Best Jay Scott Ammann Podcasts (2024)

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Deer News - January 2024 30:22

6M ago30:22

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Show Notes for Big Buck Registry's Deer News - January Edition Topics Discussed: Nationwide Debate on Drones for Deer Recovery - Exploring the ongoing debate across the United States regarding the use of drones in deer hunting and recovery. Hawaii's DLNR Axis Deer Culling Program - Discussing Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources initia…

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Deer News - December 2023 19:16

8M ago19:16

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Topics Discussed Wisconsin Gun Deer Season: The 2023 season saw a decline in harvests, emphasizing safety in hunting practices. Massachusetts Sunday Deer Hunting Debate: Legislators are considering lifting a century-old ban on Sunday deer hunting. Minnesota's "Hunters For Hunters" Group: A new group is focusing on the impact of wolves on deer popul…

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Deer News - November 2023 30:05

9M ago30:05

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In this November Edition of the BBR Deer News, news you might have missed over the last month, we cover several stories from around the country. Here are the stories we cover and felt were news worthy: Controversial Sharpshooters: Discussion on sharpshooters hired to kill deer from helicopters on Catalina Island, California. Kentucky Poaching Cases…

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Deer News - October 2023 23:40

10M ago23:40

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Episode Overview: In this episode, we look at deer news you might have missed over the last month, we explore the multifaceted challenges and developments in deer populations and wildlife management across various regions. Topics Covered: TWRA Controversy: Unpacking the allegations against the Tennessee Wildlife and Resources Agency (TWRA) related …

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302 The Big Boy Buck - An Ohio Poaching Case 56:59

10M ago56:59

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We've partnered with Wayne Saunders from the Warden's Watch podcast to delve into a gripping story that serves as a cautionary tale for hunters and conservationists alike. Ohio is a prime destination for white-tailed deer hunters, but unfortunately, it also attracts poachers. We'll explore the story of "Big Boy," a trophy buck that captured the att…

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Deer News - September 2023 12:33

11M ago12:33

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In September Edition of BBR Deer News. looking back at the news you might have missed over the past month, we cover a variety of topics including the dispute over deer management in Arlington, new hunting regulations in Minnesota and Missouri, illegal hunting charges in Pennsylvania, crossbow impact debate in West Virginia, and an illegal hunting i…

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301 Jedi and Dixie - Maine Cabin Masters - Restoring Maine's Deer Camps 1:00:53

3+ y ago1:00:53

1:00:53

Every deer hunter has dreamed of owning their own hunting camp. Most camps or hunting cabins are usually weathered, or shifted, or rotted. Not to worry though, the Maine Cabin Masters can turn a teardown into an almost-new deer camp palace in just a few months. We hash out the details of finding and rebuilding a deer cabin with Dixie and Jedi, (aka…

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300 John Nores - Hunter, Warden, Conservation, Hidden War 2:29:01

3+ y ago2:29:01

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California Game Warden Lt. John Nores, now retired, has been at the forefront and on the front lines of an under-reported battle against thousands of drug cartel members who grow toxic marijuana on U.S. soil. Not only does black market marijuana cultivation undermine legitimate growers, but it endangers lives and wildlife populations unimagined. Ja…

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299 Ted Bright - Slinging It 1:14:16

4y ago1:14:16

1:14:16

This weeks show is an interview with Ted Bright. Ted is as you might expect a diehard deer hunter who likes prefers the a mobile hunt over a fixed stand. Ted uses a sling or harness to maneuver from tree to tree based on when and where he's finding active big buck sign. Ted is also an archer and seems to prefer this over anything. Something has "cl…

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298 Doug Whitcomb - Buck Hunt Secrets 1:27:07

4y ago1:27:07

1:27:07

Anyone who has hunted mature bucks has a secret or two about how to hunt them. Quite frankly, it's the foundation of this show. And then Doug Whitcomb said he'd figured something out. I was all ears. After all, he and a few people in his circle of hunters, were killing mature New Hampshire bucks almost yearly without tracking snow. Not an easy task…

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297 Brian Austin - Beast Mode Archery - Quarantined Fitness 1:31:43

