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We’re taking a break from the live broadcast this week to enjoy spring break with our families. Tune into this oldie, but a goodie we did last year on March 31st of 2020 when we talked with Johnny Utah about hunting turkeys! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Redd with Timber Ninja Outdoors joins Greg and Eric this week to chat about gear, mobile setups, hunting safety, and hunting for the adventure. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Eric have a conversation about conservation with Marcus Ewing of the Average Conservationist. Marcus is a Michigan native that grew up hunting public land and eventually fell in love with bow hunting. He's partnered up with 2 Percent for Conservation and 10% of his product sales go directly towards conservation! There are several ways to give back to conservation and the fellas talk about each of them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Eric chat with Andrae D'Acquisto with Lone Wolf Custom Gear and hear about some of their latest innovative products on the marketing and soon to be on the market. Then we switch gears and talk whitetail tactics, starting with hunting scrapes, or as Andrae calls them, fools gold. From there, we dive into a LIVE listener Q&A that goes even deeper into some of the tactics Andrea has deployed over the years as a mature buck killer. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week with the Beast Mode Archery Challenge (BMAC) guys, Brian Austin and Jonny Dove shoot the breeze with Eric and Greg. We chat about fitness in the outdoors, pushing yourself, and prepping yourself and your gear from the hunts you embark on. These guys host some pretty awesome events and have built a great community around getting fit for the outdoors! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We go deep into the heart of the backcountry on this one with Aron Snyder, the President of Kifaru International. Aron has hunted several species in several states, has put more time in the woods than most, and has tested tons of gear. He's a wealth of knowledge and experience! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Greg and Eric chat with the Bearded Nomad himself, Seth Porter who also runs a podcast called the Nomad Project. Seth had a grueling season and hunted hard. He was disciplined and stuck to the goals that he set at the beginning of the season. We talked about rolling with the punches of the season and how to keep pushing through even when you're spent. We also talk about hunting one-stick high and Greg and Seth go back and forth about their heavy arrow set ups! Overall, it's just a great conversation among a few deer hunters that love chasing whitetails. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deer season in Wisconsin is officially over until September. What the heck are we all going to do now?? This week Greg and Eric chat about how Greg's season wrapped up and how he made the most of it by gathering more intel to compound knowledge for next season! We chatted about how deer navigate terrain, how and where they bed, and just how and why these creatures of the edge are so damn hard to kill! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric and Greg test out their new broadcasting platform to welcome LIVE video chat into the weekly LIVE broadcast via YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook! They chat about Greg's final days in the woods as the WI bow season comes to a close. They also chat about what else is in season, like small game and coyote hunting, as well as ice fishing and other winter activities. Guest video chat appearance from our good friend Jeff out of WI chats about his plans for an upcoming out-of-state Mule deer hunt, too! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Greg and Eric (well mostly Greg) talk about caring for your venison. From the moment you shoot your deer, drag it out of the woods, butcher it, and cook it. We also chat about the various types of cuts and what types of meals you can cook with them. Of course, then we get hungry and start sharing some of our favorite recipes! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we chat with a couple of Michigan whitetail hunters that run an Instagram page called DeerNBeers. Over the last year or so, we've chatted with them a lot and shared a few virtual cheers via social media. These are good, down-to-earth everyday dudes that love chasing whitetails and having a few beers after the hunt. They've also got a great YouTube channel where they've documented some of their hunts, called the Whitetail Coffin Club - this week, kick back, crack open a cold one, and enjoy the banter! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pull up a chair, grab a drink and tune into this week's show with guest, Clay Thurman of Nebraska as the fellas talk with him about bourbon, Clay's transition from hunting any buck to killing mature bucks! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Greg and Eric chat with Jeff Moran, the Relentless HNTR about some of his recent elk hunts. We also dig into some overlooked things when prepping and packing as it relates to both tactics and gear. We also took a call from one of our listeners who has 10 years of experience doing out of state elk hunts and the fellas chatted about the various camp styles you can deploy when chasing elk in the backcountry. Overall, we learned a ton on this week's episode and we'll have Jeff on again sometime in the spring of 2021! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Hamm, Founder, and President of HHA USA and Vice President of HHA Sports jump back on the W2H podcast to chat about their year in review, the events they've put on for HHA USA, and what some of their plans are for 2021! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Eric recap their bow hunting season and discuss some of the new gear and tactics they put to use this season. They wrap up talking about late-season whitetail tactics and how to keep at it! They answered a few questions from the LIVE comments and took a call from a good Michigander buddy of theirs to talk about areas where they most improved their hunting success on public land. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Johnson with the Sportsmen's Nation Network and Nine Finger Chronicles podcast is a true conservationist! We chatted about hunting multiple states, chasing your dreams of working in the hunting niche, and balancing it all while raising a family! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric and Greg chat with a guest, Austin Kantola, a MI native that loves solving problems! Austin shares his story of how Genesis 3D Printing started and where it's going. Genesis 3D Printing is printing complimentary hunting gadgets to help make the DIY hunter's hunt more practical. When Austin identifies an opportunity for a small adjustment or improvement to an existing product or piece of gear, he prints one up and shares it with the hunting community! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Wisconsin Gun Deer season is almost here! This week we heard from hunters from all across the US. From the west coast to the east coast and everything midwestern in between. Thanks to everyone that called in, it's so great hearing how everyone's season is going, their stories, and gun season plans! Have fun, hunt safe! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear how Eric (finally) got his first bow buck and on public land last week on November 4th. Also, hear how Greg plans his attack during the remaining days of the Wisconsin bow season while the rut is still in full swing! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This season's rut has been seeing some abnormally hot temperatures across most of the US. Ryan Glitsky, AKA Moose shares some of the tactics that have been putting him on some mature bucks. Keep in mind, Whitetail hunting is a year-round endeavor for Moose, but the fine-tuning of his tactical approach during the heat is something you can apply this week! As a last note; stay positive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Eric talk about how their rut-cation went and how their season is going so far. There are some lessons learned that will help improve the remaining season as well as many more to come in the future. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear how John thinks about and approaches public land hunting in PA during the pre-rut. Hint, you need to get out in the woods. John spends most of his time scouting and a smaller percentage actually hunting. There's a really good nugget in this one, you'll have to tune in to get it! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Public land hunting isn't easy. Bucks are hard-earned. Jonh Stewart spends most of his time scouting and only a fraction of his time actually spent hunting. John hunts public land in PA and has had a good deal of success over the years harvesting mature whitetails. He has put in the time over the years and chats with Greg and Eric about h.is approach during the pre-rut He also talks about rubs, and scrapes and how he values or devalues that intel when planning his hunts. This episode also features a bunch of calls from our listeners during Rut Club Radio, a weekly LIVE broadcast radio-style rut report! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As daylight diminishes, crops die or get cut, foliage is no longer there to conceal deer (or hunters), whitetail hunters need to adapt to these changes to create opportunities to capitalize on taking a shot at a mature buck. This week Greg Litzinger, the Bow Hunting Fiend talks about hunting hot signs, setting up on scrapes, and how he identifies which scrapes to hunt. This was also how Greg was able to fill his tag recently on a beautiful public land buck! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Greg and Eric chat with the Co-Founder of Iron Will Outfitters, Bill Vanderheyden about how they got their start, what they're all about, and how they make broadheads Precision Engineered to be as Reliable as Science Allows. Born out of need after missing an opportunity on a bull elk, Bill went to work on designing a broadhead he would feel confident about using on his hunts to get the job done. They've experienced true product lead growth and have really grown organically via word of mouth as other hunters have experienced just how effective and ethical their broadheads could be. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Louis Pasteur said, "Chance favors the prepared mind." This quote pairs really well with Byron's approach to prepping for when you know a cold front is in the weather forecast. Byron also talks a bit about hunting scrapes and rub lines as they relate to when deer movement starts to really pick up during these fronts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Eric announce a couple of new partnerships, chat about how their season is going so far, and take a few calls from listeners including Dave Bechtel with Chase Nation, Alex Plew, and Mitch Baker. There was some good conversation about arrow builds and bow setups as well as some great hunting stories! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zeb has killed a lot of really nice bucks, however one of his Most Memorable Hunts was a buck that was tagged as a doe due to just how small that antlers were in accordance with Wisconsin’s hunting regulations at the time. There’s some stories that will be told at deer camp year after year, and this is one of those stories! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our opinion, there are very few hunters that have been documented as more successful than Jared Scheffler with Whitetail Adrenaline at spot and stalk hunting whitetails from the ground. As we enter the proverbial "October Lull", Jared sheds some light on some of the tactics he and his crew have had success with on public land this time of year. You're going to want to pay close attention to this one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear what Cody's been up to in the business, and in the woods! We only chatted about his most recent buck a little bit, then got sidetracked... sorry about that. There were some great questions Cody answered from our listeners along the way, both from the comments and one caller! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek Bradeis with Full Draw Assassins shares his Most Memorable Hunt, when he got a second chance on a missed opportunity to tag a PA buck! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Kline has put down some dandy mature bucks. Over the last 10+ years, Jason has heavily utilized wind scent bumping to push mature whitetails out of their bedding. Over the last 2 years, he has doubled down on cell cam usage to really hone in on target bucks and apply those tactics. When those cams send out notifications of mature bucks on hoof, there is no hesitating to get into the woods immediately to get it done. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What would you do with a whole month off to deer hunt? Which dates would you take off? Where would you go? These are some of the questions Eric and Greg ask Tyler Brooks with Chase Nation, who takes all of November off to do what he loves... deer hunt. Tyler covers how he prepares for the month, what gear he brings, what food, and even where he showers since their camper doesn't have running water! This is a great episode from a great guy out of our home state, Wisconsin! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Marc Krebsbach joins Tactic Talk to share his experience in hunting big woods in the most northern part of Minnesota, just miles south of the Canadian border near the Boundry Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) - this is tough, vast country and any buck in these parts ought to be considered a trophy. Marc has put boots to the ground in big woods over the last seven years before he started having success putting down mature bucks in these desolate areas. Learn how he started to put the pieces together and how it can help during late September, into mid-October bow season. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek Malcore out of Wisconsin recently moved from Northern, WI to South Eastern, WI. New to new public land territory, Derek put in some time scouting new small public land parcels and hand a few sits without seeing any deer at all. On his latest sit, though he spotted some fresh buck sign and along with it came fresh hunter sign, too. Public land hunting in a populated area is no easy feat and isn't for the faint of heart. Derek was able to make a few quick judgment calls and capitalized on getting into an area with promising signs of sure buck bedding and got it done! This week's episode is Derek's story of his 2020 Southeastern, WI public land buck! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After passing on one buck only to have another working a scrape line, Bill draws back and let’s one fly. Hear how his Most Memorable Hunt ends on this week’s Most Memorable Hunt! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As bow season has opened and the hunting season is picking up steam, more hunters are flocking to the woods for a chance at tagging a buck. Cody D'Acquisto talks about his specific approach to navigating away from hunting pressure - you might be surprised by his response and how he goes about it. Cody tends to either ignore hunting pressure or leverages it to his advantage when hunting mature whitetail bucks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we break down Greg's WI bow season-opening hunt. We chat about his approach, his bow and arrow set up and the "plan B" shot on his doe. We take a few calls from the Ranch Fairy and the Whitetail Experience, too. We hope you get some practical value from this weeks episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dustin’s Most Memorable Hunt elk hunting in WY is one to hear! He thought other hunters were over doing it with their elk bugles... as it turns out, Dustin was in the magic circle! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jarrod Norwood joins Eric on Tactic Talk this week to share some of his experience and success hunting extreme heat down in Arkansas. If you hunt in the south, this will be a must listen and if you hunt in the northern part of the country, a lot of what Jarrod talks about applies to the early season! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Greg and Eric chat with Derek and Ken with Full Draw Assassins out of PA. These guys are digging in and grinding into the upcoming season. They are hunting a 30-acre private plot and doing all the work to create a sustainable whitetail habitat, however they're also trekking 7 miles west to Ohio to hunt public land. They're learning and stay humble along the way! We're LIVE every Tuesday from 7 PM - 8 PM CDT on our FB, YT, and Twitter pages to take listeners' calls. Rut Club Radio is LIVE and airs every Tuesday night from 5:45 PM - 6:15 PM CDT to take calls from hunters across the US. Call 262.757.4122 to join the conversation! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Tactic Talk, Mark Kenyon with Wired to Hunt joins us to break down his approach to hunting private land. Being sure to access it strategically, or holding out access as to not "burn" it early on. Mark talks about how important pre-season scouting is to ensure you're creating the highest probability for success. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, William Thompson with Sparton Forge chats with Greg and Eric about the company he's been building for the past several years. Spartan Forge is a Machine Learning application that is science-based, designed to save the hunter time spent scouting, planning, and executing their hunts. With terabytes of data accounting for millions of data points of whitetail behavior, historical weather data, deer collision data and more, you're going to want to tune in to this weeks episode as William shares what he's learned from the data they've collected and how it's altered some of his preconceived beliefs about how to hunt deer. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A great story from Slade’s turkey hunt down in Alabama. You don’t always have to fill a tag to make a hunt memorable. Often times it becomes memorable when those you love fill tags! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we learn, grow, and evolve as hunters the more you know the better you're armed for the season. This week we chat with Tyler Skowronski with Hiiting the Dream. Tyler breaks down a very granular approach to hunting mature whitetails in hill country when the wind is shifting. He breaks it down Barney style to really help the listener understand his approach to some of the success he's had killing mature bucks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Greg and Eric chat with Ryan and Cody from the Whitetail Legacy Podcast. Hear all about how they got their start, what their approach is, and how they're different than other whitetail podcasts. We also chat about what WLP is doing to prep for their season and answer a couple of listener questions from our live broadcast about getting dialed in on mature bucks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah Ann with the Outdoor Medic shares her Most Memorable Hunt when she tagged a beautiful 8 point Whitetail Buck during the muzzleloader season from 10 yards away! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If someone was in your house wearing a lot of cologne and left, you'd be able to smell them. Deer can smell when you've been in their living room, too. Sam Ubl with Chase Nation joins us on our Tactic Talk this week to chat about how he preps small acre private land parcels for early season hunting. Sam's approach considers data and intel from past seasons, summer glassing, and cutting shooting lanes to get a big picture of what's going on both on his properties and around them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Greg and Eric chat Wisconsin native, and listener of the Where to Hunt podcast, Zebadiah Woiak. He shares his story and experiences transitioning from shooting any ol' buck to more mature whitetails. He shares some stories and some of the tactics he's learned along the way. Zeb still loves hunting for venison, though, and will still shoot whatever gets his heart pumping. Overall, this is a great episode for any hunter at any point in their hunting journey! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our co-host and good friend shares his Most Memorable Hunt with us this week. The suspense of this story will keep you on the edge of your seat the whole time wondering where he shot it! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices