What’s happening everybody, welcome back to the HuntBetter Podcast where our mission is to preserve the culture of hunting and the art of woodsmanship. Today we’re hanging out with a man who has made such an enormous impact on the sport of hunting and has helped so many guys learn mature buck behavior and how to capitalize on these bucks in a variety of terrains and different habitats.

For me personally, Dan Infalt has elevated my love for the outdoors and my success in the woods. And all of that stems from his desire and his devotion to pass on the wisdom he’s acquired over the last few decades to those who are willing to learn and grow. And so much of his content was and is free of charge, things like the Hunting Beast forum. There’s so much content there that you could never read it all, but man — it’s definitely worth spending a lot of time there.

Also, I’d love for you to support Dan and all that he’s got going on, because he’s just done so much for me and for lots of other hunters over the years. Some of my favorite stuff Dan has put out over the years are his bedding DVDs. You got farm bedding, hill country bedding, swamp bedding, and several more. If you are wanting to increase your success rate with mature bucks, those will put you miles ahead of where you are currently. And Dan ain’t paying me a dime to say that, I’m saying it because I have those DVDs and they totally changed my life, my hunting success went through the roof. The wisdom in those DVDs are invaluable. Go get them all and watch them at least 9 times each.

Last thing I’ll say, Dan has always been someone who was willing to help little people like me get better. I remember reaching out to Dan years ago on the hunting beast forum, and honestly I thought it was a shot in the dark…I mean, he’s Dan Infalt, right? A few hours later, I got a notification and it was a message from Dan, and he took the time to give me an in-depth answer to my question, and I’ll never forget that. 

Today we’re hanging out with one of my great friends and seriously the best mountain buck hunter that I know personally — Mr. Nathan Killen. I’m sure if you’re listening to this, like me, you’ve learned so much from Nathan over the last few years. And every time I talk to Nathan, I’m just blown away by his depth of knowledge, which is often times hard to put into words, and actually in this episode you’ll hear us talk about the “instinctual side of hunting” and how most of the time, you just have to put in the work, grind it out, and let the woods and the critters that live there teach you and help you develop that instinctual element of hunting, because you know what, that’s the one tool in your toolbox that can honestly make you more lethal than everybody else. But you gotta work for it, as you’ll hear Nathan mention.

Today, we’re hanging out with one of my good friends and one of my favorite guys in the world of DIY hunting, Steve Sherk of Sherk’s Guide Service. Steve’s been a great friend to HuntBetter over the years, and he’s been so generous in the sharing of his wisdom and knowledge.

One thing you’ll quickly learn about Steve, and really all the great successful hunters of our time, is that he’s always learning. He’s never thinking that he’s got it all figured out. He’s always trying to hone his edge and that equates to a ton of time in the woods, a ton of boot leather laid down, and honestly, just a ton of humility — especially when he’s already so successful chasing mature, big woods bucks. So if you take anything away from this podcast, I hope that it’s Steve’s willingness to continue learning and then to continue passing along what he’s learned so that other generations can benefit and grow into great woodsmen.