In this week's episode, Greg and Eric chat with guest, Dustin Rifkin who shares his journey to becoming a hunter, a backcountry hunter, and eventually a backcountry hunting big game guide. Dustin grew up in the suburbs of Milwaukee, WI, and didn't start hunting until his early to mid-twenties, and he did all on his own without any mentorship. This is a great message for anyone to hear, especially those considering learning more about hunting, exploring our wild country, and putting wild game on ...
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Unfortunately some of us have been there, knocking on a private land owners door to retrieve a deer shot on public. Noah, a W2H listener shares his story. --- 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
Jul 27, 2020•6 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Jake Bush jumps on for a quick and deep 15 minute W2H Tactic Talk to share his style and approach to early season mature buck hunting. Jake focuses most of his hunting efforts on the early season. He takes inventory of up to 5-8 target bucks on different public land properties. He identifies buck bedding and early season food sources for each property and very deliberately makes his moves. If there is an error on one buck/plot of land, he moves to the next. There are some great nuggets of intel ...
Jul 23, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 5
If you're hunting in the backcountry or even your backyard, there are some great tips on how to stay safe in case of an injury. Sarah Ann guests on the show this week with Eric and Greg to talk about what she brings with her in the woods while hunting. Sarah is a highly certified and experienced EMT that knows how to handle exigent situations afield and shares some best practices. We also cover some real-life examples from the WI DNR incident report website to hear how Sarah would handle specifi...
Jul 22, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 142
Andrew jumps on Tactic Talk to share how he prepares for early season whitetail hunting. It can be hot, and buggy and Andrew covers how he maximizes his comfort in hot weather, improves his scent control, and reduces his exposure to ticks and mosquitos to minimize movement to avoid getting busted. --- 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
Jul 16, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This week Greg and Eric chat with guest Slade Johnston, CEO of Trips 4 Trade. Hear how the idea all began and how Slade built a business around trading outdoor experiences. Moreover, learn how you can leverage their platform to expand your horizons, have incredible outdoor experiences, and create new everlasting memories afield! --- 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 me...
Jul 15, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 141
If you're considering hunting an urban area this year as an alternative, additional, or primary hunting grounds, Dan Smeltz provides some great tactics and strategies he's used with success for early season suburban hunting. Most hunters are familiar with these tactics, however, there are a few really interesting and practical nuances when you look at it through an urban hunting lens. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/where...
Jul 09, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Greg and Eric chat with Chelsie Wilkey out of Utah and hear what her experience has been like as a woman in a primarily male-dominated culture. She's a badass and has tagged out on some hard-earned Mule Bucks on public land! She's also a founding member of Reel Camo Girl and does a lot of work for the conservation of Mule Deer in Utah. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ad choices. V...
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 141
Shane shares his most memorable hunt with his daughter down in Florida on public land. There was a lot of excitement filling their Osceola Turkey tag! --- 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
Jul 05, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 19
John Stewart jumps into a Tactic Talk on this week's episode and talks about how compounded knowledge and experience over the years helps inform his approach. John treats his hunts like it's a prosecutor in a murder case when the prosecutor knows some facts but spends time obsessively gathering more and doesn't take the case to the jury until he knows he'll be able to commit the offender. John takes the same approach when making a move on a mature buck. John talks about following the clues deer ...
Jul 02, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 2
On the show today, the Vice President of Operations of HHA Sports and HHA USA, Chris Hamm joins Greg and Eric. Chris talks about his role as a leader, a product innovator, and a proud supporter of veterans helping fund the Honor Flights throughout Wisconsin. HHA is a USA manufactured product right here in Wisconsin and they have a great product line up with an incredible warranty! If you haven't heard of HHA, tune in! If you have, you'll simply enjoy getting to learn more about Chris and everyth...
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 139
How you access public land is one of the most impactful ways to improve the odds of success for your hunt. Jacob utilizes multiple methods to separate himself from other hunters. In some cases it could mean going farther, crossing water, or even hunting close to a parking lot. There are some solid nuggets of knowledge in this week's episode and we hope you enjoy it! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Lear...
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Sam put a spot and stalk on a rutting Mule deer during his Mule Deer hunt of 2018. Tune in for the full story! --- 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
Jun 27, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 18
If you've ever been worried that if you bump or drop your bow, your next shot will be way off this is a great episode to soak up some bow and arrow gear junkie knowledge. You might have to relisten, it get's a bit technical but AJ does a good job of explaining some complex components of modern compound bows and provides some tips to getting started with tuning your own equipment. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohun...
Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Welcome to our new mini-series, Tact Talk where we cut to the bone and get to the point and dive deep into specific whitetail and elk hunting tactics. This week we chat with Zach Ferenbaugh with the Hunting Public and learn how he had success over two seasons during the early season bow hunt by nudging bucks with his scent and coming right back to hunt them and get it done. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/supp...
Jun 23, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 1
When you get an alert at 4AM from your trails cam that your hit list buck made through gun season, you get moving quick for a opportunity to go full draw on him! --- 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
Jun 20, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 17
This week Greg and Eric chat with Alex Ramondo with Romano Outdoors about his 2020 hunting season goals on his private parcel out in PA. Alex has also dived headfirst into experimenting with wild game cooking and has crafted some mouth-watering recipes! We cover a lot of ground on this week's episode, from prepping the property, tree stands, trail cams, bow, and digital scouting tools all the way to good wild game food it's like we're at deer camp shooting the breeze! --- Send in a voice message...
Jun 17, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 136
Joe Giglia with Elk Bros and Blue Collar Elk Hunting was on the Where to Hunt podcast about a year ago talking about how whitetail hunting is the gateway to elk hunting. He couldn't have been more right! Greg and Eric are in the early stages of planning their first out of state, over the counter elk hunt and Joe walks them through the strategies of finding success. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn...
Jun 10, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 135
When your horse falls off the side of a mountain in the desolate wilderness of Wyoming, you’re in it up to your neck. These guys manage to still manage to fill their elk tag! --- 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
Jun 07, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 16
You'll want to be sure you can listen all the way to the end of this one, we promise you won't be let down. This week on the okayest podcast in the midwest, Greg and Eric are joined by John David and Levi Kary with Pull n' Feathers out of Wyoming. They chat about what it's like living out west and some of the hunting stories that come along with it. Don't worry, they've got whitetail out there, too! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://...
Jun 03, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 134
On this Most Memorable Hunt, Seth Porter has an encounter with a shooter buck, and Murphy’s Law… You could even say he’s an Okayest Hunter! You’ll have to listen all the way to the end, because it’s jaw-dropping the whole way through! --- 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
May 30, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Greg and Eric are both in the studio cheering a glass of bourbon for being reunited after a stint of remote co-hosting due to COVID-19. This week, they chat about Greg's two turkey seasons, his dismay, shenanigans, and success. Then they switch up topics and discuss the summer punch list to prepare for the upcoming bow season and finally chat about trail cam strategies on public land. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/where...
May 27, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Sometimes our most memorable hunts are more about the people’s spend it with and camaraderie shared with good friends and good food! --- 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
May 25, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 14
What a great episode with Sam Wells who's a Texas native and Kansas transplant DIY big game and bird hunter! Sam shares some of his experience in hunting in his new state as he takes to hunting new game and also what it's been like as the Director of Marketing for a great outdoor brand like Chama. --- 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
May 20, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Aaron shares his most memorable elk hunt on the Where to Hunt podcast. It’s pretty incredible how he was able to call it within range and take a leading shot with his bow! Thanks for listening! --- 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
May 18, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 13
This week Greg and Eric chat with guest, Greg Traynor, the Accessible Hunter about hunting access for disabled hunters and what it takes to overcome the mental and physical hurdles of being a disabled hunter. Great is a great guy who has an immense passion for the outdoors and hunting and nothing stands in his way! --- 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/adc...
May 13, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Everything is bigger in Texas... and hotter, too WAY hotter which made for one hell of a 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
May 09, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 12
This week, Greg and Eric are joined by guest Aaron Hitchins of Rockhouse Motion. We learn about who Aaron is and what he's up to and also how he and Rockhouse Motion created one heck of an inspiring video, Student of the Wild! This episode is full of adventure and we hope you enjoy! Don't forget to leave us a review and let us know how we're doing! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wheretohunt/support Learn more about your ...
May 06, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Another great episode in the books with guest, Steve Schultz as week chat about how and where to approach out of state elk hunting. From buying your tag, road tripping, camping, and packing out Steve provides some practical tips you can apply when planning your 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
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 129
The start of it all, when Jonathan used the first prototype Heated Hunt scent dispenser to draw in his most memorable 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
Apr 26, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 11
