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033 The Story of Big Frank | Special Guest Matt Hiatt | Deer Hunting Feb 08, 2014

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Hear the story behind Matt Hiatt's big wide Ohio buck, aka Big Frank. Hear all 1000 words behind the picture and how Matt hunted Big Frank, starting several years before the actual harvest. What prep work went into it? How did he find the "right" spot? What was the hunt like, word for word, play by play (in Matt's own words)! Tune in to find out!

Matt Hiatt is from Centerville, Ohio. Here are the measurements on Big Frank: greatest spread is 33" even with an inside spread of 29 6/8"! The brow tines are also above average at 10" and 9 4/8". The final gross score of Matt's buck is 187" even.

Read Big Game Illustrateds complete story here:http://biggameillustrated.com/resources/Bigfrank.pdf

Matt can be found at Matt Hiatt Facebook

Matt is Pro Staff for Bust a Buck Deer Lure, Blackcreek Outdoors, U-Slide Bow Holder, LTL Acorn Outdoors, and True Friends Outdoors.

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032 100% Blue Collar Michigan Deer Hunting | Greg Francis Pass Through Productions | Hunt Channel The Providers Feb 01, 2014

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Greg Francis grew up in Michigan hunting big Michigan whitetails with about 16 of his closests highschool buddies. Today, they have a television show called The Providers and a television show production company called Pass Through Productions. Greg shares his story in a tell all tale of blue collar hunting in Michigan.

We cover:

How Pass Through Productions Got it's start
Blue Collar Whitetail Deer Hunting in Michigan
How does a group of deer hunting enthusists create a television show
Greg's Big Buck Breakdown- Head to Toe Equipment Check and Alarm Clock to Freezer Buck Hunt Story
The Season 2 Dish Network Hunt Channel 266 in July
https://www.facebook.com/PassThroughProductions
http://passthroughproductions.com/

Here's more on Pass Through Productions:

Pass-Through Productions and their show, The Providers, are all amatuer hunters on 100% fair chase hunts on a blue collar budget putting meat on the table.
The mission is simple. We make 100% REAL LIFE hunting videos. No high fences, no deer farms, just real hunting on both private land and state land.
PTP consists of a group of friends who make hunting videos that real hunters can relate to. We are exactly the same as any other group of hunters in Michigan, except we always have a camera in the field.
The show features 9-5 workers and everyday hunters making the most of their time in the outdoors. Being a provider, either by paycheck or by putting fresh meat on the family table!

They have made 4 full length DVD, been featured on Tom Nelson's American Archerand Michigan Outdoors. PRO STAFF:Steve Akright, Ron VanMete,r Greg Francis, Shawn Adams, Ethan Angstman, Austin Boersema, Jen Fishe,r Joe Ream, AJ Tassos, Jason Morton, Christopher Sikora, Kevin VanderPloeg

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031 Venison Like an Executive Chef... SPECIAL GUEST Corey Fletcher Jan 25, 2014

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Ever wanted to know how to perfect your venison dishes at home? We work hard to harvest the deer that we do, and the meat deserves respect! Corey Fletcher, Executive Chef (The Granite Restaurant), Hunter, and Culinary Professor (Southern NH University) shares all his tips and tricks on how to make the best venison dishes possible. And, we do it in a way that covers every possible venison meat group that you can imagine! We asked for the TRUTH about venison, we got it! All in this one episode...

Here are some of the questions that we laid down for Corey to answer (and he answers them all by the way):

When does "quality" meat begin?
What is unique about venison vs other red meats?
What challenges does lean meat pose to an Executive Chef?
Does venison really have a gamey taste or does venison just taste like venison?
What are the appropiate temperature range to determine doneness?
Is freezing venison ok? If so, how should we do it?
What does sirloin really mean?
What should we do with the shoulder meat?
Should we add fat to venison burger?
Why are salt and pepper important?
Are the venison ribs worth cooking?
Why is a coffee grinder your best friend?

