The Drop-Tine Report

A simple tip from Grant Woods from Growing Deer TV about why everyone should perform a prescribed burn in their food plot.

In this episode, dog trainer Roger Sigler explains how to turn any dog into a shed antler dog. Not every deer hunter wants to invest in a shed antler dog. Roger gives step-by-step instructions on how to turn any retriever into a dog that loves to fetch sheds.

Archery expert, John Schaffer discusses the new Mathews Archery V3, how the pandemic has impacted the bowhunting industry, and bowhunting dangerous bears. Schaffer has hunted across North America and talks about a close call he had with a monster brown bear.

In this episode of the Drop-Tine Report, Doug Benefield the owner of Illinois Connection Outfitters, talks about a monster 230-inch buck that was taken by one of his hunters last year. The 230-inch buck is the largest buck ever taken at Illinois Connection. He also discusses numerous other Booner bucks that were taken during the 2020 season.

On this episode of the Drop-Tine Report podcast, North American Whitetail Magazine’s former Editor-in-Chief, Gordon Whittington discusses world record whitetails including the Milo Hanson buck. He also talks about his career at North American Whitetail,and how the whitetail industry has changed over the last several decades. Listen by clicking the link.

In this episode Mark Luster discusses passing big bucks, patterning monster bucks and holding out for the buck of a lifetime. Mark Luster is a picky bowhunter who has learned that chasing monster bucks sometimes requires a bowl of tag soup.

David Slaybaugh is a member of a hunting club in Virginia that receives a lot of deer hunting pressure. In fact some of the members of the club hunt deer with dogs. Hunting pressure caused one large buck to only move at night. In this episode David talks about all the steps he took to get a shot at this buck during daylight. A last minute food plot planted only a couple weeks before the season is one of the many things David did to increase his odds of killing this elusive buck.

In this episode, Corey Richmond talks about a 220-inch monster buck he shot in Ohio a few weeks ago. This crazy non-typical buck has an enormous amount of mass and plenty of character. During the interview, Corey talks about how he waited for the perfect wind before hunting. The night he killed the buck was the first time he climbed into the treestand to hunt him. The story is proof that being patient can pay off.

In this episode, Sam Voss discusses how he targets bucks in the early season, how he finds land to lease, and how he was able to pattern and kill a Kansas giant earlier this year. Sam will also share how he typically hunts from blinds and why that is his favorite way to hunt big bucks.