All Episodes
Backwoods Bowhunter — 196 episodes
Ep 196 / Buck Tags Getting Filled
Ep 195 / Revisiting the Crossbow Debate
Ep 194 / Backpack Gear Essentials for Your Hunt
Ep 193 / Less Than 2 Weeks!
Ep 192 / WE'RE BACK!
Ep 191 / Post Season Check List
Ep 190 / Listener Questions
Ep 189 / Using Trail Cameras Post Season
Ep 188 / Season in Review & ATA Show
Ep 187 / Hunting Late Season Bucks & Our Season Thus Far
Ep 186 / Mike's Miss "Fire"
Ep 185 / Buck Home Ranges & We Need A Cold Front
Ep 184 / Attract & Hold Deer on Small Tracts
Ep 183 / Favorite Weather to Hunt & Unorthodox Hunting Conditions That Work
Ep 182 / Early Season Hunts & Scent Control Techniques
Ep 181 / Top 15 Hunting Tips Before Opening Day
Ep 180 / Signs You Should Harvest More Does
Ep 179 / Top 12 To Do List Before the Archery Opener
Ep 178 / Lessons learned from Whitetail Hunting
Ep 177 / Aging Deer on the Hoof with Tony Dempsey
Ep 176 / Mature Bucks Aren't Like the Others
Ep 175 / The New Tactacam Reveal Pro 3.0
Ep 174 / Are Ticks Killing Fawns
Ep 173 / Summertime Prep and Gear Check
Ep 172 / Shooting One Eye vs. Two & Summertime Property Management
Ep 171 / Fawns, Food Plots, and Upcoming Bucks (AKA the Bearded Dragon Episode)
Ep 170 / Biggest Threats to Deer Hunting
Ep 169 / Are Mushrooms a Deer's Secret Favorite Food
Ep 168 / TN Judges Rule Against Game Wardens / Cooking Venison
Ep 167 / Target Bucks & the Impact They Have on Your Hunting Season
Ep 166 / Turkey Myths / Calling Turkeys / TSS Loads
Ep 165 / Turkey Hunting & 2024 Hunting Trips
Ep 164 / Turkey Tips From Deer Hunters
Ep 163 / Preparing for Turkey Season
Ep 162 / The Hoyt vs Mathews Debate
Ep 161 / Tim's Knife Injury & the Studio is Remodeled
Ep 160 / Are Deer Hunters Lazy & How to Gain Better Aim
Ep 159 / Podcast Studio Remodel & the 2024 Bow Lineup Prices
Ep 158 / Study on Ozonics - Do They Actually Work?
Ep 157 / Answering Listener Emails
Ep 156 / General BS - It is Post Hunting Season After All
Ep 155 / ATA Recap
Ep 154 / Season Recap & How Bowhunting is Changing Moving Forward
Ep 153 / Hunting Late Season Bucks / 2023 Podcast Numbers in Review
Ep 152 / Illinois Deer Harvest Numbers
Ep 151 / Should We Be Holding Out for a Big Buck & 10 Christmas Ideas for a Bowhunter
Ep 150 / Venison Preparation & Are We Making Things Too Easy for Youth Hunters
Ep 149 / Making Small Farms Hunt Bigger & More
SEZYN / Alayna's Doe & Hunt Activity
Bonus Episode With John Glenn & Nikki McNeel / Mikey's 140's Buck
Ep 146 / Maximizing Mock Scrapes
SEZYN / Hunting Will County, Illinois
Ep 144 / November Rut is Coming, but Did You Know...
Ep 143 / Rut Predictions & Identifying Oak Trees
SEZYN / Tim's Doe
Ep 141 / Early Season Does
SEZYN / Mike's Doe
Ep 139 / Upwind vs. Downwind - Always Hunt the Wind
Ep 138 / Mechanicals Rule for Whitetail
Hunting and Fishing Days - The Fallen Outdoors
Hunting & Fishing Days - Mafia Rods with Craig Miles
Ep 135 / Luring in Bucks in a Non Supplemental Feed/Bait State
Ep 134 / Pre Season Checklist
Ep 133 / Entry & Exit Routes from Food Plot Stands
Ep 132 / Whitetail Nutrition & Food Plots
Ep 131 / Nevada Shafer - Guide for Deer & Waterfowl Hunting & Fishing
Ep 130 / What Colors Deer See / Answering Listener Emails
Ep 129 / Are Crossbows the New Face of Bowhunting?
Ep 128 / Gear You Need VS. Gear You Want
Ep 127 / Gear for Hot Weather Hunting
Ep 126 / Summer Time Chores for Deer Hunters
Ep 125 / Keith Hagen - Whitetail & Mule Deer Hunting in Oklahoma
Ep 124 / Answering Listener Questions
Ep 123 / Archery Innovation / Are Ticks Spreading CWD
Ep 122 / We're Back! / The Bowhunting Quiz
Ep 121 / Bowhunting in the Rain - Should You Be?
Ep 120 / Raccoon Hunting with Bennett Browning
Ep 119 / Rio Grande Turkey Hunt with Tim Jarvis
Ep 118 / Kentucky's New Law - Is it More Government Intrusion? / Crappie Fishing
Ep 117 / How Much Wind is too Much Wind?
Ep 116 / Osceola Turkeys with Tony Dempsey
Ep 115 / Spring Property Work Pays Off in the Fall
Ep 114 / Flagship Bows vs Budget Bows - Are They Worth It?
Ep 113 / Buying a Property? What Terrain Features You Should Look For
Ep 112 / Minimal Equipment Food Plots
Ep 111 / Are Crossbows Archery?
Ep 110 / It's Time to Buy a New Compound Bow..... Maybe
Ep 109 / Shed Hunting Tips & Areas To Focus On
Ep 108 / Get Your Strut On - New Segment on Turkey Tactics
Ep 107 / Do Cold Fronts Impact Deer Movement?
Ep 106 / Get Dialed In (taking care of your health & fitness during the off season)
Ep 105 / '22 Season in Review & Podcast in Review
Ep 104 / ATA 2023 With Shannon Boling & Tony Dempsey
Ep 103 / What Defines a Successful Hunting Season
Ep 102 / Secondary RUT is on
Ep 101 / Practice Tips & Target Panic
EPISODE 100!!!!!
SEZYN / December 18th - From Foolish Mistake to Intense Encounter
Ep 98 / Christmas Gift Ideas for the Bowhunter
SEZYN / November 30th - December 11th
Ep 96 / Secondary Rut / Tips for Finding the Right Tree for a Climber
Ep 95 / Late Season Tips & Tactics
Ep 94 / Alayna's First Bow Kill
RUT PALOOZA - BIG BUCK SHOWS UP ON CAMERA
RUT PALOOZA - NOVEMBER 19TH / DON'T BE SO QUICK TO LOWER YOUR BOW
Ep 91 / Hunting is Conservation & the Nutritional Value of Venison
Ep 90 / Saturday Night BS Edition
Ep 89 / Morning vs Evening Hunt Pros & Cons / All Day Sits During the Rut
RUT PALOOZA - NOVEMBER 13TH/ MIKE TAGS A BUCK
RUT PALOOZA - NOVEMBER 12TH / TARGET BUCK ENCOUNTER
RUT PALOOZA - NOVEMBER 11TH / MULTIPLE DOES & A HOBBLED SPIKE
RUT PALOOZA - NOVEMBER 8TH / WARM WEATHER & SILLY MISTAKES
Ep 84 / Week 1 of November in the Books
Ep 83 / Andy Ross / Country Rock Musician & Bowhunter
Ep 82 / Tony Dempsey's Bull Elk
Ep 81 / Rut Signs to Look For / Mike's 1st Deer of the Season
Ep 80 / Week 1 in the books / How Far is too Far to Shoot at a Whitetail
Ep 79 / White Oak Legends Adventures / Hunting & Fishing Days Outdoor Show
Ep 78 / J&S Scents / Hunting & Fishing Days Outdoor Show
Ep 77 / Camo the Clown and Jason Fritz / Hunting & Fishing Days Outdoor Show
Ep 76 / Just Goofing Around / Hunting & Fishing Days Outdoor Show
Ep 75 / Opening Day and a Broken Bow
Ep 74 / 1st Sit of the Year & Mock Scrapes
Ep 73 / Rifle Hunting Coming to Illinois in 2023
Ep 72 / 7 Best Days to be in the Deer Woods - According to Field & Stream
Ep 71 / Free Ranging Elk in Texas - Are We Missing the Opportunity?
Ep 70 / Chasing Mature Bucks in the Early Season
Ep 69 / Is High End Camo Clothing Worth It / Do Not Buy a SpyPoint!
Ep 68 / Game Wardens & Hidden Trail Cameras
Ep 67 / Hunting Season Preparation
Ep 66 / Early Season Success
Ep 65 / Getting Better Trail Cam Photos
Ep 64 / Single Bevel Broadheads
Ep 63 / Mock Scrapes & Licking Branches
Ep 62 / Hybrid Tiger Bass / Heat Wave has Arrived!