We also cover some "how tos"... here's what we cover:

How to remove gamy flavors
How to make a GREAT venison dry rub
How to cook the venison tenderloin the best way
How to cook venison burger and venison backstraps
How to cook butterflied venison steaks
How to make the BEST marinade for venison
Make the IDEAL venison burger
How to make the PERFECT venison roast
How to find the salt "sweet spot"

And... we cover some stuff you never thought off (with a little help from Dusty and Jay)

FAT TOM (an acronym you must learn in the kitchen when cooking meat)
Homemade Country Fried Venison Steak (Dusty style with some Kentucky Compound Flour Recipes!)
Make vension and food taste great without adding cost $$
Top round, bottom round- cook them the right way
Keep the bones! Some anyway... make stock instead of making bait
Cooking deer heart, kidneys, liver, and bone marrow
Shank venison- cook right eat right

Lastly, Jay, Dusty, and Corey share some recipes and more...

Jay tells some venison jerky recipe ideas (molasses, bacon, smoked maple whisky)
Corey's Venison Chili
Venison Roulade from tough neck meat
Corey's Rules 1. Quality of Meat 2. Cooking Technique 3.Seasoning

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030 Allison Roberts O'Nan of Huntress View, Hunting Makeup, Venison Bacon & Rocky Burrus of Team Sweet Addiction TV Jan 18, 2014

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Hunting Lipstick! Venison Bacon! Sweet Corn Socks! Crazy Big Buck Names!

Extreme Huntress Amanda Lowrey WINS it all!

Jay and Dusty will be at the Great American Outdoor Show February 1st-9th, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania... Join Us!

SPECIAL GUEST: Allison Roberts O'Nan of Huntress View

Venison Bacon
Hunting Lipstick and Makeup
Growing up in Paducah, Kentucky
Huntress View
Deaux Girls Scent Control for Outdoor Women
Outdoor Cosmetics & Beauty Supply
Shoot Like a Girl
Shooting Big Bucks

SPECIAL GUEST: Rocky Burrus of Team Sweet Addiction TV

Naming Big Bucks
Tips and Tricks from Rocky
What is Team Sweet Addiction TV?
Shooting Big Bucks
Special Hunt with HHH Outfitting
Jaime Burrus
Growing Up in Tennessee
Trucks Stuck in the Mud
Hunting Dads
Video Recording Your Hunts

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029 Bonny Cook's Big Texas Whitetail & OWD- Obsessive Whitetail Disorder with Matt Lindsey Jan 11, 2014

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Bonny Cook is from Texas, loves the outdoors, hunting and fishing. Every now and then, you get that invite to hunt a spot and Bonny made this invite count! Bonny shares all the nitty gritty details about how she harvested her big Texas Whitetail (from alarm clock to freezer). And, what in the heck is OWD? Well, Matt Lindsey knows exactly what that is because he coined the term! It's OBSESSIVE WHITETAIL DISORDER! Matt shares the details of his OWD and how he harvested a big Illinois whitetail.

Matt covers:

high pressure bucks
playing the wind
killing big bucks on small acreage
deliberately keeping the pressure off
Matt's head to toe gear check

We learned alot from these interviews and we think you will too! Enjoy!

028 The Deer Butcher- Deer Cutting 101 Dec 28, 2013

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Al Gambardella, a well known and meticulous deer butcher from Connecticut shares all his secrets about how to properly break down a whitetail deer into edible parts. It's starts, not on the butcher table, but in the field when the shot is taken.

We cover every aspect of how cutting up a deer should be done, from the field dress, to the hanging, to the cutting, and the storage...

Here's what we cover in this episode:

What are the ideal temperature to hang a deer before processing?
Should we avoid infected areas and blood clots?
How long should the meat age before cutting
How should the deer be brought out of the woods?
Should we where gloves when cleaning a deer?
Hide on or hide off?
What's the best type of knife to use to skin a deer and cut the meat?
Should we use different tools between the field and the meat processing room?
How clean is clean when gutting a deer and cleaning the meat?
What are the meat groups of a deer?
How much meat should we get out of a deer?
How much time should it take to process a deer?
Deer hair- How can we keep it out of our meat packages?
If I don't want to cut up a deer myself, how do I know if I've found a good butcher?
What do you do if the deer smells bad or off?
What to do with a diseased deer....

But wait, there's more! We break down the parts of the deer for storage too!

Tips: Don't miss the tail of the ribeye! What's the correct way to take off the shoulder blade? What can you do with the neck meat and how detailed should your trim work be? What are the best ways to dissect the hind quarters?

