Three weeks on the road, deer hitting the dirt, and camp stories stacked from Missouri to Michigan. The Winchester camp brought all-day sits, tight setups, and the kind of buck action that turns a quiet timber into chaos. Rattling pulls, missed windows, clean kills, and a sweepstakes winner who brought the antlers—and the heat.

Then we break down the tool that changed everything this season: thermal drones. Marginal hits, standing corn, coyotes in the mix, and finding deer in under two minutes from four hundred feet up. No disturbance. No guessing. Just truth. What that means for outfitters, neighbors, and doing right by the deer is laid out plain.

We close with the state of whitetails across the Midwest—Michigan pressure, doe-heavy ground, pockets of giants, and Ohio loading up for gun season with cold weather, 350 Legends, and the Grizzly blinds finally in the right spots.

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The crew heads back to Deadwood, one of the most anticipated stops of the season, to kick off deer camp in the rugged hills of Ohio. Early mornings, long setups, and classic camp traditions set the tone as the team settles into the rhythm of the hunt. Between gear talk, setup strategy, and plenty of laughs, it’s the kind of start that reminds everyone why this week in November always feels like Christmas.

In this episode, the action unfolds fast. From rattling in multiple bucks at once to executing perfect setups that pay off with mature deer on the ground, every hunt brings a mix of adrenaline and strategy. The team breaks down shot placements, behavior patterns, and the tactics that separate success from near misses. Whether it’s a perfect double-lung shot or a hard-earned recovery, every story adds to the growing legend of camp.

We’re going semi-live all November. Drop your Rut Report in the KB App—state, wind, chase level—so the Brotherhood can stack more deer on the ground.

Three bucks in fifteen minutes. One ghost in the autumn olive. A first archery kill on home dirt and a reminder that big bodies don’t come easy. We walk through the window we picked, the angle that sealed it, and the rattle cadence that actually pulls deer—quick crack, then silence. No concerts, no plastic bags—leaf noise, tree knocks, terrain advantage.

This isn’t ego, it’s honesty. The father/filmmaker tension is real: be present for your kid, then make the story out of what you’ve got. We get into when not to call at 40, why blind rattling works only in the right setup, and how volume and visibility decide everything. Misses included—the “air-mail” gut punch, the “thanks for coming” moment, and what those mistakes teach if you let them.

We’re going semi-live all November. Drop your Rut Report in the KB App—state, wind, chase level—so the Brotherhood can stack more deer on the ground.

Venison sticks, garlic curds in a bush plane, a legit natural gas leak at HQ, and the pre-rut plan from Michigan to Ohio to Missouri. We swap best-ever hunts (Strong Arm, Jumbo, the 182 in Iowa), talk Rage setups, cold fronts, corn coming down, and why burning a set for intel still kills giants. Also: exploding deer scent cans (for real), goose fever, and the new Rut Report Channel in the KB app.

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Bush planes in, storms on the nose, and a bear-ransacked outpost to greet us—welcome to Manitoba. The kids take the mic for the Silsby recap: first northerns, first walleyes, and a beaver-dam giant that lit the drags. Broken boats, six-foot rollers, shore-lunch perfection, and a cabin visitor with flour on his paws.

Ryder won’t put the rod down, Gunner invents the “Ooga Booga” cast, and Kylie gets Pike Fever—plus Pap’s last-cast hammer and why these fly-in trips make core memories for life.

Silsby Lake, Manitoba. Northern pike, walleye, bush planes, beaver dams, and bears in camp—yeah, that kind of trip.

Watch the full Silsby Lake film now — streaming in the Keefer Brothers App or on YouTube @KeeferBrothers, presented by Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s.

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Ryder kicks off deer season solo on the home place—one bolt in the quiver by dad’s orders. A 4-year-old eight strolls to 15 yards, the bolt flies, and the woods erupts. Then it twists: a bigger ten shows, then an even heavier buck. No second shot. Just a whisper-call with dad, a blood trail like paint, and a rite of passage sealed. “The ice has my heart, but the woods has my soul.” Yeah—felt that.

From there we crack open our own first-buck files: a Pennsylvania stump sit, an orange safety whistle, and a .308 that zipped through; a ladder-stand chocolate-milk moment with a thumping .300 Win Mag; a buddy-stand six-point that lit the fuse for filming it all. Climbers with seatbelts, milk-jug beers, and tree stands that bucked back—plus the tech shift from no-intel sits to cell cams and why stripping it down sometimes makes the hunt again.

We wrap on what’s next: studio rhythm now, remotes all through deer season, Michigan to Ohio to Missouri, waterfowl and whitetails, and Deadwood coming in hot. Buckle up—season’s rolling.

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Back from the wild and straight into the studio — still thawing out and finding our legs after the coldest Dropped yet. Sleep came hard, miles came harder, and Alaska reminded us fast who’s in charge.

This one runs on raw return energy: river miles that stripped weight and broke bodies, grizzlies that showed up uninvited, and gear that barely limped out alive. We talk what went right, what broke, and why pushing 100% every day matters more now than ever.

Then it’s back to reality — family, work, and trying to re-enter the grid without losing what the wild gave us. Lessons earned mile by mile now shaping the hunts and the business moves ahead.

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Mike “Mikey P” Passaglia is one of the happiest, most grounded men you’ll meet — and one of the toughest. Chris sits down for a raw, long-form conversation with a man who’s built companies, lost them, rebuilt from nothing, and never lost his joy along the way.

We dig into what it’s like to hit the bottom and start over, what resilience really means when the odds are ugly, and how a lifetime of chasing wild places shapes the way you lead and live. From guiding days to global hunts, to unknowingly getting within striking distance of the North American 29, Mikey’s story is about the journey, not the trophy.

There’s wisdom here on building a business, living with gratitude, and choosing kindness after life knocks you down. There’s also plenty of brotherhood... turkey hunts, road miles, and laughs that change everything.

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We’re rerunning a foundational episode while the crew is dropped in Alaska’s Brooks Range. This “From the Vault” throwback is the origin story of Wilder Minds—why we built it, who we are, and the mindset driving everything from DIY Alaska to Ohio whitetails.

Inside: the viral “cannibalism” headline (and the real hunter’s rite-of-passage conversation about hearts, ethics, and respect), a Yukon night that devolved into street football in Dawson City, and a candid debate on AI trail cameras—patterning deer, filtering images, and where tech crosses the line. We also hit the early trade-show pulse (SHOT, NWTF, NRA Great American), why the youth wave matters, and how camp, camaraderie, and story still carry the lifestyle.

If you’re chasing more—more adventure, more discipline, more family time in wild places—this is the refresh. It’s the why behind the project, the tone behind the mics, and the shove out the door.

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Tim “The Maniac” Sylvia is a mountain of a man with a story to match. From UFC heavyweight champ to slap-fighting giant, he’s lived it all in the cage and carried that same fire into the woods. We talk about his journey... the fights, the injuries, the comeback. And the side of him most don’t see: a die-hard bowhunter with a Maine drawl and a sharp edge for the truth.

The stories hit every lane. Getting literally slapped off his feet. Locker-room chaos at old trade shows. Bar dust-ups with guys who didn’t know when to shut their mouths. And then the other side of it... stem cell recovery, persistence through injury, and a straight-up passion for archery that fuels him as much as fighting ever did.

Tim is a no-BS kind of guy. If he likes you, you’ll know. If he doesn’t, you’ll feel it.

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