4+ y ago1:31:43

1:31:43

Despite being quarantined, I can't imagine any sportsman sitting at home doing nothing. It's just not in our blood. Let's face it, our playground is the great outdoors and we practice lots of social distancing without the restrictions of COVID-19. But, there may be some other things we can do to stay in hunt-ready shape and we thought of nobody bet…

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296 Rackology - Spring Food Plots, Kill Plots, Supplements 1:35:32

4+ y ago1:35:32

1:35:32

Our world is upside down. However, planting spring food plots seems to be an acceptable form of social distancing. So we turned to our goods friends Eric Fitzgerald and Jason Obermiller from the seed, nutritional supplement, and fertilizer company Rackology to discuss how to do it right. When should you plant? When is the soil moisture and temperat…

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295 Jay Scott Ammann - Big Buck Registry Creator Editor & Chief with Where2Hunt 1:11:57

4+ y ago1:11:57

1:11:57

Recently, Jay appeared on the Where2Hunt podcast, for an opportunity to share more about the BBR and to share the story behind Jay's 2019 NH buck. Since the interview, lots has changed in the world. Jay had cardiac catheter surgery where cardiologists found a 95% blockage in Jay's widow maker cardiac artery. Two stents later, Jay is feeling better …

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294 Wayne Saunders - Warden's Watch, Game Thieves, North Woods Law - Part Two 1:25:03

4+ y ago1:25:03

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In a 23 year celebrated career filled with wild stories & tales of Game Warden lore, the beginning started with one of the biggest tragedies on New Hampshire soil. As a conservation officer, Wayne Saunders has caught many a poacher and became a regular on North Woods Law. Now Wayne often reflects on his duties as Lieutenant while interviewing Conse…

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294 Wayne Saunders - Warden's Watch, Game Thieves, North Woods Law - Part One 1:22:02

4+ y ago1:22:02

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In a 23 year celebrated career filled with wild stories & tales of Game Warden lore, the beginning started with one of the biggest tragedies on New Hampshire soil. As a conservation officer, Wayne Saunders has caught many a poacher and became a regular on North Woods Law. Now Wayne often reflects on his duties as Lieutenant while interviewing Conse…

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293 Christian Williams - Bow Shot Biomechanics and Archery Strong 1:57:31

4+ y ago1:57:31

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When an athletic event involves repetitive motion in order to achieve success, it's important to understand the biomechanics of that movement. The golf swing, pitching a baseball, and the archery shot are good examples. Christian Williams, an exercise science specialist, and avid bowhunter, breaks down the mechanics of the bow shot, how to improve …

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292 The Deer News 2019 Year in Review - A Time Capsule 1:39:00

4+ y ago1:39:00

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As we open up 2020, our 8th Season, and 8 years of podcasting here at the Big Buck Registry, we thought it only appropriate to take one last look at 2019. If you are a frequent listener of the show, you'll know that in each episode we segment off into the Deer News at the beginning and a good deer hunting story at the end. In the last show of 2019,…

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291 Best Deer Hunting Stories 2019 BBR Deer Hunt - Part II 1:35:57

4+ y ago1:35:57

1:35:57

Welcome to the Big Buck Registry's Best Deer Hunting stories of 2019. On almost every show we ask each guest to share a memorable deer story that's meaningful to them. At the heart of the Big Buck Registry are the stories of the men and women across the world, from all walks of life, that share a common bond in hunting. We've always felt that the s…

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291 Best Deer Hunting Stories 2019 BBR Deer Hunt - Part I 43:41

4+ y ago43:41

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Welcome to the Big Buck Registry's Best Deer Hunting stories of 2019. On almost every show we ask each guest to share a memorable deer story that's meaningful to them. At the heart of the Big Buck Registry are the stories of the men and women across the world, from all walks of life, that share a common bond in hunting. We've always felt that the s…

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290 Jeff Johnston - Trophy Scan Breaking the Mold 1:29:57

4+ y ago1:29:57

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Every now and then a new technology comes along that solves a problem that we didn't know we had. In this case, it's about scoring a trophy animal to within 1/1000 of an inch specificity. In a computer aided model, you can now remove all human error and get ridiculous precision with the help of Trophy Scan. Think of it like instant replay meets dee…

