Antler Up Podcast Episode #85: Jim Dagostino-Antler the F%#K UP! On today’s episode I went back home to NEPA to put in some work on the private mountain that my dad and I hunt together. Jim lives nearby and joined in the festivities as we scouted some different locations, changed some trail cameras, shot our bows and had a little cookout. We cover what his perception was of the areas we hunt, getting dialed in before the season, preparing for DE & PA and what it means to ANTLER UP! So, sit b...
Aug 25, 2021•55 min•Ep. 79
Antler Up Podcast Episode #84: 3D Shoot & Getting Ready for the PA Hunting Season On today’s episode Dimitri and I are joined by our friend Ian Senior at the Blue Rock Archery 3D shoot. This is a quick one as we just wrapped up shooting a 3D course and spending some money at their novelty shots. We talk a little about the course but mainly what we have been doing up to this point to get ready for the upcoming season and a few things we are excited about. So, sit back and enjoy this fun episo...
Aug 19, 2021•39 min•Ep. 84
Antler Up Podcast Episode #83: Fit to Hunt w/ Jeremy Koerber On today’s episode I am joined by Jeremy Koerber of Fit to Hunt. Jeremy is from the state of MO! With the season fast approaching he shares some good information on goal setting and the importance of it. He also talks about how he is training individuals directly and remotely with his brand Fit to Hunt and how he is getting them ready for the 2021 season. Lastly, he shares some hunting stories and how he is getting his MO property read...
Aug 11, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 83
Antler Up Podcast Episode #82: Western Hunts, Mobile Gear & Set Up, Hunting PA & Self Filming w/ Troy Dietterich (Dtrx Outfitters) On today’s episode I am joined by Troy Dietterich of DTRX Outfitters. Troy is located in south east PA! I was really looking forward to recording this episode and we had a fun conversation about his western hunt where he and his wife shot two mule deer with the bow at the same time, his mobile set up for this upcoming season, his approach to hunting PA and se...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 82
Antler Up Podcast Episode #81: Brandon Mcdonald The Man Behind Whisky & Cigars On today’s episode I am joined by Jim since Dimitri was on vacation with his family and we have an entertaining conversation with Brandon Mcdonald. Many of you may already know who Brandon is by watching his great YouTube content. So in true fashion we get down to who the man is behind the camera drinking whisky and smoking cigars! You name it and we have it covered in this episode with how and why Brandon wanted ...
Jul 28, 2021•59 min•Ep. 81
Antler Up Podcast Episode #80: Going to Buck School w/ Steve Sherk On today’s episode Dimitri and I sit down and go to Buck School with Steve Sherk from Sherk's Guide Service. We are hoping this is just part one and will have another opportunity to record part two and cover topics we missed in this conversation. However, in this episode Steve shares what he is doing right now for his scouting approach that will set him up for a successful fall. Other topics covered are buck bedding, hunting appr...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 80
Antler Up Podcast Episode #79: Hunting 365 w/ Jack Crick On today’s episode Dimitri and I sit down and have a conversation with Jack Crick from Nexxus Bowhunting. We had a great time talking to Jack about a variety of topics! We discussed how he has been hunting Australia since he was 3 years old with his father, the type of game he hunts, his hunting tactics and how he approaches spot & stalk. We also get into the importance of having proper gear in the backcountry, practicing shooting your...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 79
Antler Up Podcast Episode #78: Staying Healthy & Ready w/ Outdoor Health Provider Preston Ward (MTN PHYSIO) On today’s episode Dimitri and I sit down and have a conversation with our friend and health care provider Preston Ward at MTN PHYSIO. This episode is a little different in the aspect that Preston and Dimitri dive into different healthcare topics. Preston talks about his practice in Utah, some ideas he has to expand that further for hunters and archers. Preston shares what he is planni...
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 78
Antler Up Podcast Episode #77: Half-Rack, Gear, Content designing & Hunting w/ Jimmy Giarraputo On today’s episode Dimitri and I sit down and have a conversation with Jimmy Giarraputo, Marketing Director for Half-Rack. Jimmy shares what Half-Rack is all about and how they plan on building a community through their equipment and conservation. After that we talk about content designing and how that has evolved for him over the last 2-3 years. We wrap up the episode talking about his successful...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 77
Antler Up Podcast Episode #76: Late to the game w/ Eric Varis On today’s episode Dimitri and I sit down and have a conversation with Eric Varis of Late to the Game Outdoors. Eric began his hunting and outdoor adventures a little later than some of us. However, that hasn’t stopped Eric from diving deep into the world of the great outdoors. Eric lives in AZ, where he loves chasing deer and elk. In our podcast he shares what got him into hunting, why he loves it, archery, successful and fun hunting...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 76
Antler Up Podcast Episode #75: BIG Buck Season 2020 w/ Jared Larsen Hey everyone, welcome to episode 75 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I sit down and have a conversation with Jared Larsen of onX. About this time last year we had Jared on the podcast to talk about his upcoming 2020 whitetail season where he had the chance to hunt Montana, Iowa, Wisconsin and Oklahoma. He filled all those tags but one and you hear the story about all the hunts during this podcast. This ep...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 75
Antler Up Podcast Episode #74: Isaac Aleman Sr. & Isaac Aleman Jr. (Black Rifle Coffee TAC Edition) On today’s episode Dimitri and I sit down and have a conversation with father & son tandem Isaac Aleman Sr. & Jr. We met up at the Seven Springs Total Archery Challenge over the weekend to record this one over some fresh Black Rifle Coffee. We discussed topics from hunting together, how Sr. made hunting fun for Jr. and how that has developed his career path with Black Rifle Coffee. We ...
Jun 09, 2021•58 min•Ep. 74
Antler Up Podcast Episode #73: Hunting the Conditions w/ Bill Harvey (Pertnear Outdoors) On today’s episode Dimitri and I sit down and have a conversation with our good friend Bill Harvey with Pertnear Outdoors. I have been excited to have Bill on the podcast again to dive into his 2020 hunting season where he was extremely successful filling his NY tags with 2 bucks, 3 doe’s & a turkey this spring. We dive into all the strategies that he used on public land to shoot his archery and rifle bu...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 67
Hey everyone, welcome to episode 72 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I sit down and have a conversation with Laven of Shrewd Archery. We talk to Laven about how Shrewd Archery has been able to bring high end target archery gear into the hunting world. We dive into trends, shooting and a little bit of everything else in this episode! Sit back and enjoy this fun episode!! ANTLER UP!! SHREWD ARCHERY USE CODE: Podcast at The Elk Collective to save $30 USE CODE: Antlerup to sa...
May 26, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 72
Hey everyone, welcome to episode 71 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I sit down and have a conversation with Dan Staton of ElkShape & The Elk Collective. We talk to Dan about how his mindset has helped him become successful in the business and hunting world. We dive into being mentally and physically prepared for life, hunting, ElkShape Camps, The Elk Collective and how a Total Archery Challenge event can help you prepare for your upcoming hunting season!! Sit back an...
May 19, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 71
Hey everyone, welcome to episode 70 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I sit down and have a conversation with our good friend Ian. This episode is a straight up fun BS session where we discuss his western hunts, his mobile hunting set up, getting our kids outdoors and Ian’s perspective on not having social media. With Ian and Dimitiri growing up hunting together and being friends since middle school this was a fun conversation to have! Sit back and enjoy this fun episode!!...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 70
Hey everyone, welcome to episode 69 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I sit down and have a conversation with Dayna Monroe. You can catch Dayna doing all things archery & hunting related for Kifaru International. We had a blast chatting with Dayna about how and why she started shooting a bow and got into hunting! We also talked about Kifaru gear, what she is doing at ALL of the Total Archery events with the Iron Rhino and some western and whitetail hunts! Such a fun ep...
May 06, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 69
Antler Up Podcast Episode #68: Working on your own archery equipment w/ Jim Dagostino On today’s episode Dimitri and I sit down and have a conversation with our good friend Jim Dagostino. You can catch Jim doing all things archery related over at his Keystone Precision Archery page. From making custom arrows, tuning and setting up individuals with their bows, and winning some 3D shoots there isn’t anything Jim can’t do related to archery. We sit down and discuss on this podcast what you can be d...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 68
Antler Up Podcast Episode #67: Vortex Optics w/ Mark Boardman Hey everyone, welcome to episode 67 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I sit down and have a conversation with Vortex Optics own Mark Boardman. You can catch Mark on the Vortex Nation podcast and being active on their instagram page! Mark shares information for the deer hunter looking for the right pair of binos to have in the whitetail woods, what people should look for in a set and some other Vortex products. T...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 67
Antler Up Podcast Episode #66: Hunter Recruitment Project w/ Jamey Shirah Hey everyone, welcome to episode 66 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I sit down and have a conversation with HRP’s founder Jamey Shirah. Jamey shares his story of how and why he started Hunter Recruitment Project and the purpose behind it. Jamey shares his mission for HRP, the importance of introducing hunting and having these individuals have success on these hunting trips. We dive into the mentali...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 66
Antler Up Podcast Episode #65: Patterning Deer using Spartan Forge w/ Bill Thompson Hey everyone, welcome to episode 6 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode I sit down and have a conversation with Spartan Forge’s founder Bill Thompson. Before we get into this episode, Bill was gracious enough to offer our listeners a 25% off discount code when checking out. So use code Antlerup at checkout and save 25% off. Bill shares his story of how and why he started Spartan Forge and the nuts and bol...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 65
Antler Up Podcast Episode #64: IRON WILL BROADHEADS W/ BILL VANDERHEYDEN Hey everyone, welcome to episode 64 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I are joined by the Co-Founder of Iron Will Outfitters Bill Vanderheyden. Bill shares his story of how his mechanical engineer background helped him develop one of the best Broadheads hunters have ever used. Bill dives deep into how to come up with the perfect arrow setup for whitetail hunting, the breakdown of what is out now from ...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 64
Hey everyone, welcome to episode 63 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I are joined by our friend AJ Iaquinta with Knights of the Apex! The three of us had such a fun time catching up about getting ready for the Total Archery Challenge, new bows, his thumb peg, social media and how he quickly filled his FL turkey tag on opening day! Sit back and enjoy this fun episode!! ANTLER UP!! CHECK KOTA OUT HERE------> KOTA A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT AN...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 63
Hey everyone, welcome to episode 62 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I talk about our brand new Prime Nexus 4 bows and other hunting topics. The two of us got together for an evening to work on some bow stuff and decided to just hit record and whatever came up we chatted about. We discuss our initial thoughts of the bow to having them fully set up with the accessories and some other topics! As always thank you so much for the support and we hope you enjoy this one! A BIG ...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 62
Antler Up Podcast Episode #61: Chris Hamm-HHA Sports & HHAUSA Hey everyone, welcome to episode 61 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I are joined by Chris Hamm. Chris lives and works in Wisconsin where he is the Co-Owner of HHA Sports and Founder & President of HHAUSA. We cover the business side of things in the beginning of this episode. We talk about how HHA Sports has been in business for over 30 plus years and how they have continued to grow and develop. To go a...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 61
Antler Up Podcast Episode #60: Talking Shop w/ Isaac Aleman Jr. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 60 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I are joined by Isaac Aleman Jr. Isaac lives and works in Utah where he gets to work on bows all day long at Black Rifle. Isaac is Black Rifle Coffee’s bow tech where he gets workers and veterans involved in archery and hunting. We cover hunting stories, bow setups and a heck of a lot more in this episode. We had a really great time chatting...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 60
Antler Up Podcast Episode #59: Hunting Alberta w/ Michael Banchand Hey everyone, welcome to episode 59 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I are joined by Michael Bachand. Michael and his family reside in Alberta Canada. In this episode Michael shares all the hunting opportunities he has out in Alberta and talks about how he filled his 2020 Moose tag from a Tethrd saddle. We had a really great time chatting with Michael and believe you will enjoy this one! A BIG THANK YOU TO...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 59
Antler Up Podcast Episode #58: Mtn Physio-Preston Ward Hey everyone, welcome to episode 58 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I are joined by Preston Ward. Preston is from Utah where he runs his Mtn Physio clinical practice. In this episode Dimitri and Preston really dive into injury prevention, recovery & more . Preston, also shares some wisdom on what we can be doing now to better ourselves for the season and why you need a specific program for you and your goals. It ...
Feb 17, 2021•59 min•Ep. 58
Antler Up Podcast Episode #57: Talking Food Plots w/ Domain Outdoor Hey everyone, welcome to episode 57 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I are joined by Mike Lindahl and Tim Schutts. Both Mike & Tim are from WI and are the owners of Domain Outdoor. Between the two of them, they have many years under their belts creating food plots and in 2019 they set out to bring the highest quality of seeds to hunters and created Domain Outdoor. So, for food plot newbies like myself...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 57
Antler Up Podcast Episode #56: Logging Your Hunts w/ Dan Hansel (Trophy Tracks) Hey everyone, welcome to episode 56 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I are joined by Dan Hansel. Dan is from Houtzdale PA and in this episode we talk about the app he created Trophy Tracks , the why behind it, how you can benefit from logging/tracking each hunt, and some other fun hunting stories. A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT AND ESPECIALLY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR AM...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 56
