The Hunting Public

By The Hunting Public

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What's The Hunting Public about?

Hunters Aaron Warbritton and Zach Ferenbaugh talk deer hunting tips and tactics with various experts across the country. We'll also cover current conditions and strategies that can help you right now.

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#283 - How to MAXIMIZE your...

11.30.2023

In this discussion from April of 2023, Zach talks to Andy May about how he pays attention to detail with woodsman-ship in order to maximize his effective hunts and overall opportunities at bucks with limited time in the season to ...

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11.30.2023 #283 - How to MAXIMIZE your EFFICIENCY w/ ANDY MAY In this discussion from April of 2023, Zach talks to Andy May about how he pays attention to detail with woodsman-ship in order to maximize his effective hunts and overall opportunities at bucks with limited time in the season to ...
11.24.2023 #282 - HUGE Buck FIGHTS Hunter’s Dead Deer! - CRAZY Hunting Story! w/Doug Ferenbaugh Zach's dad, Doug, tells his craziest deer hunting story from the early 2000's. On opening day, he had a once in a lifetime hunt that includes a buck down with a bow, a massive 10 pointer and a 17 pointer ...
11.16.2023 #281 - Our Favorite Rut Hunting Tactics for Locked Down Bucks! Zach and Jake sit in the truck and watch a plains whitetail buck locked down with a doe as they discuss the nuances of hunting bucks in through what many consider the "Lockdown Phase" of the rut. TOPICS INCLUDE: -where ...
11.14.2023 #280 - THP’s Favorite Rut Stories Part 2 Zach talks to Ben and Keith Robinson, and Hayden Krimmer in part 2 of our favorite rut stories. If you enjoy and didn't catch the first part, make sure to give it a watch/listen! TOPICS INCLUDE: -hunting a buck that ...
11.03.2023 #279 - THP’s Favorite RUT Stories - Part 1 Zach calls up some members of the crew to talk about their favorite rut stories from chasing locked down bucks to decoy hunts. Hopefully this gets you fired up for the rut as we get into November! TOPICS INCLUDE: -unique ...
10.25.2023 #278 - Hunting Over SCRAPES! w/Jon Lewis and Jake Lynch Zach talks about hunting over scrapes with Jon Lewis and Jake Lynch from Just Hunt Club. They discuss how to identify community scrapes, how to setup on scrapes, what time of year to hunt scrapes, and much more! Check out ...
10.21.2023 #277 - Hunting in DROUGHT Conditions w/Warb Zach, Colin, and Warb discuss the current status of many midwestern states being in drought conditions. They talk about how deer respond to environmental adversity, and how hunters can adjust accordingly to find deer in tough conditions. TOPICS INCLUDE: -how ...
10.10.2023 #276 - Realistic, AGGRESSIVE CALLING for Whitetails! Zach and Ben talk about a variety of situations in which calling for whitetails has helped them get bucks in range throughout the season. Over the years, we have found that adding realism to our calling setups has helped a ...
10.03.2023 #275 - What does a WILDLIFE ARTIST DO??? w/ RYAN KIRBY Zach talks to Wildlife Artist, Ryan Kirby, about how he navigated his way to his current career and how his profession helps him as a hunter and vice-versa. Topics Include: -how Ryan got his start as an artist -how being ...
09.26.2023 #274 - How We Plan to Hunt EARLY SEASON FOOD SOURCES Zach, Ben, and Logan talk about early season food sources and their plans for hunting them this season. TOPICS INCLUDE: -different types of oaks and when and where they drop acorns -how to identify other broadleaf food sources -setting up ...
09.23.2023 #273 - Patterning Bucks in the NORTHERN BIG WOODS w/ DIY SPORTSMAN Zach discusses tactics and different approaches to hunting large, monotonous forest tracts in order to find and pattern buck movement with Garrett Prahl, Shane Simpson, and Ryan Carpenter. TOPICS INCLUDE: -how Garrett's scouting plans for breaking down monotonous habitat -finding ...
