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A deer hunting podcast created to help people be more successful. We discuss everything from early season trail cam strategies to late season bedding tactics and everything in between. Hunter numbers are falling, and f we can all help people be more successful, they are more likely to stick around a…

Anthony Heller


    • May 6, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 17m AVG DURATION
    • 231 EPISODES


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    230: .410 Toms with 3D Custom Maps - Caleb Vansomeren

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 98:34


    Caleb started Elevated Research Designs and turns Topo maps into 3D physical prints which are phenomenally useful and great story telling pieces. We talk a few successful turkey hunts, almost body blasting a mega Tom at 3 feet, and then we dive into the Custom 3D Map creation process. Hope ya'll enjoy!@ElevatedResearchDesigns

    229: Spot and Stalk Turkeys - Vince Markwiese

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 90:56


    Vinny and I talk about a Turkey I recently spot and stalked on public land. We talk about the tactics and mistakes that play out often why trying to spot and stalk turkeys. We also randomly enough dive into a bit on parenting and getting your kids going in the right direction. Hope ya'll enjoy! @Snapback_outdoors or Vince Markwiese on the socials.

    228: Archery, Crossbow, Gun Stats - Erik Tasker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 127:56


    We get sidetracked with Turkey Hunting, but eventually come back to discuss Wisconsin Deer Harvest and Weapon statistics. It's fairly shocking how efficient crossbows are and the numbers don't lie. Hope ya'll enjoy the cast and go check out Erik at @Wiscobowhunting, and the Tailgate talk podcast!

    227: Weathered Oaks Game Calls - Matt Streim

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 82:25


    https://www.weatheredoaksgamecalls.com/Matt Streim and I discuss how they make custom pot calls, what goes into it between the wood, the sound board, the striking surface, and striker and all the variations and combinations you can have and what those sound like. We also chat a bit on turkey hunting, calling, a few stories, and of course we have a couple buck grunt stories at the end for some solid deer hunting seasoning. Hope you all enjoy!

    226: Spartan Forge - Bill Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 75:32


    Bill is the founder of Spartan Forge which is a hunting tool that contains GPS Mapping Data, Weather, Deer Movement Prediction, Public/Private land boundaries, and much more. We discuss how he built the company, what some of the difficulties were and a look behind the curtain into the hunting influencer industry. Hope ya'll enjoy the cast! @SpartanForge on social platforms. Thank you!

    225: Developing a Blank Slate 40 - Brooks Chandler

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 79:00


    Brooks from (Midwestern bio Ag) and I discuss the new 40 acre piece he is developing by removing invasives, thickening up bedding areas, and adding in some great food and water sources. We specifically dive into the food plot topic in depth and Brooks is a wealth of knowledge here! Hope you all enjoy!@brookschandler

    224: Traveling for Tags with Derrick Lauren

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 111:08


    4 bucks in 3 states was Derrick's 2024. We sit down to discuss what to look for in out of state hunts, when to hunt out of state, what you need to scout for, what pressure looks like, what are costs associated with the travel, and how you can set yourself up best to fill more than 1 tag a year. Hope you all enjoy! @Derrickjlauren on Instagram for more!

    223: Buck Bedding and Tracking with Johnny Stewart

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 87:28


    Johnny and I discuss when and why bucks shed, finding and identifying buck tracks, finding buck beds and deciphering why it is there, and a great muzzeloader buck he got in early January of 2025. Check out Johnny's Youtube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheJohnnyStewart/videosHope ya'll enjoy!

    222: Playground Evolution Part 2 - Chad and Heller

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 83:26


    Chad and I sit down to finish the recap of our season, some very educational experiences, and discuss Habitat improvements. Ones that are inexpensive and not very time consuming to ones that are very time consuming and very expensive. Hope ya'll enjoy!

