The Element Hunting Podcast

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E206: Texas Legends (feat. Mick Hellickson, Deer Biologist and Former KING RANCH Head Biologist on Whitetail Quail and Nilgai Management, Years With Trail Cameras, Biggest Bucks, Texas Hunting) Jun 22, 2021

Show notes

There are names and places that are embedded in hunting lore; Fred Bear, Howard Hill, Milk River, Pike County. In Texas, we have the King Ranch. Known for its acreage, deer, and shady beginnings, The King Ranch is now one of the world leaders in Whitetail management. Mick was blessed to be the head biologist there for many years. In this episode we discuss biggest bucks, Nilgai, Quail management, High Fences, and hunting of course.

ULTIMATE TREE SADDLE COMPARISON

K.C.'s KANSAS PUBLIC LAND BUCK FILM

Watch the Video from the Illinois Public Land Giant!

BIGGEST 8 POINT EVER!!!

MAKE SURE YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED to our Youtube Channel.

**GIANT TEXAS PUBLIC BUCK**

The MAP SCOUT CHALLENGE powered by OnX

THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC LAND WHITETAIL MAP SCOUTING CONTENT EVER CREATED ON YOUTUBE.

-A ten part video series featuring Tyler Jones and K.C. Smith from The Element map scouting, putting eyes and feet on the deer country, then explaining their findings so that you can learn how to find, hunt, and arrow big bucks!

The best map app there is. Find Access to YOUR public lands with

OnX Maps. Know where you stand. #onxhunt

Durable Customizable Arrows, Quality Components, Good People, Fast Shipping.

Vector Custom Shop

Comfort and Mobility Matter. Go With The Best of Both.

CRUZR Tree Saddles

Need Some Dependable Trail Cameras That Won't Break The Bank?

Moultrie Trail Cameras

New Shirts available in our store at: www.theelementwild.com/shop

To find out more on Texas Public Land opportunities, visit the Texas Parks and Wildlife website.

TPWD

Go check out what The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership is doing on the front lines for clean air, clean water, and wildlife!

TRCP

Rock out with Tyler and the Tribe!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E205: Deer Hunting Q&A (Saddle Hunting, Bowhunting Public Land Whitetails, Finding Buck Bedding in Texas, Online Scouting, etc) Jun 04, 2021

Show notes

In today's episode, we field questions from social media and recent emails, about the most confusing aspects of deer hunting. We visit subjects like: terrain, topos, picking the right trail, bow, or arrow, heavy arrows, deer bedding, finding patterns in the big woods, entry and exit strategy, water access, hunting different, varied whitetail habitats and much more!

ULTIMATE TREE SADDLE COMPARISON

K.C.'s KANSAS PUBLIC LAND BUCK FILM

Watch the Video from the Illinois Public Land Giant!

BIGGEST 8 POINT EVER!!!

MAKE SURE YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED to our Youtube Channel.

**GIANT TEXAS PUBLIC BUCK**

The MAP SCOUT CHALLENGE powered by OnX

THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC LAND WHITETAIL MAP SCOUTING CONTENT EVER CREATED ON YOUTUBE.

The best map app there is. Find Access to YOUR public lands with

OnX Maps. Know where you stand. #onxhunt

Durable Customizable Arrows, Quality Components, Good People, Fast Shipping.

Vector Custom Shop

Comfort and Mobility Matter. Go With The Best of Both.

CRUZR Tree Saddles

Need Some Dependable Trail Cameras That Won't Break The Bank?

Moultrie Trail Cameras

New Shirts available in our store at: www.theelementwild.com/shop

To find out more on Texas Public Land opportunities, visit the Texas Parks and Wildlife website.

TPWD

Go check out what The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership is doing on the front lines for clean air, clean water, and wildlife!

TRCP

Rock out with Tyler and the Tribe!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E204: The Hog Book and A License To Fry Panfish (feat. Jesse Griffiths on Canoeing For Bluegill, Hunting Butchering and Eating Wild Game Meat, Fresh Gulf Seafood, Organic Locally Sourced Food) May 28, 2021

Show notes

In this episode, we talk quite a bit about fishing this spring for crappie, catfish, sand bass (or white bass), and all sorts of panfish. Of course we talk about frying them up, and then learn that Jesse has obtained the proper permits to actually serve Bluegill and Redbreast in the restaurant! Then we dive deep into coastal fishing in the gulf and Cabo, followed by some talk on hogs and hunting to accompany the book discussion.

