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Nick rejoins me for a podcast recording session for the first time in over a year. We spend the time catching up and sharing insights into our 2023 Whitetail seasons. I personally made it out very little with a longbow in ’23 but I did return to hunting with both Blackpowder and firearms in 23 and Nick shares some details about multiple opportunities and some lessons learned. Please subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform and leave a rating and review. I would also appreciate ideas for future podcasts and feedback on this or other episodes. So feel free to reach out to me at the email address “[email protected]”.

It’s been quite some time since a new episode was dropped. In this episode I discuss why the gap, what to expect going forward and a few other things. Nick will rejoin me on the next episode, I recorded this one solo just to set the stage for what is to come. I hope you enjoy and another episode will be headed your way in a week or two. Please subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform and leave a rating and review. I would also appreciate ideas for future podcasts and feedback on this or other episodes. So feel free to reach out to me at the email address “[email protected]”.

Episode 140 kicks off a multiple episode series on Post Season Scouting. This specific episode focuses on why post season scouting may be the best time to scout for next year and what items I carry on post season scouting adventures. I hope you enjoy this last episode of 2022. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave a rating and review. I would also appreciate ideas for future podcasts and feedback on this or other episodes. So feel free to reach out to me at the email address “[email protected]”.

Episode 139 covers a high level recap of activities from 2022 and a Merry Christmas wish to out listeners. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave a rating and review. I would also appreciate ideas for future podcasts and feedback on this or other episodes. So feel free to reach out to me at the email address “[email protected]”.

Episode 138 finds me with mixed emotions. I recently tagged out on bucks in Georgia. However, both bucks I have taken in GA with my longbow were not perfect shots. The second buck was taken on 12/04/22 and the shot was a lot further back than I wanted. I ended up not tracking that buck and waited for 12 hours and then picked up his track with the help of a tracking dog. We found the buck just over 200 yards away but I would have much preferred a quicker, and cleaner kill. It happens to all bowhunters, we don’t like it but it just will happen if you shoot at enough critters. In this episode I share the hunt with you, my approach to recovery and details about what went wrong. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave a rating and review. I would also appreciate ideas for future podcasts and feedback on this or other episodes. So feel free to reach out to me at the email address “[email protected]”.

In Episode 137 the topic for discussion is around pre-scouting vs going in blind or “run n gun” for whitetails. Really it is just my thoughts on the advantages for each method and a little of the thought process I use when choosing a location whether I am scouting in the off season for the coming year or if scouting from my computer to choose a location to go in blind. Hopefully you will find something in this episode that is useful for your future hunts. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave a rating and review. I would also appreciate ideas for future podcasts and feedback on this or other episodes. So feel free to reach out to me at the email address “[email protected]”.

Episode 136 finds me running solo again. This episode is all about a recent successful bowhunt that came within inches of being a failed attempt. I took a shot at a whitetail buck at about 18 yards, I was focusing so hard on the spot I wanted to hit that I never even noticed the small limb just a few feet from my bow. The arrow struck the limb almost immediately on release and as I watch the arrow I expected a miss but watched while it appeared that my arrow bounced off the bucks shoulder or leg. What I found a half hour later when I went to retrieve my arrow is still a bit hard for me to believe and I was there. Hopefully some lessons to be learned in this episode, I hope you enjoy. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave a rating and review. I would also appreciate ideas for future podcasts and feedback on this or other episodes. So feel free to reach out to me at the email address “[email protected]”.

Episode 135 Nick joins the podcast for a Thanksgiving 2022 episode to catch on success for the 2022 Whitetail season. Nick had success in early November at the Michigan Deer camp he nicknamed “Camp Classy” years ago. I also have had success with a nice 8 point buck in North Carolina with a muzzleloader and a public land doe with my longbow “Yankee”. On the day we recorded this episode I had morning success with a nice GA buck but that story is for a future episode. We hope you enjoy this episode and Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave a rating and review. I would also appreciate ideas for future podcasts and feedback on this or other episodes. So feel free to reach out to me at the email address “[email protected]”.

Episode 134 It won’t be long before the misery of sweating profusely to get to your hunting location turns into the misery of being still for long periods of time without freezing. In this weeks episode I discuss what I have learned works best for me to stay warm when the weather turns cold. I would like to hear from you. What do you find works better for you than what I have discussed in this episode? What items do I use that you have not had good results with? Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave a rating and review. I would also appreciate ideas for future podcasts and feedback on this or other episodes. So feel free to reach out to me at the email address “[email protected]”.

Episode 133 Well, I am out of the funk with a lot of whitetail sightings (an a couple of bears too) but I whiffed a buck this past week. Hear about my “almost success” experience, what I learned and future plans. This week’s question for our listeners, have you ever found a hunting location that should be productive any time during season and that you couldn’t wait to hunt? Was it productive? Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave a rating and review. I would also appreciate ideas for future podcasts and feedback on this or other episodes. So feel free to reach out to me at the email address “[email protected]”.

Episode 132 finds me “in a funk”. Work and personal obligations (along with unusually warm temperatures even for Georgia) have kept me from spending as much time in the woods as I normally would and I find myself needing a way to break out of my funk and keep me going. As a bowhunter I think we have all been there. How do you break the cycle and get fired up about getting back out there? Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave a rating and review. I would also appreciate ideas for future podcasts and feedback on this or other episodes. So feel free to reach out to me at the email address “[email protected]”.

Episode 131 is centered on the “what went wrong?” posts on social media and my thoughts on the lethality of my hunting setup. Not a soap box episode but just my thoughts and approach based on actual hunting experiences. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave a rating and review. I would also appreciate ideas for future podcasts and feedback on this or other episodes. So feel free to reach out to me at the email address “[email protected]”.