Whitetail Rendezvous

Laws are put in place to ensure equality and fairness, amongst other things, in whatever industry you may be. Familiarizing yourself with the different hunting laws during different seasons and in different states can improve the totality of your hunting experience. Creator of Bucks of America Podcast, Jeff Vance raises awareness on the possible repercussions of getting caught hunting using illegal methods, not only for yourself but the people around you. He also talks about not only his love for big game, but his passion for introducing his daughter to the amazing world of hunting through small game with his podcast. Check out how he prepares his family for hunting while abiding with the rules and making sure hunting stays enjoyable for everybody.

When hunting is mentioned, people usually think of having your boots on the ground looking for game right away. What most don’t realize is that there are tons of hours put into preparation, structuring, planning, and engineering a hunt before you can even think of going out the door. Armed with his vast experience in engineering and construction, along with his deep passion for hunting, Sam Bilhorn talks about one of the most important factors in hunting: planning ahead and being proactive in how you want your hunts to go instead of being reactive. With CWD lurking around, he shares the values he and his family follow to respect the hunt. Learn Sam’s insights on different aspects from getting into hunting and habitat improvement, to having a successful and fulfilling hunt.

Hunt Of A Lifetime is a nonprofit organization with a mission to grant hunting and fishing dreams for children age 21 and under who have been diagnosed with life threatening-illnesses. In this episode, we have committee member Vicky Lauer and volunteer Dan Hughes who share their journey with the organization. Vicky shares the beauty of what they do for these kids and invites anyone interested to contribute to their amazing cause. She notes how and where you can donate and talks about how kids can apply. Dan, who has given a part of his time to HOAL, also shares some great stories working with these kids and reminisces the wonderful feeling he had with them. Get involved and help kids’ dreams come true with Hunt of a Lifetime.

Hunting is not just about the trophy. It is about the lessons and methods that you learn throughout the experience and adventure. East Meets West Outdoors is a company built for the Eastern hunter, outdoorsman, and conservationist that looks for adventure. Its founder, Beau Martonik, tells you about the company’s podcast and shares some of the things he has learned from interviewing great people on his program. He breaks down the belief that hunting should be costly and needs you to be in the best shape to succeed. With that, Beau gives you some budgeting tips, a guide to choosing your gear, and scouting public land. Beau shares all these things and more that you don’t want to miss out on this amazing conversation about hunting.

Sallie Doty is a competitor, be it in the pool, in the professional asset management arena, or in the field. She commits herself to preparation to all her endeavors. She loves the challenge of bow hunting and looks forward to each season with great anticipation. She is also a giver and a bow hunting instructor for the State of South Dakota. She loves to see the smile on her students’ face when they get the arrow in the 10 ring. More importantly, she teaches safety to all her students to ensure they know how to handle their bow in the field.

On today’s episode, Art Helin shares the mission of Own The Season TV, which is educating all hunters that are willing to learn. Art’s hunting success and passion for teaching others has led to his pro/field staffer positions for Realtree, New Archery Products, Knight & Hale, Moultrie, and Vortex. In this episode, he talks about public land scouting, the importance of topo maps when harvesting mature bucks, as well as private property habitat management. He also highlights the importance of sharing the hunt with women and the youth and talks a little bit about the Own The Season team and his hunt plans for this fall with his wife Michelle. Finally, he reveals the three keys to being successful in the outdoor industry. Join us because you will come away with some big buck nuggets for sure.

There is beauty in being able to grant wishes, especially to children who are diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses. Founder of Hunt of a Lifetime, Tina Pattison, does exactly that by giving these kids an opportunity to fulfill their dream to hunt. Inspired by her own son, Tina shares with us the origin of Hunt of a Lifetime and why she made it her mission to make sure children achieve their hunting dreams. Jim and Kris Gilbert also join the interview, telling us their own story of getting on this organization to give children a chance to hunt. Don’t miss out as these amazing people talk about their heart-wrenching experience and inspiring quest.

Hunting on public land is more challenging than in private land. The secret to success lies primarily in knowing deer beddings. In this segment, we talk to Michael Fuchs, a Sportsmens Nation blogger and a student of Dan Infalt. Michael shares his transition from private to public land hunting. Learn his tactic in identifying specific buck beds via topographic scouting. Being a 365 hunter, Michael also reveals his methods of scouting during winter, spring and summer. Be a smarter deer hunter and don’t miss this episode.

Hunting is commonly perceived as a man’s world. Breaking that stereotype in this episode, host Bruce Hutcheon talks to Kristine “KJ” Houtman about her book, Why Women Hunt. The book is the first book of its kind and takes us to an intimate look at the lives of eighteen individual female hunters across the country. Their diverse personal stories explore what motivates them to connect, spiritually and physically, with the natural world in one of humankind’s most ancient food-gathering rituals. These dedicated outdoor women—of all ages, professions, education and cultural backgrounds—make up an increasing proportion of licensed American hunters. Take a look into the lives of women hunters and even learn from Kristine great pieces of advice on how to hunt efficiently and effectively.

What started as an ordinary hunt with friends became an advocacy to help kids with special needs go outdoors, make friends, and make extraordinary memories. Today, we talk with Dan Burns of Nevin’s Hunting Friends about seeing his son, Nevin, with rheumatoid arthritis have so much fun hunting and coming up with the idea of putting kids together to hunt. Dan shares how their group aims to put smiles on kids’ faces and how you can be a part of their cause.