Sportsmen's Nation - For The Die-hard Sportsman

This week on the show we discuss how to start your hunting season off with a bang.  Early season success can often set the table for an overall successful season.  We discuss various strategies we plan to use to be successful early in the season hunting not only whitetail, but also dove, waterfowl, and squirrel.  Ohio Huntsman is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this weeks podcast, we discuss the flexibility of land. We have worked a certain property in Ohio for several years now. Despite working the same property, the ownership has changed hands. This means plans change! We cover this week, how new owners means new objectives, but the question is, can the land handle the change?  Since the property has sold, the new owners are now full time residents of the property with a young family. This means the property has more hands to work it, but more hunters as well. So we need to accommodate for that and increase the access and number of hunting locations across the farm. In addition, the amount of useable space for whitetails needs to increase as well. We need to add cover across the entire farm to increase the overall carrying capacity. This was done with solid execution in the last 5 months. Roughly 20 acres of clear cuts have been completed. Over 15 acres of native grass and forbs blends have been established. Cover is not limiting on the property! The land is ha

Sometimes the best way to learn is to look back in history at what worked and most importantly, what didn't work. During this podcast we discuss some of the biggest failures we've ever committed on our family farm and some of the most common we see people making. If you're looking to make an impact on your farm without it costing a fortune don't miss this podcast.  We're walking through techniques we used that we're still trying to correct today, like deep tillage, hinge cutting, and even road layout. Many decisions we make when managing our land affect the farm for the long haul.  Consider the importance of a plan and working through that plan to ensure that progress is made. As a young land manager we spent many weekends randomly working the property with no real plan, my how things have changed.  If you're not tracking your progress with photos of before and after your work and journaling your work, you're falling into the same trap that we did. That has been one of the biggest regrets we have in land mana

Welcome to the Southern Ground Hunting Podcast, and thanks for tuning in. This week we're talking with Reese Johnson of Kentucky about how he targets specific public land bucks. For Reese, it takes a huge amount of grit and determination to find these bucks and key in on their home ranges. We go into detail on how he's doing this with the use of trail cameras and boots on the ground scouting at all times of the year. We discuss his trail camera strategies during the off-season, what terrain features he's looking for to funnel deer movement in his area, and we also talk about whether or not to be aggressive on these bucks, especially considering they're living in heavily hunted areas. When it comes to targeting a single mature buck, Reese seems to have a good hold on what works. Listen close, and hopefully you'll be able to take away some important information to help you come closer to tagging the buck of your dreams.   Southern Ground Hunting is powered by Simple Cast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visi

Located just outside of Freeport Michigan, Alex Fox is a second generation meat processor.  Owner and operator of Fox Farms Processing.  Their outfit handles custom exempt domestic slaughter and butchering, along with processing deer in the fall.  Alex has a background in animal sciences from MSU along with growing up at a processing facility,  his processing job is as much a passion as a profession.  What more could you ask for, from the experts who are charged with caring for your deer.  Touring the facility, efficiency and cleanliness are very apparent.  His openness and transparency encourages his customers to come back year after year.  While rumors and lore surround the profession of processors, like backstrap stealing and mixing of deer parts, these fallacies were put to rest in this episode.  As a hunter, Alex enjoys the job and being a part of memories made, as hunters truck in their trophy deer, take pictures, and even has a check station during the gun opener in Michigan. The reason for getting you

