The Hunting Public

In this episode, Zach, Jake, Hayden, and Crystal talk about their approach to “scent control” and how their focus has changed since they first started hunting. There are a lot of things that may surprise you in this episode about how the group views different scent control techniques. They give examples of how their scent control has evolved over the years and the results of how often deer detect them. 

Topics include:

-stories from when THP members used to be extreme scent control fanatics 

-ground scent and how to control where deer smell where...

In this episode, Zach, Aaron, Ted, and Nick talk about trail camera bans on public land. Technology has undoubtedly changed how people hunt and trail cameras are no exception. The guys talk about the pros and cons of trail camera use on public land, their opinions on cameras and how they can help hunters, and discuss technological advancements in hunting. 

Topics include:

-Iowa potentially banning trail cameras on public land

-do trail cameras help hunters?

-our opinions on future trail camera bans on public land

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In this episode, Zach and Jake talk about hunting aggressively on small properties. Over the years they have hunted public areas with a very aggressive approach but that has taught them a lot about how they would go about applying those same tactics to hunting on small private properties. The big difference is how and when they would go about setting up as close as possible to the bedding areas on those pieces of land. If you hunt a small piece of land, this episode may help you make plans for getting aggressive when the time is right this...

In this episode, Zach talks with Rob, Josh, and Jared from the Tethrd Crew about hunting whitetails. A lot of times hunters talk about hunting "aggressively" which sometimes can be interpreted as hunting carelessly or recklessly. But in this discussion there are many examples of how dialed aggressive hunts are in order to pull them off. 

Topics Include:

-hunting big woods bucks

-reading sign in low deer density areas

-buck bedding

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Zach, Aaron, Nick, and Ranch Fairy talk about the things that they have learned in the last 5 years when hunting with heavier arrows and cut on contact broad heads. They discuss some of the things that have changed about their opinions on different arrow setups and how they plan unbiased tests for every theory that they come up with when comparing different setups. They also discuss things like broad head sharpening, arrow flight, deer anatomy, blood trails, single bevels, and of course some stories as well! 

Topics Include:

-testing everything even if it has worked i...

Zach, Jake, Nick, Ted, Bruce, and Dylan talk about missing turkeys. They tell funny stories of misses, getting frustrated at themself, and the lessons they learned from making mistakes on shots.

Topics Include:

-mistakes that we made on shots we missed

-everyones best miss story

-tips for making the shot

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In this episode, Zach, Keith, and Roy talk about hunting new areas. They dive into their goals when going into a new area, what they look for when picking new spots, learning tendencies of hunters in the region, and thinking outside the box in order to find success! 

Topics Include:

-our goals for hunting a new area

-unique hunter tendencies on public land that you can use to your advantage by thinking outside of the box

-unique locator calls for turkey hunting

-how to put yourself in a position t...

In this episode, Zach, Jake and Nick talk about hunting gobblers right off the roost. They discuss various situations and how they approach them, from roosting the turkey the night before to the final setup and calls they use. Hunting turkeys close to their roost can be a very effective way to hunt and can be a great opportunity to make the most of a morning with limited time to hunt! 

Topics Include:

-how we pinpoint roosted gobblers the night before

-planning routes into the setup

-if you should or should n...

In this episode, Zach and Nick breakdown the successful turkey hunt they had that morning. They recap the hunt and talk about the things that they felt led them to an awesome encounter with a tom and his hens. Every hunting situation is different but the lessons learned on every hunt help us in future hunts and hopefully you can take something away from these hunt breakdown podcasts! 

Topics Include:

-story of a successful turkey hunt

-tips for picking setups 

-being aggressive when turkey hunting

-using locator calls to kn...

Zach and Nick talk about some of the mistakes that they have made in the past early in the turkey season. Usually these mistakes are things that we have messed up in the past and if we think about those mistakes before going into the season, our success is usually much better. If not we tend to fall into the same old habits of having to relearn certain lessons.
Topics Include:
-What we do when birds aren't gobbling. 
-Focusing good cover in setups when there isn't much foliage.
-Keeping your composure when things happen fast.