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All Episodes

Backwoods Bowhunter — 196 episodes

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Ep 196 / Buck Tags Getting Filled

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Ep 195 / Revisiting the Crossbow Debate

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Ep 194 / Backpack Gear Essentials for Your Hunt

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Ep 193 / Less Than 2 Weeks!

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Ep 192 / WE'RE BACK!

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Ep 191 / Post Season Check List

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Ep 190 / Listener Questions

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Ep 189 / Using Trail Cameras Post Season

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Ep 188 / Season in Review & ATA Show

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Ep 187 / Hunting Late Season Bucks & Our Season Thus Far

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Ep 186 / Mike's Miss "Fire"

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Ep 185 / Buck Home Ranges & We Need A Cold Front

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Ep 184 / Attract & Hold Deer on Small Tracts

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Ep 183 / Favorite Weather to Hunt & Unorthodox Hunting Conditions That Work

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Ep 182 / Early Season Hunts & Scent Control Techniques

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Ep 181 / Top 15 Hunting Tips Before Opening Day

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Ep 180 / Signs You Should Harvest More Does

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Ep 179 / Top 12 To Do List Before the Archery Opener

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Ep 178 / Lessons learned from Whitetail Hunting

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Ep 177 / Aging Deer on the Hoof with Tony Dempsey

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Ep 176 / Mature Bucks Aren't Like the Others

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Ep 175 / The New Tactacam Reveal Pro 3.0

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Ep 174 / Are Ticks Killing Fawns

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Ep 173 / Summertime Prep and Gear Check

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Ep 172 / Shooting One Eye vs. Two & Summertime Property Management

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Ep 171 / Fawns, Food Plots, and Upcoming Bucks (AKA the Bearded Dragon Episode)

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Ep 170 / Biggest Threats to Deer Hunting

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Ep 169 / Are Mushrooms a Deer's Secret Favorite Food

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Ep 168 / TN Judges Rule Against Game Wardens / Cooking Venison

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Ep 167 / Target Bucks & the Impact They Have on Your Hunting Season

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Ep 166 / Turkey Myths / Calling Turkeys / TSS Loads

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Ep 165 / Turkey Hunting & 2024 Hunting Trips

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Ep 164 / Turkey Tips From Deer Hunters

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Ep 163 / Preparing for Turkey Season

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Ep 162 / The Hoyt vs Mathews Debate

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Ep 161 / Tim's Knife Injury & the Studio is Remodeled

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Ep 160 / Are Deer Hunters Lazy & How to Gain Better Aim

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Ep 159 / Podcast Studio Remodel & the 2024 Bow Lineup Prices

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Ep 158 / Study on Ozonics - Do They Actually Work?

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Ep 157 / Answering Listener Emails

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Ep 156 / General BS - It is Post Hunting Season After All

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Ep 155 / ATA Recap

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Ep 154 / Season Recap & How Bowhunting is Changing Moving Forward

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Ep 153 / Hunting Late Season Bucks / 2023 Podcast Numbers in Review

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Ep 152 / Illinois Deer Harvest Numbers

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Ep 151 / Should We Be Holding Out for a Big Buck & 10 Christmas Ideas for a Bowhunter

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Ep 150 / Venison Preparation & Are We Making Things Too Easy for Youth Hunters

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Ep 149 / Making Small Farms Hunt Bigger & More

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SEZYN / Alayna's Doe & Hunt Activity

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Bonus Episode With John Glenn & Nikki McNeel / Mikey's 140's Buck

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Ep 146 / Maximizing Mock Scrapes

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SEZYN / Hunting Will County, Illinois

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Ep 144 / November Rut is Coming, but Did You Know...

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Ep 143 / Rut Predictions & Identifying Oak Trees

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SEZYN / Tim's Doe

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Ep 141 / Early Season Does

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SEZYN / Mike's Doe

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Ep 139 / Upwind vs. Downwind - Always Hunt the Wind

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Ep 138 / Mechanicals Rule for Whitetail

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Hunting and Fishing Days - The Fallen Outdoors

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Hunting & Fishing Days - Mafia Rods with Craig Miles

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Ep 135 / Luring in Bucks in a Non Supplemental Feed/Bait State

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Ep 134 / Pre Season Checklist

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Ep 133 / Entry & Exit Routes from Food Plot Stands

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Ep 132 / Whitetail Nutrition & Food Plots

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Ep 131 / Nevada Shafer - Guide for Deer & Waterfowl Hunting & Fishing

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Ep 130 / What Colors Deer See / Answering Listener Emails

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Ep 129 / Are Crossbows the New Face of Bowhunting?

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Ep 128 / Gear You Need VS. Gear You Want

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Ep 127 / Gear for Hot Weather Hunting

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Ep 126 / Summer Time Chores for Deer Hunters

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Ep 125 / Keith Hagen - Whitetail & Mule Deer Hunting in Oklahoma

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Ep 124 / Answering Listener Questions

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Ep 123 / Archery Innovation / Are Ticks Spreading CWD

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Ep 122 / We're Back! / The Bowhunting Quiz

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Ep 121 / Bowhunting in the Rain - Should You Be?

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Ep 120 / Raccoon Hunting with Bennett Browning

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Ep 119 / Rio Grande Turkey Hunt with Tim Jarvis

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Ep 118 / Kentucky's New Law - Is it More Government Intrusion? / Crappie Fishing

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Ep 117 / How Much Wind is too Much Wind?

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Ep 116 / Osceola Turkeys with Tony Dempsey

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Ep 115 / Spring Property Work Pays Off in the Fall

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Ep 114 / Flagship Bows vs Budget Bows - Are They Worth It?

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Ep 113 / Buying a Property? What Terrain Features You Should Look For

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Ep 112 / Minimal Equipment Food Plots

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Ep 111 / Are Crossbows Archery?

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Ep 110 / It's Time to Buy a New Compound Bow..... Maybe

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Ep 109 / Shed Hunting Tips & Areas To Focus On

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Ep 108 / Get Your Strut On - New Segment on Turkey Tactics

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Ep 107 / Do Cold Fronts Impact Deer Movement?

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Ep 106 / Get Dialed In (taking care of your health & fitness during the off season)

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Ep 105 / '22 Season in Review & Podcast in Review

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Ep 104 / ATA 2023 With Shannon Boling & Tony Dempsey

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Ep 103 / What Defines a Successful Hunting Season

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Ep 102 / Secondary RUT is on

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Ep 101 / Practice Tips & Target Panic

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EPISODE 100!!!!!

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SEZYN / December 18th - From Foolish Mistake to Intense Encounter

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Ep 98 / Christmas Gift Ideas for the Bowhunter

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SEZYN / November 30th - December 11th

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Ep 96 / Secondary Rut / Tips for Finding the Right Tree for a Climber

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Ep 95 / Late Season Tips & Tactics

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Ep 94 / Alayna's First Bow Kill

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RUT PALOOZA - BIG BUCK SHOWS UP ON CAMERA

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RUT PALOOZA - NOVEMBER 19TH / DON'T BE SO QUICK TO LOWER YOUR BOW

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Ep 91 / Hunting is Conservation & the Nutritional Value of Venison

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Ep 90 / Saturday Night BS Edition

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Ep 89 / Morning vs Evening Hunt Pros & Cons / All Day Sits During the Rut

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RUT PALOOZA - NOVEMBER 13TH/ MIKE TAGS A BUCK

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RUT PALOOZA - NOVEMBER 12TH / TARGET BUCK ENCOUNTER

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RUT PALOOZA - NOVEMBER 11TH / MULTIPLE DOES & A HOBBLED SPIKE

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RUT PALOOZA - NOVEMBER 8TH / WARM WEATHER & SILLY MISTAKES

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Ep 84 / Week 1 of November in the Books

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Ep 83 / Andy Ross / Country Rock Musician & Bowhunter

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Ep 82 / Tony Dempsey's Bull Elk

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Ep 81 / Rut Signs to Look For / Mike's 1st Deer of the Season

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Ep 80 / Week 1 in the books / How Far is too Far to Shoot at a Whitetail

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Ep 79 / White Oak Legends Adventures / Hunting & Fishing Days Outdoor Show

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Ep 78 / J&S Scents / Hunting & Fishing Days Outdoor Show

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Ep 77 / Camo the Clown and Jason Fritz / Hunting & Fishing Days Outdoor Show

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Ep 76 / Just Goofing Around / Hunting & Fishing Days Outdoor Show

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Ep 75 / Opening Day and a Broken Bow

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Ep 74 / 1st Sit of the Year & Mock Scrapes

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Ep 73 / Rifle Hunting Coming to Illinois in 2023

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Ep 72 / 7 Best Days to be in the Deer Woods - According to Field & Stream

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Ep 71 / Free Ranging Elk in Texas - Are We Missing the Opportunity?

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Ep 70 / Chasing Mature Bucks in the Early Season

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Ep 69 / Is High End Camo Clothing Worth It / Do Not Buy a SpyPoint!

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Ep 68 / Game Wardens & Hidden Trail Cameras

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Ep 67 / Hunting Season Preparation

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Ep 66 / Early Season Success

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Ep 65 / Getting Better Trail Cam Photos

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Ep 64 / Single Bevel Broadheads

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Ep 63 / Mock Scrapes & Licking Branches

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Ep 62 / Hybrid Tiger Bass / Heat Wave has Arrived!

