Matt and Gus kick back at deer camp with Adam from Grid Square Media to talk about hunting, photography, whiskey, business and much more.

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Topics Discussed: The debut of our Whiskey & Whitetails, bourbon barrel Grunt Tube. Shark Week shenanigans. Adam’s military service, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) career and his journey along the photography and videography path. Photographing dogs versus people and diversifying media portfolios. The growth and vision of Grid Square Media. How Whiskey & Whitetails and Grid Square will be working together in the future. Storytelling through video and the symbolism of starting a new deer season to starting new seasons in life. The special place dogs take up in our families. Adam’s history and background in hunting, from whitetails to waterfowl. Adam’s emergence in the photography space through photography of gun dogs. 

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Matt and Gus sit down and talk about the newly acquired recording and production studio, discuss current whitetail season prep, go live for the 1,000th smoker block giveaway and take a call from our resident sniper.

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Topics Discussed: Securing a location for our studio and what the future holds for the Whiskey & Whitetails Podcast, YouTube channel and other media production for our listeners and future viewers. Our busy weekend ahead of our recording, getting into the woods for whitetail season prep and a full weekend at the Charleston Night Market. A taste update on our big jar of white dog aged in our bourbon barrel aging sticks. Our 1,000th Smoker Block and first ever Whiskey & Whitetail giveaway, worth over $600. Doe management and a West Texas meat hunt. Our need from listeners for ideas for our new podcast studio. Bald Eagles drowning fawns and deer stomping hawks to death. Joined by our resident Whiskey & Whitetails sniper, Capt. America himself, L-Hemi. 

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Matt and Gus sit down on our nation's Independence Day to talk about our nation's history with alcohol, our plans for upcoming whitetail hunts in Kentucky and here in South Carolina as well as updates on our biggest giveaway to date and our new podcast ranking!

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Topics Discussed: Independence Day and America’s love affair with drinking! New product collaboration with Dom Gatto with $20 per purchase going to the WLS Foundation. An update on our resident pilot’s flight hours and personal aircraft purchase. Bourbon hunting with an airplane. Our National Anthem being written to the tune of a drinking song. Our founding fathers’ ability to put away copious amounts of alcohol and the country’s effort to remove proof of their debauchery from the history books. Historical inaccuracies and removing facts from history. Ranking #87 in our category on Apple Podcasts I the U.S.. Our biggest giveaway yet, including over $600 in prizes. Plans for upcoming workdays and capturing new whitetail content. Previewing new sounds for our soundboard and storytelling. Instagram Live call-in with Rocco at Camp Hero with updates on his whitetail herd that has us super stoked to hunt in Kentucky this year. New stand set-ups and strategy for this upcoming whitetail season. 

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Matt and Gus sit down over a fresh bottle and a cold beer to talk about their previous first week at the Charleston Night Market, private pilot acquisitions, cheep beer stories, tree stand decisions for deer season and best options for first deer rifle calibers.

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Topics Discussed: The new Whiskey & Whitetails company pilot. The official announcement of our Snipers Unknown sniper challenge team sponsorship. Who’s who of our accompanying sponsors and what you can do to become a sponsor for the team. Planning to kill a whole bottle during an episode with Rocco from Camp Hero Kentucky. A debrief of our first weekend selling products at the Charleston Night Market. Our favorite stories with cheap beer. Our persistent lack of preparation for the upcoming whitetail season due to being so busy with the company. Sketchy tree stand decisions and ratchet straps on climbing stands. Recommended starting caliber for a young man’s hunting rifle. Bad experiences shooting large calibers at young ages. 

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Matt and Gus fight through the fatigue of Father's Day rush sales and production and Night Market prep to talk about archery season prep, bad drivers and avoiding hangovers.

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Topics Discussed: New tariffs from our friends overseas. Archery season preparation. Referring to your bow manufacturer’s guidance on waxing bow strings. Practicing shooting with your broadheads. Not keeping your bow in a hot vehicle during the summer. Shooting your bow from an elevated position or tree stand. Blind bail shooting to work on mechanics and building good habits. Having a plan for processing and handling your game meat. Making sure your trail cameras are set, working properly and have fresh batteries and SD cards. Making sure your boots are functional and ready for the season. Our preparation and prediction for our first night at the Night Market. Grinding through the Father’s Day production rush and maintaining the podcast schedule. Talking in circles due to our deliriousness. Gus’ home selling woes. Gus explains a Finding Nemo scene to Matt. 

