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From East to West: Finding DIY Big-Game Success

The Bowhunter Podcast

Release Date: 05/13/2025

In-Season Trail-Cam Tips show art In-Season Trail-Cam Tips

The Bowhunter Podcast

With archery deer seasons now underway, what’s the best way to make your trail cameras work for you. Moultrie’s Mark Olis joins us to discuss how in-season trail-cam placement differs from pre-season placement and how you can make the most out of your trail-cam data to be a more efficient bowhunter this fall.

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High-Tech Whitetail Insights show art High-Tech Whitetail Insights

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Derrick Dixon, founder of Whitetail Research, has been setting the deer-hunting world on fire of late, thanks to the amazing insights he has gathered on mature buck movement and behavior.

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Making the Best of a Bad Shot show art Making the Best of a Bad Shot

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If you bowhunt long enough, it’s going to happen. You hit an animal, and the shot placement is not ideal. The decisions you make after the shot are critical to maximize your odds of recovery. Noted Colorado bowhunter Jace Bauserman recounts his recent elk hunt and the multi-day, 30-mile effort to recover his bull.

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Peak Rut Dates for Your Area! show art Peak Rut Dates for Your Area!

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Believe it or not, peak rut dates across the whitetail’s range stretch all the way from July to February — an incredible span of eight months. But when is the peak of the rut where YOU hunt?

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Massive EHD Outbreak in Ohio show art Massive EHD Outbreak in Ohio

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The EHD virus is ravaging the whitetail herd in Southeast Ohio, where landowners are reporting hundreds of dead and dying deer across multiple counties. We discuss the current situation and the outlook for the upcoming archery season with noted Ohio deer hunter Emily Konkler and Zach Haas, an aquatic biologist and inventor of EHD-fense, a new tool in the fight against the virus.

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A Big Win for Bowhunters! show art A Big Win for Bowhunters!

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After decades of effort, Pennsylvania has finally repealed its centuries-old ban on Sunday hunting. Travis Lau of the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Nick Pinozzotto of the National Deer Association join us to discuss this historic change, what it means for bowhunters and the future of deer management in the Keystone State.

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Make Mock Scrapes Work for You! show art Make Mock Scrapes Work for You!

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Mock scrapes are a fantastic tool — not only for hunting but for taking an inventory of your local deer herd and patterning buck movements in advance of the season. This week, the crew from BuckStik joins us with tips on how to create, monitor and hunt mock scrapes, and how incorporating their innovative products into your scrape setups can attract more deer and keep them coming back to your scrape sites!

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Brotherhood of the Bow show art Brotherhood of the Bow

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 In 1959, legendary bowhunter Harv Ebers used one of his self-made, left-handed, recurve bows to take down the world-record caribou in Alaska. Today, at age 90, Ebers is the last living original Pope and Young Club member — and he’s still inspiring fellow bowhunters such as fellow lefty Tom Vanasche, who last year used the same bow to take a Wyoming whitetail, 65 years after its maiden hunt. Ebers and Vanasche discuss their special friendship and the ways traditional bowhunting transcends time.

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A Voice for Maryland Bowhunters show art A Voice for Maryland Bowhunters

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Maribeth Kulynycz, the newly elected president of the Maryland Bowhunters Society, may be the first woman ever to lead a statewide bowhunting organization. But that’s just the latest accomplishment for Kulynycz, who has been blazing trails in archery for years and working tirelessly to promote and protect Maryland’s bowhunting heritage.

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Do I Need A Hunting Lease? show art Do I Need A Hunting Lease?

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Public land is getting more crowded all the time, and permission to hunt private land is getting harder to secure every year. Buying hunting land of your own may not be financially feasible, but a long-term hunting lease can provide many of the benefits of land ownership at a fraction of the cost. Aaron Sutton and Mac Christian from National Land Realty join us to discuss the ins and outs of leasing and how a lease can provide you with a high-quality hunting experience.

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West Virginia bowhunter David Miller grew up pursuing whitetails in the mountains of Appalachia. Later, he discovered many of the same tactics work for pursuing elk and mule deer in the mountains of the American West. Drawing on years of successful Western adventures, Miller shares his top tips for Eastern bowhunters who want to pursue their Western big-game dreams.