The Hunting Dad Podcast

  In this episode of The Hunting Dad Podcast , I sit down with accomplished public-land bowhunter Kelsey Moss for an honest conversation about what it really takes to consistently find and kill mature bucks. Kelsey shares his incredible 2025 season, breaking down each of his four trophy bucks—from urban velvet deer and Tennessee public land to a successful DIY Georgia mountain hunt. Along the way,...

On this episode of The Hunting Dad Podcast, I sit down with DIY hunter and YouTube creator Cade Trickey. Cade shares his journey from working in the outdoor industry to building his own hunting channel, the lessons he's learned chasing animals across multiple states, and why he focuses on showing the real side of hunting. We dive into summer preparation, scouting philosophies, public land pressure...

We're Continuing on with the new season with a laid-back campfire-style conversation with some good friends — Stewart Keen, Steven Fuller, and Scotty Flippo. This episode isn't about tactics, gear, or chasing the biggest buck. It's about the part of hunting that keeps us coming back year after year: The friendships, the traditions, the laughs, and the memories made around camp. We talk about how h...

This week on The Hunting Dad Podcast , I sit down with Sam Ubl for one of my favorite conversations of the season. Sam shares his journey from outdoor writing and filming with Whitetail Adrenaline to building Chase Nation, while diving into the hunting lessons that completely changed his approach to mature bucks. We discuss the dangers of egos in hunting, the concept of "imposter syndrome," learni...

In this episode of the Hunting Dad Podcast, I sit down with returning guest Derrick from Whitetail Research to discuss what he has learned from another year of intensive deer research using drones, field observations, and data collection. The conversation dives deep into mature buck behavior, agricultural-country deer, bedding preferences, hunting pressure, acorn crop impacts, and how some bucks s...

Jackie Sexton is a one great dude! It was awesome getting him to come on the podcast and talk about deer and this incredibly frustrating time of the rut. We're coming up on the last part of November where things get tricky so if you're still looking to tag a buck, this may be an episode for you! Appreciate you guys listening! 

Had to record a recap on my nebraska trip while driving home! This trip was so full of ups and downs. Glad that it ended on a high note in the end. In this episode I cover expectations, hunting pressure and of course how everything went down on the hunt!

Wanted to do a bonus episode on the story of my 2025 Kentucky buck. Definitely one of the most interesting recoverys of my life with a bunch of hard lessons learned. Kentucky was a rough road this year but im happy to have been tagged out in my ol Ky home! 

This was easily one one my favorite conversations since starting the podcast. Stewart is a great hunter, and has accomplished a lot over the last decade and constanly puts himself in good situations in tough terrain. Stewart also seems to find sucess on High opportunity hunts like quota or SOA hunts and we discuss that and much more in this episode.  -Hunting mountains. The do's and dont's! -Findi...

Ep. 25 Shifting to the RUT!  This week, I sat down with a cold blooded bowhunter from the northeast. Tyler Forbes had a late start to the hunting scene but has quickly picked up on the game over the last 8 years and is consistently putting down great deer in the new england area. We touch on....  1. Taking kiddos hunting and what to expect.  2. Why november is a double edge sword!  3. What to key...

On this episode I sit down with one of my great friends colby, to discuss self fiming your hunts, different setups, his success the last several years and the story of his latest big buck! Appreciate everyone listening and helping this podcast grow!

I apologize for the lack of a guest this week guys! Life has been hectic BUT things are getting back to normal! I wanted to touch on some things to keep in mind heading into next week and also give a Mid Season update on my end! NOVEMBER IS ALMOST HERE FELLAS!!!

Ep. 22 Bottomland Bucks! Land Smathers is no stranger to the river bottoms of Mississippi. The terrain is monotnous, miserable at times, and locating and patterning bucks seems to be a touch harder than somewhere with a bit of topo. Throughout this episode we cover..... -Bottomland terrain and how it changes from year to year. -Big Buck sign and where its typically found  -What food sources the de...

This one has been a long time coming! I've always looked up to Jake since I've got to know him well and this was a great conversation to say the least. Jake Bush is known for killing big bucks early, and efficiently. He also decided in the last year or so hit the breaks and to take a step back from both his podcast (Latitude in session) and the realm of the hunting world in the social media aspect...

Hank Gibson has done the impossible. Tagging a 200+ on a mere 4 acre parcel of land. When I got the picture recently I knew this was a story that deserved sharing. In this episode we dive into the transition from a typical stationary to becoming mobile and how that played the major role in filling this tag. We also touch on how this buck had Hank patterned as well and what it took to finally seal...

Lane Housner is a great friend of mine and a dude I can count on to fill a tag all across the country. Lane is a lot like me and is all about capitalizing on any opportunity to get in the woods or on the road any good chance he has. This was a very laid back conversation with good laughs, good tips, and learning his approach to out-of-state hunting trips and what makes him successful on them year...

Jonathan Boehme better known as "catman" has definitely earned the label of a great woodsman. He's also someone I've looked up to as fellow Youtuber. Catman is no stranger to oak tree identification and them awesome little nuts that fall from them most seasons. With the mast crop either starting to or already dropping in most areas, I figured it was time to have him on to discuss.....    Where his...

Clay has become a good friend of mine and proven himself to be a super efficient hunter over the last several seasons. He's started this year off on one heck of a hot streak tagging two velvet bucks in a few weeks time in both Tennessee and Kentucky. We spend most of this episode discussing both of these hunts and what it took to be successful in both of them!    Appreciate y'all taking the time t...

Kenzie Taylor has been a great friend of mine for years! Shes also earned the reputation of a great tracking team between her, and her pup Leibe! With season coming in everywhere asap, I knew now would be a good time to talk about tracking your deer after the shot happens! in this podcast we cover things such as...... What got her fascinated with tracking deer in the 1st place Wait times on certia...

EP. 15 Thermal Drone Study on MATURE BUCKS!    When the words...... drone, and thermals come into play in the outdoor world, it can put a sour taste is almost anyones mouth.... Derrick, however, sat down the weapons for an entire year to pursue his dream of learning, recording, and researching mature bucks for an entire year for our benefit and knowledge. Over the course of a year, he collected th...

Driving home from Tennessee I decided to record a short recap of the first hunt of the year. While fun and exciting at times, I came home empty handed for the 1st time in quite a few seasons. I go over the conditions, pressure, game plans, and failures I experienced over the last four days.     Thanks for listening guys! To help the podcast grow, share it with a friend and help me out with a 5 sta...

Picture this, you've done your homework, scouted all year and listened to every podcast imaginable on how to get yourself in a position to kill a big buck..... BUT now which tree should I climb!? More times than not in my younger days, I would find myself overthinking at the base of a tree to a point i'm wasting a lot of time when its getting daylight or prime time is quickly approaching. While a...

Kelsey moss is a heck of a bowhunter! He continues to knock down mature bucks from state to state, year in and year out! Moss contributes a lot of his sucess to his availability to hunt and calling in big bucks close. In this podcast.... Sharing hobby time with your spouse  How his career aids in his success Kelseys (4) buck 2024 season Executing the shot Managing Buck fever!    Remember guys, YOU...

This episode wont help you tag a buck this fall but its sure to give you a laugh! I sat down with my three kiddos for a fun little recording before we went on vacation. Each of them get to help tell their views of the both sucessful and unsucessful hunts theyve been on over the years with ol dad!    Look forward to seeing you guys back on wednesday for the normal episode!