Sportsmen's Nation - For The Die-hard Sportsman

This week on the show Jeff discusses his experiences with kayak fishing.  We discuss different types of kayaks and the features each has that are good for fishing.  Jeff talks about all the factors that went into his decision to purchase each of his kayaks and what features he wishes his kayak had, now that he has been put a few seasons in fishing from it.  He also talks about how comfort plays a large role in being successful while fishing from a kayak, as there is much less room to adjust your position inside a small boat.  Jeff also discusses how he manages his tackle box and other gear all while attempting to not lose anything into the water.  Another consideration that needs to go into the decision to fish from a kayak is the boat traffic on the lake because motorized boats will create waves that can be difficult to navigate while fishing.  If you have ever wondered what it is like to fish from a kayak or wanted to hear from someone who has experience doing it, this episode will answer most if not all yo

On this episode of South Dakota Unlimited, CJ talks with Travis Theele from Buckstorm South Dakota. Travis and the team at Buckstorm make some awesome video content they put out on their YouTube channel every week. Their knowledge of chasing whitetails, mule deer, elk, antelope, and turkey in the plains of western South Dakota and the Black Hills is extremely extensive, and Travis gives a glimpse into that knowledge on this episode. This is an episode you don’t want to miss as we talk everything from shed hunting, winter scouting, e-scouting, off-season practice, along with some bunny trails along the way.    South Dakota Unlimited is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this podcast, we have a cross-over guest, both food plotter, farmer, and agricultural consultant Caleb Traugh from Southwest Georgia. This week we discuss how to understand soil basics and prioritize soil health on your recreational farm. There are so many aspects to the broad term soil health, but it is important to understand how it plays into your role and goals for landownership.  Caleb Traugh has managed thousands of acres of recreational land with ample food plots as well as assists agricultural producers across the south to get the most out of their soil for their goals. In this podcast, you will hear testimonials, advice on planting equipment as well as roller crimpers.  It is important to listen with an open mind as we are relating Soil Health back to recreational landowners and food plotters. #ForLoveoftheLand    Land & Legacy is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https:

As turkey season gets closer and closer in Missouri, our friend Scott Wilper comes on to talk about some turkey hunting strategy.  Scott is the owner of Wilper Custom Calls and a seasoned turkey hunter and caller.  We get into Scott's hunting strategy and how he uses calling to paint a picture to the gobbler he is after.  Scott also gives the listener many different calling sequences he uses right through your speaker.  This episode is chalked full of great information for turkey hunters of any age and skill level.     Missouri Woods & Water is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's podcast, we bring on turkey hunting enthusiast and Land & Legacy Consultant Kyle Hedges to discuss a fun hunting and habitat management strategy for strutting gobblers. Throughout this podcast, you will hear of many different ways to create strut zones for wild turkeys. Yes, these are specifically managed areas in certain locations that provide both attraction and advantages to strutting toms.  These areas can be created in various habitat types including timbered ridges, food plots, pastures, hayfields, old fields, and CRP. We want to create areas that gobblers routinely come to after flying down to display their dominance, but also vocalize it! So terrain features and habitat comes into play when creating these areas. If done, properly you may just be creating nesting or brood-rearing cover at the same time as spring rolls into summer. So these are great tips to get the most out of turkey season.  We hope you share with a buddy who is looking to keep have a successful roost hunt! #For

If you have ever dreamed of that once in a lifetime type hunt, you have probably looked into the complicated world of draw tags and preference points. On this weeks episode, John breaks down what these hunts are, how preference point systems work, and what you need to do to get started. Whether you want to hunt Oklahoma elk, Utah Bison, or those big Iowa whitetails, there is something for everyone to learn in this one.   Oklahoma Outdoors is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this very first episode of South Dakota Unlimited, CJ introduces himself and how this podcast came to be, and will let you, the audience know what to expect from future episodes and topics that will be covered in episodes to come. Please check us out on Facebook and Instagram and subscribe to this podcast wherever you can get your podcasts from!   South Dakota Unlimited is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Repeat guest Cragg Fitz, formerly of Realtree and Trained Assassins dealt with major life impacts during 2020, like many Americans. While his journey with both of those groups came to a close, his journey to a fitter, healthier, and happier life was just beginning. Now after dropping significant weight, Cragg is using his following to impact other people by kickstarting their weightloss in a big way.   Pro Talk Outdoors is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dan chats with fellow Sportsmen's Nation podcaster Chad Ryker of the Backcountry Rookies about his jump in to big game western hunting.  The guys kick off the episode by talking about how Chad , an Indiana native, was introduced to the outdoors and how he put hunting to the side for a bit while in high school and after joining the Army after 9/11. As a fan of long range shooting, he ran in to a couple guys who were fans of western hunting... and this is where it all started.  This is an excellent episode that will have you thinking about giving a different style of hunting a try. Also, Backcountry Rookies is a podcast you should all listen to, full of information dedicated to those who want to enter the western hunting arena.   Nine Finger Chronicles is Powered by Simplecast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of the Hunting Gear Podcast, Dan talks with Sportsmen's Nation contributor Parker McDonald of the Southern Ground podcast about the turkey hunting gear and equipment they use throughout the season. The conversation revolves around everything from  what weapon they prefer, what shotgun  shell the like, decoys, the difference between slate calls, diaphragms calls, and box calls as well as the camouflage  pattern, or lack of camouflage they use while in the woods.   Hunting Gear Podcast is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this week's episode Marcus is joined by Justin Bubenik. Justin is an all around avid outdoorsman as well as a Committee Member for 2%. The guys talk about Justin's upbringing in the PNW and where he found his love for fly fishing and bird hunting. Justin spends much of his free time giving back to a variety of conservation organizations but really enjoys being able to mentor the youth through hunter education and introduction to fly fishing classes. Justin and Marcus round out the conversation talking about what they would like to see change in the outdoor space and a big trip that Justin has planned for this year.   Average Conservationist is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on the show we discussed both HR 8 and HR1446.  These proposed bills both have direct impacts on anyone who owns and/or plans to own a firearm.  HR 8 is titled "The Bipartisan Background Checks act" and would prohibit a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer first takes possession of the firearm in order to complete a background check.  However, there are exceptions that we cover in detail throughout our conversation that many popular media outlets are not mentioning.  HR 1446 is titled "The Enhanced Background Checks Act" and specifically increases the amount of time that an FFL needs to wait before transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person.  Currently, if an FFL submits a background check and does not receive a response within 3 days, the dealer is permitted to sell the firearm under a "default proceed" transaction.  If this bill passes it will increase that minimum wait time to 10 days, with the hope that the FBI will be able to get more

