Well folks, we can put an officially put a wrap on the 2024 Iowa whitetail season. While some states, especially down south are still rolling with their whitetail seasons, we have begun to get into a winter scouting mode. We are putting out bales of alfalfa, moving a few cameras to check to see if some of our bucks have made it through the late season, and getting ready to walk for sheds. Shed hunting can be a major benefit for exploring pieces of your farms to look for new areas that could be huntable for the next season. The real question is, how beneficial is winter scouting in some areas? On this episode of the Raised Hunting Podcast, we give our on opinions on if winter scouting for whitetails is truly worth it. We also discuss how to hunt your target bucks after the rut and what tactics you can use to pin them down for next season.

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As the 2024 whitetail season is drawing to a close here in Iowa and in other states, the preparation for next year begins. With that preparation comes shed season and the hope that your young bucks that have potential make it through the winter. Like many hunters out there, you may be putting out some alfalfa bales or mineral blocks to help your deer get some extra nutrients during the winter. The other purpose behind putting out food an mineral is to see if you can help those bucks grow their antlers in the upcoming season. The real question is, how much can we as hunter really effect the antler growth in a deer? On this episode of the Raised Hunting podcast we look to see how much of an effect hunters can actually have a bucks antler growth in the next season. We discuss the best times to be putting out mineral blocks, whether or not food plots can play a major roll in antler growth, and how feasible it can be for the average hunter. We also. have a massive season update for you guys from the one and only "Dr. Deercember", and we discuss the impact that social media has had on hunting!

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There is the old saying that echos throughout the hunting world, "when you have been hunting long enough, you are bound to have a few misses". Whether you are a bow hunter or a gun hunter, chances are that you have had a few shots that have not gone your way. Maybe buck fever got the best of you. Maybe you had an equipment malfunction. We have had our fare share of misses throughout our hunting careers, and today we bring those misses to light. On todays episode of the Raised Hunting Podcast, our cameraman Eli joins us as we breakdown our most "memorable" misses. We also take a quick dive into a topic from one of our podcast listeners asking us how you would go about hunting multiple species on your prime deer hunting ground.

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If you are a hunter, then you have probably heard about all the stereotypes we all get stuck with. Whether you hunt public or private ground, you are the rich hunter or the just average blue collar hunter, there is a stereotype that targets every type of hunter. Odds are that is you have been hunting for a while, you may know some people that fall into the categories of stereotypes. On this episode of the Raised Hunting Podcast, we break down a few of these in a humorous and controversial way to see whether or not we agree with some of theses stereotypes. We also dive into a question from one of our podcast listeners. The question up for discussion is, how many hunters out there are paying massive amounts of money to shoot massive deer? The topic of this question comes from hunters that will come from out of state and pay farmers for a leases just to shoot one specific buck. So if you guys enjoy the fun family banter on the podcast, then you guys are in for a real treat today!

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If you are an an avid hunter, the chances are you grew up watching hunting shows on television whether it was with your dad or even your grandpa. It's safe to say that you also watched a show called Buckmasters and the Buckmaster himself, Jackie Bushman. Jackie Bushman has been an icon in the hunting industry for almost 40 years now, and shows like ours would not be here without him. The Buckmasters television show paved the way for hunting entertainment. Not only is it now the longest-running hunting show in history, but it is what put hunting television on the map. While in Iowa for his chance to tag a Midwest whitetail and do some bird hunting, Jackie Bushman joins us to give us the tale of how Buckmasters got it's start on television.