    221: '24 Playground Chaos pt 1 - Chad and Alex

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 93:32


    UV Blue and Powerade kicked off this podcast with my two buddies Alex and Chad. Chad I talk through the evolution of the playground (our 110 acre hunting property), a buck that Chad shot this year on the playground, a doe that I shot at the playground, and some other fun stories. Hope ya'll enjoy! @Chad_mellotte

    220: Hunter Rud - The Flyer Buck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 70:49


    Hunter and I talk about The Flyer buck he was able to cross paths with during gun season as well as a super fun season of him introducing a new hunter to crossbow hunting and all the blunders and lessons that come along with it. This was a fun podcast full of laughs. Hope you all enjoy! @Hunterrud

    219: Habitat, Data, and Shed Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 44:14


    Reveal Trail Camera and Dialed Archery giveaway - coming soon! This podcast I cover some life updates, good and bad, some habitat improvements, public land haters, trail camera data dumps, Top 3 Shed finding tips, and some key Winter Scouting objectives. Hope ya'll enjoy!

    218: Alex Comstock - Late Season Gear

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 43:17


    Alex and I have a great conversation around the rise of some hunting industry youtubers like Chris Bee and how they make money, late season gear, staying warm, and finding good bucks. Hope you all enjoy the podcast and you can find Alex on all the socials at Whitetail DNA

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    217: The Okayest Conversation - Eric Clark

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 62:23


    Eric is the owner and found of the Okayest Hunter and Okayest Hunter podcast network. He is a great dude and we chat about hunting, business, life, ego, and punching tags. Hope you all enjoy this cast! Find The Okayest Hunter on any platform.

    216: Late Season Reasses

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 30:53


    Late season can be an extremely tough game - in this podcast I walk through some of my tactics and recent hunts that can hopefully help in finding success late in the game. I discuss bedding, food, scrapes, 2nd rut, travel routes and a few other topics. Hope it helps ya'll!

    215: LTL Drone Deer Recover - Aaron Skrzypczak

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 78:29


    Aaron was hunting with Breaking Point TV for serveral seasons but is now operating a drone for Deer Recovery purposes. We discuss lessons' he's learned from deer he has recovered and deer that have survived shots and some unique perspectives on what to do if you don't find that deer under 100 yards like you expected. Hope ya'll enjoy! @ltldronedeerrecovery or @aaronskrzypczak for more info!

    214: Rut Buck Set Ups - Dylan Lenz

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 67:56


    We chat about some great tactics and set ups Dylan and his friends put together on a hill country lease to be able to knock down some great rut action bucks year over year. Hope ya'll enjoy and are able to use some of the intel nuggets yet this year! @Dylan_lenz for additional info.

    213: Rut "Stay off your phone" Tactics with Gregg Farrell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 63:52


    Gregg has killed some great bucks, been in the hunting industry for years, and is now at Reveal Trail Cameras. We briefly discuss trail cameras, and then dive into small property, larger property, swamp, and hill country rut tactics that Gregg has used to be successful in the past. Hope you all enjoy! @gregg_farrell if you want to connect with him on IG. Thanks!

    212: Hunt Update and Rut Funnels

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 34:44


    Short update podcsst today on my last 4 days of hunting and the ups and downs as well as an outlook towards early November and the strategic shift towards rut funnels and doe bedding areas vs scrapes and food sources. Hope y'all enjoy!

    211: Finding PreRut Bucks - Josh Profitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 75:53


    Josh hunts thousands of acres of public and private land running over 100 trail cameras and has killed and chase some heavily pressured bucks. We talk about how to find and locate bucks in this late October timeframe which includes finding scrapes, rubs, edges, thickets, doe bedding, and a bunch more. Hope ya'll enjoy! @bg_bowhunter to find Josh personally. Thanks!

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    210: Max Hudson - Moving Just 100 Yards

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 59:33


    Max killed a Public Land Stomper this year in the early season and we recount the story and the years it took to get this opportunity. Moving just 100 yards from his initial spot, opened up a whole new world of deer activity for him, which led him to finding this phenomenal public land honey hole. Hope ya'll enjoy!