In this episode we have Jared Bloomgren on the podcast. He has spent a lot of time in the field with the main goal of becoming a more proficient outdoorsman.  Jared lives for the adventure and including his family on the hunt. In this episode we cover his research process from start to finish when it comes to hunting a new area. I hope you enjoy the show.  To view more content from Jared visit:  Instagram: @jared_bloomgren For more on Outdoor Edge visit  www.outdooredge.com   Tales From The Field is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Missouri public land hunter Jonathan Payne about his life as a bowhunter. The guys discuss Jonathan's introduction to hunting in the mountains of California chasing mule deer with his family. Then halfway through his teens  his family packed up and moved to Missouri.  Jonathan admits that there is a big difference between spot and stalk mule deer hunting and stationary tree stand  fore whitetails.  The guys also get in to Jonathan's approach to hunting public land and how using water ways  including the shore of a  lower than normal lake to backdoor a piece of public. And as you will hear him say, the first time in is the best time in.  Listen as he talks about how a run and gun over fresh sign led to him arrowing a stud of a 8 point buck. Enjoy!   Nine Finger Chronicles is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://re

What do you do when you receive the results from your recent soil test? It's a question we certainly get all the time and we know it's a common problem for land managers. We sit down this week to discuss soil sampling, soil health fads, and best management practices to improve your soil fertility, grow healthier food plots, and avoid time consuming mistakes. Mitt is an owner of Southern Ag Consulting and assists crop farmers across the south to improve yields and limit costs. Their company has over 90 years of experience assisting landowners with crops, soil fertility, weed control, and many other practices to help improve crop yield.  We walk through the steps of what to do once you receive the results from your soil tests. Mitt covers the steps he takes to make the quickest improvements on soil fertility and how in just one growing season he can change the soil's potential! We also discuss the difference between macronutrients and micronutrients and how you should understand them before working

After two weeks of deep conversations with two of the top wild turkey researchers we cover the importance of turning research information into well-managed habitat. Often times we find some folks have difficulty translating the podcast information directly into habitat plans. This is where the podcast will focus on ways that leading research can assist landowners with boots on the ground habitat enhancement.  We talk about dormant season discing, timber management, prescribed fire, brood plots, invasive species removal, and overall neighborhood collaboration to strongly influence turkey populations. If you want more turkeys on your property give this podcast a listen and a share, then pick up your chainsaw and drip torch and get to work! #ForLoveoftheLand    Land & Legacy is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week our guest is Ryan Frantz with Roughneck Retrievers.  Ryan talks about what goes into a great waterfowl dog and what he does inside his training program to accomplish that.  From puppy training to finished dog, Ryan gives great information about his process.  We also get into blood tracking and shed hunting training.  As both of those areas have become increasingly popular, Ryan discusses with us what he does to help dogs become proficient in those skills.  Ryan also gives some great advice on what people should look into when thinking about getting a hunting dog.   Missouri Woods & Water is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Clay Forst is back on this weeks episode to deep dive into Turkey hunting. Clay runs the hunting operation on the historic Stuart Ranch based out of Waurika Oklahoma. John and Clay talk all things turkey hunting, starting with pre season and going all the way into calling and hunting techniques. The guys throw in a few stories along the way and just have a great over all conversation. Give it a listen!   Oklahoma Outdoors is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jeff Benda loves food.  Growing up as a kid on an AirForce Base,  he and his parents enjoyed their time at home in the kitchen.  Whether it was making their own, or hearing about a great new restaurant to try, food was a common event.  Jeff however couldn't realize his second dream of being an outdoors man until becoming an adult.  As a kid, he watched fishing and sport shows Sunday morning before church, read familiar books like My Side of the Mountain.  It wasn't till his friends invited him on a duck hunt back in 2002.  Since then, Jeff has monopolized on his location in North Dakota being able to chase a whole host of animals from the Midwest and Western states. Recipe creation is a task I find to be challenging.  Might be that I’m putting too much thought into relaying to the reader why certain steps are important, or that I am a natural presenter and hack my way through writing.  Jeff offered some insight that a recipe is more of a creative expression and be played and messed with.  Don't li

We're on cloud nine! Turkey season is here in the great state of Alabama, and Parker has had a productive week. After not hearing any gobbles in his home range for the first couple of hunts, Parker decided to try out a new area that is supposed to be full of gobbling turkeys. In this episode, you'll hear some of the things that he did to capitalize on the birds. He talks about how having a ton of grit is really his most productive method of hunting... if you work hard enough and don't get discouraged, eventually it'll work out. Going from a place with a heavy decline in turkey population, it's sometimes hard to be too aggressive for risk of possibly ruining one of the few opportunities you'll likely get all season. However, going to better areas has taught Parker a lot about what he can get away with in the turkey woods: crawling, scratching, heck even talking with a group of people (you'll find out). These tactics are important in the moment, but possibly will pay off in the futur