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The Fall Podcast
by Arron Bleise
The Fall Podcast is a whitetail hunting podcast built for passionate deer hunters who live for the fall. Each week, host Arron Bleise brings together like-minded whitetail hunters to share real success and failure stories, proven whitetail tactics, and in-season strategy from across the Midwest, Deep South, and Eastern whitetail country. Whether you’re chasing mature bucks or learning from hard-earned lessons, The Fall Podcast delivers engaging, no-nonsense deer hunting content every whitetail nut won’t want to miss.
Episodes
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Last Blood | EP 3 SZN 2 - "Mace The Ace"
First track of the 2026 Michigan archery season! Mace and I knocked the rust off, followed the sign, and hit the trail hard. The season is off to a good start… tune in to find out how it ends! . . . Promo Codes: Raised Scents : https://www.raisedhunting.com/?ref=THEFALLPOD10 Latitude Outdoors:...
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EP 538 | Don't make my mistakes
Sometimes, the biggest thing keeping us from killing a buck isn’t the deer, the weather, or the wind. It’s our own minds. This season, I’ve caught myself falling victim to analysis paralysis. I overthink access, wind direction, deer movement, and every little detail until I convince myself not to...
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Last Blood | EP 2 SZN 2 - Interview w/ Michigan deer tracking OG- Rob Miller
Taylor sits down with Rob Miller to discuss tracking strategies, stories, and his nearly 20 year tracking career behind his dogs. Miller Deer Tracking Social Channel: https://www.facebook.com/Millerdeertracking48451 . . . Promo Codes: Raised Scents…
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SZN 26 | My First Recurve Buck… Or So I Thought
I finally got my first real opportunity at a buck with my recurve—and what happened after the arrow hit is a reminder that not every hunt ends the way we hope. Season 26 is officially underway, and in this episode I’m giving you a real-time update on my 2026 whitetail season. I break down the…
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EP 537 | Acorns Are Falling… Now What? | Early Season Whitetails
Early October can be one of the most overlooked opportunities of the entire whitetail season—but when the acorns start dropping, the deer can change their patterns fast. In this episode, Arron sits down with Alex to talk about preparing for the early season, finding deer as food sources begin to...
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Last Blood | EP 1 SZN 2 - Borrowing a dog isn't easy - w/ Bryan Meyering & Evan Haverkamp
Last Blood SZN 2 is back! The crew is around the round table talking all things bow season — including the harsh reality that we might be a little more unprepared than we’d like to admit. With the 2026 bow season right around the corner, we break down what needs to get done, what we should’ve…
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EP 536 | A Father-Daughter Hunt I’ll Never Forget
The full story of my daughters first deer. . . . Promo Codes: Raised Scents : https://www.raisedhunting.com/?ref=THEFALLPOD10 Latitude Outdoors: thefall Faceoff Ebikes: TFP Asio Gear: FALL20 Kuhle Archery: FALL25 . . . Partner Websites: Jays Sporting Goods - https://www.jayssportinggoods.com/...
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EP 535 | The Back Door to Big Bucks: River Access & Public Land with Lucas Cayko
What if the best way to get to a big public-land buck… is by boat? In this episode, I sit down with Lucas to break down his unique approach to hunting river systems and the mature bucks that live in them. Lucas uses boats 90% of the time, staging them at different points along the river so he can...
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EP 534 | Breaking His Own Rules to Kill a North Dakota Buck
What do you do when the hunting strategy you normally swear by suddenly puts a mature North Dakota buck in front of you? This week, Arron sits down with Dustin to break down his recent North Dakota whitetail hunt—a trip filled with pressure, limited access, close encounters, and one unexpected...
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EP 533 | The Quietest Hunting Gear ASIO Has Ever Made | Joe Miles
After hunting the same South Carolina buck for five years, Joe Miles finally got his chance at the 150-inch deer—and put an arrow through him. In this episode, I sit down with Joe Miles, owner of ASIO Gear, to talk about that hunt, the lessons that came from chasing one deer for five years, and…
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EP 532 | I'm challenging all of the listeners this fall
Sometimes, the biggest change in your hunting has nothing to do with how you hunt. Arron and Nate sit down to recap their Iowa hunting adventure, diving into the highs, lows, and everything that goes into hunting while trying to capture it all on camera. They talk about the importance of being...
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EP 531 | 9 Sits. 3 Bucks. What’s His Secret?
How do you kill three good bucks in just nine sits? Dustin Moll might be one of the most efficient whitetail hunters I know. Dustin is a Minnesota whitetail hunter who spends his seasons chasing bucks on public land across multiple states, and it seems like everywhere he goes, he’s able to find...