09.12.2023 #272 - Deer Tour Plans For This Season! - Best Deer Tour Moments From ’22 We're reflecting on our favorite moments from last season and what tactics we're most excited to use for the 2023 Deer Tour! Topics Include: -our best memories from the ’22 season -new gear we are excited about -new tactics we ...
09.08.2023 #271 - Making it Cool to Stand Up for Hunters Rights w/John Stallone from the Howl For Wildlife Org. Zach and Aaron talk with John Stallone from the Howl For Wildlife Org about how to get involved in your state, current issues, and how we should work together to stand up for hunters and conservation rather than only playing ...
09.06.2023 #270 - New APP to help FIND DEER??? w/Shane Simpson and Garret Prahl Zach talks with Shane Simpson, Garrett Prahl, and Ryan Carpenter about a new app that they created to help make the process of finding a tracking dog easier and more efficient for the hunter and the tracker. The result will ...
08.24.2023 #269 - ELK HUNTING STRATEGY - Changing Our CALLING SETUPS! Zach and Ben discuss some the things that they have learned over the years in regards to calling elk. When they first started elk hunting they only had one strategy, get a response and try to call bulls in with ...
08.16.2023 #268 - Finding Fresh Sign to find HOT SPOTS During the RUT! w/Josh Ilderton After checking out Josh's lease, Zach and Ben recorded another conversation with Josh and asked more questions about his hunting style in the mountains for West Virginia. They talk about about many different situations that may help you when hunting ...
08.10.2023 #267 - Should You Take a FRONTAL SHOT with a BOW??? Zach, Jake, Hayden, and Cole discuss frontal shots with a bow. There are a lot of factors that go into the decision to make any shot with a bow but with frontal shots there are some unique challenges and risks ...
08.01.2023 #266 - Learning from MISTAKES w/Josh Ilderton of the Untamed In this episode, Zach, Ben, and Keith talk with Josh Ilderton about learning from mistakes when hunting. They talk about different situations where they made big mistakes and while the results of those hunts can be frustrating at first they ...
07.25.2023 #265 - Planning a Route to Find a HOT SPOT! In this episode, Ben, Keith, and Zach talk about how they plan a route when going into a new area. They discuss some of the differences between stage hunting an area, scouting in the offseason, and scouting in season when ...
07.18.2023 #264 - Southern Deer Hunting w/Bruce Hall and Nick Andrews After turkey season ended this year, we spent a day hanging out talking hunting and in this episode Ted, Nick, Zach, Jake, Dylan Hazen, and Bruce Hall talk about hunting in the South. Using Nick's experience from Texas, and Bruce's ...
07.13.2023 #263 - RECOGNIZING Factors That Change BUCK MOVEMENT w/ Joe Rentmeester Zach, Hayden, and Joe talk about specific stories that relate to how different factors, human-related and natural, will change bucks behaviors and how they go about recognizing these trends while scouting public areas. TOPICS INCLUDE: -what makes a buck move ...
07.04.2023 #262 - How-To Make BROADHEADS Fly Like FIELD POINTS w/Ranch Fairy We talk with Ranch Fairy about how to make adjustments to achieve perfect arrow flight when you make the switch from field points to broadheads. Over the years we have all experienced some frustration when tuning broadheads before season. In ...
06.27.2023 #261 - THP Behind the Scenes - Getting to Know Hayden Krimmer Zach and Hayden talk about the behind-the-scenes work that goes into the THP business, and Hayden's background and how it led to his current position. They also tell a story from on of the craziest nights in THP history that ...
06.20.2023 #260 - FARM COUNTRY Hunting Tactics w/ Jake and Zach In this episode, Jake and I talk about our experiences hunting flat land, farm country. Both of us grew up in areas where the landscape mostly consists of big agriculture fields and very little timber. Over the years while hunting ...
06.13.2023 #259 - MOVING to a Different STATE - The LITTLE Things in Hunting w/DOUG FERENBAUGH Zach and his dad, Doug talk about Doug's experience with moving to a new state and having to break down new areas and terrain in his new "home state". The big takeaways are centered around how hunting is all about ...
06.07.2023 #258 - How Our Perspective Has Changed as Hunters - Reflecting on the ’23 Turkey Season In this episode, Zach, Jake, Ted, Nick, and THP's friends, Bruce and Dylan talk about their last turkey hunt of the season, some of the lessons learned, and how what they value as hunters has changed over the years. TOPICS ...
05.30.2023 #257 - TUNING YOUR OWN BOW and HUNTING STORIES w/Josh Soholt Zach has a conversation with Josh Soholt about the basics of getting started in archery, the benefits of being able to work on your own bow, and finding your own hunting style. TOPICS INCLUDE: -learning to work on your own ...
05.24.2023 #256 - Situational TURKEY HUNTING Tactics w/ SHANE SIMPSON In this episode, Shane Simpson and I talk about how tactics change while hunting individual turkeys in different public land areas based off a variety of factors. Topics Include: -reading an individual turkey's mood -adjustments made when hunting along heavily ...
05.16.2023 #255 - How PRESSURE Affects TURKEY Behaviors - Season Update with Warb In this episode, Aaron and I talk about our experiences hunting turkeys during the middle of the season once they have been pressured by hunters for a week or two. In a lot of situations this changes the turkeys patterns ...
05.09.2023 #254 - DRIVING to SCOUT! - OVERLOOKED PUBLIC LAND SPOTS! Zach and Hayden cover what to look for when scouting from the truck. We often talk about looking for overlooked spots or driving around a new area before we ever start hunting but we don't usually go into too much ...
05.02.2023 #253 - Whitetail Hunting SHOT PLACEMENT! w/Greg Clements In this episode, Zach and Greg talk about how they aim at deer when bowhunting. They discuss the things they have learned over the years like aiming low, practicing real life hunting scenarios at the range, different situational shot opportunities, ...
04.25.2023 #252 - SHED HUNTING in all 50 STATES??? - w/Ben Dettamanti (aka SHED CRAZY) In this episode, Zach talks shed hunting with Ben Dettamanti, who you may know as Shed Crazy from his social media pages and YouTube channel. They discuss Ben's goal to find a shed in every state, shed hunting culture, and ...
04.20.2023 #251 - THP LIVE EP. 6 - How HUNTING PRESSURE Effects TURKEYS! In this episode, we discuss the effects hunting pressure has on a turkeys behavior as the season progresses and how we change our tactics when the pressure starts. In a lot of situations, pressured turkeys gobble less, hide in hard ...
04.19.2023 #250 - From Detective to Modifying Hunting Gear w/Carl Kossuth Zach and Ben talk with Carl Kossuth from Tethrd about how he went from working as a detective to creating hunting gear full time. We also talk about how the THP/Tethrd M2 vest was created and the benefits of having ...
04.13.2023 #249 - THP LIVE EP. 5 TURKEY CALLING TIPS! - Situational Turkey Calling Aaron, Hayden and I talk about situational calling techniques for pressured turkeys. We discuss a variety of situations and talk about specific examples where different calling strategies brought in a gobbler. Hunting turkeys can be frustrating when they seem to ...
04.12.2023 #248 - THP LIVE EP. 4 - Turkey Hunting in TEXAS! Zach, Nick, Ted, and Jake give an update on the turkey tour plans, talk turkey hunting strategy, and answer listener questions. Topics Include: -update on Zach’s recovery -Texas Hunting -turkey hunting strategy NEW THP VIDEO PODCAST CHANNEL! - https://www.youtube.com/@thehuntingpublicpodcast/videos DAKOTA ...
04.11.2023 #247 - Are LIVE STREAM CAMERAS a GOOD Thing For Hunting??? w/Mark Kenyon Zach talks with Mark Kenyon about their concerns with the effects new technology has on hunting and the way non hunters view the sport. Topics Include: -why it is important for non hunters to have a positive view of hunting ...
