The Midwest is a traditionally coveted region for whitetail hunting and growing big bucks, which is why every year we are eagerly tuned in to recent hunting experiences and the success a season can bring. Our resident midwest hunter, Show Producer and Land Consultant Mike Tepe joins us for this week's podcast to recap another challenging, successful and educational year. Mike talks about his whitetail management efforts leading info the fall and how they all impacted his end results both positively and negatively. Mike shares a lot of information about EHD and the difficulty that brings to any land owner dealing with such, and how he himself adjusts and refocuses from time to time during challenging seasons. This is yet another deep dive into whitetail hunting with one of our own. Many of Mike's efforts can also be seen in his Midwest Mindset series on CarbonTV! 

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We continue our whitetail saga on the podcast this week with one of the best to ever do it; Don Higgins. For those who don't know Don, he is one of the best whitetail managers and land consultants in the business and has been for a long time. In addition to his wealth of knowledge, Don still considers himself to be a student of the game and a student of the whitetail; studying these animals religiously and taking something away from every interaction. He joins our team to talk everything whitetail and what it takes to grow, hunt and tag big bucks year after year. The guys talk hunting tactics, management strategies, EHD, moon phases, aging deer, and so much more. We are once again pumped to bring you a second-to-none conversation that any deer hunter should learn from! 

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Dr. Grant Woods from GrowingDeer.TV joins us this week on Fall Obsession Podcast to talk everything whitetails! Dr. Woods is a well-known and respected wildlife biologist and deer manager whose research, tactics and strategies have been proven to create deer hunting paradises for decades. Sam and Ryan cover a lot of ground with Dr. Woods in this episode, talking habitat management, food plot biology, whitetail behavior, moon phases, the rut, and so much more! There is a lot to learn when it comes to managing and growing big whitetails; and certainly so much more than we ourselves think we know. That's why time with an expert like Dr. Woods is so incredibly valuable. We certainly pick his brain and ask him all of the questions on our minds (and maybe yours too) as he boils it down to the science of whitetail hunting!

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Our guest this week, Jordan Henderson was successfully climbing the ladder of corporate America when she realized she was missing what mattered more in life. That lead to her founding the brand Huntress Holdings; an organization dedicated to promoting and cherishing the values of faith, family and firearms. Jordan joins us to talk about the great organization she started, along with several other entrepreneurial ventures she is currently pursuing. She talks about some of her recent hunting experiences with us, including this year's Sika Deer hunt, Black Bear hunt, Whitetail hunting and more! One things for sure, Jordan and her family are all about the outdoors, and live life to the fullest bringing their faith to meet their firepower!

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This week show host Sam Thrash takes the opportunity to cover some ground in a couple different topics he's passionate about. The first being whitetail hunting in Texas, as Sam talks about his 2024 season thus far, and feeling like a "bad hunter". The second half of the episode gets him fired up, discussing hunters rights, anti-hunters, the recent success of getting Proposition 127 shot down in Colorado, and more. The recent "ballot box biology" initiative was enough to (hopefully) wake up some otherwise, let's just say "casual" hunters when it comes to paying attention to what's going on around you; not just in your state, but across the country. As always pages such as ours that openly take a stance in these situations open themselves up to the opposition, and some anti's found some of our Proposition 127 content. Sam talks about dealing with these keyboard warriors while representing hunting respectfully and professional. This is a fun, short episode. 

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The most valuable time of the year for any whitetail hunter is arguably "The Rut". Bucks are moving around the clock and pushing does outside of their normal routine, and it makes for some entertaining and enjoyable sits in the woods. This week we are joined on the Podcast by one of our own, Ryan Reading, a Pro Staffer from New York. With over 30 years of hunting experience, and roughly a decade of time spent managing his own properties in the Northeast, Ryan has spent a lot of time studying deer behavior, observing patterns and pulling data from his Tactacam Reveal Cell Cams, and not to mention hunting big whitetails. Specifically, a recent 3 year quest to tag his number 1 target that came to fruition in 2024 in an epic, heated rut hunt! Ryan tells us the story and his history with this specific buck, and we talk whitetail management strategies, tactics, and how to hunt big bucks pre-rut, during the rut, and post rut!

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Building a new generations of hunters and outdoors men and women begins with mentorship and getting someone else outdoors. That is exactly the mission of Courtney Prete and the team at Her Outdoor Journey! As a founder of HOJ and a host of the Soul Summit Podcast, Courtney strives to bridge the gap for women and families in the outdoors through unparalleled experiences that educate, empower, and build community. She joins us for an episode to talk about the incredible things they are doing at HOJ, the hard work and dedication to get to this point, the highs and lows of being a podcast host, personal growth through the process, and of course we cannot leave without also talking hunting. This is an inspirational episode with an outlook on a team and a mission that is doing influential things! 

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Hunting season is here, and the Fall Obsession team has hit the ground running! We look forward to bringing some "in-house" episodes to you in the coming weeks; highlighting some of our Staff's hunts and experiences from the 2024 whitetail season. There is no better place to start than with the man who keeps the Fall Obsession Staffer program running smoothly; our Staff Manager Todd Sellon! Todd spends a lot of time managing and hunting his home farm in Michigan, and this year the hard work has already been paying off. Todd had the opportunity to punch some tags early this year, and joins us to discuss his own hunting strategies and tactics, some key gear and scouting tools he uses, and much more! This is a great podcast for all blue collar hunters with a fellow outdoorsman who embraces and capitalizes on the same opportunities we all face from season to season. 

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This week we are joined by East Coast Trev, a founder and co-host of The Outdoor Drive Podcast! Trev is as down to earth as they come, and he and Sam dive right in for a wholesome conversation about authenticity, intentionality and relationships in the outdoor podcast world. Both share what some may call a more vulnerable side of their shows and experiences, and definitely give listeners a peek behind the curtain to a side of outdoor podcasts many don't see or realize. The guys talk whitetails, hunting season, big bucks, and the moments that truly matter looking back on previous seasons. We have certainly enjoyed these recent collaborations with Trev and Steve from The Outdoor Drive, and look forward to many more! One things for sure, what you see (or hear) is what you get and these episodes will make you feel like you're having a conversation in hunting camp with these guys!

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Having returned from the mountains of Central Idaho, Sam sits down to spend some time reflecting on one of his most incredible, epic and intense hunting trips to date. Invited to join friends Galen, Chris and Ben for the 2024 season, the crew took their horseback pack trip 25 miles into the backcountry searching for elk in untouched country. Last week in episode 208 the four men shared the story with us from around the fire in Elk Camp. This week Sam dives into greater details throughout the trip; talking specifics about the hunt and the experience, including the mental and physical challenges he was not entirely prepared for. He also shares the story of their adventure getting off the mountain, and how the crew was awake for over 24 hours on the last day in an effort to overcome some risky challenges and make it home safely. The Steep and Deep country is both beautiful and brutal. 

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