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Suburban Hunters chronicles the successes, failures, adventures, and misadventures of our small group of hunters in the suburbs of Massachusetts. We primarily bowhunt for white-tailed deer and turkey, though we occasionally use other weapons and chase other game. Some of our episodes address general wildlife and environmental topics, but most focus on our pursuit of backyard bucks.

Suburban Hunters


    • Jan 18, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 26: Ep. 026 Sausage-Making Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 58:13


    Matt, Brad, and Tony discuss: Matt's Blue Hills hunts. Sausage-making day. Aggressively-angled shots. Brad's dad hanging up his bow. Was this a record harvest year? Keep a hunting log! Check us out on Instagram @SuburbanHuntersMACheck out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Episode 25: Ep. 025 Buck Parade

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2021 74:21


    Matt, Brad, and Tony discuss: Riding the train with a llama sweater. Hearing a doe go pee. Brad's 6-pointer. Brad's 8-pointer. Deer carrying COVID. Teetotaling hunters. The biggest buck of Tony's life. Sharing venison recipes. Check us out on Instagram @SuburbanHuntersMA Check out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Episode 24: Ep. 024 Archery Translates to Darts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 97:19


    Matt, Brad, Tony, and Tony's nephew Ian discuss: Tony's 93-lb. doe. Nerding out on headlamps. Ian's crazy dream. Drying Merino wool. Keeping your toes warm. Keeping a hunting log. Check us out on Instagram @SuburbanHuntersMACheck out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Episode 23: Ep. 023 Elvis Isn't Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 75:30


    Matt, Brad, Tony, and Tony's nephew Ian discuss: Brad's buck parade. Tending grunt vs. snort wheeze Matt's not one-sticking. Elvis isn't dead. https://youtu.be/z62mCmf2ko0  Matt's butchering process. Liver competition. Check us out on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/suburbanhuntersma/Check out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Episode 22: Ep. 022 The Smell of Autumn

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 34:42


    Matt, Brad, and Tony discuss: Sunday hunting in PA. Afternoon hunting near Tony's house. Tony's dad's knee. Replacing a 3-D target core. Shooting while ziplining. Getting kids into archery. The smell of autumn. Brad's untrustworthy hunting buddy. Check us out on Instagram @SuburbanHuntersMACheck out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Episode 21: Ep. 021 All Apologies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 72:13


    Matt, Brad, and Tony discuss:* Brad's apologies.* Corrections from previous podcasts.* The Blue Hills hunt.* The approach for hunting near Tony's house. * Tony's nephew Ian gets into bowhunting.* Bowhunter education courses.* Tony's XL Lone Wolf traction belt.* Why Matt switched to saddle hunting.* 3-D shoot diversity.* Ian's first 3-D shoot.Check us out on Instagram @SuburbanHuntersMACheck out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Episode 20: Ep. 020 Out of the Closet as a Hunter

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 43:05


    Matt, Brad, and Tony discuss:* Tony is out of the closet as a hunter.* Opening day strategy.* Reminiscing about Tony's double.* Eye dominance over hand dominance.* Lessons learned.* Matt makes a pitch for the Blue Hills hunt.Check us out on Instagram @SuburbanHuntersMACheck out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Episode 19: Ep. 019a Archery Shops Should Be Like Sushi Bars

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 71:08


    Matt, Brad, and Tony discuss: * Vicki, Steve, and Michelle's first 3-D shoot.* Tony gets his bow restrung.* Nose buttons and peep sights.* Pine Ridge string silencers vs. Monkey Tails.* String-stop woes.* Doe permits.* Football vs. hunting.* Scrapes explained.* Brad's mock scrape recipe.Check us out on Instagram @SuburbanHuntersMACheck out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Episode 19: Ep. 019 Archery Shops Are Like Sushi Bars

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 71:08


    Matt, Brad, and Tony discuss:Vicki, Steve, and Michelle's first 3-D shoot.Tony gets his bow restrung.Nose buttons and peep sights.Pine Ridge string silencers vs. Monkey Tails.String stop woes.Doe permits.Football vs. hunting.Scrapes explained.Brad's mock scrape recipe.Check us out on Instagram @SuburbanHuntersMACheck out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Episode 18: Episode 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 81:20