    209: The Corn Blind Buck - Thomas MLsna

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 61:25


    Thomas recaps a phenomenal hunt for a mature 11 point where access seemed to be everything. After not being able to hunt this area for years, he made some big changes and it clearly paid off. Hope ya'll enjoy and you can find Thomas @The_Untamed_Ambition

    208: Moose Lungs and Doe Guts - Dylan Lenz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 84:52


    Dylan is a whitetail habitat consultant, film maker, photographer, big buck killer, and now Bull Moose Killer! We talk about a doe I shot a couple days ago as she was quartering towards me and Dylan's recent successful moose hunt in Alberta, Canada. Moose hunting has been a dream hunt of mine, so I personally really enjoyed this podcast and the story is just incredible. Hope ya'll enjoy! Find Dylan @Dylan_lenz on Instagram or Dylan Lenz on Facebook

    207: Weather and Timing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 49:26


    After talking to people for hundreds of hours, it's clear there are some patterns with weather and timing of year that we should key in on. I talk through what those weather and timing patterns look like and how to get the most bang for you buck when it comes to time efficiency. Hope you all enjoy the podcast! Thank you!

    206: Stand to Stalk - Conner Kowalkowski

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 44:28


    Conner knocked down a great buck on opening night through a Stand then Stalk scenario. One of those scenarios many of us have tried and failed, but Conner on his first attempt got it done! He walks us through this hunt, how he found these bucks, and was able to make it happen. Hope you all enjoy! @C_skii or @Badgerland_outdoors1

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    205: Austin Gannon Early Season KickOff!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 71:11


    Austin is an avid public land hunter, explorer, and trail camera addict. We talk Acorns, Food Plots, The Shift, In Season Scouting, Pressure, and of course SCRAPES all as it relates to the early season. Austin is a great guy and you can find him at @agander24 on the Instagram. Hope you all enjoy!

    204: Mike Shulte - Hunting on 300° of Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 62:01


    Mike is a good friend and we talk trail cameras, killing trees, preseason scouting, hunting around family time, and a bit on food plots. Mike's a great guy and you can find him @fastforward2fall if you want catch up with him!

    203: Bill Vanderheyden - The Broadhead Briefing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 86:08


    Bill is the owner of Ironwill outfitters which makes and sells broadheads and knives and sells arrows and arrow components. We talk about Bill's awesome caribou hunt last year, shooting long distance, broadheads, vanes, components, tuning, arrow flex, accuracy studies, and a ton more. Hope ya'll enjoy and check out https://ironwilloutfitters.com/ for more info! @ironwilloutiftters on the socials

    202: Hunter Rud - Hit The Antlers Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 108:46


    Hunter is a cameraman for a living with Captured Creative filming with and for people like Meat Eater, First Lite, and Levi Morgan. We talk beer, Scent Control, Minnesota Hunting Seasons, shooting in the rain, Spooking bucks multiple times, and hitting the antlers hard. Tons of laughs on this podcast, so hope ya'll enjoy this as much as I did! @hunterrud on Instagram

    201: Miles Dykeman - Rethinking Heavy Arrows

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 111:23


    Miles tells the story of a buck he called Beamer, heavy arrows downsides, 1 pin vs 5 pin sights, set ups in hill country, scouting and hunting at the same time, new property hunting plans, hunting friendships and a ton more. Miles is a great guy out of South Central Wisconsin who works with the Lone Wolf Custom Gear Team, and definitely someone I'll have on the podcast again. Hope ya'll enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/w8n4nov/ - Instagram https://www.youtube.com/@milesSTYLZ -- Youtube https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=miles%20dykeman - Facebook

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    200: Clint Casper - Gear and Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 91:44


    Clint Casper spends weeks out west and tests new gear every year. He's a writer, content creator, and big buck killer. We talk optics, boots, sleep systems, and experience in the woods above all else. Hope ya'll enjoy! @casperclint across all major social platforms.