Ep 61 / Tactics for Hunting Small Property
Ep 60 / Summertime Whitetail Scouting
Ep 59 / Scent Crusher with Christopher Johnson
Ep 58 / Tim's Deep Sea Fishing Adventure
Ep 57 / Thorogood Boots with Andy Place
Ep 56 / Staging Area/Remote Food Plots
Ep 55 / Decline in Turkey Harvest Numbers
Buck Files with Billy Wheeler - 183" & 158" in 5 Days
Ep 53 / Trophy Ridge Digital React Bow Sight
Ep 52 / Deer Tracking Dogs with Tony Dempsey
Ep 51 / Drop Away Rests vs Whisker Biscuits - Pros and Cons
Ep 50 / A Look Back at Our 5 Most Downloaded Episodes
Ep 49 / John Stallone with Days in the Wild / Hunting Conservation
Ep 48 / Must Have Turkey Hunting Gear
Ep 47 / Tim's Embarrassing Turkey Hunt / Wild Hogs Creating Problems in Missouri
Ep 46 / The "Fair Chase" Trail Camera Debate Continues
Ep 45 / Trail Work & Turkey Scouting
Ep 44 / Spring Cleaning - not for yuppies
Ep 43 / Ideal Draw Weight for Your Bow
Buck Files / Tim Jarvis' 154" Whitetail
Ep 41 / North American Super Slam / New Spypoint Flex Camera
Ep 40 / Banning Trail Cameras - A Dangerous Precedent
Ep 39 / Approaching Shed Season / A Good Way to Learn What Your Hunting Next Fall
Ep 38 / Twin Bucks in the 140's
Ep 37 / Already Working on the Property for the Fall / Rope Scrapes
Ep 36 / Saddle Hunting Pros and Cons / Trophy Ridge Digital React Sight
Ep 35 / ATA Review / Boone and Crockett Club Changing the Rules of Ethical Hunting
Ep 34 / Preparations for 2022 Hunting Season / ATA
Ep 33 / Late Season Cold Weather Gear / Happy New Year
Ep 32 / New Honda Pioneer / Knowing Your Hunting Property
Ep 31 / Christmas Gift Ideas for the Bowhunter in Your Life / Our Top 5 Bucket List Hunts
Ep 30 / Hunting Post Rut Bucks / Rubber Boots vs Leather Boots
Ep 29 / Saturday Night all BS Edition / Mike's Son Kills 1st Buck
Ep 28 / ATA / Why We Began Bowhunting / Warm Weather in Southern Illinois
Ep 27 / Orange Army Invades Illinois / Redneck Blinds / Happy Thanksgiving
Ep 26 / The All BS Edition / Shotgun Season in Illinois
Mike Tags a Solid Buck Between 150 and 160 Inches
Mike's Son Kills His First Deer! / Hunting Near Scrapes and Suggestions on How to Make a Mock Scrape
What Defines a Shooter Buck / Deer Management and Keeping Quality Bucks / Spypoint Cameras
The Drury Buck. A 216 Inch Giant. What we think about the Weekend Warrior Shotgun Hunters.
Stolen Treestands. Buying Hunting Ground. Tim's New Outdoor Kitchen.
New Show Name. Same Two Backwoods Hosts.
It's opening day in Illinois. Nuff said!
1st day of fall means that much closer to bow season. Derek Settle of Kentucky is a douche!
Two weeks before bow season begins. We can't wait!
Final preparations for the 2021 bow season
New hunting gear for 2021. The chili eating debate.
Single Pin vs. Multi Pin Bow Sights. How the Food Plots are Doing.
6 weeks until opening day! We talk about CWD and what signs to look for as you begin your fall hunting season.
Mike's Covid Battle. This year's Whitetails Unlimited Banquet.
The Zebco 33 Shines!
It's Crappie Season! Mike uses a Zebco 33..... What?
Suggestions for Outfitting a New Bowhunter. It's Crappie Fishing Season!
New 3D Archery Facility at Rend Lake
No Hunting, No Fishing, so We're BS'ing
Scent Control, Trail Cameras and a lot of General Nonsense
Mechanical broadheads or fixed blade broadheads. We discuss the pros and cons.
Thoughts on Public Land Hunting. I Share our Venison Stew Recipe. Let's Get Nocked N' Loaded.
Hunting Season in Review and Centerpoint Crossbow Review
Is Feral Hog Hunting Coming to Illinois?
Whitetail deer senses and the reason they are most active in the morning and evening