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Ep 61 / Tactics for Hunting Small Property

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Ep 60 / Summertime Whitetail Scouting

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Ep 59 / Scent Crusher with Christopher Johnson

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Ep 58 / Tim's Deep Sea Fishing Adventure

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Ep 57 / Thorogood Boots with Andy Place

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Ep 56 / Staging Area/Remote Food Plots

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Ep 55 / Decline in Turkey Harvest Numbers

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Buck Files with Billy Wheeler - 183" & 158" in 5 Days

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Ep 53 / Trophy Ridge Digital React Bow Sight

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Ep 52 / Deer Tracking Dogs with Tony Dempsey

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Ep 51 / Drop Away Rests vs Whisker Biscuits - Pros and Cons

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Ep 50 / A Look Back at Our 5 Most Downloaded Episodes

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Ep 49 / John Stallone with Days in the Wild / Hunting Conservation

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Ep 48 / Must Have Turkey Hunting Gear

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Ep 47 / Tim's Embarrassing Turkey Hunt / Wild Hogs Creating Problems in Missouri

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Ep 46 / The "Fair Chase" Trail Camera Debate Continues

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Ep 45 / Trail Work & Turkey Scouting

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Ep 44 / Spring Cleaning - not for yuppies

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Ep 43 / Ideal Draw Weight for Your Bow

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Buck Files / Tim Jarvis' 154" Whitetail

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Ep 41 / North American Super Slam / New Spypoint Flex Camera

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Ep 40 / Banning Trail Cameras - A Dangerous Precedent

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Ep 39 / Approaching Shed Season / A Good Way to Learn What Your Hunting Next Fall

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Ep 38 / Twin Bucks in the 140's

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Ep 37 / Already Working on the Property for the Fall / Rope Scrapes

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Ep 36 / Saddle Hunting Pros and Cons / Trophy Ridge Digital React Sight

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Ep 35 / ATA Review / Boone and Crockett Club Changing the Rules of Ethical Hunting

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Ep 34 / Preparations for 2022 Hunting Season / ATA

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Ep 33 / Late Season Cold Weather Gear / Happy New Year

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Ep 32 / New Honda Pioneer / Knowing Your Hunting Property

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Ep 31 / Christmas Gift Ideas for the Bowhunter in Your Life / Our Top 5 Bucket List Hunts

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Ep 30 / Hunting Post Rut Bucks / Rubber Boots vs Leather Boots

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Ep 29 / Saturday Night all BS Edition / Mike's Son Kills 1st Buck

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Ep 28 / ATA / Why We Began Bowhunting / Warm Weather in Southern Illinois

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Ep 27 / Orange Army Invades Illinois / Redneck Blinds / Happy Thanksgiving

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Ep 26 / The All BS Edition / Shotgun Season in Illinois

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Mike Tags a Solid Buck Between 150 and 160 Inches

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Mike's Son Kills His First Deer! / Hunting Near Scrapes and Suggestions on How to Make a Mock Scrape

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What Defines a Shooter Buck / Deer Management and Keeping Quality Bucks / Spypoint Cameras

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The Drury Buck. A 216 Inch Giant. What we think about the Weekend Warrior Shotgun Hunters.

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Stolen Treestands. Buying Hunting Ground. Tim's New Outdoor Kitchen.

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New Show Name. Same Two Backwoods Hosts.

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It's opening day in Illinois. Nuff said!

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1st day of fall means that much closer to bow season. Derek Settle of Kentucky is a douche!

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Two weeks before bow season begins. We can't wait!

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Final preparations for the 2021 bow season

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New hunting gear for 2021. The chili eating debate.

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Single Pin vs. Multi Pin Bow Sights. How the Food Plots are Doing.

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6 weeks until opening day! We talk about CWD and what signs to look for as you begin your fall hunting season.

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Mike's Covid Battle. This year's Whitetails Unlimited Banquet.

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The Zebco 33 Shines!

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It's Crappie Season! Mike uses a Zebco 33..... What?

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Suggestions for Outfitting a New Bowhunter. It's Crappie Fishing Season!

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New 3D Archery Facility at Rend Lake

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No Hunting, No Fishing, so We're BS'ing

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Scent Control, Trail Cameras and a lot of General Nonsense

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Mechanical broadheads or fixed blade broadheads. We discuss the pros and cons.

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Thoughts on Public Land Hunting. I Share our Venison Stew Recipe. Let's Get Nocked N' Loaded.

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Hunting Season in Review and Centerpoint Crossbow Review

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Is Feral Hog Hunting Coming to Illinois?

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Whitetail deer senses and the reason they are most active in the morning and evening