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    199: Sam Soholt - Doctors and Draws

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 78:35


    Sam and I discuss his achilles tendon rupture, hunting with Remi Warren and Adam Greentree, kids, how long it takes to break down a property, and fun OTC hunts that are still available this year if you're looking to go somewhere. Hope you all enjoy!! Find Sam here: https://www.instagram.com/samsoholt/

    198: Ambition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 51:03


    I talk Family, Funds, Fitness, and planning for success. Something I've done the last few years and has tremendously helped me achieve my goals quicker. Hope ya'll enjoy and hope it helps / motivates some of you. Don't Give up. Don't Give In.

    197: Arrow Set Ups and Target Panic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 69:53


    Discussing Arrow Set ups, Target Panic, and Habitat improvements you can do in July if you're on Private and a little on public land. Hope ya'll enjoy the podcast and thanks for checking it out!

    196: Recap and Go - Solo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 43:49


    Life has been crazy. I recap Turkey Season, the Playground 3D Shoot and Going Forward into Summer and the '24 season regarding my strategy and time efficacy. Hope ya'll enjoy!

    195: Turkey Triumph! 2 Public Birds

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 78:53


    With no calls, decoys, or blinds - Parker Washa and I recount a couple successful public land spot and stalk turkey hunts this year a long with a few unsuccessful ones and lessons learned. Hope ya'll enjoy!

    194: Turkey Tips and Tales

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 59:15


    Solo podcast walking through my tips and a few tales to hopefully help you kill a great Tom this year and remind you to stay out past 9am!! Also it's @wildturkeydoc. I couldn't figure it out on the podcast but the guy is a wealth of knowledge! Hope ya'll enjoy!

    193: GameHawking or Falconry with Ian Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 115:15


    Ian and I discuss catching, training, and hunting with hawks, falcons, and other raptors. This conversation has always intrigued me and I really appreciate Ian taking the time to have this conversation! You can find Ian at Iowa_gamehakwer and some additional guys to follow would be @nj_falconry @quail_hawk @fuschia_face_fly_fincher.

    192: Altra Arrows with Josh Sidebottom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 57:08


    Josh is the COO of The Outdoor Group - a family owned company that has multiple brands under their umbrella including Elite Archery and Altra Arrows. We talk specifically about Altra, their no spine technology, what makes them tick, and a bit about getting into the industry and shed hunting. Hope ya'll enjoy! @altraarrows https://altraarrows.com/collections/arrows

    191: Money Buys Time - Solo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 35:17


    Solo podcast surrounding life thoughts on money, gaining financial independence, finding happiness, chasing dreams, making plans, and thinking multiple steps ahead. I'm putting this one out there for myself, and hope you guys find some thoughts in it as well. Thank you!

    190: Taylor Kollman - Dialing a Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 67:49


    We talk Dialed Archery - growth, the sight itself, long range shooting, target panic, customer success, pin size, and a great buck Taylor got last year at 11 yards. Had a great time catching up with Taylor and hope you all enjoy the cast! @DialedArchery https://dialedarchery.com/

    189: Curtis Zabel - Behind The Bow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 138:20


    We talk Early Season, Rut, Cold Fronts, 2nd Rut, Shed Hunting, Ethics, Scouting, and a whole host of other good info. Curtis runs Capture Pro Media and Behind The Bow which are two phenomenal content producers and you need to go check out Behind The Bow on youtube when you have time. Salt of the Earth guys that seem to work harder than anybody and stay humble through all their successes. Hope you all enjoy!

    188: From Couch to Ultra with Jared Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 64:46


    Workout, Fitness, Mindset, and Proving to yourself what you're capable of is the theme of this podcast with Jared Thomas. Jared is with Peakedoutadventures, is a firefighter, father, and soon to be Ultramarathon competitor. You can show him some love by using his code peakedout30a or 30m at https://mtntough.com/ for 30% off their workout plans. Hope you all enjoy! Thanks,

    187: Going Full Time Hunter with Aaron Olsen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 72:07


    Aaron and I discuss his first full year of going full time bowhunter. We talk his bucks, the financials, the logistics, travel, time away from home, connections, and all sorts of other great insight to how to make it on your own. Give him a follow @NextStepOutdoors via Youtube and the socials. Thank you!!