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The early split of the 2024 Iowa deer season for bow hunting came to an end last Friday. It is safe to say that this season left a major impact on the Raised Hunting crew. There were a lot of challenges to face during the 2024 deer season, Warren kept a tag in his pocket till December, Easton's target buck Gump just keep running and avoiding us a all cost, and the uncharacteristic weather began on day one of the season in October and continued through the final day. Even through all the warm November days, countless trail camera pictures, and some days of getting skunked in the tree stand, this deer season was a major learning experience. On this episode of the Raised Hunting Podcast, we dive into our biggest lessons for the 2024 Iowa deer season. We investigate some of the results from our new strategies we tried on our farms and how we can adapt them for the next season. From potentially adding more water troughs into crucial areas, to moving stands into more beneficial locations, the gears in the minds of the RH Crew are always spinning. We still have some late season opportunities here in Iowa and who knows, we still might have some new hunter adventures to close out the year!

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The last few days of the Iowa bow hunting season are upon us. With David being the only one tagged out, he gets to enjoy a little hiatus before late season kicks off. Easton takes back his role as "Mr. Deercember" gearing up to be trying some go big or go home strategies with in these final days! However, our boy Easton is not alone this year, as he is joined by Warren in this glorious Deercember week! On this episode of the Raised Hunting Podcast, we break down the season as a whole and some major strategies you can employ to help kill even your target buck during the later half of the season. From making some risky moves, to hunting the right food, to even being able to get your buck back on a pattern. We also take a deep dive into a study from the Mississippi State University Deer Ecology & Management Lab, on studies they have done about deer population density and buck activity during the rut. This study dives into a few theories we have discussed on the podcast, as well as ties in credible information to a lot of what we have witnessed in buck activity over the years!

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This hunting season been an adventure. Like every deer season, we have had some incredibly highs and some really disappointing lows. In all reality it has been a major learning year for us. We have been employing some new strategies, learning how to hunt with insane Iowa weather, and studying our deer in new ways. With the warmer temperatures, the buck movement during day light has just started to really ramp up in the later half of November on our farms. For the most part we have seen a lot of our younger bucks out during the day more than our mature ones. However the mature buck activity has been steadily increasing! On this episode of the Raised hunting Podcast we discuss a few scenarios that our listeners have sent in! One of which being, are your mature bucks truly cruising the same locations as your younger bucks during the rut. We dive into our own experiences from what we have seen on our farms and how your population of bucks plays a role in what you see.

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Lets face it, we can probably all admit that as hunters, we love running trail cameras. From the summer months to even during shed season, looking at trail camera photos of big bucks can just become addicting. There is an anticipation that sets in once you put a camera on a new piece of land to hunt or even just putting it in a new location to wait and see what bucks show up. You can learn so much about from your deer based on how your trail cameras are set up. You can begin to lear their core areas better, the trails they take, and you begin to have an archive of history with them over the years. With in the last several years, the cellular trail camera market has become more affordable for the average hunter. They have become an incredible tool to give hunters real time information on deer movement with the push of a button to get a video or photo downloaded to our phone. The real question is though, has this given hunters too much of an advantage on the deer themselves? On this episode of the Raised Hunting Podcast, we discuss how cellular trail cameras have truly changed the world of deer hunting based on the real time information we receive. We also dive into a potential correlation of how the recent advancements in trail cameras in general could be effect the calibre of deer being harvested by hunters. We also dive into topics of land management and another Iowa rut update for you guys! So we ask the Question again, are cellular trail cameras too much of an advantage for hunters?

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The world of deer hunting is a competitive one. Whether you are an outfitter or just your average guy just trying to fill a tag, we all face challenges when it comes to hunting. Some guys may not have the land they need to hunt, others may be dealing with neighbors who aren't so kind, and for a lot of guys the just may not have the time to get out and hunt. In most cases, if you are a deer hunter, you deal with at least one of these challenges, if not multiple at a time. On this episode of the Raised Hunting Podcast, we had a listener send in one of these scenarios for us to breakdown how we would handle it. If you knew there was a lot of drama and pressure from other hunter, would you still hunt the area or find a new spot? We share our experiences with farms we have hunted in the past and how we have handled certain confrontations. We also break down a rut report for Iowa and how our seasons have gone so far! We do have one buck tag punched and a crazy story to tell!

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