We are back this week my good friend Anthony Dixon, Instagram @the_real_dixon46 and he is your host for ​​the show this week and recaps with me my recent Alberta bowhunting trip for Whitetail & Mule deer. 

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Episode 46 - Old School Hunting Mindset  ​ ​Description - On this episode, Eric talks public land hunting tactics (and stories) with guest Dan Infalt of The Hunting Beast Forum. If you're a public land whitetail hunter, this episode is for you!

 

 

After issues with using a treestand safety harness Mike solves some of the issues he had in stand

1. Safety strap too short
2. Couldn't shoot right out of the treestand
3. Used a Life Line to solve the issues
4. Talked about how he tied in to the tree to allow more freedom of movement

A week of bow hunting at deer camp with friends and family

1. Setting treestands
2. Trail cam photos to set the tone for the hunt
3. How did the new food plot planting do
4. How often do you check your cards
5. Only hunted stands when the weather conditions were correct
6. Mike got to hunt with his dad and his friend David Boggs
7. Predators played a role in our deer hunt
8. Moved a treestand in the middle of a hunt
9. Two other friends made it camp later in the week
10. Rain played a big role in our hunt along with a full moon at night
11. Deer moved during the middle of the day
12. Saw four bucks the entire week
13. No bucks chasing yet
14. Socks our piebald doe made an appearance
15. We are looking forward now to the opener of firearm deer season on the 15th.

We are back and the N-Season Rut Report is here and we get all the dirty rut details from Tim Clark from Reddog Outfitters. 

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Mike was able to attend a lecture with Shane Mahoney at Michigan State University tuesday where he was talking about being a leader in conservation and how to acheive that goal.

1. Shane's childhood and background and how that shaped his life
2. His thoughts and beliefs on conservation
3. What conservation is today and the issues that shape it
4. How conservation can survive in the long term and what it will take to survive
5. How will you become part of that goal and fit into it to accomplish the long term goals of conservation

Back with a brand new N-Season report the rut has kicked off full speed in Kansas and Nebraska hear from Tim Clark Reddog Outfitters on some of his clients successful hunts.

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If you're like Eric and not the greatest at reading the wind or using it to your advantage there's hope! On Episode 44 of the Where to Hunt podcast, Eric chats about scent control with guest Audrey Pfaffe from Scent Crusher. This episode is jam packed with some great info about how their unique product actually eliminates orders!

We are streaming live with a B.S. report with Scott Hunter from Top 10% this week in Hunting update. 

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Mike hits the woods for the first hunt of this year for him.

1. Late start to the weekend
2. Saw more deer on the side of the road than in the stand all weekend
3. Woke up sick
4. Got in the woods for the evening hunt
5. Weather was too warm to hunt
6. New backpack hook
7. Saw one deer

Safety Harness troubles

1. Once I got tethered in the stand I had an issue shooting right
2. Umbilical cord was too short to shoot to my right
3. Problem is exaggerated in ladder stands due to the set not being movable
4. Some people make an extension

Second day morning hunt

1. Cooler weather that morning
2. Set up in a new spot
3. Saw five deer
4. Got dive bombed by a bald eagle

Dan shot his crossbows

1. Scope was way off
2. Had to shoot to make sure they were working
3. Servings on the strings need to be redone

Trail camera problems

1. Thought I had one stolen
2. Later found my master list to find the missing camera placement
3. Had another camera with dead batteries
4. Had another camera with a bad SD card

Wynd Scent Grenade scent dispersal system and wind checker

1. Used for the first time in the field
2. Multiple scents
3. Quiet and no batteries

Description - Hunting isn't easy, especially if you're pushing yourself to get to the spot no one else will get to in order to get the trophy you're after. On episode 45 Eric chats with guest (and body builder) Cole Sickafoose about how fitness plays a major role in hunting.