Deer Hunt - Big Buck Registry - Fueled By Treestand Wingman

Just when you thought you'd heard it all about deer urine, deer scent attractants, deer behavior, and deer farming,  along comes a Richard Cook, the formulation master wizard behind Cooks Fatal Attraction deer scent lures.   Unlike many brands with expired diluted product, Richard raises deer, collects specimens, and ships his extremely fresh undiluted product quickly. It's like shopping for organic anything directly on the farm itself.   We take a deep dive into Richard's deer scent operation. OUR SPONSORS:  Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT, Rackology, BIG BUCK MERCH   DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: Pure, Fresh, Deer Herd Collection Techniques Maine Minnesota Board of Animal Health 12 Years Old, Buying His First Bottle of Scent Age 20 to 41,  with Minimal Results A Farming Background, Bucks Like to Fight Deer into Estrus,  A Seeder Tranquilize, Estrous Production for Early Deer Season A Semen Ta

How do you know when you've found a good hunting spot?  You know it for sure that it's a good spot when you kill your first good buck there.  Allison Rauscher knows this well. After doing her on the ground homework, and then picking the right tree in the right spot on the right property, it all came together recently for Allison one evening on a bow hunt in Wisconsin.  She downed one of those Wisconsin monarch bucks that most have only read about.  We discuss in detail how Allison finally put it all together and what pieces of info she'll take with her on the next hunt to try and do it all over again. OUR SPONSORS:  Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT, Rackology, BIG BUCK MERCH   DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: Tagged Out The Orange Army Record Bucks and Hunting Tradition Genetics Meat Hunter vs Trophy Hunter Is Social Media a Factor of Bigger Deer Keen Survivalists, Find the Secret A Youth Jennings

John Eberhart joined us last on Episode 209, where we broke down John's tactics and answered questions based on listener curiosities.  This time is a little different. Jay, now with a few saddle hunts under his belt and a first hand account of what it's like, hits John with numerous questions from the novice to the legendary saddling hunting expert. Jay and John engage in many details of saddle hunting overlooked in the first interview. OUR SPONSORS:  Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT, Rackology, BIG BUCK MERCH   DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: The Hunting Public Hunt Contest The Hunting Beast and Jeff Sturgis Greg and Ernie from Tethrd Deer Camp with Heavy Social Media 1981 Anderson Tree Sling 360 Degree Shooting and Tree Blocker Hunting Higher, Modifications 22 Advantages to the Saddle Shooting More Accurately, 3 Point Contact Dad Bod Setup Easy to Change Out Gear Scouting and Prepping, Deer Firs

Marc Warnke says that it's not so much the hunting strategy, but it's the spot. That means hunting where hunters don't typically hunt, sometimes hunting spots that haven't been hunted in over 20 years and hunting where wheels can't go.  This also means sleeping on bulls or bucks, which means that you're not coming out each day. And that also means hauling in food and gear that one or two hunters couldn't possibly manage.  So how?  Well, Marc turned to pack goats to get to these remote areas with all the gear needed to hunt great spots for days on end.  The rewards are priceless. OUR SPONSORS:  Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH   DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: Hanging Out with Goats Pack Goats and Rugged Terrain Birds, Big Game, Fitness, Sports Turning 40, Doc Kicked Me a Good One 27 Elk with a Bow, Goats Were Better Fit Since 2013 - Wild Wild West and Stuff Idaho, One of Seven Nat

It's a game of chess according to Cameran Derefield. There's a king and a pawn.  Which is which, welp, that's to be determined at the end of the deer season.  Studying annual journals about buck behavior and with heavy game camera monitoring, Cameran believes that he can see the target buck's next move and plan accordingly.  It's not instant success, but it is methodical and persistent and generally speaking, Cameran is the one calling checkmate.  Cameran shares with us all his deer hunting techniques, styles and strategies. OUR SPONSORS:  Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH   DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: 45 Min SE of Columbus Ohio Found Me Is it Taken for Granted? One Buck Tag A Dad and a Grandfather Killing Big Deer is a Different Ball Game A Bigger Deer at 17 100% Chess Match 60 Days 230 Hours Hunt Them without Hunting Them Picking Out 2 Deer Each Season How to Pick Out Your #1