Huge Camo Review!

ULTIMATE TREE SADDLE COMPARISON

K.C.'s KANSAS PUBLIC LAND BUCK FILM

Watch the Video from the Illinois Public Land Giant!

BIGGEST 8 POINT EVER!!!

MAKE SURE YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED to our Youtube Channel.

**GIANT TEXAS PUBLIC BUCK**

The MAP SCOUT CHALLENGE powered by OnX

THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC LAND WHITETAIL MAP SCOUTING CONTENT EVER CREATED ON YOUTUBE.

The best map app there is. Find Access to YOUR public lands with

OnX Maps. Know where you stand. #onxhunt

Durable Customizable Arrows, Quality Components, Good People, Fast Shipping.

Vector Custom Shop

Comfort and Mobility Matter. Go With The Best of Both.

CRUZR Tree Saddles

Need Some Dependable Trail Cameras That Won't Break The Bank?

Moultrie Trail Cameras

New Shirts available in our store at: www.theelementwild.com/shop

To find out more on Texas Public Land opportunities, visit the Texas Parks and Wildlife website.

TPWD

Go check out what The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership is doing on the front lines for clean air, clean water, and wildlife!

TRCP

Rock out with Tyler and the Tribe!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E203: Illinois Deer Scouting feat. Eric Gentry (Ridge Country, Bed to Feed, Saddles, The World Record Buck, Oak Speciation, Saddle Hunting, Turkeys, Etc) May 07, 2021

Show notes

Anticipation comes to a head as we finally introduce our hearthrob cameraman, Eric Gentry. Eric is an Illinois resident at the moment and is working hard to become an ultra successful public land hunter.

Topics addressed: Saddle hunting, Public land tukey hunting, trail cameras, hunting ridge country, Scouting Indiana for deer, the world record buck, embarrassing stories of a new hunter and much more.

Budget Minded Hunts

Huge Camo Review!

ULTIMATE TREE SADDLE COMPARISON

K.C.'s KANSAS PUBLIC LAND BUCK FILM

Watch the Video from the Illinois Public Land Giant!

BIGGEST 8 POINT EVER!!!

MAKE SURE YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED to our Youtube Channel.

**GIANT TEXAS PUBLIC BUCK**

The MAP SCOUT CHALLENGE powered by OnX

THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC LAND WHITETAIL MAP SCOUTING CONTENT EVER CREATED ON YOUTUBE.

The best map app there is. Find Access to YOUR public lands with

OnX Maps. Know where you stand. #onxhunt

Durable Customizable Arrows, Quality Components, Good People, Fast Shipping.

Vector Custom Shop

Comfort and Mobility Matter. Go With The Best of Both.

CRUZR Tree Saddles

Need Some Dependable Trail Cameras That Won't Break The Bank?

Moultrie Trail Cameras

New Shirts available in our store at: www.theelementwild.com/shop

To find out more on Texas Public Land opportunities, visit the Texas Parks and Wildlife website.

TPWD

Go check out what The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership is doing on the front lines for clean air, clean water, and wildlife!

TRCP

Rock out with Tyler and the Tribe!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Special Announcement! Mobile Hunting Brief, New Instagram, Facebook Group May 03, 2021

Show notes

A short episode about mobile hunting and a couple of special announcements.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E202: BUDGET BUCKS (Hunting Efficiently, Saving Time and Money, Gear That Works, Maximizing Your Travel Experience, Deer Licenses Tags and Draws, Cheap or Free Access Tips) Apr 30, 2021

Show notes

As requested, we decided to revisit an old popular podcast we did wayyy back in 2017 call "Less Dollars, More Bucks." We've learned a few things since then, and had quite a bit of trial and error. Honestly, we could probably cover this topic every year. There is always new experiences and knowledge we are gaining as we travel and hunt. Hopefully some of this information will be beneficial to you as you're planning out your SZN!

