Raised Hunting

The excitement of getting a new property to hunt whitetails is a tough feeling to beat. Whether you purchase a new piece of ground to own, pay for a lease, or even just get permission on a piece of ground, the mystery of what you will see takes hold. From the first day of scouting it, you begin to look for signs of bucks in the area, rubs, scrapes, even sheds. You are looking for places to hang stands, where to put food plots, what ever you can to give you the best chances of success on this new farm. One of the biggest thing to figure out on a new piece of ground is where the deer are bedding. For new hunters especially, it can be tough to identify what a bedding area is. On this episode of the Raised Hunting Podcast, we dive into the classifications of bedding areas for whitetails. We take a look at properties we hunt and where we have hung stands in the past to give you the best classification of bedding areas we can.

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The Holder family has been involved in the hunting and outdoor industry for many years. From the time that David had joined the Primos gang in the early 2000s, he had already stacked up a library of footage from his hunts and outdoor adventures. When Warren and Easton came along and began their hunting journeys, the footage archive only began to grow. Since starting out with a small show on a local Montana network to growing that small show into the fan favorite TV show that is Raised Hunting, the Holders have had many adventures with the hunting industry. On todays episode of the Raised Hunting Podcast, the boys sit down to discuss their journey through the years in the hunting industry. From starting the shows, to the epic adventures, to the struggles of working in the industry, the Holder boys dive into as much detail as possible to try and answer the questions you guys have about getting into the hunting and outdoor industry!

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The Raised Hunting crew has officially gone on their first hunt! The gang set out to Wyoming to fill five antelope tags to open up the hunting season. As you guys all know, we pride ourselves on making the most ethical decisions and shots when we step into the woods, every hunter should strive to do so. In some cases, our ethical decisions get put to the test by mother nature, and on this hunt Easton found that out first hand. On todays episode of the Raised Hunting Podcast we sit down to discuss our antelope hunts and how ethics are truly important in the hunting world.

For some of you guys out there, deer season is a week away! Some states across the country will be opening up their season once September hits. For folks like us, we are still having to wait till October to get in a tree stand. Here in Iowa, we are still in our season prep mode and we are getting ready to employ a tactic that we tend to get a lot of questions on. With September looming and bucks getting ready to lose their velvet, we are getting ready to put out our rub trees! On this episode of the Raised Hunting podcast, we go through what our line of glandular scents are, our strategies for using our glandular scents, and how you guys can use a rub tree to hopefully help you guys get a shot on your target buck this season. We dive into the major places where we use rub trees, the process we have for putting them in, as well as show examples of how they have worked for us. We also breakdown our strategies for hunting our mock scrapes and how we use them throughout deer season.

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For some hunters, the thrill of chasing a buck they have had years of history with is the pinnacle of their hunting season. They watch this buck grow year after year, with the hopes of one day being able to get an arrow in him and see him on the wall. He may throw some crazy junk and be a giant, he may be the toughest deer on the farm to hunt, or he may just even be their biggest buck to date. Whitetails are truly amazing animals when it comes to their antlers. They can have so much character that truly make them stand out on trail camera photos, but for some deer, telling them apart year after year can be a challenge. On today's episode of the Raised Hunting Podcast we dive into the topic of how hunters recognize specific bucks year after year. We look at bucks that we had years of history with on multiple properties we hunt and look at what made them stand out every year. From looking at rack configuration, to body characteristics, to even looking at the location of the photos, we give as much insight as we can to help you guy recognize your bucks year to year.

As hunters, we are always dreaming of that next step, that next animal to chase. For some hunters it maybe a giant elk. For others, it may be a mule deer. For a good amount of hunters, they get bit with a bug for a bigger sense of adventure. Alaska is a place that many hunters and outdoorsmen dream of traveling to, chasing moose, caribou, grizzly bears, and numerous other species. For us here at Raised Hunting, it is for sure on the bucket list. The real question though, is how can you make a hunt like this happen?Today, we wanted to answer that question for you guys! We brought in our good buddy Sam Beavers, a professional hunting guide and consultant, who has experience guiding hunts in both Alaska and Africa. Sam provides us with as much information as possible to help answer the questions that many hunters have about booking hunts in Alaska. From the travel expenses, to the amount of days you would be hunting, information about DIY hunts, to a total price package of of a guided hunt with Sam. We tried to provided you guys with as much information as possible to give you guys an idea about booking an Alaskan hunt! We have provided a list of Sam's guide services below!

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Deer season is on the rise! For some of you guys out there, you are lucky and get to start chasing bucks when September rolls around. If you are like us here in Iowa, then you are having to wait till October. Even with deer season being so close, there are still some last minute preparation steps that can be done. On today's episode of the Raised Hunting Podcast, we are answering questions from you guys! We a sit down and discuss ways to manage your farm from building up small properties, food plot placement, setting up a new farm or lease, setting up a food plot with good access, and many other scenarios. We take a look at how we have set our own farms, food we have planted that has been successful, as well as strategies to hunt your food plots. We also have a special guest that joins at the right time of the show! Our buddy, Shane Edwards, shares his incredible insight on how effective food plots can be and what he has done to make his so successful.

Doug Swain, A friend of Davids for over 20 years joins us on the Raised Hunting Podcast Today. David and Doug shared a career in the fire department back when the Holders lived in Montana. The two friends share stories of their times in the fire department, hunting adventures, and one story that will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Doug shares with us one of the craziest encounters we have ever heard. On a scouting trip for elk season, Doug finds himself face to face with not one, but two mountain lions! While trying to back out from his scouting trip, Doug is being stalked by two mountain lions within five yard of him! So sit back and enjoy this epic story!

Deer management has been a topic of conversation in the hunting community for a long time. For some it may be more feasible than others. You may have ground that is connected over a certain amount of acres that may produce great bucks. You have tried to manage the ground by adding food plots, feeding your deer, and passing bucks to let them get to maturity. The real question though is, is deer management worth it? On this episode of the Raised Hunting Podcast we look to answer that question. We break down some of the pros and cons of deer management, look to find a difference between deer management and land management, and also look at how managing deer can affect hunting for an individual as a whole and if it takes away from the hunt itself.

When it comes to hunting a specific buck, a lot of factors have to be taken into consideration. You are trying to scout him in the summer, you are setting up scrapes to try and put him in an exact location, you are trying to replay your past encounters with him, and you are going over your trail cam history with that buck. For summer hunters, there can always be a target buck that slips through the cracks, even though you have trail camera photos in numerous spots on your property. There is one issue with those photos, they are not in day light hours. On this episode of the Raised Hunting Podcast, we got a topic request from a listener asking how to pin down a target buck that is "nocturnal". We take our experiences that we have had past target bucks that have been "nocturnal" and tactics we used to pin them down!