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Ep. 935: Back 40 - From Good to Great: The Critical Mistake Most Hunters Still Make Aug 13, 2025

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What separates a good deer hunter from a great one? In this episode, Jake Hofer asks Steve Hanson, Don Higgins, Skip Sligh, Mark Kenyon, Thomas Mlsna, Jeff Sturgis, Bobby Kendall, and Bill Winke to weigh in on the one mistake they see holding most hunters back. Is it luck, having better land to hunt or something unrelated? Is it luck, having better land to hunt or something unrelated?

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Ep. 934: Foundations - Pre-Season Practice That Will Pay Off This Fall No Matter Your Weapon Choice Aug 12, 2025

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This week, Tony talks about the ways in which bowhunters, crossbow hunters, and rifle hunters should think about pre-season practice so they can be more lethal in the field.

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Ep. 933: What Would Ted Zangerle Do? Aug 07, 2025

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This week on the show I’m running Ted Zangerle, of The Hunting Public, through our What Would You Do gauntlet, giving us insight into exactly how he'd handle some of the most challenging deer hunting scenarios I could throw at him.

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Ep. 932: Back 40 - Great Spot, Bad Access: Can I Still Hunt It Successfully? Aug 06, 2025

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You’ve got the sign, the bedding, the movement, and the spot - but getting in clean feels impossible. In this episode, Jake Hofer asks Steve Hanson, Thomas Mlsna, Don Higgins, Skip Sligh, Mark Kenyon, Jeff Sturgis, Bobby Kendall, and Bill Winke how they approach high-value spots with tough access. Can you still hunt it without blowing it up? Or are you better off leaving it alone? The panel shares their real-world tactics, how they evaluate risk vs reward, and what it takes to turn a tricky spot into a killing setup. If you’ve ever had a stand that looks perfect on the map but feels impossible to hunt, this is one you won’t want to miss.

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Ep. 931: Foundations - Big Velvet Bucks and Home Range Realities Aug 05, 2025

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This week, Tony explains how to make your summer scouting sessions more productive by understanding buck home and core ranges, and what that might mean for your hit list.

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Ep. 930: The History and Threatened Future of Our Nation's Last Roadless Areas with Chris Wood Jul 31, 2025

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This week on the show I'm joined by Chris Wood, President/CEO of Trout Unlimited and former U.S. Forest Service official, to discuss how our nation came to protect 58.5 million acres of our last roadless areas, why the government today is trying to remove those protections, and what that will mean for hunters, anglers, and wildlife.

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Ep. 929: Back 40 - Do Great Hunters Really Shoot a Buck Every Year? Jul 30, 2025

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Do great hunters really shoot a buck every year, or have we just convinced ourselves that’s the standard? In this episode, Jake Hofer sits down with whitetail heavyweights Don Higgins, Bill Winke, Steve Hanson, Thomas Mlsna, Mark Kenyon, Skip Sligh, Bobby Kendall, and Jeff Sturgis to tackle a question that every serious deer hunter has wondered at some point, but rarely hears answered honestly. They dive into what it really takes to find consistent success: the habits, the land, the hours, and the mindset behind year-after-year results. But they also explore the flip side, why even the best hunters eat tag soup some seasons, and why that might not be a bad thing.

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Ep. 928: Foundations - The Secret to Good Treestand Setups Jul 29, 2025

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This week, Tony explains why learning to read trees and keeping an open mind on how to set up in them, is often the key to killing more big bucks by not just defaulting to our go-to stands.

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Ep. 927: Burning Questions About Hunting and Managing Your Own Back 40 with Jake Hofer Jul 24, 2025

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This week on the show I'm joined by Jake Hofer to preview our brand new podcast mini-series, Back 40, and answer some of the most pressing questions that hunters face when hunting and managing their own Back 40's.

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