    Steve (Tony’s dad) joins Matt, Brad, and Tony to discuss: We have music now! Special thanks to Michelle’s uncle Ed. Fishing plans. The hawk, the squirrel, and the deer. Turkey season plans. Family sausage making. The skunk story.  Fixed blade vs. expandable broadheads. Bare-shaft nock tuning revisited. A surprise call from First Lite. Damian’s surprise.   Check us out on Instagram @SuburbanHuntersMA  See videos from this podcast on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yXVcb8Ca-c  Check out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Episode 17: Ep. 017 Ask the Suburban Hunters Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 53:02


    Special guests Clay, Vicki, and Steve (not Tony’s dad) ask Matt, Brad, and Tony: * How do you stay warm in your tree stand? * How do you know how old a deer is? * Where do your wives stand on hunting? * Does your daughter want to hunt? * Do all three of you fish? * Do you catch flak for being a hunter? See videos from this podcast on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yXVcb8Ca-c Check us out on Instagram @SuburbanHuntersMA Check out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Episode 16: Ep. 016 Ask the Suburban Hunters Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 55:35


    Special guests Clay, Vicki, and Steve (not Tony’s dad) ask Matt, Brad, and Tony about: * What is a 3-D shoot? * How long do you spend in your tree stand? * What do you think about while on stand? * Have you ever seen anything really weird in the woods? * Is there any creature that you worry about? * What’s a kisser, a nose button, and a peep? Check us out on Instragram @SuburbanHuntersMA Check out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Episode 15: Ep. 015 The King of Deer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 29:29


    Tony, and special guests Dana and Steve (Tony’s dad) discuss: * The Kingsbury buck. * Moose permits. * Game wardens falling through ice. * Ice fishing war stories. * Dana's backyard deer. * Biting the hand that feeds you. * California mule deer. Check us out on Instragram @SuburbanHuntersMA Check out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Episode 14: Ep. 014 Pussy Footing Loose and Fancy Free

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 66:17


    Matt, Brad, Tony, and special guests Trevor and Steve (Tony’s dad) discuss: * Matt's first deer. * Steve's first deer. * Terminator deer. * NY archery seasons. * Snake encounters. * Maple syrup secrets. * The legend of Paul. * Vortex for the hunter's eye. * The art of walking quietly. Check us out on Instragram @SuburbanHuntersMA Check out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com.

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    Episode 13: Ep. 013 Getting Skewered

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 51:01


    Matt, Brad, Tony, and special guest Steve (Tony’s dad) discuss: * Matt's wife won a gun. * Brad's cleanout. * Steve's first buck with the bow. * Hunting in PF Flyers. * Squirrel problems. * Matt's record Bacon Ledge buck. * Matt's near-death experience. * Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Check us out on Instragram @SuburbanHuntersMA. Check out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Episode 12: Episode 012 The Opposite of Buck Fever

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 72:25


    Matt, Brad, Tony, and special guest Steve (Tony’s dad) discuss: * Matt's Duck Dynasty beard. * Crossbow laws. * Nick's lost deer. * Bears prefer yellow apples. * Coyotes following you. * Buck weight loss. * Machine Gun Kelly. * Tony's first deer. Check us out on Instragram @SuburbanHuntersMA Check out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Episode 11: Ep. 011 Steaming Hearts in Pickle Juice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 80:33


    Brad, Tony, and special guest Trevor discuss: * Why Tony is in California. * Trevor's two deer. * Venison recipes. * Post-butcher visit regrets. * Difference between back straps and tenderloins. * The history of Trevor's family's deer camp. * Doe permits in NY vs. Mass. * Record-breaking turkey kill. * A new meaning to the term "butterball." * The end of Tony's season. Check us out on Instagram @SuburbanHuntersMA Check out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Episode 10: Ep. 010 Two Bucks and a Felony

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 57:03


    Brad, Matt, Tony, and special guest Dana discuss: * Viral porcupines. * Brad's New York spike. * Brad gets accused of a felony. * Matt's Central Mass. fork horn. * "Any deer permit" vs. "doe permit." Check us out on Instagram @SuburbanHuntersMA Check out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Ep. 009 Two-Buck Chuck

