Scary moments as an Army paratrooper -Being injured in an IED ambush in Iraq -Being comfortable with being uncomfortable -The gear needed for tracking bucks in the rain, snow and heat in the big woods habitat.    Order a kn...

This week we are joined by special guest Brent Barnett of Brownfield Ag News! We get to hear of some of his earliest hunting memories and his hunting background. Then we hear of his first ever "rut-cation" and the action-packed week he had in the deer woods, culminating in the harvest of a public land buck! We hope you enjoy the episode and have a blessed week! -Caleb Show note tags: Instagram: @b...

This is episode contains some devastating news for our boy Noel! But he's keeping his head up, hunting hard and adjusting to this week of the rut, and so should you.   Just keep hunting, just keep hunting, just keep hunting....   Follow Noel: @noelgandy Follow Lance: @no_insta_lance   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter Facebook: @first.gen.h...

Still holding an unfilled buck tag and stressing as each day of November passes you by? Has the rut come and gone without you, and all you have to look forward to are the scraps of the archery season after gun hunters hit the fields and forests in huge volume? NO! It's still sweet November and as Noel and I describe it, some of the BEST days of November are still ahead of us. Keep your head up, hu...

I hope you have been having an action-packed deer season! If not, I hope you are able to relate to this episode and that it is thought-provoking as you analyze your season thus far. EHD and the longer-lasting effects of it, as well as moon phases relating to deer movement are discussed in this episode. I hope it gets you thinking and helps you grow as an outdoorsman/woman! I hope you have a blesse...

Check out another weekly installment of rut defining conversation. This week Noel and Lance discuss Lance's buck harvest, hot doe behavior, and online trolls.    Follow Noel: @noelgandy Follow Lance: @no_insta_lance   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter Facebook: @first.gen.hunter  

I love hearing first gen hunter stories. Of course many aspects of these stories have common themes, but they are also quite different in many ways. For Jeff, hunting elk and mule deer out West has been the areas where he has poured much of his hunting time and resources.    Order a knife from Kickapoo Creek Knife Company!   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram:...

On this episode, Caleb highlights the top 4 States that have the most public land for whitetail hunting, they might surprise you! And it also might shock you how affordable they are to hunt! Then Caleb goes over some big bucks that have been harvested this Fall and some of the details of those stories. We hope you enjoy this episode! Have a blessed week! -Caleb   Old Barn Taxidermy Instagram: @old...

Noel and Lance are back with some recap action from the second week of November and both are excited for what theup coming week will have to offer- It's a great day to be in the deer woods folks!   Follow Noel: @noelgandy Follow Lance: @no_insta_lance   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter Facebook: @first.gen.hunter  

We made it there and back! I completed my first elk hunt and I'm here to share what I learned, experienced, and survived in the mountains of Colorado. It was a trip that I'll remember for the rest of my life. Tune in to be inspired to take on your own adventure!   Order a knife from Kickapoo Creek Knife Company!   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen...

On this episode, we cover some new articles from the far South of Florida, to the North of Montana, and hear about some unfortunate poaching & trespassing news within the Midwest. I hope you enjoy and are getting out in the woods sometime this week! -Caleb   Old Barn Taxidermy Instagram: @oldbarntaxidermy My personal instagram: @calebleedrake The Backwoods Instagram: @backwoods_bulletin   Chec...

Welcome to the first episode of The Rut Revival Podcast hosted by Noel Gandy and Lance Cornelius. Noel and Lance will be on the show every Sunday for the month of November to help you through the highs and lows of the whitetail rut.   Follow Noel: @noelgandy Follow Lance: @no_insta_lance   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter Facebook: @first....

It's here! It's time to head out for our elk hunting trip. Alex, Darin, Caleb and Kent sit down to talk hunting philosophy and discipline as we look forward to a week on the mountain hunting elk. Find a way to say yes, and go fulfill your own hunting dreams!   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter Facebook: @first.gen.hunter Follow The Hunt Fis...