If you were to meet Jess Martin in person, you probably wouldn't instantly think buck buck deer killin' machine.  But make no mistake, Jess is well on her way to making a name for herself as just that.  A true hunter and outdoor enthusiast, Jess spends much of her time in the big mountainous woods of Rangeley, Maine.  Through tracking and woodsmanship Jess has figured out how to pattern and chase down those big bodied Maine bucks and she shares with us her approach.  OUR SPONSORS:  Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH   DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: Rangeley Maine, The First Snow Scrapelines and Rubs and Calling It All Depends on the Weather How Deep Lots of Timber, Lots of Hiding Places Spring Time Scouting The Size of the Tree and Rubs Trail Cams on Rubs Bowhunter - Archery Safety Still Hunting Techniques When to Slow Down, When to Speed Up Sometimes It's Just a Gut Feeling Good S

There's a long standing northern tradition, especially in New Hampshire and Maine, where wool meets deer hunting. John Glidden is no stranger to this concept.  At age 61 and as President of the company, John reports to work almost daily at the Minus 33 Merino Wool Factory. John prefers tracking the bucks of New Hampshire in the fallen snow over just about any other form of hunting and developed the woolen company out of a need and desire to stay warm in the cold mountains of New Hampshire. OUR SPONSORS:  Rackology, Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH   DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: Socks, More Complicated Ahsland, Tucked Away Immigrated from Holderness A Salmon Fishing Trip, Newfoundland Rabbit Hunt Dying Breed, 1955 Ruger 44 A Two Man Hunt, What Does a Father Teach A Tracker, We Have Snow They Just Like The Thick Stuff 4" Thick Snow, Start with Small Tracks Pieces of Information,

Blake Garrett knows a thing or two about deer hunting because he's seen a thing or two about deer behavior.  Blake takes his approach to deer hunting with scientific overtones.  Studying buck behavior over several years using game cameras and observation, he's noticed some interesting patterning year to year, enough to develop and scientifically test his theories.  Blake is big into positive deer reinforcement when it comes to deer hunter habits and endlessly avoids  negative deer encounter events.  Blake discusses with us in detail his deer hunting approach, habits, and theories. OUR SPONSORS:  Rackology, Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH   DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: The Change of Temperature in August Marshall Missouri Supplemental Feed Program Nebraska, Sleeper State A Ton of Public Land It's a Curse The Driving Force Losing Girlfriends, Call to the Wild Nobody's Ever Done

Chase the dream. Don't listen to the doubters. That's how Ethan Featheroff approaches each day. Ethan, after killing a 200" buck despite having a torn shoulder joint and a separated bicep, knows how to fight through pain to accomplish a goal.  Ethan shares with us his stand approach system, how he pushes the deer trail with his game cameras, and why he prefers hunting early season over any other time. OUR SPONSORS:  Rackology, Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH   DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: Somerset, OH, Land of the Giants Mentors, Deer Drives, Bow Hunters Can I have a Career? First Deer was a 12 Pointer, Lefty  Bear Bows and Fred Bear Rage An Early Season Hunter, a Pattern Bean Fields, and Edges Trickle in the Cameras Put a Camera on Every Trail Where to Go from 200" Hunt the Best on the Property Five Pope and Young Bucks in a Row A Double Standard, Not a Trophy Hunter Biggest

Dave Paulides returns, this time with a new movie called Missing 411 The Hunted.  An expansion of his book Missing 411, Hunters Unexplained Disappearances focuses on 5 cases all involving a seemingly capable hunter.  The movie explores further details of the cases and dives deep in explanation using maps, visits to the terrain, expert critics, and interviews with those directly involved or affected.  You will leave with far more questions than answers.   The events showcased in Dave's movie defy logic. Link to Dave's Movie: CLICK HERE OUR SPONSORS:  Rackology, Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH   DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: Strangest of the Strange The Movie No Bullshit, Mutual Respect Placed in My Lap by Park Rangers The Clusters, The Pins Middle of the US, No Cases Within 200 Miles of a Large Body of Water K9 Dogs and No Scent Pro Trackers, No Tracks A Weather Event Hunter's S

When you need to hunt to survive, you learn how to hunt efficiently and effectively.  Phil Vanderpool's hunting journey began in a similar fashion. Today Phil is among the most recognized and respected personalities in the outdoor industry.  Phil broke into the outdoor commercial world when he started filming his hunts using a VHS camcorder and he's never looked back. We discuss Phil's upbringing, his tactics and strategies for hunting big bucks, and discuss in detail his near 4 year hunt for a monster buck he named Obsession. OUR SPONSORS:  Rackology, Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH   DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: The Ozarks, Scenic Mountain Country The Bear Rut An Old School Bus Hunting Camp Hooked on Hunting Ever Since Phil Robertson - Hunting Over Sports Dad Knew the Pinch Points with Dogs and Boulders Backbones and Points and Escape Routes 40 Years of Bowhunting The Jennin

It's a story that starts 120 years ago, with a small hunting cabin in southern Ohio.  For Joe Godar, a member of a group called the Hunting Junkies, it's a home away from home now with a new cabin on the same 50 acre parcel filled with numerous food plots and treestand locations to hunt any wind.  We discuss Joe's plan for 12 month cycle of food sources, dual planting times during the year, one at a time arrow practice shots, and how to eliminate target panic early in the season. OUR SPONSORS:  Rackology, Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH  DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: A 120 Year Old Story and New Story in One A Cabin in Southern OH Fishing More Than Hunting Initially A Modern Cabin The West Side of Cincinnati  A 12 Month Cycle and Fun Food Plots A Forestry Program A South West Wind and Treestand Location Clearing the Land, and Placing the Plots Brassica, Clover and Mix All Deer

Per the QDMA Whitetail Report, hunters pursue whitetail deer more than any other species and whitetail hunters contribute financially more than any other hunter segment.  Whitetails are the foundation of the hunting industry.  Because of this impressive impact QDMA releases an annual report that goes deep into data and identifies trends that affect the whitetail's world and the hunters that hunt them.  We thought that it only appropriate to invite Kip Adams back to discuss the highlights of this year's report, as we did last year.  We plan to make it an annual event.  OUR SPONSORS:  Rackology, Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH   DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: Data from 2017-2018 Hunting Season NE, SW, MidWest, West, Canada 72 Pages, Just the Highlights 11th Annual Report, Age Structure 35% of Bucks, 15.5 Years, Different from Year's Past 33% Across the Board A Cultural Deer Huntin

We've focused a bunch on the bow shot, but perhaps we over looked the long range rifle shot. Unless you've had the need to take a 700 yard kill shot, you may not realize how much information is needed to calculate a well placed bullet.  The science is fascinating and the apps are endless. To clear this up, we invited long range hunter and shooting competitor Anthony Stallone to break it all down before you squeeze the trigger on your next long range target. OUR SPONSORS:  Rackology, Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH   DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: Westerly, Shooting Rifles East Coast Hunters in Arizona Coues Deer at 400 to 600 Yards Guns, Ballistics, and Proper Shooting Gun Sight Academy Muzzle Breaks, No Flinch The Little Bastard The Ruger American Precision Ballistic Co-Efficient Are the Day of the .30-06 Gone? Cool Gun, No Bullets 6.5mm Creedmoor G1 and G7 Twist Rate Every Gun

There have been far more 300" non-typical bucks killed since the early 2000s than ever documented before the year 2000.  So what gives?  Gordon Whittington, the Editor in Chief of North American Whitetail joins us for a second time to explore just that.  Is it genetics, is it food, what can history tell us from hundreds of years ago, what about the big deer that came in the decades before the new millennium?  We discuss all this in detail and dig deep into the Luke Brewster buck story, the monster Illinois buck from 2018, currently featured in North American Whitetail Magazine. OUR SPONSORS:  Rackology, Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH   DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: Episode 106 - The Buck Story The 2018 Highlight A Season - Good Bad or Other Those Day are Behind Us The Population Numbers Drop Off - Predation and EHD Not Record Breaking Like 2005 It's Psychological and Mental P