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EP 530 | SCENT MISTAKES COST BUCKS
What if the deer scent you’ve been spraying all over your scrape is actually telling deer to stay away? In this episode, I sit down with Warren and Easton from Raised Scents to break down what deer are actually communicating through their natural glandular scents—and why most of us have been…
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EP 529 | THE MOON IS WRONG? How a 221" Buck Changed Everything
What if the biggest buck of your life could show up on the one day you’d normally tell yourself NOT to hunt? Adam Hays killed his 221-inch Kansas giant in brutal 85–90 degree weather, on the first night of a Red Moon—and that experience completely changed the way he looks at lunar deer movement.…
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EP 528 | The August Whitetail Checklist
August is when the real work for November begins. In this episode of The Fall Podcast, I’m breaking down everything I’m doing right now to get ready for whitetail season. From deploying Moultrie trail cameras and glassing fields from the truck in the evenings to trying to track down two bucks I’m...
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EP 527 | How a Drag Rag Led a 158-Inch Kansas Buck Into Bow Range
What if one simple decision on a public land hunt put a 158-inch Kansas giant within bow range just hours later? This week on The Fall Podcast, Aaron Swan joins me to tell the story behind one of the most unforgettable public land bow kills I've ever heard. After slipping into a Kansas public…
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EP 526 | Take The Risk Before It’s Too Late | Hunting, Career & Life Lessons
In this episode of The Fall Podcast, Arron sits down with Brett for a deep conversation about whitetail hunting strategy, chasing mature bucks, simplifying the hunt, personal growth, and finding more purpose in the outdoors. Brett breaks down his decision to scale back his 2026 hunting season and...
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EP 525 | He Sold His Championship Ring to Build FaceOff E-Bikes (E-BIKE GIVEAWAY)
From NHL Goalie to FaceOff E-Bikes: Dieter Kochan's Incredible Journey | The Fall Podcast What does it take to build one of the most respected hunting e-bike companies in the country? For Dieter Kochan, it started by selling a championship ring, hockey gear, and betting on himself. In this…
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EP 524 | Everything You Need to Know About the New Moultrie Edge 4
Moultrie just changed the trail camera game. In this episode of The Fall Podcast, Arron sits down with Mark from Moultrie to break down the all-new Edge 4 trail camera lineup and why it's one of the biggest advancements in cellular cameras in years. They dive into everything from Buckshot AI…
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EP 523 | How Two Jay’s Employees Worked Their Way to the Top
This week I’m joined by Chad Stearns and Bill Hahn of Jay's Sporting Goods. Chad was recently promoted to President and Bill stepped into the VP of Operations role, so we sat down to talk about what that journey has looked like for both of them. We get into how they each started at Jay’s more…
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EP 522 | He Won a Recurve on Instagram... and Never Shot a Compound Again
What would you do if an Instagram giveaway completely changed the way you hunted? This week, I sit down with Michigan traditional bowhunter Aaron Cowhy to talk about the recurve he won from Aron Snyder that changed everything. After winning the bow, Aaron sold his brand-new compound and has never...
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EP 521 | From Alabama to the Midwest: Cody Osborn's Traveling Hunter Playbook
This week on The Fall Podcast, I sit down with Cody Osborn from northeast Alabama. If you've spent any time on social media, you've probably seen Cody's success chasing whitetails across the Midwest. Year after year, he tags mature bucks in multiple states, often killing a deer, driving to the…
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EP 520 | From Editing Hunting Shows to Building Elk Shape with Dan Staton
Dan Staton is one of the most recognizable names in the elk hunting world today, but his journey started behind the camera. In this episode, Dan joins us to share the story of how he got his start in the hunting industry as a cameraman and editor, working behind the scenes of hunting television...
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EP 519 | Would I Still Film If Nobody Watched? | Q&A
After 14 years behind a camera filming hunts, I finally sat down and answered the questions people have been asking me for years. This episode goes way deeper than camera gear and self-filming setups. We get into how filming hunts has changed the way I hunt, whether social media and modern…
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EP 518 | Protect Our Bucks, Are Ticks Being Dropped From Planes?
Welcome back to another episode of Protect Our Bucks the series where five buddies sit around and talk about whatever comes to mind. Hunting, non hunting, dumb theories, camp stories… nothing is off limits. In this episode we get into whether ticks are actually being dropped from planes, using...
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EP 517 | From a Car Trunk to an Empire | The Untold Jay’s Sporting Goods Story
Most people know Jay's Sporting Goods as the giant Michigan sporting goods store… but very few know how it actually started. In today’s episode, I sit down with Arlene Yost, Jeff Poet and JJ Poet to hear the real story behind the empire. What started in the trunk of Jay Poet’s car in the 1960s...
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EP 516 | I don't know what i'm doing with this episode
I'm not sure if anyone will like this but its something new I'm trying. Enjoy. . . . Promo Codes: Latitude Outdoors: thefall Americas Best Bowstrings: TFP Helix Broadheads:TFP Faceoff Ebikes: TFP Asio Gear: FALL20 Kuhle Archery: FALL25 . . . Partner Websites: Jays Sporting Goods -...
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Film the Fall | The Art of Self Filming Whitetails w/ JJ Dukart
This week’s episode is for the guys who want to level up their self filming game in the whitetail woods. I sat down with JJ Dukart from The Deer Society to talk all things self filming deer hunts. JJ breaks down the camera gear and equipment he trusts in the field, how he efficiently films hunts...
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EP 515 | One buck and one buck only
This week on The Fall Podcast, I sit down with my good buddy Lee Herr out of Iowa, a guy who’s built a reputation for doing one of the hardest things in the whitetail world, picking one specific buck and dedicating entire seasons to chasing that deer until the job gets done. No bouncing between...
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Film the Fall | “Giving Up the Bow: One Hunter’s Year Behind the Lens”
This week’s episode features Joe Davis, a newcomer to the world of filming and producing hunts who is already all-in on learning the craft the right way. Last fall, Joe made a decision most hunters would struggle with he put down his bow and gun for the entire season and dedicated himself fully…
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Film The Fall | Jared Scheffler Real, Raw, and Uncut
This week on Film The Fall, I sit down with one of the true pioneers of the hunting and outdoor filming world, Jared Scheffler of Whitetail Adrenaline. For nearly two decades, Jared has been behind the lens and in the moment, capturing some of the most raw, real, and adrenaline-filled whitetail...
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Film The Fall | Bryan Lemke "I live every fall through an LED screen"
This week on the podcast, I’m joined by Bryan Lemke of Almond Eye Productions, a seasoned field producer who’s spent years behind the lens capturing hunting stories across the country and around the world. Bryan got his start working alongside Pat Reeve from Driven TV, one of the original…
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Film The Fall | Cody Cooper & Lee Ellis's Spot and stalk hunt in the rain
This week marks the launch of a brand new series on the podcast: Film The Fall, where we sit down with some of the best producers in the game to talk all things filming whitetail hunts. In this series, we dive into the gear they trust, the strategies behind capturing a hunt the right way, and…
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EP 514 | “Creating Stronger Women Through Hunting”
This week’s episode is a powerful conversation with three women who are making serious moves in the hunting industry. From building a business to chasing big game across the country, these women bring different perspectives but share the same passion for the outdoors. We sit down with Kuhle…
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EP 513 | “The Future of Michigan Whitetails Is on the Line”
This week I sit down with Josh Arbogast in the Chilli Buck Lounge for a face-to-face conversation that every Michigan deer hunter needs to hear. Josh has been leading the charge when it comes to pushing for real change in Michigan’s deer herd, and the timing of this episode couldn’t be more...
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EP 512 | The Pedestal That Meant More. The 13-Hour Surprise That Hit Different with Jeremy Schaaf
This week’s episode is one I won’t forget. Jeremy Schaaf reached out to me back in December with an idea—to build a custom pedestal base for my Iowa buck. What started as a simple message turned into something way bigger. Jeremy designed it, built it by hand, and then drove 13 hours from South...
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EP 511 | Cooking Dinner in Your Underwear & Other Bad Ideas with Bret & Adam Postal
Disclaimer: This episode is for adults only. This week the Postal Brothers joined me in the Chilli Buck Lounge and I can honestly say… out of every episode I’ve recorded, this one made me laugh the most. By the time we stopped recording my cheeks hurt from laughing so hard. If you don’t know Adam...
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EP 510 | “I Wanted to Be Big on Social to Make Money” | Hunter Gambale
Hunter Gambale started an Instagram page called Horn Hub with a simple goal — he wanted to make some money on social media. What started as sharing other hunters’ successful harvest photos quickly turned into one of the fastest growing hunting meme and content pages online. By mixing big buck...
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Six Mistakes… One Once-in-a-Lifetime Buck | The Story of Cash with Devin Neitzel
Some deer just write legendary stories… This week we wrap Season 4 of One Giant Mistake with Devin Neitzel and the full saga of Cash. If you go back to Episode 2 with Elliot Smith, this is the same buck he was chasing the deer he named Prodigy. What makes it wild? Elliot and Devin are neighbors…...