Interviewing the cream of the crop in the outdoor industry is nothing new to Dave and JP, as that's the platform Pro Talk Outdoors was built on.  It's not often, however, that a pro level outdoorsman on their show brings with him a Big League level talent, experience, and resume from a professional sports.  The boys were pleased to welcome the founder of Taz Timbers Outdoors, professional relief pitcher Tony Zych.   Zych spent time detailing the inspiration for his family based show, and the mental state that drives that content, as well as his path back to the "show" with the New York Yankees.  Catch it here!   Pro Talk Outdoors is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today my guest is Tim Andrews, owner and operator of Gypsum Creek Outfitters, based in Gypsum Colorado. Tim grew up in New York hunting whitetails, moved to Colorado in 2013 and instantly fell in love with elk hunting in the mountains. Tim is an everyday, DIY guy that followed his passion and purchased this outfitting business in 2019 to make a lifelong dream come true.  During this episode, we talk about his progression as an elk hunter and how it ultimately led him to owning and running a big game hunting operation in Central Colorado. We discuss some of the struggles early on, business obstacles, and all of the work that goes into a guide service. Tim walks us through the accommodations they offer, species they hunt, and what to expect when hunting them. For more information, please visit  www.gypsumcreekoutfitters.com   Transition Wild is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode Marcus is joined by fellow Michigan native, Bryan Czajka. The guys talk about some local work being done here in Michigan and why Bryan loves to get boots on the ground when volunteering. They sprinkle in some gear talk and relive their glory days of college sports to round things out. All in all the guys just have a good time talking about the outdoors and conservation.   Average Conservationist is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's Ohio Huntsman episode, we tackled the question of how much does it actually cost to harvest a whitetail deer.  In a time when "specialty" gear comes with a pretty high price tag, we thought we should remind our listeners just how affordable it is to hunt whitetail.   We decided to each develop a list of what we think is required and the corresponding cost associated with it and then compare lists and see how they compared on costs.  Let us know if you think you could do it cheaper!   Ohio Huntsman is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During this weeks podcast we bring you an update from the owners of Bur Oaks Bluff. This 280 acre property is getting a habitat facelift.  Since the owners took possession earlier in 2020, many things across the property have changed. We cover topics such as cedar removal, food plot expansion, TSI, edge feathering, tillable acres expansion, fishing pond improvements, and more! This property is well on its way to creating a dynamite whitetail property in a under estimated period of Iowa. Southern Iowa isn’t the only place giant whitetails are produced.  Give this podcast a listen if you want to watch a farm come alive for wildlife in the coming years. This farm will be a destination location for a future outdoor minded family.    Land & Legacy is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s been coming for a while, the wool revelation for the typical eastern whitetail hunter. Wool has been used for hundreds of years as a premium fabric for all kinds of clothing. This week, we speak with Kevin Harlander of First Lite to learn about the company and the secrets of wool based hunting gear.  Are your tired of the overheating on your way to the treestand, but freezing your tail off as you sit the whole day? We were too! After much research and trial and error we have switched to wearing wool hunting clothing. From the start of season till the end, the Properties of wool keep us covered.  In addition to creating incredible hunting clothing, First Lite is devoted to the conservation of wild things. From west to East, this company is giving back to the habitat. Not just money, but time, labor, and education.  If you haven’t given First Lite a chance, we encourage you to try some pieces this fall and support a conservation minded company!    Land & Legacy is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about you

Today's episode is a bit different and a lot of fun.  The guys get to talk with 3 of the 5 elk lottery winners in Missouri.  Eugene Gilkey, Samuel Schultz, and Bill Clark each hop on with us and talk about their excitement and thoughts about getting drawn in the first ever elk hunt in our state.  Each guy we talk with has a different perspective about what this once in a lifetime opportunity means to them.  We are thankful they took the time to talk with us for a bit and give us other outdoorsmen a look into their opportunity.  Good luck to Gene, Sam, and Bill as well as the other two lottery winners.  We hope you all have memorable hunts.   Missouri Woods & Water is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you've been a bowhunter for a decent amount of time, you've likely encountered a situation where you put a less than perfect shot on an animal. Many of us have not recovered an animal due to poor penetration or a mechanical Broadhead malfunction. In this industry, you will likely be told that the best way to kill a deer with archery equipment is to use the fastest bow, the lightest arrow and a mechanical Broadhead that "flies like a field tip". Well, today's guest is going to tell you that this is nothing but a load of horse crap, and he's got scientific evidence to prove his point (no pun intended). Our guest today is none other than Troy Fowler, aka. The Ranch Fairy. Episode 90 is dedicated to helping you become the most lethal bow hunter in the woods, through guidance from Troy. He talks about everything from tuning your bow with excellence to achieve perfect arrow flight. We talk bare shaft tuning, SHARP cut on contact Broadheads, and finding the right arrow/broadhead combination to become more lethal.

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan and Bob break down their recent scouting missions, discuss trail camera intel, and season strategy. Bob kicks off the episode by walking us through a recent scouting and season prep mission to Iowa where he was able to hang some treestands and gain permission to more hunting property. Dan chimes in with a recent scouting mission of his own where he ran in to two giant beds near a corn field. He hung a couple trail cameras to see what what laying in those beds. Check out his Instagram page to check out the pictures he captured.   Nine Finger Chronicles is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a sad day when we have to wrap up our 3 part conversation with Mr. Bobby Worthington, as well as our summer series "Local Legends". However, it has been so much fun to bring to you what we believe to be some of the best hunting podcasts that live in podcast land. In this, part 3, Bobby caps off his 3 keys to success for killing mature whitetails with the last part, persistence. We have all heard the phrase "You can't kill em from the couch". Well, for Mr. Worthington that phrase couldn't be more true. In this episode, he breaks down the "2nd grade arithmetic" that it takes to realize that your best odds at killing a mature whitetail are when you're actually in the tree hunting him. You've heard it before, but the detail and visualization that you'll get from Bobby will likely not compare to your previous knowledge. It's very hard to argue with a man who has been as successful as Mr. Worthington, so before you try to talk about barometric pressure, moon phases, and blah blah blah, go ahead and listen to t

For those of us who have been hunting for a long time, we may not even think of the basic hunting strategy that kicked off our hunting careers.  On this episode of the Iowa Sportsman, Dan is once again joined Tom Peplinski to discuss the basics of deer hunting. The guys discuss simple hunting tactics such as how to play the wind, how to identify deer sign, and how to learn more about deer movement and deer behavior.   Iowa Sportsmen is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you have found success in the whitetail woods over the years you may have had that "Ah-Ha" moment where everything just clicked. On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan chats with Al Farah of Western Pennsylvania about his journey to becoming a mobile hunter and how a full parking lot led him to trying a new bowhunting strategy.   Nine Finger Chronicles is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode I'm tackling some of the more common questions that have been coming through with the season right around the corner. Some are mobile gear related, but many are also archery related. Quite a few people are adjusting their arrow set ups and recipes in an effort to achieve better penetration. While some are working through the process just fine, there are some other issues that frequently pop up with challenges in getting good arrow flight. I discuss some of the very important key steps that need to happen before the parts of the process that get the most visibility. Unfortunately, they can be some of the harder things for individuals to adjust at home, but they are important nonetheless. Lastly, I do a quick run down on the arrow setups that both my wife and I are locked in on for the hunting season.    DIY Sportsman is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode Marcus is joined by Chris Henry of Bend, Oregon. While recovering from a serious motorcycle accident, on a whim, Chris and a buddy decide they are going to try their hand at turkey hunting; 8 years later and Chris has completely immersed himself into conservation and the outdoors. Chris has an immense amount of passion for leaving our wildlife in a better position for the future and is doing all we can to make sure that happens. Whether leading the NWTF in Oregon or volunteering with other organizations Chris is talking the talk and walking the walk.   Average Conservationist is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan has Mark Kenyon on to break down some current events and discuss their backcountry meal plan. To kick off the episode, the guys discuss their love for the west as they both recently returned from the respective vacations.  The first 40 minutes focuses on the Pope & Young Club making an announcement about the use of cellular trail cameras while hunting and if used in the harvesting of an animal the hunter will not be able to enter that animal.  On the second half of the episode, Mark and Dan share how they feed themselves while hunting in the backcountry. The guys break down all of their meals throughout the day and how they differ depending on if they are hunting out of the truck or packing everything in and hunting from a tent.   Nine Finger Chronicles id Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices