EP. 508: Mobile Hunting vs. Stationary | What Years in the Big Woods Taught Us
We do these listener Q&A episodes because they force us to say the quiet part out loud. This one, with Greg back on the mic, dug into everyt...
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Truth From The Stand Deer Hunting Podcast
Covering all things whitetail, the Truth From The Stand deer hunting podcast is the place to get your deer hunting stories, strategies, tips and more. We'll launch a new podcast twice a mont...
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20 of 524 episodesTrail Cam University: I Filled My Tag and Got Worse at Hunting | Why You're Stuck
I've had seasons where I punched my tag and walked away feeling empty. I've had seasons where I didn't fill it and walked away knowing I'd g...
EP. 507: I Let a Brain Scientist Explain Why My Best Hunts Happen When I Stop Trying
I spent three hours picking the brain of a neuroscientist this week, and I walked away thinking about hunting differently than I have in yea...
Trail Cam University: Patience vs. Paralysis | The Deer Hunting Decision Nobody Talks About
There's a version of a deer hunter I used to be that I'm not proud of. He had all the intel, knew the thermals, understood the wind, watched...
EP. 506: Why We Stopped Looking For Deer While Scouting | Tony Peterson
We spent the first half of this one talking about fishing tournaments and running through a heat wave that had no business being that misera...
Trail Cam University: You're Hunting Right. You're Getting In Wrong.
Most hunters spend the offseason obsessing over the wrong things. They're pouring over maps, pulling cards, debating stand locations. And no...
EP.505: Deer Hunting Mistakes | When Ego Takes Over | HOS
Every hunter who's spent enough time in a stand knows this moment: the wind switches, the deer aren't moving right, something's off, but you...
Trail Cam University: Why Hunting Less Will Kill More Deer
There's a version of hunting that looks like dedication but is actually just noise. You know the guy. Out every weekend, every morning, ever...
EP. 504: The Ego Problem That's Killing Your Deer Hunts | Jake Bush
Jake Bush and I sat down for one of those conversations that started in one place and ended up somewhere I didn't expect. We caught up on li...
Trail Cam University: Information vs. Understanding | The Decision That Changes Everything
I've been staring at trail camera photos for longer than I care to admit. Thousands of them. Maybe tens of thousands. And for a long time, I...
EP. 503: The Discomfort Threshold | Cody D'Acquisto
I've said it before, but every season I get a little more convinced that the best hunters aren't the ones with the fanciest gear closet — th...
EP. 502: What Ten Years Of Deer Hunting Mistakes Taught Me
I sat down with DJ Riley for this one, and it turned into one of those conversations that started in one place and ended up somewhere I didn...
EP. 501: Why Your Worst Hunt Last Season Was Actually Decided In July | HOS
I'll pick this up right where I left off in episode four. I told you to sit down and run four honest questions on your worst hunt of last se...
EP. 500: The Hunt Was Never The Point
I hadn't sat down with Josh in a while. Not because we fell out or drifted on purpose, just life did what life does. Kids, seasons, work, al...
EP. 499: Stop Waiting for Perfect | Hunting Aggressive When Time Is Short
There are seasons in life that don't care about your hunting plans. They hit hard, rearrange your priorities, and force you to figure out wh...
EP. 498: The Truck Broke Down & The Hunt Got Real
There's a version of hunting where everything goes according to plan. The rig starts, the weather cooperates, your deer or elk are exactly w...
EP. 497: Why Most Hunters Never Learn From Their Failures | HOS
Failure hits different in hunting. When a quarterback throws an interception, there's film. A coach. A coordinator breaking down every foots...
EP. 496: One Thing The Best Hunters Do
There's a version of deer hunting where you show up every fall, do roughly what you did last year, and hope things go differently. A lot of...
EP. 495: The Hunt That Broke Everything He Thought He Knew | Ty Jennings | Discomfort Is The Strategy
There's a version of every hunter that gets comfortable. You find a stand you like, a pattern that's worked before, and you ride it. You tel...
EP. 494: Hunting Dead Ground | The Mental Game of Finding Whitetails
There's a particular kind of restlessness that hits a hunter in the off-season. It's not impatience exactly. It's more like a low hum in the...