The First Gen Hunter Podcast

Yeah the title pretty much says it all. Noel is absolutely killing it! But there is a lot more to this conversation beyond just some big buck stories. We talk EHD, Climate Change, Crossbows, and just about everything else with hunting whitetails. I think you'll enjoy this conversation almost as much as I did.    Follow Noel: @noelgandy Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter...

Alex talks about his recent pronghorn hunt out West, and his whitetail hunts in Michigan.    Follow Alex: @east2westhunts_alex (also on GoWild) Follow East2West Hunts: @east2westhunts 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 Caleb: @calebleedrake (also...

Here's something all of us could use- a conversation on how to tactically adjust to the deer during the season. Johnny Stewart is an expert at this and has hunted some of the most heavily pressured areas in the country. He weighs in on how he makes his adjustments across the midwest and east as he chases whitetails throughout the season.   Follow Johnny: @thejohnnystewart Check out the First Gen H...

It finally happened! I filled my bow tag! Here's the story...     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 Alex: @east2westhunts_alex (also on GoWild) Follow East2West Hunts: @east2westhunts Follow Caleb: @calebleedrake (also on GoWild)   Support First...

Nebraska is a favorite topic as of late, and hunting elk in Nebraska is just too cool to not discuss. Friend and long time listener Nate Dodson joined me and Caleb to talk about wildlife and hunting in Nebraska and gave us some much needed insight on hunting Nebraska mule deer!   Follow Nate on GoWild: @Nate Dodson Follow Judd: @juddmccullum Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen...

We are getting close to wrapping up our 1st month of deer season here in Iowa. Caleb and I have been hitting it hard with every chance we get. Here's Caleb's first hunt update!   Follow Caleb: @calebleedrake (also on GoWild) 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: @hntfs...

This is a one of a kind conversation with Judd McCullum. We discuss what it means to live close to the land and why it's important to do so as hunters. One thing I didn't explain well enough during the podcast is that when we live close to the land we become better conservationists. The conversation includes hunting stories, barn restoration work, and Judd's discovery of the biggest mammoth tusk e...

It's been over two weeks into the season and it's been an odd one. The deer are tough to locate, but there's some good logic behind why I think that is.   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 Alex: @east2westhunts_alex (also on GoWild) Follow East2...

Alex joins me in this one from his Northern Michigan cabin to talk about his b two weeks in the Western backcountry chasing muleys and elk. It's a wild story with plenty of lessons and laughs. Enjoy and be inspired for your own trip!   GET YOUR OWN HUNT PLAN @ www.east2westhunts.com and save 10% when you mention you heard about East 2 West Hunts on The First Gen Hunter Podcast   Follow First Gen H...

Time to see how the hunting season is starting out- tune in to hear me discuss my 3 hunts so far this deer season.   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 Alex: @east2westhunts_alex (also on GoWild) Follow East2West Hunts: @east2westhunts Follow Cal...

Bill Thompson is back on the show to talk about his recent elk hunt and whitetail hunt. We talk about the difficulties of archery hunting, and the always improving Spartan Forge.   Follow Spartan Forge @spartan.forge 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 F...

He's the official shooting expert here at First Gen Hunter, and he's so good at it that he defends our country with his marksmanship. But in this one John put down the rifle and picked up the bow and chased elk in Colorado on a solo hunt. Here's how it went down.   GET YOUR OWN HUNT PLAN @ www.east2westhunts.com and save 10% when you mention you heard about East 2 West Hunts on The First Gen Hunte...

There's all kinds of deer hunters out there. Chances are if you are a deer hunter you do things differently than I do, and that's okay. We all probably follow much of the same conventional wisdom, but that's something we all should re-evaluate. That's the name of the game for Clint McCoy. He treats each buck as a blank slate and carefully studies their habits to assemble a hunt plan that fits the...

As Colonel Hannibal says while lighting his celebratory cigar in The A-Team "I love it when a plan comes together."  That's what this Pickin' Bones is all about. We are sharing a success story from an East 2 West Hunts client, Jarrett Parsons who harvested a 185" slammer in Colorado.    GET YOUR OWN HUNT PLAN @ www.east2westhunts.com and save 10% when you mention you heard about East 2 West Hunts...

Man do I love hearing the stories of fellow First Gen Hunters, and this one is especially impressive. Andrew Lukosevic of Endurhunt began his journey as a hunter while he was in the Marine Corps. Since then he has hunted many different species in numerous different states, and has fully adopted the lifestyle as a hunter. We talk about his hunting experiences, his time in the Marines, and his thoug...

You put all of that work into tagging the animal, but fall short when it comes time to turn it into food!?! Not on Nick's watch! Nick Otto of The Huntavore Podcast is here to pick some bones. Hope you enjoy the conversation!   Follow Nick: @huntavore Check out Robie's first Sandhills Hunt Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Kent Bouc...

This is a dream hunt for this prairie boy. The Sandhills of Nebraska is a sacred place for those who love prairie. Many refer to this region as "The Last Prairie." It is a landscape very different from most other places you'll find. And mule deer call it home. Robie Day a fellow adult onset hunter has made this a hunt into a yearly tradition and has had the success that motivates a return trip eve...

The early season is my favorite time to hunt whitetails. Their habits are much more predictable, the hunting pressure is much lower, the weather is beautiful, and there are more deer in more places. But as great as this point in the season may be, it still must be hunted correctly in order to avoid blowing up future opportunities later in the season.   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow...

Feik is one of the best bow hunters I know. He has built his life around the pursuit of these incredible animals, and is here to weigh in on some important discussions about successfully hunting deer through all phases of the deer season. We also continue the discussion on realistic expectations and use for trail cams. If you are a whitetail hunter this is the conversation for you!   Follow Garret...

Jake is back! We hit the prairie here in Iowa for some doves and unfortunately the hunting was better than the hunters. We saw a lot of doves, shot at most of them, came home with one of them. But we still had a blast kicking off an offseason worth of rust as we start into the 2023 fall hunting season. We also share a few funny stories and Jake talks about his hunting plans as a new dad.   Check o...

Oh boy are you in for a great conversation. So good that I think you will consider it the best deer interview you've heard in a long while. We talk all things deer ranging from hunting tactics to antler mysteries, and CWD. All of it has to do with why Iowa is the place to beat for hunting whitetails.    Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoW...

It's almost dove season! The kickoff to the fall hunting season is nearly here. In this episode I provide a few tips that have helped me bag doves through my years of hunting them.   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 Alex: @east2westhunts_alex (...

Most hardcore hunters have dreams of hunting the biggest cervid species at some point in their lives. I think many of us think this dream will have to come true in Alaska or Canada, which makes sense. But we can't forget about New England as a very viable, and much less expensive option for fulfilling our dream hunt. Jamison Grady is a native Maniac who has spent his life in the forests of Maine h...

On this episode of Pickin' Bones I am joined by Maine hunting guide Jamison Grady, and hunt planner Alex Gruin o talk about what it takes to draw a tag for a Maine moose.    Follow Jamison: @jimbobgrady and @nrthest_traditions 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...

One of the very first guests on The First Gen Hunter Podcast is back on for this episode talking about deer hunting all over Midwest. We discuss his previous season, his future plans, a nearby hunter stealing one of his bucks, and accuracy with archery equipment.   Follow Nate: @hunting.fishing.illinois Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoW...