On this episode of Michigan Wild, Nate Rozeveld and Josh Arbogast sit down for a long awaited episode. Josh and Nate have been trying to record an episode for a few weeks, but with Nate's hectic schedule with being out of state and the holidays it finally came together. Josh is a passionate bowhunter that allocates his free time chasing whitetails at a high level. He really enjoys scouting and learning areas in the off season and always finds himself on a few out of state hunts each fall. Nate sees Josh as an Extreme Weekend Warrior, based on his effort. He will do multiple weekend trips far from home even in his home state chasing whitetails. He even built out an enclosed trailer to stay in and really enjoyed hunting out of it this fall. Another new thing this fall brought Josh was dedicating his season to one particular buck on public land in MI. The buck won this time, but Josh enjoyed the challenge and feels he has become a better hunter going into 2025. 

After talking about Josh's style and progression as a bowhunter the guys dive into Josh's passion for improving the hunting opportunities throughout the whole state of Michigan. Josh actually started the facebook page Michigan Deer Hunters for Change with the intentions of improving the hunting in Michigan. Nate and Josh both agree that there is a dramatic difference in deer behavior and dynamic in other midwest states and believe hunting in Michigan can reflect those. However it takes us as hunters to be at the forefront of that change and not solely rely on the NRC or DNR to make those changes for hunters. 

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