Although Harmon Carson is known as the Bayou Bowhunter, he sharpened his  bowhunting skills in the in the mountains of Colorado.  Harmon credits his dad for lots of his skills, but not necessarily in the traditional father/son teaching sense.  In many cases, Harmon learned to hunt because his father would escort him into the woods, but from then on he was on his own to learn the rest - methods that might not fly today. Nonetheless, those lessons made Harmon one heck of a good bowhunter - no more gun, no more compound, just straight up traditional bowhunting. Harmon says, learn to hunt first and the weapon you choose becomes irrelevant. OUR SPONSORS:  Rackology, Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH   DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: Go Outside and Play Exposure to the Western Hunt Dad Taught Us to Blood Trail Start Hunting at 5 Years Old Dad was My Teacher and Not Too Pick a Hair When Y

J.C. Hall might not be on the trigger most of the time, but he's hunting all the time.  When he does hunt for himself, it's a quality over quantity kind of thing.  These days J.C. is frequently on tour with the likes of country singer Aaron Lewis where he's running the camera or editing for the show On the Road Outdoors.    J.C. says he's always hunting in a sense because the footage needs capturing and he doesn't want to be the guy to mess up the hunt. J.C. is an interesting guy with a colorful past - he studied golf at Penn State, was pit crew member on the NASCAR circuit, and is now a producer for Open Season TV and Editor for On the Road. OUR SPONSORS:  Rackology, Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH   DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: Coyotes and Hogs Predators and Management Open Season and On the Road Golf at Penn State  Stealing Grandpa's VHS  Hunting on Sunday Influencers- Prim

So you want to book a whitetail hunt with an outfitter, but you don't know exactly where to start.  Maybe this is your first time or maybe you're rebounding from a horrible experience and you're attempting not to repeat.  With booking season in full swing, we thought we should explore the do's and don'ts with Jason Selman of Hero Shot Outfitters.  What questions should you ask?  What are the red flags? What's should you expect to get when you spend your hard earn money and when should you run away and go onto the next outfitter?  We explore all this an more with Jason so that you can avoid big mistakes and ensure a quality experience when booking your next whitetail adventure with an outfitter. SPECIAL OFFER FROM QUIETKAT TO OUR LISTENERS-  USE CODE: BIGBUCK15 to Receive 15% Off Your Order OUR SPONSORS:  Rackology, Covert Scouting Cameras, QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH   Deer News Here's What We Discuss: Getting Serious West Central Illinois Researching Outfitters What's the First Thing?  What Do I What to Hunt?

After 35 years of hunting and after burning out a camera man or two, there's no sign of Chuck Paddock hunting less.  Chuck is a busy business man and is part owner of Open Season TV (you may remember our interview on Epi 200 with Chuck's partner James Blakenbeckler). Chuck doesn't consider the work surrounding Open Season actual work as it's not his how he makes his living. But he sure does love to hunt and he enjoys bringing his hunts to life for others through video. Chuck's big things are low pressure, careful entry and exit routes, and an abundant use of game cameras.  SPECIAL OFFER FROM QUIETKAT TO OUR LISTENERS-  USE CODE: BIGBUCK15 to Receive 15% Off Your Order OUR SPONSORS:  Rackology, Covert Scouting Cameras, QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH   Here's What We Discuss: 55 Degrees Zero Snow Open Season TV - a Fluke Deal I Can't Get the Money from Sponsors Shooting Cameras - Sony FS5 and A7S DSLR Equipment Is So Much Better Now It's Not a Stable Environment You Have to Prove that It Works I Burned Out My Camer

The Bearded Butchers, otherwise known as brothers Seth and Scott Perkins, grew up learning butchery as part of the family business butchering domestic livestock. They carried their knowledge into the hunter's world by hunting for and butchering all types of wild game. And what goes great with meat?  Spices!  So the brothers ventured into the spice business which grew it's now infamous label from their bearded father and namesake inspired by membership at a local beard club.  Their spices are all natural, free of sugar, MSG, and anti-caking materials and the brothers' deer processing YouTube videos about how to correctly process and age venison has gone absolutely viral.  In this show, we explore all the Bearded Butcher secrets to successful deer processing, how jerky can break down deer hunting barriers, and how you can do it too.   SPECIAL OFFER FROM QUIETKAT TO OUR LISTENERS-  USE CODE: BIGBUCK15 to Receive 15% Off Your Order OUR SPONSORS:  Rackology, Covert Scouting Cameras, QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH   Her