This episode is a complete walk-through of the hunt! We dive right back where we left off last week into the moment of the hunt in which Caleb lays eyes upon the largest Whitetail deer he has ever seen! Caleb gives all the details of the buck's movement, the shot, the recovery, and all of the thoughts and emotions going on in-between. We hope you enjoy and have a blessed week! -Caleb See the film...

The best broadheads Caleb and I have shot have been SEVR mechanical heads. Caleb and I had the privilege of sitting down with KC Davies to talk about SEVRs genesis story, the innovation they include in their broadheads and some of the incredible animals that have been harvested with the. KC also talks about some of his own hunting experiences making this an excellent listen.   Follow KC: @bowhunte...

On this edition of the Backwoods Bulletin, Caleb discusses the backstory of his recent giant buck that he harvested on a short trip back to his home State of Illinois. He goes way back to his hunting roots, and brings that all the way to the first moment he laid eyes upon the largest deer he has ever seen...tune in for this week and next week to hear the rest of the story of this deer! Have a bles...

Good hunters are constantly upgrading their tactics each season as they gain new skills and knowledge. One of the more advanced tactics is adjusting to thermal differences that create air drafts and currents which move a hunter's scent in ways that could get him busted by a nearby deer. Greg of Whitetail Partners is an expert at reading and adjusting to thermal changes and he joined the show to sh...

On this episode we have special guest, Alex Gruin, from East2West Hunts reviewing a couple predator attacks, discussing Prop 127 in Colorado, and announcing a new part of his company! We hope you enjoy and have a blessed week! -Caleb Show note links: Instagram: @east2westhunts YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@east2westhunts East2WestHunts Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/east-2-west...

Cooking wild game is one of the best outcomes of hunting and fishing. It's the falling action to a great story that takes on its own form with each time we enter the field. The problem is most people do not understand how to maximize the game meat they harvest. Thankfully some extremely creative culinary experts in the hunting community such as Danielle Prewett have provided us with some great ide...

On this episode Caleb shares about the start of the hunting season and the excitement that surrounds it while touching on some tips for the rut, and tracking your a deer if you are not 100% on where you hit it. This episode also includes a couple handfuls of odd hunting laws that are currently in the United States, and finally the new Iowa black crappie State Record and Michigan black bear State r...

Garrett is a member of the Meateater team, a lifelong Montanan, and a great hunter. Garrett joined the show to talk tactics with shooting in the field, and how to have a successful elk rifle season. It's one of those conversations that will make you rethink your approach to hunting.   Topics Include -Shooting tactics -Hunting the Yellowstone Buffer Zone -The history of the West -How to kill elk  -...

On this episode we jump back about a month and a half to the night that Iowa's tags open for purchase online! One of my best friends and founder of First Gen Hunter, Kent Boucher, joins as we discuss many topics relating to deer season including the tags we are purchasing for this season, updates to our arrow setups, food plots & habitat for deer, shed hunting, and our hopes/goals for this sea...

Deer hunting is the most common thread in the fabric of American hunting culture, and once you've had a good taste of it, it's easy to see why that is. But just as all other enjoyable pursuits have become commercialized so has deer hunting. So much so that sometimes it's simplest components that make it such a great part of the human experience are lost within the market driven perspectives, produ...

This week Caleb sits down with one of his best friends, Dillon, discussing summer fishing and review a recent article on the subject. They also share what they have learned with planting 5 different food plots leading into this deer season and some things learned. To finish the episode, we hear about the biggest buck Dillon has seen while in the field and hear about best practices when seeking per...

Andrew is a friend and fellow podcaster who has taken on hunting as a first gen hunter. After being contacted multiple times on how to hunt with a muzzleloader Andrew and I decided to host a podcast together to air on both of our feeds to help others learn how to hunt successfully with a muzzleloader.   Follow Andrew: @endurhunt   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Inst...