Where To Hunt Wisconsin Podcast

This week's topic revolves around bow tuning, with Greg and Eric discussing the importance of adjusting your bow's rest and sight to fit your shooting style. Greg shares his technical expertise, while Eric adds his Okayest questioning, insights, and personal anecdotes. They also explore the benefits of paper tuning and the challenges of zeroing in a bow. Throughout the episode, the fellas compare brands and price points, highlighting accessible ready-to-hunt packages from Bear Archery. They emphasize the importance of choosing equipment that suits your needs, whether new or used. This episode offers a perfect blend of technical knowledge and friendly banter. It is a must-listen for any bowhunter looking to dial in their bow for the upcoming season or 3D shoots. Presented by Nosler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To hear what we have in store for the trail cam debate, listen through until the end. On the rest of the episode we chat about turkey hunting season stories and wrap up, hunting with kids, being a dad that hunts, hear from a couple callers about food plots and fawns - then we get into trail cam debates. Presented by Nosler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we delve into our hunting setups, sharing tips on using climbing sticks, saddles, and camera gear for self-filming hunts. Blake Below joins the conversation, offering insights from his public land hunting experiences and emphasizing the importance of scouting and strategic access. The discussion highlights the challenges and strategies of self-filming hunts and the dynamics of hunting with a cameraman. The episode also covers tips for hunting public land, stressing the value of scouting and learning the terrain. Blake wraps up by talking about the Ghost Bucks YouTube channel, their engaging content, and plans for a new podcast focused on hunting stories and lessons. Overall, it’s a blend of practical hunting advice, personal anecdotes, and some good-natured humor per usual. Presented by: https://www.nosler.com/ Latitude Method II Saddle Kit: https://alnk.to/8iTLHYg Carbon SS Climbing Sticks: https://alnk.to/fHlAUfP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A rambling session with guest Shaun Ridder, host of the newest podcast to join the Okayest Podcast Network, Camp Okayest. We chat about old-school hunting shows, the evolution of hunting shows to modern times, and general hunting content. Then, we shift gears to share a few buck encounters and our mobile hunting setups. Presented by https://www.nosler.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we chatted with our new friend, Nicholas Delprete, with Harnessed Adrenaline, whom Derek met during his recent Texas hog hunt. Nicholas is a guide in Colorado and shares how he became a guide and what it's all about. He also talks about his stance on the legislative changes potentially coming down the pike in CO. We hear some great stories and talk about the differences between just recreating outdoors and hunting insofar as it relates to the question non-hunters sometimes ask about why we hunt. Presented by: https://www.nosler.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The discussion on turkey choke setups in the podcast episode highlights Greg's preferences and experiences with various chokes for optimizing turkey hunting gear. We discuss the reliability of these setups, sharing anecdotes about their longevity and effectiveness in the field and personal preferences for different types of chokes depending on hunting conditions and turkey behavior. The conversation extends to specific choke types, such as the Carlson XD choke, which Tubbs praises for its excellent pattern consistency with Winchester XR ammunition, suitable for up to 50 yards. They explore the technical aspects of choke performance, including the impact of different ammo and the precision needed for turkey hunting, where a tight shot pattern is crucial. The episode is both practical and technical, offering insights into how different choke setups can affect the outcome of a turkey hunt. Of course, we have our typical podcast shenanigans, answer listener questions from the comments, and take a call from a spe

This week, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Conservation Warden Erik Anderson and Bradley Wilson talk about what it means to be a DNR Warden. They take time to answer listener questions, share stories from the line of duty, and bust common myths about DNR Conservation Wardens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this podcast episode, co-founder of Weathered Oaks Game Calls, Matt Streim returns to share insights about their specialized turkey calls. Despite an Okayest start with some chair adjustments, the conversation quickly turns to the craftsmanship behind Weathered Oaks' products. Matt explains that their calls, which are handcrafted and lathe-spun using various types of wood, include features like being double-sided and waterproof. These attributes make them unique in the market, especially as they can function perfectly even when wet, a claim tested thoroughly by Matt himself. As the episode unfolds, it's clear that the creation of these calls is not just a business but a passion for Matt, who started making his own turkey calls in 2019. The conversation also touches on some technical aspects of turkey calling, like how different woods affect the sound quality of the calls. This technical dive is interspersed with anecdotes from other guests and calls from listeners, adding levity and practical hunting advic

Luke Cox with Hunt Lift Eat joins the show this week to share his mission and ethos of the Hunt Lift Eat brand and how it all started while he was still on active duty in the United States Army. Of course, we have a few laughs and share why hunting and the community of it all is so important to our heritage as hunters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alec Bekkers with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Wisconsin Chapter, joins us this week to talk about the Learn to Hunt program, R3, adult-onset hunting, land locked public land, and his 2023 archery buck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jared Scheffler with Whitetail Adrenaline joins the Okayest Hunter podcast to discuss the genesis of the WA brand and Jared's approach to hunting whitetail across several types of terrain and habitats. Eric and Jared also discuss some of the ego that exists within the hunting community and how important it is to hunt your own hunt. A modern-day Fred Bear: https://okayest.media/2024/03/27/modern-hunting-techniques-with-jared-scheffler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The newest podcast in the Okayest Podcast Network family is The Okayest Cook! Tune in as we discuss what it means to be an okay cook and how we can learn to improve our kitchen skills and participate in the shared experience of commensality. www.okayestcook.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we take to the phone lines and hear from a few callers about how to start turkey hunting, how to scout turkeys, call, set up decoys, and all the shenanigans that go along with an Okayest turkey hunt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether it's a 6" spike buck antler, your kid found shed hunting with you or a 150" set of antlers shed from the season before you shot that 150" when he became a 160", Rack/Hub is helping you mount your memories at an affordable price! Bonus: When you're not trying to hang a shoulder mount in your living space, your home decorator will typically allow antlers in more places than a shoulder mount! To learn more about Rack/Hub and save 10% on any purchases, check them out here: https://www.rack-hub.com/okayest Join in on the contest mentioned on this weeks' episode with Okayest Hunter & Shed Season! Contest Dates - 5th thru 14th The giveaway total to be worth $500 (Okayest - $150 bundle and SS/RH - $350 SS merch and RH gift card) Just use hashtag #okayestshed on any shed-hunting posts on Instagram to be entered to win! The smaller antlers are harder to find. Good luck! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrying your bow does suck; that's why Armando Martinez invented the Bow Hitch, so you don't have to hold on to your bor during 3D archery shoots, western hunts, or whitetail hunts - even when you're in a saddle or tree stand! Presented by: www.half-rack.com - Use code: OHP for 15% OFF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric and Greg chatted with Nic De Castro, CEO and founder of LandTrust, an Airbnb-type platform aimed at outdoor recreation and hunting. Many of these platforms have come and gone within the hunting industry, but LandTrust has stood the test of time to date and continues to add features hunters, anglers, and outdoorsmen can use to find more ways to do what they love outdoors. Check out LandTrust to see all they have to offer here: https://landtrust.com/ Presented by www.half-rack.com. Use code OHP for 15% OFF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we take to the phone lines to hear stories from hunters across the US about weird stuff they've come across in the deer woods. Presented by www.half-rack.com Use code: OHP for 15% OFF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek and Eric hop on this week's episode to talk about building out a new bow or tuning your existing setup with new arrows and components during the off-season to build comfortability and confidence at full draw. Presented by www.half-rack.com use code: OHP for 15% OFF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The narrative around public land hunting and public land access has evolved over the last 20 years. Derek and Eric chat about how things have changed, for better or worse, and take a couple of calls from listeners to hear their thoughts on the topic as well. Presented by www.half-rack.com - Use CODE OHP for 15% OFF. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fellas chat about how to shed hunting has evolved over the years and has become a very popular pastime in the deer hunting off-season. Derek and his family have had a bounty of success when it comes to finding whitetail shed antlers over the years. If you've ever shed hunted for antlers, you know just how frustrating and defeating it can feel if you're not finding anything. Conversely, it can feel like you've won the lottery when you find a shed antler or, even better, yes, a match set or a hanging antler! Presented by www.half-rack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices