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Follow along as we describe the ups and downs of a Whitetail hunting season sharing those experiences with you the listener. Raw and honest! 

Episode 96:
In this humdinger of an episode, Tim and Mike discuss some tactics for hunting the secondary rut phase. It won't be as wild as the first rut, but still plenty of opportunities for rutting behavior. 

They also get into the topic of what tactics they use for finding the right tree for a climber.

Welcome to the Backwoods Bowhunter Podcast. If you like bowhunting and backwoods humor, then you might have come to the right place. We do not take ourselves too seriously. Our style is for you to feel like you are sitting around the campfire with your buddies, tossin' back some cold beers, talking bowhunting and whatever else may come to mind. We keep it real, raw, and have some good ole fun.

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Backwoods Bowhunter is a brand owned and operated by: 
River to River Outdoors "Push Your Limits"

"In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen. The excellent people who protest against all hunting, and consider sportsmen as enemies of wildlife, are ignorant of the fact that in reality the genuine sportsman is by all odds the most important factor in keeping the larger and more valuable wild creatures from total extermination." - President Theodore Roosevelt

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Follow along as we describe the ups and downs of a Whitetail hunting season sharing those experiences with you the listener. Raw and honest! 

Episode 95:
In this humdinger of an episode, Tim and Mike talk about some of the tips and tactics that you may find useful in harvesting a late season buck. Sadly, we are approaching, or in some cases, already in the late season. 

Welcome to the Backwoods Bowhunter Podcast. If you like bowhunting and backwoods humor, then you might have come to the right place. We do not take ourselves too seriously. Our style is for you to feel like you are sitting around the campfire with your buddies, tossin' back some cold beers, talking bowhunting and whatever else may come to mind. We keep it real, raw, and have some good ole fun.

Opening Day Countdown Tracker in Illinois: Open!
Opening Day Countdown Tracker in Kentucky: Open!

Grab your bow and get after it!
Get kids outdoors!

Backwoods Bowhunter is a brand owned and operated by: 
River to River Outdoors "Push Your Limits"

"In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen. The excellent people who protest against all hunting, and consider sportsmen as enemies of wildlife, are ignorant of the fact that in reality the genuine sportsman is by all odds the most important factor in keeping the larger and more valuable wild creatures from total extermination." - President Theodore Roosevelt

Contact Backwoods Bowhunter

Website & Merch: backwoodsbowhunter.com
Facebook: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Our FB Community Page: Major League Bowhunting
Instagram: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Twitter: @BWBHPodcast
Email: [email protected]

Consider leaving us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts

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Follow along as we describe the ups and downs of a Whitetail hunting season sharing those experiences with you the listener. Raw and honest! 

Episode 94:
Tim's daughter, Alayna, joins the podcast to describe the hunt that eventually harvested her first deer killed with a bow. It was an amazing experience and one that should be shared with all the youth out there. 

Welcome to the Backwoods Bowhunter Podcast. If you like bowhunting and backwoods humor, then you might have come to the right place. We do not take ourselves too seriously. Our style is for you to feel like you are sitting around the campfire with your buddies, tossin' back some cold beers, talking bowhunting and whatever else may come to mind. We keep it real, raw, and have some good ole fun.

Opening Day Countdown Tracker in Illinois: Open!
Opening Day Countdown Tracker in Kentucky: Open!

Grab your bow and get after it!
Get kids outdoors!

Backwoods Bowhunter is a brand owned and operated by: 
River to River Outdoors "Push Your Limits"

"In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen. The excellent people who protest against all hunting, and consider sportsmen as enemies of wildlife, are ignorant of the fact that in reality the genuine sportsman is by all odds the most important factor in keeping the larger and more valuable wild creatures from total extermination." - President Theodore Roosevelt

Contact Backwoods Bowhunter

Website & Merch: backwoodsbowhunter.com
Facebook: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Our FB Community Page: Major League Bowhunting
Instagram: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Twitter: @BWBHPodcast
Email: [email protected]

Consider leaving us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts

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Grab your bow and get after it!

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RUT PALOOZA is the name we have given these 10-20 minute segments detailing the days of our hunts during the rut phase in Southern Illinois. 

Follow along as we describe the ups and downs of a Whitetail season sharing those experiences as they happen. Raw and honest! 

In this episode, Tim discovers a 160s buck that has shown up on camera. This buck has never been seen before in person or on camera prior to now.

Welcome to the Backwoods Bowhunter Podcast. If you like bowhunting and backwoods humor, then you might have come to the right place. We do not take ourselves too seriously. Our style is for you to feel like you are sitting around the campfire with your buddies, tossin' back some cold beers, talking bowhunting and whatever else may come to mind. We keep it real, raw, and have some good ole fun.

Grab your bow and get after it!
Get kids outdoors!

Backwoods Bowhunter is a brand owned and operated by: 
River to River Outdoors "Push Your Limits"

"In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen. The excellent people who protest against all hunting, and consider sportsmen as enemies of wildlife, are ignorant of the fact that in reality the genuine sportsman is by all odds the most important factor in keeping the larger and more valuable wild creatures from total extermination." - President Theodore Roosevelt

Contact Backwoods Bowhunter

Website & Merch: backwoodsbowhunter.com
Facebook: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Our FB Community Page: Major League Bowhunting
Instagram: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Twitter: @BWBHPodcast
Email: [email protected]

Consider leaving us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts

Thanks for listening!
Grab your bow and get after it!

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RUT PALOOZA is the name we have given these 10-20 minute segments detailing the days of our hunts during the rut phase in Southern Illinois. 

Follow along as we describe the ups and downs of a Whitetail season sharing those experiences as they happen. Raw and honest! 

In this episode, Tim makes a mistake by lowering his bow to the ground too soon. Seconds later, he had deer all around him. 

Welcome to the Backwoods Bowhunter Podcast. If you like bowhunting and backwoods humor, then you might have come to the right place. We do not take ourselves too seriously. Our style is for you to feel like you are sitting around the campfire with your buddies, tossin' back some cold beers, talking bowhunting and whatever else may come to mind. We keep it real, raw, and have some good ole fun.

Grab your bow and get after it!
Get kids outdoors!

Backwoods Bowhunter is a brand owned and operated by: 
River to River Outdoors "Push Your Limits"

"In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen. The excellent people who protest against all hunting, and consider sportsmen as enemies of wildlife, are ignorant of the fact that in reality the genuine sportsman is by all odds the most important factor in keeping the larger and more valuable wild creatures from total extermination." - President Theodore Roosevelt

Contact Backwoods Bowhunter

Website & Merch: backwoodsbowhunter.com
Facebook: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Our FB Community Page: Major League Bowhunting
Instagram: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Twitter: @BWBHPodcast
Email: [email protected]

Consider leaving us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts

Thanks for listening!
Grab your bow and get after it!

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Follow along as we describe the ups and downs of a Whitetail hunting season sharing those experiences with you the listener. Raw and honest! 

Episode 91:
In this humdinger of an episode, Tim and Mike are all over the place with conversation. They tend to do that every so often.

Tim & Mike discuss deer aging, how hunting is conservation and break down the nutritional value of venison, which is why you should be eating more of it. 

Welcome to the Backwoods Bowhunter Podcast. If you like bowhunting and backwoods humor, then you might have come to the right place. We do not take ourselves too seriously. Our style is for you to feel like you are sitting around the campfire with your buddies, tossin' back some cold beers, talking bowhunting and whatever else may come to mind. We keep it real, raw, and have some good ole fun.

Opening Day Countdown Tracker in Illinois: Open!
Opening Day Countdown Tracker in Kentucky: Open!

Grab your bow and get after it!
Get kids outdoors!

Backwoods Bowhunter is a brand owned and operated by: 
River to River Outdoors "Push Your Limits"

"In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen. The excellent people who protest against all hunting, and consider sportsmen as enemies of wildlife, are ignorant of the fact that in reality the genuine sportsman is by all odds the most important factor in keeping the larger and more valuable wild creatures from total extermination." - President Theodore Roosevelt

Contact Backwoods Bowhunter

Website & Merch: backwoodsbowhunter.com
Facebook: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Our FB Community Page: Major League Bowhunting
Instagram: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Twitter: @BWBHPodcast
Email: [email protected]

Consider leaving us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts

Thanks for listening!
Grab your bow and get after it!

Send us Fan Mail

Follow along as we describe the ups and downs of a Whitetail hunting season sharing those experiences with you the listener. Raw and honest! 

Episode 90:
In this humdinger of an episode, Tim and Mike are joined in studio by Todd Gatzke and the younger Mike Edgin. This is our annual Saturday night BS edition during the firearm deer season in Illinois.

We all discuss our hunting seasons thus far, Tim's Kentucky scouting trip, and all sorts of other shenanigans.

Welcome to the Backwoods Bowhunter Podcast. If you like bowhunting and backwoods humor, then you might have come to the right place. We do not take ourselves too seriously. Our style is for you to feel like you are sitting around the campfire with your buddies, tossin' back some cold beers, talking bowhunting and whatever else may come to mind. We keep it real, raw, and have some good ole fun.

Opening Day Countdown Tracker in Illinois: Open!
Opening Day Countdown Tracker in Kentucky: Open!

Grab your bow and get after it!
Get kids outdoors!

