Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 115 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by our good friend Tom Runscavage. Tom talked about his 2021 season and the what if’s and how he prepared for the season. He breaks down what he learned last scouting season and how he plans to expand on that to put more pieces of the puzzle together for next year. Although he didn’t fill a...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 109
Hey everyone, welcome to episode 114 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by PA native Lyle Harvey. Lyle talked about his 2021 season and where he looks to improve for next season. We also discuss how he uses deer behavior, scouting and long term data to be more successful in the big woods. We also discuss food sources and how he hunts benches! Loved this conversation and hope you do as well! We were also joined on Bullhorn by B...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 108
Hey everyone, welcome to episode 113 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by Indiana native Kyle Morrow. Kyle runs Morr Innovations where he does some awesome 3D printing on archery products and more. It was a pleasure having Kyle on the podcast to talk about his 2021 hunting season! Kyle shared stories about hunting Indiana and North Dakota, dove into topics about mobile setups to controlling buck fever and more. So enjoy this ...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 113
Hey everyone, welcome to episode 112 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by Spartan Forge. Dimitri and I were joined by PA native Howie Miller. It was a pleasure having Howie on the podcast to talk about his successful season here in PA! We also discuss what he is doing now and the upcoming months to his PA property. We also talk about fine tuning your mobile setup to be a more efficient hunter. So enjoy this fun episode! ANTLER UP!! USE CODE: Podcast at The Elk Collectiv...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 112
Hey everyone, welcome to episode 111 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by Spartan Forge. Dimitri and I were joined by Dwayne Jones of Shed Season. It was a pleasure having Dwayne on the podcast to talk about what Shed Season is all about and what you can expect from them for the next 10 weeks! Dwayne shared some general advice for finding some sheds, how he runs trail cameras now to help find sheds, the importance of supplementation right now and a bunch of other topics...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 112
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Today’s episode is brought to you by Spartan Forge. Dimitri and I were joined by Dialed Archery Co-Owner Scott Bakken. It was a pleasure having Scott on the podcast to talk about their new bow sight Arxos! We asked him some listener questions and some questions we had about the upcoming sight from Dialed. He also went into why he and his friends started Dialed Archery and what is to come for them. Scott is a great dude and we tho...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 110
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 109 of the Antler Up Podcast! Dimitri and I were joined by Chad Sylvester of Exodus Trail Cameras. It was a pleasure having Chad on the podcast to talk about their cameras, his thoughts on the banning of trail cam usage in some western states and if he thinks that will make its way into some prime whitetail hunting states. He also answered some listener questions and got into trail cam strategies....
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 109
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 108 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by Spartan Forge. Dimitri and I were joined by First Lite’s Whitetail Product Line Manager Gregg Farrell as well as Josh Hillyard who is their Whitetail Community Manager. It was a pleasure having these two great individuals answer some questions our listeners had and some we had for them. We had a fun conversation talking about why/h...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 108
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 107 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by Jimmy Giarraputo to continue with our Mini Gear Series. Jimmy is Half-Racks Director in Marketing and has first hand experience of using and helping develop the products that Half-Rack puts out. Jimmy talks about his top 5 items and breaks them down for us. We had a fun conversation and ...
Jan 26, 2022•55 min•Ep. 107
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Dimitri and I were joined by Braxen of Haxen Hunt. Braxen does some awesome bow review videos on Youtube and we wanted to start our mini gear series off with him. We discussed some of the awesome things he is doing with his brand for giving back to the archery community, military and first responders. We also get into discussing what to look for when buying a bow and the 2022 models that he has shot. To finish this episode up Dim...
Jan 19, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 106
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 105 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by PA native, photographer and hunter Jack Hawn. Jack and I had an interesting trip back from the ATA show and shared how the event went for each of us. We also talk about his photography background and hunting some PA whitetails. So enjoy this fun episode! ANTLER UP!! USE CODE: Podcast at ...
Jan 12, 2022•52 min•Ep. 105
Antler Up Podcast Episode #104: The Not So Bad of Hunting Media w/ AJ Iaquinta (KOTA) Dimitri and I have our good friend AJ Iaquinta from Knights of the Apex!! AJ shares his ideas on how he believes there is good in the world of hunting social media. We really had a great conversation where we looked at both of the arguments. Give it a listen and see what your take is on it. It is always a blast having AJ on and looking forward to the next one! So enjoy this fun episode! ANTLER UP!! USE CODE: Po...
Jan 05, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 105
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Today’s episode is brought to you by Spartan Forge. Dimitri and I have an end of year review of 2021. Jim also called in on this episode where he sums up his season, getting out during the late season and what his plans are coming up for spring! Even though I am out hunting as you are listening, I couldn’t be happier with the 2021 season. I learned a ton. I had my ups and my downs for sure. However, I am very thankful for all my ...
Dec 29, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 97
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 102 of the Antler Up Podcast! Dimitri and I switched things up a little for this episode. We broke down the gear we used this season and talked a little in-depth about certain pieces of what we liked and didn’t like. We also talked a little about what we have planned in the future and more. So enjoy this fun episode! Enjoy some time with your families this week and Merry Christmas. ANTLER UP!! USE...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 102
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 101 of the Antler Up Podcast! Dimitri and I were joined by The Venari Effect Crew. We had Jake & Nick Miller and Easton McNeill on the show to talk about how they hunt Ohio and how they deal with the pressure. They shared how things have evolved for them over the last few years to become more successful from early season preparation to in season adjustments! Also, we talked about filling some ...
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 101
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 100 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by Spartan Forge. Dimitri and I were joined by our good friends to record episode 100. We covered a little bit of everything in this episode. From talking about our highs & lows this season and Dimitri's buck story from his archery rut-cation. We had Mike call in to say a few words regarding us hitting episode 100 and Bill Harvey ...
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 97
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 99 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by Spartan Forge. Dimitri and I were joined by Jim to share his opening PA rifle story where he was able to fill two doe tags. Then Dimitri and I talk about a buck that we have had history with for the last three seasons. From summer trail cam photos, to archery season encounters the book on this deer was closed on Saturday morning wit...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 98
Hey everyone, welcome to episode 98 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartan.forge. Dimitri and I were joined by Ryan Cornelius of PA. Ryan resides in the southeastern part of PA where he has been cutting his teeth on public land the past few years compared to growing up hunting private. Ryan shares in this episode how finding fresh sign has played a role in his success in Kansas this past year on a beautiful buck and a doe here in PA. We also get into chatting abo...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 98
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 97 of the Antler Up Podcast! Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartanforge. Dimitri and I were joined by Ryan Glitsky of PA. Ryan resides in the southwestern part of PA where he has become one of the best hunters around. Ryan shares in this episode how scouting has played a role in how he hunts and how it helps him to be successful year after year. This one has a little bit of everything whit...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 97
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Today’s episode is brought to you by @spartanforge. Dimitri and I were joined by Harry Marr. Harry resides in the southeastern part of PA where he spent most of this preseason learning some new areas to hunt. In this episode Harry shares with us what he has learned during the season and shares the story on his mountain buck and we also get into talking about the rut! Get out there this week if you can & send it. So, sit back ...
Nov 10, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 96
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 95 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I went live on the Bullhorn App and we were joined by some amazing friends. We had Tim Sisock share his story about his PA buck, his plans for this week in OH and more! Aaron Hepler joined us again with the story of his big 10 and how the season was panning out for him up to that point and other friends chimed in as well! Such a great tim...
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 95
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Antler Up Podcast Episode #94: Getting Wild on GoWild w/ Brad Luttrell On today’s episode Dimitri and I had Brad Luttrell on the show who is the CEO & Co-Founder of the GoWild App. We dive into this conversation about how the app is about building a community among outdoor enthusiasts and its awesome features. From the trailmix where you can ask questions or reply to questions, connect with people within your area, the store ...
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 94
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. On today’s episode Dimitri and I had Brandon Miller on the show live on the Bullhorn App! Brandon resides in southeastern PA and is a part of The Everyday Outdoorsmen. He tagged out on a beautiful 8 point buck right here in PA. Brandon shares this specific story, his favorite tactics to hunt transition & travel routes, along with food sources. We get into some self-filming chat and some other topics! Some real good whitetail ...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 93
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Antler Up Podcast Episode #92: How to Hunt PA in October On today’s episode Dimitri and I had Aaron Hepler on the show! Aaron resides in southeastern PA and has been chasing public land whitetail for the last 7 years and considers his bread & butter to be clearcuts. We had Aaron go through different hunting scenarios, locating October bucks, current 2021 hunts, plans for how he will hunt the rest of the month, his favorite fe...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 86
Welcome to the Antler Up Podcast, brought to you by Spartan Forge. Hey everyone, welcome to episode 91 of the Antler Up Podcast! On today’s episode Dimitri and I went live on the Bullhorn.fm app and had some of our good friends join us from PA & NY. We had guests from the likes of Bill Harvey, Troy Diettterich, Tom Runscavage, Mike Marcasiano, & Jim Dagostino. This was a blast to do because we just shared stories from the opening weekend in PA & NY, what our plans are ahead and some ...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 88
Antler Up Podcast Episode #90: Baker Leavitt-Big Elk, Big Muleys & More On today’s episode Dimitri and I have Baker Leavitt on the show and we had a blast talking about all things hunting and more. Baker is a very successful businessman, but also got things done on the gridiron, in the weight room and especially out there chasing some elk, muleys & whtietails. Baker tells some awesome hunting stories and just keeps things real. We shared a ton of laughs and it was just awesome to hear so...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 84
Antler Up Podcast Episode #89: Hunting Highly Pressured Bucks w/ Greg Litzinger On today’s episode Dimitri and I have Greg Litzinger on the podcast to bring you ALL things WHITETAIL!! It is that time of year where if you are like us, you can’t get enough of whitetail content and that is what this episode is all about. Greg resides in NJ and we are sure you have seen his stuff on either Instagram, Youtube or heard him on other podcasts. With that, Greg shares with us hunting October, some strateg...
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 83
Antler Up Podcast Episode #88: Early Season Delaware Hunting Trip On today’s episode Jim, Tom and I sit down at our Delaware camp and discuss our trip up to recording this episode. We still had two nights to go, but we shared what we were battling, what deer we were encountering and what tactics we planned to change for our remaining hunts. We also get into talking about some trailcam data back in PA and what we are planning for PA and some other topics. Fun times with the fellas at camp and jus...
Sep 15, 2021•49 min•Ep. 88
On today’s episode Dimitri & I were joined by AJ Iaquinta & Isaac Aleman Jr. Both of these guys have been on the podcast before and we wanted to chat about a few different things with them before their hunting seasons kickoff. Isaac shares what's going on now that TAC is over and what is in store for his hunting season. AJ jumps down a rabbit hole talking gear and we absolutely had a blast with it! From muleys, bows, shooting, & gear this episode has it covered. This was a really fun...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 81
Antler Up Podcast Episode #86: Saddle Hunting & Early Season Strategy w/ Adrian Wilson! On today’s episode Dimitri & I were joined by our good friend Adrian Wilson. Adrian lives down in TN and shares his hunting strategies for hunting velvet whitetails in TN and other early season strategies. Adrian goes deep into how he approaches and transitions from hunting velvet bucks to public land bucks. We also get into chatting about saddle hunting and how first year hunters in the saddle can le...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 86