We break down the deer into the following meat groups:

Tenderloins
Ribeye
Shoulder- Stew and burger
Hind Quarters- Rump, Eye of the Round, Top Round, and Bottom Round

Also: Deboning the shoulder, deboning the hind quarters, the "football" aka the rump roast, following the bone with your knife, and WRAPPING: what to use, how to wrap, how to portion, and how long can each be stored?

DON'T MISS THIS EPISODE!

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027 Ammo, Guns And Money - A History of Deer Management, Pittman Robertson Dec 28, 2013

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How Gun and Ammunition Sales Affect Funding for State DNR and Fish & Game Agencies with Special Guest Jeff Makemson, Alabama DNR...

Also Jay and Dusty prank call Dusty's brother and we play some calls from the Big Buck Registry's Big Buck Hotline: 724-613-2825

From Serious, to funny, to emtional, this episode has it all!

Here's what's covered in this episode:

What is the Pittman-Robert Act of 1937
Why was is established?
What was hunting like in the US in 1937?
Stocking of Whitetail Deer (huh, hard to believe these days, but it actually happened)
Alabama harvests more deer in a year today than the entire 1937 US whitetail population!
Population of whitetail deer in Alabama 1937: 2000
What is the tax on Guns and Ammo and what is it used for?
What is the formula for Federal fish and game matching funds?

We also ask the question: Does the show Duck Dynasty increase gun and ammo sales?

Buying a gun or buying ammunition is an act of wildlife conservation that we either aren't aware of or take for granted.

EXTRA: Jay and Dusty check in with Amanda Lowery from Extreme Huntress to see how's she's making out in the competition. Amanda needs your vote! www.extremehuntress.com/vote

EXTRA: Jay and Dusty prank call Dusty's brother

EXTRA: Jay plays some calls from the Big Buck Feedback Hotline (724-613-2825)

026 Carrie Z's Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor Podcast Dec 21, 2013

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Welcome to the Wild World of CarrieZ, Carrie Zylka that is.

By day Carrie is an IT Specialist, but by night she is a hunting and fishing podcaster superhero. Carrie was taught to hunt and fish by her father. Growing up in Wisconsin, hunting was always a cool thing to do. Carrie shares her story with us and we get to know the real Carrie Z a little better. Carrie shares some of her hunting secrets and passions, shares some unique and humorous stories about some of the people she's interviewed on her hunting podcast, and where she wants to take the show. We also her about Carrie Z's version of Girls Gone Wild! And, we learn a little big about moose calling and da tirty point buck! Listen in! It's a good one....

025 Creating the Perfect Custom Hunting Knife w/ Danny Hottinger of Antler Creations Dec 14, 2013

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In 1987 Danny Hottinger became a quadriplegic in a tragic swimming accident. Today, after regaining the use of his left arm, he makes some of the best custom handmade hunting knives know in the industry. This is Danny's story.

Danny has sold knives many hunting celebrities and currently has a 2 year waiting list for his knives. If you watch hunting shows, you've probably seen his knives being carried by the likes of Chris Brackett, Joe Schultz (Drury Outdoors), Roger Raglin, Edwin Waddell, Boogerbottom Michael Waddell, and Tory Landry to name just a few.

Kick back and tune in. This is an inspiring story that you don't want to miss.

024 Amanda Lowrey Extreme Huntress 2014 Dec 07, 2013

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The Extreme Huntress competition is no joke. Go where no man has gone before! Amanda Lowrey shares all on an insider look into how the Extreme Huntress competition was created, who's running it, what Larry Weishunh is really like and much much more. Amanda is one of the final four competitors. And, Amanda NEEDS YOUR VOTE! Visit www.ExtremeHuntress.com/vote to Vote for Amanda. You can also see all the episodes of the show on the website too. Jay and Dusty also explore the Idaho whitetail hunting grounds with Amanda, where she grew up and learned to hunt. Amanda also shares some details about what made her the Extreme Huntress she is today and why she chose to be in the challenge. Find out a little bit of each of the competitors that didn't make it and how you can be a part of Extreme Huntress 2015! Leave us some feedback about this show by calling 724-613-2825

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