Today on the podcast I'm joined by accomplished DIY bowhunter and outdoor writer Eddie Claypool. Eddie is probably the most successful DIY Bowhunter I've ever spoke with. His DIY public land experiences began in 1980 and continue today. The kicker with Eddie, is all the success he's had is available to anyone who is willing to put in the work...there's no magic or secret sauce. Just passion and a willingness to get uncomfortable, physically and mentally. Hope you dig the episode…and thanks for l...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 28 min
Today on the podcast I'm joined by my buddy Chad Sylvester of Exodus Trail Cameras. Velvet season is upon us and we thought it appropriate to crank up the DIY Report for a trail camera strategy session. This is part 1 where we cover all things related summer trail camera strategies…and a killer knowledge drop for how summer trail cams can inform your fall hunting plans. Hope you dig the episode…and thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page...
Jul 14, 2021•53 min
Today on the podcast I'm joined by my buddy Johnny Utah Mulligan. It’s been a while since we’ve had a chance to catch up and talk about our plans for the upcoming deer season and look back on his attempt for back to back turkey slams! Hope you all dig the episode, and thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio and Google Play—don’t forget to share with your friends! If you like t...
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 34 min
Today on the podcast I'm joined by my buddy Ted Bright. Ted had a pretty good year last year. From travel hunts to Nebraska to his home state of Missouri...he managed to fill tags...and get it all on film. His hunt in Missouri is especially cool as he self-filmed the hunt and took an absolute hammer of a buck. Hope you all dig the episode, and thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Today on the podcast I'm joined by my buddy Tony Peterson. Tony is one of my favorite people to talk shop with. We cover a lot of ground in this one...everything from big woods, to open country, and man's best friend. Hope you dig the episode - and thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio and Google Play—don’t forget to share with your friends! If you like the podcast, please l...
Jun 23, 2021•2 hr 15 min
Today on the podcast I'm joined by Matt Morett and Dave Mitchell from the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Lot's has changed the past few years in Pennsylvania in an effort to both make the hunting better and provide more opportunities for hunters to be in the field. Game management governing bodies often take more flack than they should, regardless of the state. At the end of the day, the folks charged with the daunting task of managing something as fluid as wildlife and habitat are hunters at the...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 42 min
Today on the podcast I'm joined by Todd Freeman (IG - U.P. Bowhunter) for part 2 of our session. In this episode we dive further into Todd's strategies for travel hunting and hunting his home state of New Jersey. Hope you all dig the episode! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio and Google Play—don’t forget to share with your friends! If you like the podcast, please leave us a 5 star iTunes rati...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Today on the podcast I'm joined by my good buddy Tate. I'm sure you've heard me mention him in the past, but he's the fella that introduced me to bow hunting. Tate is one of my all-time favorite people to talk with regardless if it's hunting related, or about life in general. Tate's a Veteran, and is getting ready to retire this winter...there's a special moment at the end of the podcast, so be sure to list till the end. Hope you all dig the episode. To listen to the podcast click the orange pla...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Today on the podcast I'm joined by Todd Freeman (IG - U.P. Bowhunter). Todd grew up in the U.P. of Michigan and now lives in New Jersey and has made a habit of the years of killing great deer on public land in multiple states. Todd is another east coast bowhunter who more people should know about. Hope you all dig the episode! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio and Google Play—don’t forget to ...
May 26, 2021•53 min
Today on the podcast I'm joined by Tom Runscavange. Tom grew up hunting the big woods of eastern Pennsylvania and was willing to come on the show and talk about the nuances of hunting this area. He's familiar with the general area I've been scouting as I expand my opportunities to the north and was willing to help me make sense of the sign I was seeing and validate some of my assumptions. Hope you all dig the episode! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. ...
May 19, 2021•1 hr 30 min
Back by popular demand is part number 2 of the sesh with the Bowhunting Fiend, Greg Litzinger. I this episode we dive into a piece of big woods Greg is revisiting as he's prioritizing proximity to home while embracing the chase for mature bucks and dad life. Thanks for listening, and I hope you dig it! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio and Google Play—don’t forget to share with your friends! ...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 2 min
You know him, you love him...today on the podcast I have my good buddy with me, the Bowhunting Fiend, Greg Litzinger. Greg and I spent the day scouting and wrapped it up with a podcast. We walk through our main takeaways and insights from the day...even got on the map (not that you'll be able to see that) and broke things down. This was a rather long session so today I'm releasing part 1. Hope you dig it! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also ...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Today's podcast we're diving into part number 2 with Nathan Killen. During this session we dive deeper into how Nathan evaluates sign, determines his points of ambush and more. Hope you dig it - thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio and Google Play—don’t forget to share with your friends! If you like the podcast, please leave us a 5 star iTunes rating…we’d really appreciate ...