04.07.2023 #246 - THP LIVE EP. 3 - CRASH & BURIED TRUCK Explained (Turkey Tour Struggles) In this episode, Jake, Ted, and Nick talk about their recent turkey hunting success and also talk about some of the major struggles they have been having. They tell the stories of how Nick and Ted got a truck buried ...
04.06.2023 #245 - THP LIVE EP. 2 - Early Season Turkey Tactics! This is the second episode that we have recorded live on our new video podcast channel on YouTube. Make sure to tune in tonight and every Thursday to the new channel to catch us recording the next live episode! In ...
04.05.2023 #244 - Hunting Gear, Untold Stories, Alaskan Blacktails, and more w/Erik Barber In this episode, I catch up with our friend Erik Barber. We talk about a broad range of topics and essentially recorded ourselves catching up on the hunting stories and life. Erik is an extremely passionate hunter and has some ...
03.30.2023 #243 - THP LIVE EP. 1 - Why the M2 is SO EXPENSIVE, Turkey Tour Plans, and How We Post DAILY Turkey Hunting Videos! We recently launched our new video podcast channel on YouTube and every Thursday we will be recording LIVE to be able to interact with listeners, answer questions, and give updates of current current conditions and strategies that can help you ...
03.28.2023 #242 - Managing TIMBER with FIRE! - How to Start Managing Property For Wildlife Diversity In this episode, Keith and I are talking about the importance of managing timber with our friends Larry, Ben, and Alex. We discuss why fire is an important tool in timber management, how to overcome hurdles that may prevent you ...
02.01.2023 #241 - How WE Can Improve TURKEY POPULATIONS! w/Turkey Experts Dr. Marcus Lashley and Dr. Will Gulsby In this episode, Aaron and I are talking with turkey experts Marcus Lashley and Will Gulsby about what we can do as hunters and conservationists to help improve turkey populations. In most regions of the country, turkey populations are on ...
01.24.2023 #240 - Staying on the Move When Hunting Big Bucks in the Northeast w/Izaak Young In this episode, I’ll be discussing hunting the northeast with Izaak Young of Vermont. Izaak spends as much time as he possibly can hunting on snow in multiple states, but he also isn’t afraid to get after it with a ...
01.16.2023 #239 - The Success and Mistakes of Our Best Muzzleloader Season Deer Drives! In the last episode, Ben and I discussed some of the changes to our strategy that we planned to make during our annual muzzleloader hunt. As we promised at the end of that episode, we recorded a follow up podcast ...
01.09.2023 #238 - Lessons We Learned the Hard Way: Plans and Expectations for Our Annual Deer Drives in the Hills! This season is Ben and I's fourth season hunting the hills with a group doing deer drives. What we like the most about this style of hunting is the team aspect and how much we learn doing it. Every time ...
01.05.2023 #237 - Finding Buck Pockets in The Georgia Mountains w/Chris Jenkins In this episode, I talk with Chris Jenkins about hunting the southern Appalachians. This area has low deer densities and rugged terrain that makes finding mature bucks a unique challenge. Chris has an extremely mobile style that helps him find ...
12.27.2022 #236 - Thinking Outside the Box to find Late Season Bucks w/Aaron Warbritton If you are like us, you often feel unable to relate to hunting shows telling you to hunt food sources in late season as you watch someone hunt over a standing crop field in frigid temperatures. Many hunters don’t hunt ...
12.21.2022 #235 - From Marine, to Art Student, to THP Intern!? w/Nick Andrews In this episode, I talk with THP intern Nick Andrews to share more about him and his life story. He tells us how he went from being a marine, to an art student, to a THP intern all by the ...
12.16.2022 #234 - Our Biggest MISTAKE in HILL COUNTRY w/Larry Helmers In this episode, Larry and I talk about some of the recent realizations we have had about hunting in hill country. As we learn more about hunting deer in big timber settings we continue to get better at anticipating specific ...

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