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Matt and Gus are unscripted this week discussing company updates, listener feedback on our whiskey wall ideas and the latest on Charleston Night Market and Father's Day sales. 

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Topics Discussed: The multitude of efforts we have going on with the company. Preparing for our first night at the Charleston Night Market and for Father’s day. Keeping up with the onslaught of father’s day orders. Post office personalities and unpredictable mail pickups. Our tricky upcoming travel and podcast recording schedule. Scheduled guests and “part 2’s” of podcast guests. Trying not to offend each other with business updates. Our rational behind starting the Charleston Night Market this week. Our annoyance with geese in the road. Our Father’s Day special going on right now with free shipping. Listener feedback and ideas for our “whiskey wall” to be built in our podcast studio. The last taste of this first batch of white dog aged with our bourbon barrel aging sticks. A surprise answer on a cold call with Dom from Dom Gatto Wildlife Photography.

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Matt and Gus are back with an unscripted episode this week discussing company updates, a few notes on whitetail season prep and ideas for the podcast studio.

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Topics Discussed: Updates on our Charleston Night Market auditions. Good day of morning barrel deliveries. Rude people wasting time and not showing up for barrel pick up on time. How the Night Market will help us get into an actual shop. Plans for long form content and growing the YouTube channel. A clarification on a previous discussion we had on the influence the moon has on whitetail deer. Our lack of preparation for whitetail season. Ideas for guest accommodations when we get a studio. An updated on our Buffalo Trace white dog aging with our aging sticks. Plans to try selling barrels in local farmer’s markets. No longer pulling punches on our reviews of whiskey. Being a jerk about what you think whiskey should be priced at. Underwhelming bourbons with ridiculous secondary market prices. Breaking expensive bottles of whiskey just to piss people off. Old, abandoned gas station photo shoots.

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Matt and Gus are unscripted this week, bringing you a multitude of topics with plenty of laughs.

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Topics Discussed: When people want to be guests on the podcast but we can tell they don’t listen. The story of Yellow Spot Irish Whiskey. Playing in a drunk adult kickball league. Picking up furniture grade whiskey barrels for sale and local delivery in the Charleston area. Trying out for a spot in the Charleston Night Market. Getting our products in a local liquor shop. New Barrel Lick Clocks available later this week in small batches. Bourbon supremacy and cancel culture. Sponsoring the Snipers Unknown sniper competition. Keeping up with a business, day jobs and family life. Introducing an idea for a new listener support structure to help avoid needing sponsorships. An update on our white dog aging with our Whiskey & Whitetail aging sticks.

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Matt and Gus are joined once again by their good friend Colton from Palmetto Bourbon to talk about Heaven Hill products, secondary markets, local distilleries black panthers is South Carolina.

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Topics Discussed: Colton's affinity for Heaven Hill products. The ever changing landscape of major brand and distillery ownership of various brands, often unknown to consumers. His suggested Heaven Hill products for introducing people to bourbon. Strong opinions on the secondary market prices. The difference in prices at ABC controlled liquor stores versus those not under those same laws. Lumber shortages and the potential impacts to cooperages and distilleries in coming years. South Carolina's Firefly distillery's bourbon. The tricky business and dangers to reputation when networking with people through social media. Whitetail hunting plans for this year in Kentucky. The Kentucky Bourbon Festival. The elusive and "non-existent" lowcountry black panther.

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Matt and Gus are joined by the hard working, talented and all around badass, Kevin Mercer - Jim Beam Firefighter and Master Carpenter.

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Topics Discussed: Jim Beam distillery career progression from labor pool to master carpenter. Unique considerations of fire training and operations at a distillery. The Jim Beam warehouse fire of 2019 and the Heaven Hill fire of 1996. Lessons learned from recent and historical fires and lessons passed down from "old timers". The re-establishment of the Jim Beam Fire Department in the 1980's. Carpentry, maintenance and distribution of weight in rickhouses. Kevin's love of photography, exploring whiskey, carpentry and serving his community on the Jim Beam and local volunteer fire departments. The fascinating process of building whiskey barrels. The bourbon community helping one another through struggle and supporting one another. Opinions on multiple different bourbons and the lack of availability of several, even in the bourbon capital of the world. 

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