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EP 509 | He Shot the Texas State Record… The Strategy That Keeps Working
In this episode, I sit down with Texas State Trooper and one of the most consistent bowhunters I’ve ever talked to — Tarif Alkhatib. A few years back Tarif punched the Texas State Record buck, but what impressed me most isn’t just one giant… it’s the repeatability. Year after year he’s targeting...
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EP 508 | How Brady Snyder Consistently Kills Mature Iowa Public Land Bucks
In this episode of The Fall Podcast, I’m joined by Iowa public land killer Brady Snyder — a DIY bowhunter who consistently targets and kills the most mature whitetail bucks he can find. Brady does the majority of his hunting on public land in Iowa, and he’s built a system around finding,...
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EP 507 | From Bucks to Punchlines with Collin Chamberlin
Today I’m joined by comedian and hunter Collin Chamberlin. We get into how he quit hunting to chase a career in comedy, left Pittsburgh for the bright lights of New York City, and—thirteen years later—is thriving on stage and back in the timber chasing critters. . . . Promo Codes: Latitude...
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Four Years. One Buck. Endless Chaos | one GIANT mistake SZN 4
Four Years. One Buck. Endless Chaos. For four seasons, John was locked in on a single whitetail — and the road to finally tagging him was anything but quiet. From dealing with poachers and trespassers, to discovering a stolen crotch rocket dumped in his food plot, the madness never stopped. Along...
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The Craigslist Booner | one GIANT mistake SZN 4
Craigslist is usually where you go to buy other people’s crap. But today’s guest did something different—he leased property off Craigslist. As if that wasn’t wild enough, there just happened to be a booner living on it. . . Chapters 00:00 The Essence of Fall Hunting 01:26 Introducing Brandon...
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When Perfection Slips: Two Mistakes on a 200″ Deer | one GIANT mistake SZN 4
Less than 1% of people will ever see a 200-inch deer. What if you had two chances at one… and blew both? . . . Promo Codes: Latitude Outdoors: thefall Americas Best Bowstrings: TFP Helix Broadheads:TFP Faceoff Ebikes: TFP Asio Gear: FALL20 Kuhle Archery: FALL25 . . . Partner Websites: Jays…
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Protect Our Bucks | A Car Crash, a Questionable Spike on Public Land, and 30 Fish Through the Ice
What starts with a car crash somehow turns into a public land spike buck, 30 fish through the ice, and a trip that absolutely refused to make sense. We break down the wreck, the decision-making that followed, the bow kill on public, and an ice bite that went completely off the rails. Bad roads,...
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one GIANT mistake SZN 4 | Missing a 170-Inch Buck Isn’t Fun with Jake Fleischman
Season 4 of One GIANT Mistake is here. Episode 1 kicks off with Jake Fleischman and a wild story about missing a 170" buck—twice—with a twist at the end. Enjoy. . . . Promo Codes: Latitude Outdoors: thefall Americas Best Bowstrings: TFP Helix Broadheads:TFP Faceoff Ebikes: TFP Asio Gear: FALL20...
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EP 505 | Ohio has to be the most outlaw whitetail state
On today’s episode, I’m joined by Justin Hollandsworth as we talk about the chaos surrounding Ohio whitetails right now. We also get into the unbelievable chase he was on with a buck this season—a story that somehow includes an Amazon driver. Trust me, it’s a good one. Enjoy. . . . Promo Codes:...
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EP 504 | Two Giant Bucks, One Tree with Clayton Campbell of Heartland Bowhunter
Wrapping up the 2025 season with Clayton Campbell of Heartland Bowhunter. From filming to slamming Midwest giants, Clayton’s done it all. We dive into mindset, filming, and the story of two massive bucks taken in back-to-back years out of the same tree. Don’t miss this one. . . Promo Codes:...
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EP 503 | “When Life Gets Busy but Hunting Still Matters” with Casey VanDerGraaf
Balancing a young family, a career in the outdoor industry, and a passion for whitetail hunting isn’t easy. Today, Casey VanDerGraaf joins me to talk about his journey with Prime Archery, how he manages his priorities, and we finish the episode breaking down the two slammer public-land bucks he’s...
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The Fall Podcast is a whitetail hunting podcast built for passionate deer hunters who live for the fall. Each week, host Arron Bleise brings together like-minded whitetail hunters to share real success and failure stories, proven whitetail tactics, and in-season strategy from across the Midwest, Deep South, and Eastern whitetail country. Whether you’re chasing mature bucks or learning from hard-earned lessons, The Fall Podcast delivers engaging, no-nonsense deer hunting content every whitetail nut won’t want to miss.
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