Where To Hunt Wisconsin Podcast

Alec Bekkers with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Wisconsin Chapter, joins us this week to talk about the Learn to Hunt program, R3, adult-onset hunting, land locked public land, and his 2023 archery buck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jared Scheffler with Whitetail Adrenaline joins the Okayest Hunter podcast to discuss the genesis of the WA brand and Jared's approach to hunting whitetail across several types of terrain and habitats. Eric and Jared also discuss some of the ego that exists within the hunting community and how important it is to hunt your own hunt. A modern-day Fred Bear: https://okayest.media/2024/03/27/modern-hunting-techniques-with-jared-scheffler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The newest podcast in the Okayest Podcast Network family is The Okayest Cook! Tune in as we discuss what it means to be an okay cook and how we can learn to improve our kitchen skills and participate in the shared experience of commensality. www.okayestcook.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we take to the phone lines and hear from a few callers about how to start turkey hunting, how to scout turkeys, call, set up decoys, and all the shenanigans that go along with an Okayest turkey hunt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether it's a 6" spike buck antler, your kid found shed hunting with you or a 150" set of antlers shed from the season before you shot that 150" when he became a 160", Rack/Hub is helping you mount your memories at an affordable price! Bonus: When you're not trying to hang a shoulder mount in your living space, your home decorator will typically allow antlers in more places than a shoulder mount! To learn more about Rack/Hub and save 10% on any purchases, check them out here: https://www.rack-hub.com/okayest Join in on the contest mentioned on this weeks' episode with Okayest Hunter & Shed Season! Contest Dates - 5th thru 14th The giveaway total to be worth $500 (Okayest - $150 bundle and SS/RH - $350 SS merch and RH gift card) Just use hashtag #okayestshed on any shed-hunting posts on Instagram to be entered to win! The smaller antlers are harder to find. Good luck! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrying your bow does suck; that's why Armando Martinez invented the Bow Hitch, so you don't have to hold on to your bor during 3D archery shoots, western hunts, or whitetail hunts - even when you're in a saddle or tree stand! Presented by: www.half-rack.com - Use code: OHP for 15% OFF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric and Greg chatted with Nic De Castro, CEO and founder of LandTrust, an Airbnb-type platform aimed at outdoor recreation and hunting. Many of these platforms have come and gone within the hunting industry, but LandTrust has stood the test of time to date and continues to add features hunters, anglers, and outdoorsmen can use to find more ways to do what they love outdoors. Check out LandTrust to see all they have to offer here: https://landtrust.com/ Presented by www.half-rack.com. Use code OHP for 15% OFF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we take to the phone lines to hear stories from hunters across the US about weird stuff they've come across in the deer woods. Presented by www.half-rack.com Use code: OHP for 15% OFF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek and Eric hop on this week's episode to talk about building out a new bow or tuning your existing setup with new arrows and components during the off-season to build comfortability and confidence at full draw. Presented by www.half-rack.com use code: OHP for 15% OFF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The narrative around public land hunting and public land access has evolved over the last 20 years. Derek and Eric chat about how things have changed, for better or worse, and take a couple of calls from listeners to hear their thoughts on the topic as well. Presented by www.half-rack.com - Use CODE OHP for 15% OFF. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fellas chat about how to shed hunting has evolved over the years and has become a very popular pastime in the deer hunting off-season. Derek and his family have had a bounty of success when it comes to finding whitetail shed antlers over the years. If you've ever shed hunted for antlers, you know just how frustrating and defeating it can feel if you're not finding anything. Conversely, it can feel like you've won the lottery when you find a shed antler or, even better, yes, a match set or a hanging antler! Presented by www.half-rack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Hanson recently joined the Okayest Podcast Network as the host of the Okayest Trapper podcast. This week, Eric and Zach talk about his journey going from having a thriving career in Artificial Intelligence to leaving it all behind to head west and become the Okayest Trapper! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We go deep on the deer camp vibes in this week's episode. Our guests, Erik Tasker and Vince Markwiese had a hunting season full of trials and tribulations that ought to speak to all of us as hunters insofar as valuing the time outdoors that we have since nothing is guaranteed. Presented by, www.half-rack.com - use code: OHP for 15% OFF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some hunter's need for attention or need to feed their ego can drive them to do unethical or immoral things in the deer woods, all in the name of vanity to get that trophy buck. Of course, it only takes a few bad eggs to ruin it for the bunch, and most hunters, by and large, are good, moral, and ethical in nature. This week we chat about some of the negative things that have surfaced within the hunting community over the last few weeks. From not-so-great depictions of what can go wrong during a hunt to potential patching and sketchy decisions, the guys flesh it out and take a few calls to hear what the hunting community says about it. Presented by www.half-rack.com - use code, OHP for 15% OFF at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The final Okayest Hunter podcast of 2023 is in the books! See y'all in 2024 with more shenanigans! Enjoy our last episode of the year as we head into the holidays. We chatted about muzzleloaders and late season hunting and heard some great stories from new and returning callers. Presented by www.half-rack.com; use code OHP for 15% off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Take the long way home on this long episode this week as we talk about all the missed opportunities, the ones that got away, and how humbling deer hunting can be. We also hear some great stories from our listeners, especially our first caller!! Then we get into some controversy around CWD and hear from callers about their thoughts on it and what we, as hunters, can do to positively contribute to the issue and the narrative around the issue. Presented by www.half-rack.com - use code: OHP for 15% OFF. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Load up your muzzleloader. It's that time of the season after rifle season when some hunters dig deep to grind out what's left after the blaze orange army has gone through the deer woods with boom sticks. Presented by: www.half-rack.com Use code: OHP for 15% OFF at checkout! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The show's phone lines were lighting up this week with deer camp stories from around the country! Hunting heritage and tradition run strong in this week's episode! Presented by: www.half-rack.com CODE: OHP for 15% OFF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The annual tradition, Where ya going, and what are ya bringing episode to kick off rifle deer camp was a success, with hunters calling in from around the US to tell us where they're headed and what they're bringing to deer camp! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The sentiment of hunting is something that can trump all thing things in the deer woods. Tyler, the Co-Founder of the Okayest Hunter talks about the sentimental value of his 2023 bowhunt and it's essential to consider just how important hunting can be for the soul. We also take calls from the other hunters around the US and hear from each of the Okayest Hunter crew members about how their season is going so far. Brought to you by www.half-rack.com. Use code: OHP for 15% OFF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices