Gregg is the whitetail product line manger at First Lite. We don't talk about only First Lite gear, but more so generalities on how to layer so you can stay warm during those long sits in the pre rut and rut. Yes we also spend about 20 minutes just covering - how to keep your feet warm, and we do talk some whitetail hunting tactics as well. Hope you all enjoy this podcast and please let me know if you have any questions!
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Mike is a proponent of hunting food sources through the pre rut and rut. Hear how he goes about it, what type of food he is hunting, and how he is able to connect on many old mature bucks. We also dive into cameras a bit right in the beginning as Heartland Bowhunter is one of the highest quality hunting shows put out on TV today. Hope you all enjoy this one! ---- "Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart" ---- In Partnership with: https://aerohunter.us/ & https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt-app // Code: DVane10 for 1...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Growing up on a Deer Farm you learn a thing or two, then work for a trail camera company, and you have seemingly endless data at your fingertips. Jake works for Exodus Trail Cameras and LOVES scrape data and information year around. We mainly focus on scrapes in this podcast really breaking down all sorts of information about them especially how to hunt em. Hope you all enjoy! Thanks! ---- "Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart" ---- In Partnership with: https://aerohunter.us/ & https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt...
Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Aaron spends more days hunting whitetails in a year, most of get to in 10. He has a ton of first hand knowledge, experience, and success we can all learn from. We discuss Hot Sign, how to find it, how to hunt it including Bedding Areas, Scrapes, Rubs, and tracks. If you haven't seen his crew's youtube page, go check them out at The Hunting Public. They hunt many states every year for whiteatils and utilize an outrageous amount of irregular tactics to get deer in the freezer. Hope you all enjoy! ...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Shane is a Canadian bowhunter that makes his own recurves, hunts public and private land, and mainly focuses in on bedding areas. When there is high pressure, deer just tend to stay in the thickets and not show themselves in the open, so as Shane says, you got to go to where the deer are and get in there. We cover the bedding area topic, how to find them, how to hunt them, and then we dive down the rabbit hole of scrapes, all day sits, morning vs evening spots, and calling. Hope you all enjoy! T...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Low Deer Densities, High Hunting Pressure, and big woods mountain terrain defines Beau Martonik's whitetail life. He runs the East Meets West podcast, has shot some great bucks, talks to a ton of very successful hunters, and passes on his experience in this podcast. Hope you all enjoy and Please leave a review if you found this podcast helpful. Thanks! ---- "Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart" ---- In Partnership with: https://aerohunter.us/ & https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt-app // Code: DVane10 for 10% off...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Mark and Luke and I recount our Elk hunt this year in an over the counter unit. We discuss some strategies and differences but mainly recount our stories and experiences. It was a phenomenal week and I can never thank Luke and Mark enough for the effort we all put in to get this bull on the ground and packed out. Code: DVane10 for 10% off Aerohunter Saddles at https://aerohunter.us/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deervane/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/deervane Facebook: https://www.fac...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Jake manages and curates private parcels for clients across Michigan. We discuss his personal parcels and how he sets them up and why. Food plots, entry and exit, neighboring pressure, specific hunting times, and a lot more. A great dude with a ton of knowledge and a lot of experimentation going on here. Hope ya'll enjoy! ---- "Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart" ---- In Partnership with: https://aerohunter.us/ & https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt-app // Code: DVane10 for 10% off Aerohunter Saddles Instagram: ...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Pennsylvania is known for pressure and Jeremy and Dimitri are still able to find good deer on public ground. We discuss Mountain / Bluff hunting, tactics to get away from pressure, finding nuanced bedding areas, saddles, benches, and a whole host of other topics as it relates to mounting hunting with no ag fields. Hope ya'll enjoy this one! ---- "Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart" ---- In Partnership with: https://aerohunter.us/ & https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt-app // Code: DVane10 for 10% off Aerohunter ...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Shawn is part of the Heartland Bowhunter Crew and spends hours working on different properties to curate them into Whitetail Meccas. He places a massive amount of emphasis on entry/exit routes, food plots, and only hunting with the time is right, especially in the early season. We discuss these topics in a "how to" fashion and a whole lot more. Hope ya'll enjoy this one! ---- "Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart" ---- Use Code: DVane10 for 10% Aerohunter Saddles ---> https://aerohunter.us/ All your GPS and...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Having packs of dogs run deer off is extremely rare in the Midwest, but in Georgia it's just another day for Jordan Barnes of Close Proximity. We talk bedding, food plots, natural food sources, public and private land hunting, competing against pressure, and all sorts of other deer hunting related topics.
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Zach hardly uses a treestand anymore and has had success using the "Bump and Dump" tactic year over year in the early season. A deer hunting strategy podcast like you've never heard before with tactics that will take days for your to wrap your brain around. Zach is part of The Hunting Public group who hunt seemingly everyday, go to a wide variety of states, and are successful on Public Land. They showcase the lessons learned and strategies to become successful, and their content is all free on Y...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Nathan and I discuss what's it like to finally own a piece of property and start managing and hunting it for early season bucks. Nathan and his twin brother (hence identical draw) bought 80 acres last year, killed a stud on it, and have multiple other giants on the property this year. We discuss their plan going into early season revolving around food sources and travel routes. Hope you all enjoy! ---- "Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart" ---- In Partnership with: https://aerohunter.us/ & https://www.onx...