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289 Richard Cook - Mastering Deer Urine Scent - Fatal Attraction Formulation 1:37:32

4+ y ago1:37:32

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Just when you thought you'd heard it all about deer urine, deer scent attractants, deer behavior, and deer farming, along comes a Richard Cook, the formulation master wizard behind Cooks Fatal Attraction deer scent lures. Unlike many brands with expired diluted product, Richard raises deer, collects specimens, and ships his extremely fresh undilute…

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288 Allison Rauscher - The Redemption Buck - Finding the Perfect Spot 1:37:57

4+ y ago1:37:57

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How do you know when you've found a good hunting spot? You know it for sure that it's a good spot when you kill your first good buck there. Allison Rauscher knows this well. After doing her on the ground homework, and then picking the right tree in the right spot on the right property, it all came together recently for Allison one evening on a bow …

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287 John Eberhart - Saddle Hunting Novice to Expert 1:53:57

4+ y ago1:53:57

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John Eberhart joined us last on Episode 209, where we broke down John's tactics and answered questions based on listener curiosities. This time is a little different. Jay, now with a few saddle hunts under his belt and a first hand account of what it's like, hits John with numerous questions from the novice to the legendary saddling hunting expert.…

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286 Marc Warnke - The Pack Goats - Sleeping on Bucks and Bulls 1:18:09

5y ago1:18:09

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Marc Warnke says that it's not so much the hunting strategy, but it's the spot. That means hunting where hunters don't typically hunt, sometimes hunting spots that haven't been hunted in over 20 years and hunting where wheels can't go. This also means sleeping on bulls or bucks, which means that you're not coming out each day. And that also means h…

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285 Cameran Derefield - Last Minute Velvet Bucks and Thermals 1:14:54

5y ago1:14:54

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It's a game of chess according to Cameran Derefield. There's a king and a pawn. Which is which, welp, that's to be determined at the end of the deer season. Studying annual journals about buck behavior and with heavy game camera monitoring, Cameran believes that he can see the target buck's next move and plan accordingly. It's not instant success, …

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284 Jess Martin - Mainely Rangeley Bucks and Blauks 1:01:04

5y ago1:01:04

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If you were to meet Jess Martin in person, you probably wouldn't instantly think buck buck deer killin' machine. But make no mistake, Jess is well on her way to making a name for herself as just that. A true hunter and outdoor enthusiast, Jess spends much of her time in the big mountainous woods of Rangeley, Maine. Through tracking and woodsmanship…

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283 John Glidden - Buck Tracking Northern NH -Minus 33 1:20:31

5y ago1:20:31

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There's a long standing northern tradition, especially in New Hampshire and Maine, where wool meets deer hunting. John Glidden is no stranger to this concept. At age 61 and as President of the company, John reports to work almost daily at the Minus 33 Merino Wool Factory. John prefers tracking the bucks of New Hampshire in the fallen snow over just…

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282 Blake Garrett - Big Buck Field Trips 1:07:52

5y ago1:07:52

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Blake Garrett knows a thing or two about deer hunting because he's seen a thing or two about deer behavior. Blake takes his approach to deer hunting with scientific overtones. Studying buck behavior over several years using game cameras and observation, he's noticed some interesting patterning year to year, enough to develop and scientifically test…

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281 Ethan Featheroff - Boots in the Creek, Top of the Sticks 58:23

5y ago58:23

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Chase the dream. Don't listen to the doubters. That's how Ethan Featheroff approaches each day. Ethan, after killing a 200" buck despite having a torn shoulder joint and a separated bicep, knows how to fight through pain to accomplish a goal. Ethan shares with us his stand approach system, how he pushes the deer trail with his game cameras, and why…

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280 Dave Paulides - Missing 411 The Hunted - Missing Hunters, the Unexplained - The Movie 1:04:23

5y ago1:04:23

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Dave Paulides returns, this time with a new movie called Missing 411 The Hunted. An expansion of his book Missing 411, Hunters Unexplained Disappearances focuses on 5 cases all involving a seemingly capable hunter. The movie explores further details of the cases and dives deep in explanation using maps, visits to the terrain, expert critics, and in…

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279 Phil Vanderpool - A Buck Named Obsession 2:07:07