Backwoods Bowhunter is a brand owned and operated by: 
River to River Outdoors "Push Your Limits"

"In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen. The excellent people who protest against all hunting, and consider sportsmen as enemies of wildlife, are ignorant of the fact that in reality the genuine sportsman is by all odds the most important factor in keeping the larger and more valuable wild creatures from total extermination." - President Theodore Roosevelt

Contact Backwoods Bowhunter

Website & Merch: backwoodsbowhunter.com
Facebook: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Our FB Community Page: Major League Bowhunting
Instagram: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Twitter: @BWBHPodcast
Email: [email protected]

Consider leaving us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts

Thanks for listening!
Grab your bow and get after it!

Send us Fan Mail

Follow along as we describe the ups and downs of a Whitetail hunting season sharing those experiences with you the listener. Raw and honest! 

Episode 89:
In this humdinger of an episode, Tim and Mike talk about the pros and cons of morning hunts vs evening hunts and what we personally prefer. Do you really need to do an all day sit to kill a rutting buck? We don't think so.

Welcome to the Backwoods Bowhunter Podcast. If you like bowhunting and backwoods humor, then you might have come to the right place. We do not take ourselves too seriously. Our style is for you to feel like you are sitting around the campfire with your buddies, tossin' back some cold beers, talking bowhunting and whatever else may come to mind. We keep it real, raw, and have some good ole fun.

Opening Day Countdown Tracker in Illinois: Open!
Opening Day Countdown Tracker in Kentucky: Open!

Grab your bow and get after it!
Get kids outdoors!

Backwoods Bowhunter is a brand owned and operated by: 
River to River Outdoors "Push Your Limits"

"In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen. The excellent people who protest against all hunting, and consider sportsmen as enemies of wildlife, are ignorant of the fact that in reality the genuine sportsman is by all odds the most important factor in keeping the larger and more valuable wild creatures from total extermination." - President Theodore Roosevelt

Contact Backwoods Bowhunter

Website & Merch: backwoodsbowhunter.com
Facebook: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Our FB Community Page: Major League Bowhunting
Instagram: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Twitter: @BWBHPodcast
Email: [email protected]

Consider leaving us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts

Thanks for listening!
Grab your bow and get after it!

Send us Fan Mail

RUT PALOOZA is the name we have given these 10-20 minute segments detailing the days of our hunts during the rut phase in Southern Illinois. 

Follow along as we describe the ups and downs of a Whitetail season sharing those experiences as they happen. Raw and honest! 

In this episode, Mike breaks down the hunt ultimately ending with him tagging a buck.

Welcome to the Backwoods Bowhunter Podcast. If you like bowhunting and backwoods humor, then you might have come to the right place. We do not take ourselves too seriously. Our style is for you to feel like you are sitting around the campfire with your buddies, tossin' back some cold beers, talking bowhunting and whatever else may come to mind. We keep it real, raw, and have some good ole fun.

Grab your bow and get after it!
Get kids outdoors!

Backwoods Bowhunter is a brand owned and operated by: 
River to River Outdoors "Push Your Limits"

"In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen. The excellent people who protest against all hunting, and consider sportsmen as enemies of wildlife, are ignorant of the fact that in reality the genuine sportsman is by all odds the most important factor in keeping the larger and more valuable wild creatures from total extermination." - President Theodore Roosevelt

Contact Backwoods Bowhunter

Website & Merch: backwoodsbowhunter.com
Facebook: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Our FB Community Page: Major League Bowhunting
Instagram: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Twitter: @BWBHPodcast
Email: [email protected]

Consider leaving us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts

Thanks for listening!
Grab your bow and get after it!

Send us Fan Mail

RUT PALOOZA is the name we have given these 10-20 minute segments detailing the days of our hunts during the rut phase in Southern Illinois. 

Follow along as we describe the ups and downs of a Whitetail season sharing those experiences as they happen. Raw and honest! 

In this episode, Tim breaks down his encounter with one of his target bucks. And the buck wins!

Welcome to the Backwoods Bowhunter Podcast. If you like bowhunting and backwoods humor, then you might have come to the right place. We do not take ourselves too seriously. Our style is for you to feel like you are sitting around the campfire with your buddies, tossin' back some cold beers, talking bowhunting and whatever else may come to mind. We keep it real, raw, and have some good ole fun.

Grab your bow and get after it!
Get kids outdoors!

Backwoods Bowhunter is a brand owned and operated by: 
River to River Outdoors "Push Your Limits"

"In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen. The excellent people who protest against all hunting, and consider sportsmen as enemies of wildlife, are ignorant of the fact that in reality the genuine sportsman is by all odds the most important factor in keeping the larger and more valuable wild creatures from total extermination." - President Theodore Roosevelt

Contact Backwoods Bowhunter

Website & Merch: backwoodsbowhunter.com
Facebook: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Our FB Community Page: Major League Bowhunting
Instagram: @backwoodsbowhunterpodcast
Twitter: @BWBHPodcast
Email: [email protected]

Consider leaving us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts

Thanks for listening!
Grab your bow and get after it!