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 90:54


    Brad, Matt, and Tony discuss: * Tony's first double. * Is "skun" the past participle of "skinned"? * Guessing the age of a deer. * Brad is hunting ibex (link). * Cleaning skull caps. * Expandable broadheads. Check us out on Instagram @SuburbanHuntersMA Check out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Ep. 008 Bad Omen Squirrels

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 43:52


    While Brad drives to New York, he, Matt, and Tony discuss: * Don't glue your nocks. * Wives hate Lancaster Archery. * Finalizing hunting plans. * Brad is a Camofire and BlackOvis junkie. * Squirrel gumbo is a crowd-pleaser. * Some stunning numbers out of the Blue Hills. * Tony and his dad's interview by a conservation organization. Check us out on Instagram @SuburbanHuntersMA Check out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Ep. 007 Hunting Is 70 Percent Regret

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 43:13


    Brad and Tony discuss: * Making hunting plans. * Tony's scouting report. * The doe permit process. * Regret that eats at you. * Grunts, bleats, and rattles. Check us out on Instagram @SuburbanHuntersMA Check out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com

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    Ep. 006 Wool Is My Kryptonite

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 52:29


    Check us out on Instragram @SuburbanHuntersMA. Check out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com. Brad, Matt and Tony discuss: * Splitting your pins. * Slapping drop-away rests. * Getting charged by a spike horn. * Is baiting legal in New York? * Brad’s First Lite base layer. * Brad’s ScentLok Reign jacket. * Super subcompact bow made from an Erector set. * Fiddle factor free climbing sticks. * Eating squirrel.

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    Ep. 005 Bare-Shaft Nock Tuning

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 79:44


    Check us out on Instragram @SuburbanHuntersMA Check out our blog at SuburbanHunters.Wordpress.com In episode 5, Matt and Tony discuss: * Bare-shaft nock tuning. * Matt’s first 3-D shoot of the year. * Tony's loud bow is quieter now. * Archery shop Yelp reviews. * Why put a trail camera up high? * Tactacam Reveal Cellular Cameras * Practicing climbing trees

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    Ep. 004 Do We Look Like Smurfs to Deer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 92:54


    Check out our blog at suburbanhunters.wordpress.com. Topics covered include: * Thermacell vs. headnets for bug-free warm-weather hunting. * Matt is dialed in at 60 yards with his new Black Gold sight. * Tony's loud bow. * When to replace your string. * Every bow shop is slammed right now. * Bow storage. * Grasshopper-eating redtailed hawks. * Non-hunting listeners. * The origin of this podcast. * Base layer or kids' college fund? * Do we look like Smurfs to deer? * Hunting in NY despite the 'rona? Please subscribe to this podcast, rate it, and check us out on Instagram @SuburbanHuntersMA

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    Ep. 003 ADD at Archery Shops Is Bad for Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 71:52


    Topics covered include: * The trials and tribulations of obtaining Matt's new Hoyt Carbon RX-4 Ultra. * Matt's new Black Gold Pro sight. * Bad customer service at an archery shop. * Legal age to hunt in different states. * Taking hunter education courses and archery ed. courses for fun. * Transferring doe permits--legal in NY, illegal in New England. * Peep, kisser, or nose button? * Is Sitka gear worth more than a bow press? * Sitka is the new Scentlok. * Is UV really a concern? * Getting your wife drunk before buying gear. Please subscribe to this podcast, rate it, and check out our blog at suburbanhunters.wordpress.com

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    Ep. 002 Archery Is Like Yoga

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 76:58


    Topics covered include: * Zinger fletchings * Do nose buttons require a kisser? * How heavy is an arrow insert? * Do your neighbors care that you shoot your bow in your backyard? * Is that a tree falling or arrows hitting a target? * How archery is like yoga. * Hinting about permissions and getting them. * The Blue Hills Hunt could be so much better. * Sunday hunting. * Blood-trailing dogs. * Tempted by cottontails. * Beavers ruining your hunting plans. Please subscribe to this podcast, rate it, and check out our blog at suburbanhunters.wordpress.com

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    Ep. 001 Knowing Where the Does Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020 46:49


    Topics covered include: * Brad's great deal on Lone Wolf climbing sticks * The demise of Tony’s old trail camera * Tony's new trail camera * Asking for permissions * Running a chainsaw discreetly * Determining whether other hunters are hunting near your spot * Using climbing tree stands vs. ladder stands * The matriarch doe * Knowing where the does are

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