Whitetail Rendezvous

Girl power is making a mark in the hunting world, and women in hunting have become a big thing. GearJunkie’s Hunt/Fish Editor, Nicole Qualtieri, proves that women can be as tough and efficient as men when it comes to hunting. This demographic shift is real as more adult women showcase their skills with their rods, guns, and bows in the field. Nicole talks about other women hunters such as Chelsea Cassens and the importance of being in a hunting community that welcomes women with open arms. For Nicole, hunting is a spiritual experience that is not exclusive for men alone but can also be enjoyed by women.

Nature is all about balance. In this episode, Tom Schneider talks about wolves and monster whitetails as he hunts in his home state of Idaho. Idaho is home to whitetails, but large wolves also co-exist in their habitat along with grizzlies. Tom brings up the topic of predator management and the role of wildlife biologists in the release of predators – a legitimate concern of hunters in the Idaho area – emphasizing that you would have to manage these ferocious predators if you want to have elk and deer left in your hunting ground. He also offers a unique perspective of his family’s Idaho hunting tradition.

With communication technology improving constantly, it is only fitting that an efficient social platform for the hunting community be made. This is what pushed Brad Luttrell to co-found GoWild, a social media and activity tracking platform for outdoor enthusiasts. Brad was an advertising executive who found his way into the outdoor industry. Having grown up hunting, he found a way to merge his love for hunting and his entrepreneurial spirit after finding a problem that no one has created a way for people to connect outdoors by developing the GoWild app. Learn more about how Brad built this platform from the ground up, what his best business practices are, and how he plans to take this amazing app into more heights.

Josh Honeycutt, an avid hunter and editor at Realtree, talks about the importance of long-distance scouting for the early season. Last year, he harvested a beautiful mature 8-pointer by closing the gap and taking a risk of hunting on “off wind.” How do you take advantage of the early season to put a mature buck on the ground? Listen to Josh as he shares his tips, tactics, and strategies that will make it happen for you.

Whitetail hunting tools are not just your simple bow and arrow. These days it has greatly evolved with more complexity and efficiency in design such as the whitetail hunting camo. Dr. Shawn Tyson, the owner of Pure One Outdoors, talks about the right tools, specifically the modern-day camouflage, to use for whitetail hunting. He narrates how he started developing his camo using his experience and knowledge in the kind of animal, the wind and scent that they pick up, and the UV factor of the sun. His company’s product called the X-Out Odor is one of the many special products he is proud of. Shawn describes what this scent and UV inhibitor product does and notes how their products differ from other companies. He also explains why hunters are using mock scrapes all year round and shares his thoughts about using a scent cover up. With Dr. Shawn’s science and love for hunting, his products are must-haves.

The 2019 hunting season is coming up, and hunters out there are prepping their gears. Avid hunter Christopher James, or CJ, lives close to the Canadian Rockies. CJ shares some of his expert skills about prepping for the Rockies this fall. He tells the how, when, and where on hunting the mountains. His insights on hunting survival skills will enable you to be not only physically prepared but mentally ready to hunt hard. He also talks about scouting around his ranch for mule and whitetail deer and getting his hit list ready.

American Outdoor News is committed to bringing you the best of the outdoors through their cross-platform format of diverse topics. Their focus is to inspire the passion of the outdoors by providing relevant, engaging, and quality content to their readers. American Outdoor News has handpicked a diverse staff of writers that are seasoned professional outdoorsmen in their respective fields, and they have drawn from their own personal experiences to share their adventures with our readers. The September issue features topics like the DC initiative which is being pioneered by a group of regular women supporting the Second Amendment rights on the Capitol Hill. There are also stories about the importance of being in shape for the coming hunting season, the Whitetail Experience, and the vision of American Outdoor News.

In this episode, Josh Honeycutt shares his insights of the August prep for all whitetail hunters, which includes studying and managing the information you get from trail cameras, as well as the basics of shooting bows and gear maintenance. He also highlights the importance of not messing dear patterns as you place and manage trail cameras. Josh is a back-country deer hunter from Kentucky who grew up slinging arrows and bullets at pressured river bottom whitetails. His passion for the outdoors led to a career as an outdoor writer, photographer, and videographer.

Hunting is an enjoyable activity that’s supposed to bring you happiness and relaxation. Avid hunter and outdoorsman l Matthews experienced the opposite when he barely survived a near-fatal grizzly attack on an idyllic hunting trip through the backwoods of Alaska with his brother. In the terrifying moment when the hunter becomes the one hunted, he shares how he thought of his family and God, and that helped him survive the whole ordeal. In this episode, he deep dives into how the attack gave him a wild awakening, healed him, changed him, and ultimately made him a better man.

Hunting is a relatively safe activity until you come face to face with a grizzly. Avid hunter and outdoorsman Greg Matthews barely survived a near-fatal grizzly attack when he was out on an idyllic hunting trip through the backwoods of Alaska with his brother. Greg recounts the harrowing attack and how he thought that he would die out in the Alaskan wilderness. He shares the terrifying moment when the hunter becomes the one hunted, and how the thoughts of his family and God helped him survive the whole ordeal.