In this episode of the InCamp Podcast, Aaron Hepler and Byron Horton sit down to unpack recent hunts, hard realities in the deer woods, and where hunting is headed as technology keeps pushing forward. Byron shares lessons from a tough muzzleloader season in Ohio shaped by EHD, and how seeing the effects firsthand forces you to recalibrate expectations and effort.

From there, the conversation opens up into a deeper discussion around technology in hunting—cell cameras, fishing electronics like forward-facing sonar, and where the line is between using tools and losing the identity of a primitive pastime. The guys don’t argue against technology outright, but they question how much is too much, and what happens when efficiency starts replacing skill, patience, and learning.

They wrap it up talking about mentorship, bringing new hunters along the right way, and why the responsibility to pass this stuff on matters now more than ever. If hunting is going to last, it has to be taught—not shortcut.

• Technology isn’t going away—but how we use it matters

• EHD is a real reminder that hunting never owes us success

• Difficulty is what builds skill, confidence, and respect for the process

• Mentorship is how hunting survives long-term

• Taking someone new hunting carries real responsibility

  
  

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