·        Join Hal & Joe with team members, Bob Dunbar & Brad Willey as they discuss

o   Wrap up of 3rd & 4th week at the lodge

o   3rd week 9 bucks on the pole with 1 miss

o   Hal said he think statewide success rate is 15% but up North it is 5%

o   Joe’s buck story for 2024

o   Observation of why horns were good size for age of deer

o   Brad states – “Easy to get discourage if you don’t have the right frame of mind”

o   Kids need to learn but they don’t realize they might have to fail to figure it out

o   Hal likes to judge success of hunt on??? Head over to the Big Woods Bucks website to learn how to track and hunt the big woods: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/

·        Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear:

·        Jacket: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-hunting-jack

·        Pack: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-mid-size-fanny-pack

·        Gloves: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/bwb-wool-hunting-gloves

·        Pants: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-lightweight-hunting-pants

·        Cape: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-zippered-orange-cape   

·        Click link to the BWB ADK Hunt Podcast

·        Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax

·        Mapping - Get 20% Off New onX Hunt Premium or Elite Memberships! Use promo code: BWB https://www.onxmaps.com/

·        Joe, Hal, Billy Molls ( Modern Day Mountain Man www.billymollsadventures.com), Bill Cole and Steve White discuss results of 2nd week hunts from Big Woods Outfitters and have some cool adventures to report.

o   Deer sightings are high.

o   Billy Molls says:” I have hunted whitetail my whole life but the way you guys hunt is perhaps the most underrated hunt in North America and maybe even the world.”

o   Billy says: “You have to unlearn how you typically hunt.”

o   “Just a few days with Hal has cut years off my learning curve.”

o   “Every hunter needs to get a taste of tracking.”

o   Hal said: I wanted Billy to get a buck, so I never brought my gun up!”

o   Joe says: “windy and rainy days with no snow you should still hunt – when cold and crispy with no snow you should considering sitting a bit.”

o   Don’t choose to stay in the cabin when it is warm.

·        Head over to the Big Woods Bucks website to learn how to track and hunt the big woods: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/

·        Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear:

·        Jacket: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-hunting-jack

·        Pack: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-mid-size-fanny-pack

·        Gloves: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/bwb-wool-hunting-gloves

·        Pants: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-lightweight-hunting-pants

·        Cape: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-zippered-orange-cape   

·        Click link to the BWB ADK Hunt Podcast

·        Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax

·        Mapping - Get 20% Off New onX Hunt Premium or Elite Memberships! Use promo code: BWB https://www.onxmaps.com/

·        Joe, Hal, Bill and Jamison discuss results of 1st week hunts from Big Woods Outfitters and also share a few tips for different weather conditions and progress of rut.

o   The biggest challenge of guiding is hunting is hunting can be a game of inches in the thicker cover of the big woods of the North.

o   Hal shares a perfect example of a huge scrape right on a transition.

o   You should think about the progression of the rut and use tactics that are effective for that time.

o   Spend time where the doe pockets are and spend as much time as possible in the 10%.

o   Poke around when it is rainy and windy

o   Joe says: grunt tube is a very important tool to have with you.

o   Don’t choose to stay in the cabin when it is warm.

o   Hal says: find new spots and don’t go back to same places because you killed a deer in prior years.  

·        Head over to the Big Woods Bucks website to learn how to track and hunt the big woods: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/

·        Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear:

·        Jacket: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-hunting-jack

·        Pack: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-mid-size-fanny-pack

·        Gloves: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/bwb-wool-hunting-gloves

·        Pants: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-lightweight-hunting-pants

·        Cape: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-zippered-orange-cape   

·        Click link to the BWB ADK Hunt Podcast

·        Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax

·        Mapping - Get 20% Off New onX Hunt Premium or Elite Memberships! Use promo code: BWB https://www.onxmaps.com/

·       Joe and Hal give a quick update on their adventures during the 2024 moose season but get in depth on how to prep for the 2024-2025 deer season. Both answer questions about:

o   “The 10% of the woods the deer use”

o   How to find the 10%

o   How significant transitions are

o   When is the rut this year and much more  

·       Head over to the Big Woods Bucks website to learn how to track and hunt the big woods: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/

·       Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear:

·       Jacket: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-hunting-jack

·       Pack: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-mid-size-fanny-pack

·       Gloves: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/bwb-wool-hunting-gloves

·       Pants: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-lightweight-hunting-pants

·       Cape: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-zippered-orange-cape   

·       Click link to the BWB ADK Hunt Podcast

·       Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax

Mapping - Get 20% Off New onX Hunt Premium or Elite Memberships! Use promo code: BWB https://www.onxmaps.com/

·       Today Mike O’Neil joins us for an informative comparison of tracking techniques that these seasoned big woods trackers use to outsmart huge mature Northern Maine whitetail bucks. Mike grew up in northern Maine and at 65 years old has been chasing these bucks for decades. As Rick Labbe states, “He has a lot of stories to share.” Over time we have found that stories seem to help fellow hunters learn to figure out how to outsmart these wily old mature bucks. We hope you enjoy his stories as much as we did.

·       Head over to the Big Woods Bucks website to learn how to track and hunt the big woods: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/

·       Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear:

·       Jacket: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-hunting-jack

·       Pack: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-mid-size-fanny-pack

·       Gloves: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/bwb-wool-hunting-gloves

·       Pants: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-lightweight-hunting-pants

·       Cape: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-zippered-orange-cape   

·       Click link to the BWB ADK Hunt Podcast

·       Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax

·       Mapping - Get 20% Off New onX Hunt Premium or Elite Memberships! Use promo code: BWB https://www.onxmaps.com/

·       We had a chance to discuss a multitude of subject matter

o   techniques and tactics that have been gleaned from decades of hunts

o   detailed hunting stories

o   favorite outdoor writers

o   favorite rifles and cartridges

o   “The Daniel Boone Syndrome”

o   old school skills most effective for your development as a hunter

·       Lot of info shared on this one with plenty of experience shining through as they visit with each other.

·       Click link to listen to Ron review rifles, and discuss cartridges, bullets and compare them and do some active things in the field - Ron Spomer Outdoors

·       Click link to listen to Ron answer listener questions on his podcast - Ron Spomer Podcast

·       Head over to the Big Woods Bucks website to learn how to track and hunt the big woods: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/

·       Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear:

·       Jacket: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-hunting-jack

·       Pack: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-mid-size-fanny-pack

·       Gloves: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/bwb-wool-hunting-gloves

·       Pants: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-lightweight-hunting-pants

·       Cape: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-zippered-orange-cape   

·       Click link to the BWB ADK Hunt Podcast

·       Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax

·       Mapping - Get 20% Off New onX Hunt Premium or Elite Memberships! Use promo code: BWB https://www.onxmaps.com/

The Big Woods Bucks team (many of them) sits down at Huntstock Mass to talk about their past seasons, their upcoming seasons, and the time and memories in between.

Head over to the Big Woods Bucks website to learn how to track and hunt the big woods: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/

Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear:

Jacket: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-hunting-jack

Pack: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-mid-size-fanny-pack

Gloves: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/bwb-wool-hunting-gloves

Pants: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-lightweight-hunting-pants

 Cape: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-zippered-orange-cape

Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax

Mapping - Get 20% Off New onX Hunt Premium or Elite Memberships! Use promo code: BWB https://www.onxmaps.com/

·       Hal Blood, Joe Kruse, Rick Labbe, and Mike Stevens sit down with the legendary big woods hunter Carl "Connecticut Carl" Leiser to talk about a lifetime spent hunting the big woods. 

·       Head over to the Big Woods Bucks website to learn how to track and hunt the big woods: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/ 

·        Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear: 

·       Jacket: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-hunting-jack 

·       Pack: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-mid-size-fanny-pack 

·       Gloves: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/bwb-wool-hunting-gloves 

·       Pants: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-lightweight-hunting-pants 

·       Cape: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-zippered-orange-cape 

Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax

·       Hal Blood is joined by his friend Steve Feinberg and ADK Trackers Joe DiNitto and Steve Grabowski for a live podcast at Huntstock, New York 2024. The crew discuss their hunts in the Adirondacks during the 2023 season. 

·       Use code "BWB" for 10% off Huntstock Massachusetts tickets! Weekend of August 9-11: https://huntstockevents.com/8%2F9-8%2F11-massachusetts   

·       Connect with Big Woods Bucks.  

·       Big Woods Bucks on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.  

·       Shop Big Woods Bucks Wool Hunting Gear. 

·       Check out Minus33 wool, Skinner Sights, and use discount code “BWB” for a 20% discount on onX. 

·       Maine hunter Tim Eisenheimer discusses his pursuit of giant Maine bucks, including how he approaches his hunts and what he does to scout and locate bucks. He discusses the hunt that led him to bagging the highest grossing 8-pointer ever taken in Maine. 

·       Connect with Big Woods Bucks.   

·       Big Woods Bucks on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.   

·       Shop Big Woods Bucks Wool Hunting Gear.  

·       Check out Minus33 wool, Skinner Sights, and use discount code “BWB” for a 20% discount on onX.