Public Hearings on proposed Massachusetts deer hunting regulations will take place via Zoom on January 23rd at 1:30pm and 6:00pm. To attend the Public Hearing on proposed deer regulations click this link and follow the call-in instructions: https://www.mass.gov/news/public-hearing-on-proposed-deer-regulations-set-for-january-23 Strengthen the Northeastern Hunting Community by attending Huntstock in Westminster, MA August 8th-10th! You can get tickets to Huntstock here: www.huntstockevents.com Want to Exhibit at Huntstock? Email [email protected] Support Mass Bowhunters Association by Attending the Annual Banquet: https://massbowhunters.com/2025-mba-banquet/ Email comments, questions, feedback to Martin Feehan at: [email protected]

Today I sit down with Randy Moulton and Justin Alvarez, two guys who met through the Huntstock volunteer program and became great friends and hunting buddies. Both started hunting as adults and have found success early on through mentorship, making mistakes, and getting after it. If you want to volunteer at Huntstock send an email to [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS:

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In this episode my best friend Evan Potter aka Scotland joins me a couple hours after shooting two great bucks with his Woodman Arms Patriot muzzleloader while hunting with me in Massachusetts on December 20th. Merry Christmas to all of you! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Vortex - www.vortexoptics.com Moultrie Mobile - www.moultrieproducts.com Huntstock - www.huntstockevents.com

In this strategy centric podcast I sit down with Conor O'Brien and we discuss a lot of topics including the importance of good access, leaving behind a minimal scent trail during ingress and egress, and how mid December hunting can be on fire if you have a big doe group to hunt. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Vortex - www.vortexoptics.com Moultrie Mobile - www.moultrieproducts.com Huntstock - www.huntstockevents.com

Some listeners let me know the previous upload cut off at 41 minutes in, so the full podcast has now been re-uploaded!

In this episode we recap Chris Alberini's great 2024 Massachusetts season where he killed two great bucks, talk about reading deer's body language and how and when to know to call to deer, as well as have a discussion about knowing the game laws where you hunt and our wishes that the EPO's would use discretion on when to confiscate a deer and when to use a situation as a learning experience for the hunter with written warnings or fines. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Vortex - www.vortexoptics.com Moultrie Mobile - www.moultrieproducts.com Huntstock - www.huntstockevents.com

In this episode we recap Chris Alberini's great 2024 Massachusetts season where he killed two great bucks, talk about reading deer's body language and how and when to know to call to deer, as well as have a discussion about knowing the game laws where you hunt and our wishes that the EPO's would use discretion on when to confiscate a deer and when to use a situation as a learning experience for the hunter with written warnings or fines. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Vortex - www.vortexoptics.com Moultrie Mobile - www.moultrieproducts.com Huntstock - www.huntstockevents.com

Tom Miranda sits down with me at my family deer camp in Vermont to discuss his evolution as a hunter, his trapping books he wrote during Covid and business advice. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Vortex - www.vortexoptics.com Moultrie Mobile - www.moultrieproducts.com Huntstock - www.huntstockevents.com

On this episode I update everyone on the past week of hunting including 2 close calls on mature bucks from the saddle and on the ground as well as what I am seeing for movement and sign.

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This week is an update on the season thus far, the emergence of the rut right around the corner and the strategies you can take to capitalize on it this week, as well as an update on my hunt for the buck I call Spooky. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Vortex - www.vortexoptics.com Moultrie Mobile - www.moultrieproducts.com Huntstock - www.huntstockevents.com

This week I interview Malik Ferguson, a new hunter and passionate archer who came to Huntstock in 2023 and left with a newfound obsession. He has an interesting story and he spends a lot of the podcast picking my brain on bowhunting strategies and theories.

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