Sep 09, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Chase and I discuss what's it like to hunt in Florida (or many southern states). Is baiting worth it? What do you do if deer bedding is everywhere? What food sources do you target? Chase is a great dude with a lot of great insight and time in the woods. I personally really enjoyed this one as I had no idea what it as like to hunt in Florida, and I hope you enjoy it too! ---- "Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart" ---- In Partnership with: https://aerohunter.us/ --- DVane10 - 10% off Aerohunter Saddles https://...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Matt Spets (DeerNerd) is a hunting land consultant. He leases land all over the Midwest, consults and hunts all over the Midwest, and has dozens upon dozens of successes and failures through himself and his clients to draw from. His stratagies are a bit "old school", but they are clearly extremely effective and he has the pictures to prove it. I always enjoy talking to Matt and I always learn a lot from him. Hope you do too! "Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart" In Partnership with: https://aerohunter.us/ ---...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Jonathan Boehme (Catman) has a ton of success on mainly public but also some private land in Tennessee. We talk food sources, bedding, entry and exit routes, Ag land hunting, big woods hunting, finding edges, and a ton more. "Hunt Hard, Hunt Smart" In Partnership with: https://aerohunter.us/ --- DVane10 - 10% off Aerohunter Saddles https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt-app Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deervane/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/deervane Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Deervane/...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Riding Solo today and give an update on what I've been up to with the Whitetail Series coming online finally and then we jump into my thoughts on early season/opening week hunting tactics for Public and Private Land. Hope ya'll enjoy this!
Aug 20, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Is High FOC (front of center) worth it? What goes in to picking out arrows? Do I need to tune if I shoot mechanical broadheads? What are the pros and cons of fixed vs mechanical broadheads? These are general questions we cover in this podcast. We are not professional arrow builders and archers, but we do have enough knowledge get most people started on the right track. From there tinker as you will, if you have the time. Hope you enjoy it!
Aug 05, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Vince Battiata - or @ChasingPublic - recently got back into hunting whitetail deer. He started with Archery gear 3 years ago and loves it. We talk public vs private land hunting, Crossbows vs Vertical Bows, things he wish he would've known earlier, hunting with his girlfriend who is also brand new to hunting, Pros and Cons of Saddle hunting, and a little camera gear talk at the end. Hope you enjoy!
Jul 22, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Parker and I discuss our thoughts on wind swirling, wind consistency, sitting in valleys, up on ridges, side hills, and entry/exit routes for hunting deer in a ridge and valley scenario. Hope you enjoy and as always find me on socials if you have comments or questions. Thanks!
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Nick has never been Ellk hunting, so we go over the basics of what he would need to do. We talk cost, gear, physical fitness, hunting style, backpack hunting, arrow setups, and tell a few great stories along the way. Enjoy!
Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Aaron and I discuss what can be done over the summer for public land hunters to be more effective come opener of season and the basics of how we hope to be successful early season. We also touch on hunting cattail marshes specifically, trail cameras, saddles, and treestands . Hope you enjoy this one!
Jun 11, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Riding Solo on this podcast. Talk a little about turkey hunting, Wisconsin's turkey hunting season structure, which apparently is very strange to outsiders, and deer hunting summer prep. The Summer Prep info contains stuff like treestand placements and selection based on time of year and, wind direction, hunting bedding areas, busting deer out, entry and exit routes, and trimming shooting lanes. Hope you enjoy!
May 27, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Got on a Podcast with Eric Clark of the Where2Hunt Podcast and App. Great dude, we discuss podcasting in general, why podcast, the hunting community, and Elk hunting for beginners. Hope you Enjoy!
May 19, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Jake Downs is a generalist and goes after any big game he can with his recurve. He hunts a lot and goes on many different hunting trips annually. We talk kids, prioritizing time, social media, western game, and many different other topics related to hunting. Find Jake Downs on Instagram @Jake_d_downs Hope you enjoy!
Apr 23, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Spencer is the founder of Karta Maps. We have a great discussion on what Karta Maps offers that's different and how to use satellite and topographic maps in general to become a more effective hunter. Some great stories in here as well as reading and learning pinch points and funnels for all kinds of game, but we specifically get into the whitetail scene and how to find places to just start on a new property. Hope this is helpful! Find Karta Maps at https://www.kartamaps.com/ ....
Apr 14, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Matt works with hunters who have been having a rough go of it to assess, strategize, and very likely start killing the deer they are after. Whether it's just being able to see bucks or find that 200" booner, Matt has worked with people to accomplish their goals. He is a man with a wealth of deer hunting knowledge and the experience and photos to back it up. Hope you guys enjoy and learn from this one!
Apr 09, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Jordan is a professional videographer and photographer in the outdoor and hunting industry. He works with Mathews, Vortex, FirstLite, HHA, and many others. He along with a few other members - Hunter and Taylor own Captured Creative. They are a full turn-key outfit that creates ideas, turns ideas into stories, film and photograph, and then also have the capability to edit all of their own content. If you're looking for information on camera gear and want to start of even just get a little more in...
Mar 26, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Les is a 7 x ironman, admin at rokslide, writer, bowhunter, and all an around good dude. We discuss shed hunting trips, a couple whitetail hunts with friends and comradery, touch on sponsorships, and then also look quickly at elk hunting which is Les's #1 passion right now. Hope you all enjoy! Also would love to hear some feedback from you all about any topics you'd like to hear about or maybe just more about. Thanks!
Mar 10, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Josh has been Public Land Hunting for 15 seasons now, runs 70 trail cameras, and has insights far beyond the average hunter. It was great being able to chat with him and have a good conversation about hunting/scouting and a little about the industry. Hope you enjoy!
Mar 04, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 22
