The WHTL Podcast - Whitetail Deer Hunting Tactics, Stories & Expert Guests

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back talking deer hunting with repeat guest Byron Horton! Like most of us, Byron spends 365 days a year thinking about deer, but he takes it to a whole new level. We discuss: Balancing family and deer hunting Putting on 100+ miles post-season scouting Tapping into previous years' data Crossing off areas Using off-season scouting to kill an October b...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in Iowa talking deer hunting with Steve Hanson! Steve bought his first farm in Iowa in the 1990s and has been fanatically chasing whitetails almost his entire life. After many years of success and helping over 100 clients tag their best buck, steve has a couple of tips and tricks when it comes to managing for giant whitetails. We discuss: Eatin...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are giving our take on the recently passed Kansas Trail Camera Ban on Public Land... and reacting to the live stream of the debate and voting on the ban. There are quite a few hot takes from this one, so be sure to tune in for all 11 clips that we pulled from the live stream. We Discuss: Does this solve the conflicts on public ground Fairchase, is it so...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are sitting down with Brian Halbleib of the Habitat Podcast at The Great American Outdoor Show. Brian is a Pennsylvania Native and has some hot takes on some of the more controversial topics in the state and across the US as well. We Discuss: Growing up hunting Pennsylvania public land Is the antler restriction working? Sunday hunting STILL isn't allowe...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are sitting down with Josh and Jarad Stubbs of Elevate Stand Co. at The Great American Outdoor Show. Josh and Jared have both spent years targeting and hunting specific mature bucks in Kansas. We Discuss: Growing up hunting in Kansas Not getting into deer hunting until later in life Traveling to the west and Alaska to hunt and fish Training for mountain...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are sitting down with Joe Miles, owner of Asio Gear, at The Great American Outdoor Show. Joe has spent most of his life chasing whitetails throughout North America and has made plenty of mistakes that he learned from over the years. We Discuss: The Exodus Rival giveaway winners Growing up whitetail hunting in South Carolina How joe got his start in the...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are sitting down with Beau Martonik of the East Meets West Podcast at The Great American Outdoor Show. Beau has spent most of his life chasing bucks around the mountains of Northern Pennsylvania and frequently travels out west in search of bucks and bulls. We Discuss: Beau's spring scouting class in the Pennsylvania big woods How the East Meets West Pod...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are sitting back down with repeat guest Aaron Hepler at The Great American Outdoor Show. Aaron has spent the majority of his life chasing bucks around the hills of central Pennsylvania and recently started traveling more to hunt. We Discuss: Aaron's experience shooting the Exodus MMTs last season Recapping Aaron's 2022 season Turkey hunting Pennsylvania...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are sitting back down with repeat guest Thomas Mlsna of The Untamed. Post Season is here and it is the best time to get into the woods to scout. We Discuss: Recapping the 2022 season The key principles of post-season scouting E-scouting new areas for post-season scouting How to look at post-season sign differently Prioritizing sign by the time of year F...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are changing things up a bit. Chad and Cameron, who hosts The Deer Gear Podcast, sit down in the studio to talk everything arrows. We discuss: Arrow recovery How arrow diameter affects recovery Wind resistance What is the arrow node? High FOC flight issues Proper nock fit String orientation vs fletching orientation Exodus MMT testing New .204 diameter E...

In today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in the studio with repeat guest John Eberhart. We cover a lot of different topics but mainly focus on what you need to be doing in the post-season to help kill your buck this upcoming fall. We discuss: 0:00 Intro 01:55 John's retirement 03:09 Changes john has seen working in the hunting industry for over 30 years 07:17 Big deer are getting bigg...

In today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in the studio talking about our brand new budget cell camera, The Exodus Rival. You asked and we listened! This camera solves the question that we here at Exodus have been asked for years: "will there be a budget-friendly camera coming out from Exodus?" For those that have been waiting for one, The Exodus Rival is here! We discuss: 0:00 Intro 2...