Apr 28, 2021•50 min
Today's podcast I'm joined by my buddy Aaron Hepler on a scouting trip. We headed to north eastern Pennsylvania to scout a few tracks of big woods that we both find intriguing. This was my second trip to the area, this time with a better plan. Many miles logged, a few sheds found, and a recognition of more work to be done. Coming to you on location in the DIY travel trailer - thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Today's podcast I'm talking with Nathan Killen. His last name says most of what you need to know about his approach to hunting mature mountain bucks. He's made a habit of killing mature deer in the vast appalachian mountains of Virginia. If you like to hunt big woods and mountain terrain...then this podcast is for you. Today's session is part one of our discussion. Hope you dig it - thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also d...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Today's podcast I'm hanging with my road dawg Chad Sylvester from Exodus Outdoor Gear. We're picking up part number 2 of our conversation where we're answering listener questions - thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio and Google Play—don’t forget to share with your friends! If you like the podcast, please leave us a 5 star iTunes rating…we’d really appreciate it. Click here...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Today's podcast is a little different, where I'm joining the Big Woods Bucks podcast as a co-released episode with Hal and his team. Hal has written the modern day book (literally a few books) on big woods hunting and tracking when it comes to hunting the big woods types of Main and north of the border. You'd be hard pressed to find a finer or more knowledgeable group of woodsman than the Big Woods Bucks crew. Some good info...along with a few laughs - thanks for listening! To listen to the podc...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 25 min
Today I'm joined again by Todd Mead for part 2 of our Adirondack Mounting hunting discussion. In this session we go a little deeper into Todd's approach for finding mature bucks in the mountains - thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio and Google Play—don’t forget to share with your friends! If you like the podcast, please leave us a 5 star iTunes rating…we’d really appreciat...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Today I'm joined by my good buddy Chad Sylvester of Exodus Outdoor Gear. If you've listened to this podcast for a while you'll know Chad is my road dawg. We travel and hunt together, and share strategies/tactics often. He's one of the harders working whitetail hunters I know and I've learned a lot particularly about hunting big woods from him. Today we're discussion what we've learned from this past season and how it will help us plan for the future. Chad is one of my favorite people to talk wit...
Mar 17, 2021•58 min
Today I'm joined by Todd Mead. Todd is big woods hunter who cut his teeth in the vastness of the Adirondack mountains in upstate New York. He's lived the outdoor lifestyle making the outdoors a pivotal part of his life, and making a habit of consistently finding and killing mature bucks in the low deer density Adirondack mountains. After years of success in the mountains he decided to challenge himself by DIY hunting new states. Todd has a wealth of experience in and really enjoyed our conversat...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Brought to you by Skull Brew Coffee Co. Today I'm joined by my good buddy Johnny Utah to do some catching up. To say He's had a roller-coaster of a deer season is an understatement. But the ending couldn't have been more fitting. Hope you all dig the discussion - thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio and Google Play—don’t forget to share with your friends! If you like the po...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Brought to you by Skull Brew Coffee Co. Today we're diving into a topic that I've personally been working through for a few months. I'm joined by Christian Williams of Archery Strong. Christian's background is in sports performance and he married that with his love for archery and bowhunting...creating Archery Strong. Here he brings his knowledge of how the body works and sports performance to help archers avoid injury, come back from injury, or just become better archers. Hope you all dig this ...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 37 min
Brought to you by Skull Brew Coffee Co. Today we're cranking up another episode of the DIY Report mini-series. This is the third and final episode of this series with John Eberhart. Today's episode is all about John's approach to planning a hunt out of state - thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio and Google Play—don’t forget to share with your friends! If you like the podca...
Feb 17, 2021•58 min
Brought to you by Skull Brew Coffee Co. Today I'm joined by Josh Ilderton of The Untamed. Josh is predominantly a ground hunter. The kicker is, when most people deploy this approach it's in open landscapes. Josh has been finding success on the ground hunting the big woods of West Virginia for nearly 20 years. Great hunter, and awesome dude - hope you guys dig it. Thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download the podcast ...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Brought to you by Skull Brew Coffee Co. Today we're cranking up another episode of the DIY Report mini-series. This is part 2 of a 3 part series with John Eberhart. Today's episode is all about John's approach to postseason scouting, how you all enjoy it- thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio and Google Play—don’t forget to share with your friends! If you like the podcast, p...
Feb 03, 2021•47 min
Brought to you by Skull Brew Coffee Co. Today I'm joined by my buddy, Byron Horton from the Whitetail Experience. Byron is a mobile hunter who hunts the big woods public land of Ohio. He's very much like all of us who are students of the game looking for any and all information to become better hunters and has had some great success to show with a few hard earned bucks. Hope you dig the show - thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 53 min
Today we're cranking up the first DIY Report mini-series of the year. This is a 3 part series with John Eberhart. Today's episode is all about John's approach to finding late success hunting highly pressured whitetails- thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio and Google Play—don’t forget to share with your friends! If you like the podcast, please leave us a 5 star iTunes ratin...
Jan 19, 2021•44 min
Brought to you by Skull Brew Coffee Co. Today I'm joined by my buddy, Aaron Hepler. This is part 2 of our conversation. Today Aaron and I talk about hunting the big woods and hill country of eastern PA along with having an adaptable strategic framework for evaluating sign- thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio and Google Play—don’t forget to share with your friends! If you l...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 25 min
Brought to you by Skull Brew Coffee Co. Today I'm joined by my buddy, Aaron Hepler. This is part 1 of our conversation. Today Aaron and I talk about our introductions into hunting through our families, and how we transitioned to hunting public lands. Hope you dig the show - thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio and Google Play—don’t forget to share with your friends! If you ...
Jan 06, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Brought to you by Skull Brew Coffee Co. Today I'm joined by my buddy, Greg Litzinger for part 2 of our conversation. Greg and I talk about hunting the challenge of hunting late season on pressured public land, focusing on browse, and getting a head start on intel for next year. Hope you dig the show - thanks for listening! To listen to the podcast click the orange play button at the top of the page. You can also download the podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio and Google Play—don’t forget to shar...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 12 min
