Episode 493, Interview with OTown Outdoors Jake and Nick Miller, Hunting, Filming, Family

Mike and Dan talk with Jake and Nick Miller of OTown Outdoors. They start off with CWD. The guys discuss CWD in Michigan CWD discussion about Ohio One buck talk and doe tags Ohio deer numbers down Talking hunting with the family. Hunting with all three kids Nick's Ohio buck and how it unfolded Jake's Ohio buck and how it unfolded Passing along the family tradition Holidays means talking hunting with family Why stick and string vs gun during this gun season Still use firearms but love the close range of bow hunting Hunter's orange while bow hunting during firearm season Learning from mistakes Pushes to keep going forward Some things you cannot control Uncontrollable situations keeps driving you Preparing for the hunt throughout the year Shed hunting Scouting for turkeys Some archery shooting Turkey hunting Trail cameras Food plots Hunting access Have several local spots which means quick access Public lands Summer scouting Discussion on driving vehicles into your hunting area vs not driving Situational Some spots have regular traffic Low traffic areas deer seem to pattern traffic Stand placement Time of year When time allows to place a stand Scent control while placing stands Hunting the wind Smoking hunting clothes for cover scent Ozonics How hunting the wind makes you more aware of your surrounding area which makes you a better hunter Looking at entry into stand sites Built a food plot with entry in mind Access might be dictated by size of property Worried more about being quiet Using headlamps again during access Clearing a path to the stand sites Firearm straight walled cartridges Ohio just changed rule to allow straight walled cartridges They want to try it for sure Heart photo! Nick's heart shot From buck he shot this fall Fawn photo Late season fawn with spots Photo from same day Nick shot his buck Late fawn drop Late fawn survival Predators Coyote breeding due to alpha female dying in the pack. Dream hunts Nick talks about turkey hunting every state Jake talks about a Yukon Moose hunt Favorite recipe of wild game meat Processing your own meat photo Hunting and Patriotic photo