Ep. 296: The Genesis of Spartan Forge with Bill Thompson
Bowhunting | Mountain Bucks | Mobile Hunting | Big Woods Bucks | Deer Hunting
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Show Notes
On today’s episode, Bill Thompson, founder of Spartan Forge, joins Beau. We discuss Bill’s background and how his former career in the Army led to the idea behind Spartan Forge. We spend a lot of time talking about the new LiDAR and Blue Force Tracker features, how to use them in your scouting and hunting efforts, and much more.
Topics:
- 00:00:00 Intro
- 00:05:30 - Mountain Buck Scouting Camp
- 00:06:45 - Beau’s Dad’s Eye Candy
- 00:08:11 - Hunter’s Safety
- 00:09:53 - Don’t use Google
- 00:13:51 - Bill’s background
- 00:18:30 - Character traits of strong leaders
- 00:25:33 - The problem with flawed leadership and education system
- 00:27:17 - Career after the military
- 00:28:46 - The genesis of Spartan Forge
- 00:40:27 - The minds behind Spartan Forge testing
- 00:42:14 - “You don’t want to build a mapping app”
- 00:44:11 - Traits of successful people
- 00:46:55 - “Fail quickly”
- 00:49:27 - Figure it out as you go
- 00:52:24 - Spartan Forge was created to maximize time
- 00:57:01 - Human instincts
- 01:05:34 - Midwest hunting vs mountain buck hunting
- 01:20:34 - How an app runs smoothly
- 01:24:30 - LIDAR Mapping
- 01:29:37 - What digital scouting can really do for you
- 01:34:44 - “Where” Feature
- 01:37:52 - How tech can assist you in being successful
- 01:41:36 - The camaraderie aspect
- 01:54:01 - Blue Force Tracker Feature
- 02:05:47 - Spartan Forge x Eastmans Tag Hub
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