RHO Podcast | Hunting Stories, Strategies, and More!

Josh Honeycutt wrote an article for North American Whitetail covering the reasons why he thinks the top hunters are so successful tagging mature bucks year after year. Canyon talks through that article and adds more insight on this episode of the RHO Podcast.

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October cold fronts are like Christmas for whitetail hunters. They bring a lot of excitement and opportunity. However, you can still mess things up if you don't hunt them smart. Canyon talks about how you can do that on this Full Draw Friday.

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The guys are all back in the studio this week to recap the season 3 finale of Fall Pursuit, talk about the WoodHaven tour, the first buck of the season, and have a good laugh at the reactions to Nate's misfortune. You'll want to stick around for that last part for sure!

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Canyon talks about how to beat mature bucks during the October Lull on this episode of Full Draw Friday. Bedding is the name of the game right now. Find where you think they're staying, and you might be able to tag them during one of the toughest phases of the year.

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Early-season bucks are often found over green food sources like clover and radish plots. However, you can still tag one even if you don't have access to those. Canyon talks about how in this episode of the RHO Podcast.

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WoodHaven Custom Calls is one of the top hunting call makers in the world. They provide the highest quality calls, and they are some of the best people in the industry. We traveled to their Headquarters in Hefflin, Alabama to record this episode with a couple of those good people, Rip Dickerson and Josh Anderson. Hopefully you guys enjoy their company as much as we did.

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WoodHaven Custom Calls has the best quality turkey and deer calls on the market. If you want to sound like the animals you’re hunting, go to woodhavencalls.com and pick up any of their products.

For any info on real estate available through Midwest Farm and Land, or anything that RG Outdoors has, contact Rodney Hawkins 618-925-3153.

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Steve Sherk is a renowned whitetail hunter from the big woods of the Northeast. He's a writer for North American Whitetail, runs his own guide service, consistently tags mature whitetails, and is a friend of the RHO Podcast. On this episode, we take a dive into his latest NAW article about how he finds and harvests big bucks with little time to actually hunt.

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NAW - https://www.northamericanwhitetail.com/author/steve-sherk/550709

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EHD is a common concern among deer hunters in mid to late August. Rightfully so. Should we be worried about it this year, though? How bad has it been so far? Canyon talks about all that and more on episode 197 of the RHO Podcast.

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Erik Tasker is the owner of WiscoBowhunting, Back40 Media, and Co-Host of The Flippin Sticks and Throwin Lead podcast. He used to work in a corporate setting, but finally got tired of it and decided to step out on his own. Ever since, he's been growing his brand and name in the outdoors industry. We talk about that journey and much more on this episode of the RHO Podcast.

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Jared Mills knows deer. He also knows food plots. Now, he's putting all that knowledge into one of the best food plot companies out there. He tells us all about his journey toward building Physis, what it's all about, and more.

Physis Website - https://www.growphysis.com/

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