#388 Discover Suburban Bucks with Tyler Mieden

Whitetail Rendezvous podcast hosted by Bruce Hutcheon

Hunting on a small parcel such as a 20-acre piece of property can build up a lot of pressure since your options are limited to suburban bucks. That means putting a lot of time in which you've got to have the right setup. You might only get one opportunity, and it can be tough. Tyler Mieden of Timber Valley Outdoors says that a lot of the bucks that they have on camera are mostly nocturnal, except during the rut period. That being said, Tyler shares some tips for hunting suburban whitetails. Learn how to improve your hunting prowess with expert advice on scent control, organizing gear, and staying persistent even during long hours. Timber Valley Outdoors is a lifestyle brand company that Tyler Mieden co-founded with his partners in order to share outdoor experiences – both hunting and fishing – and promote the great outdoors to people of various backgrounds. Now with Tyler’s expert advice, hunting small acreage bucks has never been easier! Listen to the podcast here: Discover Suburban Bucks With Tyler Mieden We're going to connect with Tyler Mieden. Tyler is a Pro-Staff for ALPS OutdoorZ, Dark Energy Field Staff, and he is the Founder of Timber Valley Outdoors. Tyler, welcome to the show. Thanks for having me. You're welcome. I wanted to start off with Timber Valley Outdoors. What's that about? What are you trying to accomplish, and who else is involved with you? I have three business partners with me, my brother, my brother-in-law, and then a good friend of mine. We came up with the idea they wanted to jump on board and created Timber Valley Outdoors. The whole purpose is really just to promote the outdoors and find what gets you outside. Is it whitetail hunting? Is it fishing? Even hiking for whoever it might be. We want to promote that. Today's world is filled with technology, filled with distractions. We want to hopefully motivate people to get outside breath in the fresh air, take in the sights and smells of nature and all that God has created. It's a beautiful place. You just got to go out and explore it. That's what we're all about. We're using social media to really share our ventures. We have a large focus on whitetail deer hunting obviously. There are other stuff in there, if you like upland bird hunting, there’s plenty of fishing stuff over the summer here in Wisconsin. If you're curious, go ahead and check out the Facebook page, check out the Instagram page, @TimberValleyOutdoors. You can get a hold of us at [e-mail] is the best way to do it. We have a lot of things in the works. We're really excited with where we're at so far. Hopefully, people will go ahead and check us out and give us a follow. Something new, something different and we all have passions. Some years ago, Whitetail Rendezvous doesn't exist, and now it does. We surpassed 130,000 downloads, so to every single guest and every single listener of Whitetail Rendezvous, thank you. When you talk about getting people outdoors, why do you think the digital world has taken over our lives? I'm on the phone, I’m on the social media all the time. I'm looking at your website right now. Is that a good thing, a bad thing? How do we deal with it? Why has it taken over? Social media and technology, it’s easy, it's quick, it doesn't require a lot of effort, it’s instant gratification. You see a lot people now dialed into their phones 24/7. Like you, I'm on Instagram, I'm on Facebook. I'm on it all time. Hopefully, if we can get people outside we can separate them a little bit and hopefully get some balance. Beyond social media, I think it's okay to be up to date on technology. I want to listen to your podcast, I need technology to do that. You got to have balance in your life and hopefully, we can inspire people to find some balance when they get outside. What do you tell kids? You run into somebody, a friend of yours, family member and say, “Why don't you come catch some bullhead, catch some bass,