    186: Targeting Mature Public Bucks - Brook Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 105:18


    Brook has put in years in PA and Iowa chasing big bucks and with knocking down 3 giants in 2023, he's certainly got a knack for it. We talk strategy, boots on ground, what to look for, the stories of 2 of his bucks, trail cam startegy, mock scrpaes and a whole host of other unique topics. Definitely a great cast to get yourself educated! Hope ya'll enjoy! @Brook428 or @Hammer_consulting on Instagram. Origin / Jocko Fuel Code: Heller10 -- https://originmaine.com/field-explorer https://store.jockofuel.com/ Elite Archery -- https://elitearchery.com/ OnxMaps -- https://www.onxmaps.com/

    185: Post season Scouting -Solo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 59:14


    Welcome to 2024! I talk through my tactics and strategies for post season scouting and planning for success in 2024. Hope ya'll learn something and get a nugget or two out of this one! Origin / Jocko Fuel Code: Heller10 -- https://originmaine.com/field-explorer https://store.jockofuel.com/ Elite Archery -- https://elitearchery.com/ OnxMaps -- https://www.onxmaps.com/

    184: Compound vs Crossbow Statistics with Erik Tasker

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 127:46


    Erik and I look through Wisconsin's Data on Crossbows and Compound Bows to see what kind of impact crossbows are having on Wisconsin Bucks and the deer harvest in general. The statistics on this are pretty staggering and really interesting to say the least. Hope ya'll enjoy this! We did our best to break up the numbers with some comments so it wasn't too much floating around in your head! Origin / Jocko Fuel Code: Heller10 -- https://originmaine.com/field-explorer https://store.jockofuel.com/ Elite Archery -- https://elitearchery.com/ OnxMaps -- https://www.onxmaps.com/

    183: 2nd Rut, 2nd Shift - Solo

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 30:52


    Solo podcast and I express my ideas regarding the 2nd rut as well as the 2nd shift and where I would be spending my time if I hadn't filled my tags already. Hope some of you find this helpful! Origin / Jocko Fuel Code: Heller10 -- https://originmaine.com/field-explorer https://store.jockofuel.com/ Elite Archery -- https://elitearchery.com/ OnxMaps -- https://www.onxmaps.com/

    182: Socials and 2 Bucks with Grant Oldenburg

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 137:41


    Grant and I talk Social Media, Finances, Motivations, Crossbows, his archery buck and his gun buck both of which are wild tracking stores paved with persistence. Hope you all enjoy this longer podcast, but we had a lot to catch up on and some interesting ideas to share.

    181: Increasingly Aggressive with Thomas MLsna

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 112:35


    Thomas hunts a heavily pressured property and we discuss how he used increasingly aggressive tactics, which ended up in a spot and stalk scenario, to eventually kill his target buck. We also discuss habitat, trail cams, 2nd rut, late season, and a few other hot topics for this time of year. Hope ya'll enjoy! Find Thomas at @the_untamed_ambition or https://www.theuntamedambition.com/ Origin / Jocko Fuel Code: Heller10 -- https://originmaine.com/field-explorer https://store.jockofuel.com/ Elite Archery -- https://elitearchery.com/ OnxMaps -- https://www.onxmaps.com/

    180: Illinois Public Land Journal - Solo Hunt

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 85:56


    This is my journal from a solo public land hunt in Illinois across 3 days. I had some great encounters and opportunities and learned a few great lessons that will drive me and hopefully some of you to be better hunters in the future. Hope ya'll enjoy! Origin / Jocko Fuel Code: Heller10 -- https://originmaine.com/field-explorer https://store.jockofuel.com/ Elite Archery -- https://elitearchery.com/ OnxMaps -- https://www.onxmaps.com/

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