Topics Covered:

Access, Licenses, Bows, Arrows, Broadheads, Stands, Sights, States to hunt, Public and private land, Sandwiches, quitting tobacco, #prostaff, camo, and many others.

Budget Minded Hunts

Huge Camo Review!

ULTIMATE TREE SADDLE COMPARISON

K.C.'s KANSAS PUBLIC LAND BUCK FILM

Watch the Video from the Illinois Public Land Giant!

BIGGEST 8 POINT EVER!!!

MAKE SURE YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED to our Youtube Channel.

**GIANT TEXAS PUBLIC BUCK**

The MAP SCOUT CHALLENGE powered by OnX

THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC LAND WHITETAIL MAP SCOUTING CONTENT EVER CREATED ON YOUTUBE.

The best map app there is. Find Access to YOUR public lands with

OnX Maps. Know where you stand. #onxhunt

Durable Customizable Arrows, Quality Components, Good People, Fast Shipping.

Vector Custom Shop

Comfort and Mobility Matter. Go With The Best of Both.

CRUZR Tree Saddles

Need Some Dependable Trail Cameras That Won't Break The Bank?

Moultrie Trail Cameras

New Shirts available in our store at: www.theelementwild.com/shop

To find out more on Texas Public Land opportunities, visit the Texas Parks and Wildlife website.

TPWD

Go check out what The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership is doing on the front lines for clean air, clean water, and wildlife!

TRCP

Rock out with Tyler and the Tribe!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E201: Mobile Hunting Masterclass (feat. Jason Redd, The Timber Ninja on Run and Gun Whitetail Setup, Climbing Methods, Tree Stand History, Joe Rogan's Fiddle Factor, Carbon Fiber Steps, Mountain Deer) Apr 22, 2021

Show notes

Jason Redd of Timber Ninja takes his knowledge of adventure sports, safety protocol, and martial arts and applies them to killing big mountain bucks! He's made the lightest and quietest sticks that we've ever messed with. He also like to chase big ol' Whitetails all over the country, especially in the mountain country of the Northeast. If you're interested in being more stealthy, mobile, and lethalI, I think you will learn a lot form this episode.

Timber Ninja Website

Timber Ninja Carbon Sticks

ULTIMATE TREE SADDLE COMPARISON

Fishing For CRAPPIE With Dillon Gossett of REDLINE Guide Service

K.C.'s KANSAS PUBLIC LAND BUCK FILM

Watch the Video from the Illinois Public Land Giant!

BIGGEST 8 POINT EVER!!!

MAKE SURE YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED to our Youtube Channel.

**GIANT TEXAS PUBLIC BUCK**

The MAP SCOUT CHALLENGE powered by OnX

THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC LAND WHITETAIL MAP SCOUTING CONTENT EVER CREATED ON YOUTUBE.

The best map app there is. Find Access to YOUR public lands with

OnX Maps. Know where you stand. #onxhunt

Durable Customizable Arrows, Quality Components, Good People, Fast Shipping.

Vector Custom Shop

Comfort and Mobility Matter. Go With The Best of Both.

CRUZR Tree Saddles

Need Some Dependable Trail Cameras That Won't Break The Bank?

Moultrie Trail Cameras

New Shirts available in our store at: www.theelementwild.com/shop

To find out more on Texas Public Land opportunities, visit the Texas Parks and Wildlife website.

TPWD

Go check out what The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership is doing on the front lines for clean air, clean water, and wildlife!

TRCP

Rock out with Tyler and the Tribe!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E200: Bill's Big Bucks (feat. Bill Winke, Founder of Midwest Whitetail on Lessons Learned With Years of Archery Hunting Deer, Hunting Multiple States Like Iowa, Texas, and Colorado, Booner Bucks) Apr 17, 2021

Show notes

**DISCLAIMER**

The intro to this episode is long winded and slightly political, but still very relative to wildlife. If you'd like to skip that, fast forward to 20:51 to hear from Bill Winke. Thank you!

Bill Winke has become one of our all-time favorite folks we know in the deer hunting world. The man is kind, helpful, knowledgeable, and backs it up with stacks of racks! Recently, Bill has made some career moves as well as some big changes in the area he hunts. Along with that, he has been chronicling all of the bucks he has killed with a bow from all over the country. We decided it would be cool to get him on the show to give us some more detail on a few of these deer. We talk Whitetail from Colorado, Texas, Iowa, Kansas and more.

Bill's New YOUTUBE Channel

Bill Winke Instagram

ULTIMATE TREE SADDLE COMPARISON

Fishing For CRAPPIE With Dillon Gossett of REDLINE Guide Service

K.C.'s KANSAS PUBLIC LAND BUCK FILM

Watch the Video from the Illinois Public Land Giant!

BIGGEST 8 POINT EVER!!!

MAKE SURE YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED to our Youtube Channel. Thats how we will be giving away our 10K prizes!

**GIANT TEXAS PUBLIC BUCK**

The MAP SCOUT CHALLENGE powered by OnX

THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC LAND WHITETAIL MAP SCOUTING CONTENT EVER CREATED ON YOUTUBE.

The best map app there is. Find Access to YOUR public lands with

OnX Maps. Know where you stand. #onxhunt

Durable Customizable Arrows, Quality Components, Good People, Fast Shipping.

Vector Custom Shop

Comfort and Mobility Matter. Go With The Best of Both.

CRUZR Tree Saddles

Need Some Dependable Trail Cameras That Won't Break The Bank?

Moultrie Trail Cameras

New Shirts available in our store at: www.theelementwild.com/shop

Make sure the brands you support are supporting you! We wear Sitka Gear because they stand for conservation and public lands.

Sitka Gear

To find out more on Texas Public Land opportunities, visit the Texas Parks and Wildlife website.

TPWD

Go check out what The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership is doing on the front lines for clean air, clean water, and wildlife!

TRCP

Rock out with Tyler and the Tribe!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E199: HOW TO KILL A BUCK IN APRIL (Trail Camera Tactics and Tips, Habitat Work, Deer Hunting Gear, Mobile Setups, Whitetail Access, Archery Changes) Apr 12, 2021

Show notes

Are you a true Whitetail nut? If so, you're probably still thinking about what you can do to be a better hunter come this fall. In this episode, Tyler and K.C. discuss the things that they can be working on right now to bring them more success in the Whitetail woods in 2021.

they talk about trail cameras, archery equipment, hunting access, gear and gadgets, and all kinds of other stuff. Whitetails seem to never sleep, so we should never sleep on them! Haha

ULTIMATE TREE SADDLE COMPARISON

Fishing For CRAPPIE With Dillon Gossett of REDLINE Guide Service

K.C.'s KANSAS PUBLIC LAND BUCK FILM

Watch the Video from the Illinois Public Land Giant!

BIGGEST 8 POINT EVER!!!

MAKE SURE YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED to our Youtube Channel. Thats how we will be giving away our 10K prizes!

**GIANT TEXAS PUBLIC BUCK**

The MAP SCOUT CHALLENGE powered by OnX

THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC LAND WHITETAIL MAP SCOUTING CONTENT EVER CREATED ON YOUTUBE.

The best map app there is. Find Access to YOUR public lands with

OnX Maps. Know where you stand. #onxhunt

Durable Customizable Arrows, Quality Components, Good People, Fast Shipping.

Vector Custom Shop

Comfort and Mobility Matter. Go With The Best of Both.

CRUZR Tree Saddles

Need Some Dependable Trail Cameras That Won't Break The Bank?

Moultrie Trail Cameras

New Shirts available in our store at: www.theelementwild.com/shop

Make sure the brands you support are supporting you! We wear Sitka Gear because they stand for conservation and public lands.

Sitka Gear

To find out more on Texas Public Land opportunities, visit the Texas Parks and Wildlife website.

TPWD

Go check out what The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership is doing on the front lines for clean air, clean water, and wildlife!

TRCP

Rock out with Tyler and the Tribe!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E198: The Last Frontier (feat.Tyler Freel of Tundra Talk Podcast on Hunting Alaska Grizzly Bears Moose and Dall Sheep, MeatEater vs. Outdoor Life on New Hunters, Life Below Zero, How To Hunt Up North) Apr 01, 2021

Show notes

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