5y ago2:07:07

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When you need to hunt to survive, you learn how to hunt efficiently and effectively. Phil Vanderpool's hunting journey began in a similar fashion. Today Phil is among the most recognized and respected personalities in the outdoor industry. Phil broke into the outdoor commercial world when he started filming his hunts using a VHS camcorder and he's …

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278 Joe Godar - Hunting Junkies 1:02:27

5y ago1:02:27

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It's a story that starts 120 years ago, with a small hunting cabin in southern Ohio. For Joe Godar, a member of a group called the Hunting Junkies, it's a home away from home now with a new cabin on the same 50 acre parcel filled with numerous food plots and treestand locations to hunt any wind. We discuss Joe's plan for 12 month cycle of food sour…

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277 The 2019 QDMA Whitetail Report with Kip Adams 56:10

5y ago56:10

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Per the QDMA Whitetail Report, hunters pursue whitetail deer more than any other species and whitetail hunters contribute financially more than any other hunter segment. Whitetails are the foundation of the hunting industry. Because of this impressive impact QDMA releases an annual report that goes deep into data and identifies trends that affect t…

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276 Anthony Stallone - Hunter Shooter - The Long Range Rifle Shot 1:38:29

5y ago1:38:29

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We've focused a bunch on the bow shot, but perhaps we over looked the long range rifle shot. Unless you've had the need to take a 700 yard kill shot, you may not realize how much information is needed to calculate a well placed bullet. The science is fascinating and the apps are endless. To clear this up, we invited long range hunter and shooting c…

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275 Gordon Whittington - The Emerging 300" 1:25:34

5y ago1:25:34

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There have been far more 300" non-typical bucks killed since the early 2000s than ever documented before the year 2000. So what gives? Gordon Whittington, the Editor in Chief of North American Whitetail joins us for a second time to explore just that. Is it genetics, is it food, what can history tell us from hundreds of years ago, what about the bi…

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274 Harmon Carson - Bowhunting Big West and the Bayou 1:50:33

5+ y ago1:50:33

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Although Harmon Carson is known as the Bayou Bowhunter, he sharpened his bowhunting skills in the in the mountains of Colorado. Harmon credits his dad for lots of his skills, but not necessarily in the traditional father/son teaching sense. In many cases, Harmon learned to hunt because his father would escort him into the woods, but from then on he…

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273 J.C. Hall - Open Season and On the Road 1:25:40

5+ y ago1:25:40

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J.C. Hall might not be on the trigger most of the time, but he's hunting all the time. When he does hunt for himself, it's a quality over quantity kind of thing. These days J.C. is frequently on tour with the likes of country singer Aaron Lewis where he's running the camera or editing for the show On the Road Outdoors. J.C. says he's always hunting…

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272 Jason Selman - Booking Your Next Whitetail Outfitter - The Red Flags 1:28:30

5+ y ago1:28:30

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So you want to book a whitetail hunt with an outfitter, but you don't know exactly where to start. Maybe this is your first time or maybe you're rebounding from a horrible experience and you're attempting not to repeat. With booking season in full swing, we thought we should explore the do's and don'ts with Jason Selman of Hero Shot Outfitters. Wha…

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271 Chuck Paddock- Game Cam Maniac, Entry Routes, Low Pressure - Open Season TV 1:00:55

5+ y ago1:00:55

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After 35 years of hunting and after burning out a camera man or two, there's no sign of Chuck Paddock hunting less. Chuck is a busy business man and is part owner of Open Season TV (you may remember our interview on Epi 200 with Chuck's partner James Blakenbeckler). Chuck doesn't consider the work surrounding Open Season actual work as it's not his…

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270 The Bearded Butcher - Seth and Scott Perkins - Jerky and Dry Aged 1:32:30

5+ y ago1:32:30

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The Bearded Butchers, otherwise known as brothers Seth and Scott Perkins, grew up learning butchery as part of the family business butchering domestic livestock. They carried their knowledge into the hunter's world by hunting for and butchering all types of wild game. And what goes great with meat? Spices! So the brothers ventured into the spice bu…

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269 Major League Bowhunter - Brandon Adams & Matt Duff - The Mississippi Deer Season and the Oklahoma Slam 1:14:38

5+ y ago1:14:38

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It's been 4 years since we last visited with our friends at Major League Bowhunter. Every conversation we've had with their crew has lead to some deep thinking related to hunting, industry challenges, and solutions to keep hunting alive for generations to come. According to Matt, due to some legislation and some economic factors relative to agricul…

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268 The Tree Harness - Tethrd - Greg Godfrey - Hunt Tech Part VIII 1:42:06

5+ y ago1:42:06

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The arborists are probably the first to harness the power of the tree harness, but what about the rock climbing community? According to Greg Godfrey from the tree harness company Tethrd, we need to give credit to each. And that's pretty much how his company got its roots - it's a deer hunter meets arborist meets rock climber kind of story. Greg say…

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267 The Electric Hunting Mountain Bike - QuietKat - Adam Parr - Hunt Tech Part VII 1:56:28

5+ y ago1:56:28

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It's hard to imagine that a bicycle would have anything to do with deer hunting. For years we've relied on our vehicles- our trucks and our ATVs and our UTVs to get us deeper into the woods to our hunting spots. But a bicycle? Well, turns out, with a little ingenuity from some outdoor enthusiasts and a re-design of the legendary mountain bike - fat…

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266 The Cellular Game Camera - Covert Scouting Cameras - Kimber O'Dell - Hunt Tech Part VI 1:25:03

5+ y ago1:25:03

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We continue our podcast mini-series of hunting technology on this episode with the cellular game camera. Long gone are the days of film game cameras. The standard game camera now is digital with an SD card. But now the cellular game camera is making strides in both quality and price point. Will this be the new standard soon? Time will tell as every…

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265 The Arrow and the Broadhead - David Hand - Slash Arrows - Hunt Tech Part V 1:27:51

5+ y ago1:27:51

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Over the past 4 episodes of our Hunt Tech mini-series we've explored a deer movement prediction app with the Drury's and their new app called Deercast, the on-demand action camera with Aaron Stonehocker from Tactacam, a game camera picture data processing system with Jon Livingston from DeerLab, and mapping and waypoint technology with Zach Sandau …

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264 Digital Hunt Maps - OnX Hunt - Zach Sandau - Hunt Tech Part IV 1:24:55

5+ y ago1:24:55

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Remember when maps were on paper? We use to spend money on paper topo maps and put a thumbtack on that map to represent a deer sighting, effectively creating heat map with multiple thumbtacks. Then along came Google and Google Maps. It was a revolutionary step forward in scouting technology, but there were some very important pieces missing from th…

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263 Game Camera Picture Data - Deer Lab - JON LIVINGSTON - Hunt Tech Part III 1:23:20

5+ y ago1:23:20

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By now in your hunting career you've probably used a game camera or two. As hunters we use game cameras to scout and gather information about deer movement. Game camera pics can be deceiving though, for multiple reasons. For example, there could be a huntable buck in the area that just won't come to the camera. Or, perhaps we get a picture of a buc…

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262 The Hunting Action Camera -Tactacam - Aaron Stonehocker - Hunt Tech Part II 2:05:47

6y ago2:05:47

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On the last episode of Deer Hunt, we began our exploration of hunting technology with the Drury's new app called DeerCast. We continue our series on hunting technology this time with the likes of Tactacam, a company who built what is perhaps the best deer hunting action camera on the market. We've all been involved with hunts where we wished we had…

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261 Deer Movement Prediction - DeerCast - Drury Outdoors - Hunt Tech Part I 1:33:06

6y ago1:33:06

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In the first part of our 6 Part Series of Hunt Tech, where we explore the technology that has embedded itself in our hunting lives, we dive deep into a new hunting app called DeerCast by Drury Outdoors. For a very long time deer hunters have been trying to determine when deer move, what conditions make for a worthy deer hunt, and when should we as …

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260 ZACH FERENBAUGH - The Hunting Public 1:37:18

6y ago1:37:18

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Zach Ferenbaugh is an integral part of the media company The Hunting Public where he is helping to bring the masses unfiltered public land hunts from across the country. Following in the footsteps of great hunters like Dan Infalt and the group from Whitetail Adrenaline, Zach and his partners are finding ways to successfully hunt those high pressure…

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