In today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in the studio with Josh Profitt talking about his multi-year quest to catch up with a 230" Kentucky public land giant he called "Bones." We discuss: 0:00 Intro 4:00 How The 4 Year Stroy Of Bones Began 10:46 Bone's Core Area 14:56 Making Adjustments 19:18 Hunting A Buck That Knows He's Being Hunted 25:24 What He Would Have Done Differently 28:10...

In today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in the studio with repeat guest Heath Cisco. Heath is the master of late-season hunting and is known as the "Ice Man" for good reason. Some of his biggest bucks to date have come in the late season and we have a conversation centered around filling a tag in the late season. We discuss: Chasing specific bucks in the late season The biggest mista...

In today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in the studio with Brad and Tim from Indiana talking late season hunting. If those names sound familiar, that is because we did a podcast with them this time last year about a big buck with which they had multiple years of history, now known as The Dustin Huff Buck. We discuss: -Brad and Tim's 2022 season recap -Trying to locate a mature buck t...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in the studio recapping our year and talking about some BIG things to come for 2023. Be sure to sign up for our email list on our website so that you don't miss any of the releases coming in 2023! We discuss: -We are hiring! -Recapping the 2022 hunting season -Going from a trail camera company to an outdoor gear company -Lessons learned from th...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, We are sitting down with repeat guest Scott Buckley. Scott is no stranger to filling his tag late in the season, and he shares some of his tips and tricks for late season success on private and public land! We discuss: -A recap of the Buckley Family's fall -What food soucres to key in on for late season -Corn vs Sugar Beets -The most overlooked aspect of l...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, We are sitting down with repeat guest Justin Hollandsworth to Talk about his 2022 Buck and the story of how it all went down. Justin had multiple years of history with this buck and sat a total of 41 times out of 21 different trees across 5 different properties chasing this deer this fall. We discuss: -Hunting a buck with a huge range -The history Justin h...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, We are back in the studio talking internally about how each of our Novembers went this season. We discuss: -Chad's one week in Iowa -Being disciplined when hunting a monster buck in Iowa -Jake's pursuit of a mature buck on his Illinois farm -You can't kill 150's if you shoot 130's -Re-strategizing for post-rut/late season -Bowhunting During Iowa's muzzlelo...

In this episode, we visit with wildlife artist Ryan Kirby! Ryan has been hunting whitetails his entire life and has built a career around his artwork. We discuss some of the inographical artwork he's created and what he's learned from top deer biologist. We also hear a story of a 200" whitetail he tagged somewhat unexpectedly off his family farm in 2020.  Connect with Ryan: Ryan Kirby Website IG-...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, We are back in Illinois talking deer hunting with Don Higgins. Don is a previous guest on The Exodus Podcast and never disappoints, and this time is no different! If you want up your odds at a giant during everyone's favorite time of year, listen up! We discuss: -The rut is the same time every single year -Use thermals to your advantage! -Does the moon rea...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, We are back in Illinois talking deer hunting with Don Higgins. Don is a previous guest on The Exodus Podcast and never disappoints, and this time is no different! If you want up your odds at a giant during everyone's favorite time of year, listen up! We discuss: -The rut is the same time every single year -Is November the best time of year to kill a mature...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in the studio for part two of this two part podcast topic, talking with the owner of Bowhunting Ohio Whitetails Ryan Springer. Ryan's outfitting service consistently puts 100's of DIY clients on mature ohio bucks, and has gathered a TON of intel from what all of his clients see out in the woods. We discuss: -Running a DIY Guide service -When ar...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, e are back in the studio for part one of this two part podcast topic, talking with renowned whitetail biologist and host of the Deer University Podcast Dr. Bronson Strickland. Bronson has devoted years to studying whitetails and has helped the hunting industry as a whole expand what they knew or thought they knew about whitetails. We discuss: -Do bucks loo...

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, We are back in the studio talking everything trail cameras for all phases of the rut. That magical time of year is almost here so listen up! We discuss: -Recapping chad's bull from Idahos September Elk Season -Chad and Jakes plans for this whitetail season -Planning for a late October trip to hunt Iowa -How jake is using historical trail camera data from h...