The WHTL Podcast - Whitetail Deer Hunting Tactics, Stories & Expert Guests

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are sitting down with Joe Miles, owner of Asio Gear, at The Great American Outdoor Show. Joe has spent most of his life chasing whitetails throughout North America and has made plenty of mistakes that he learned from over the years. We Discuss: The Exodus Rival giveaway winners Growing up whitetail hunting in South Carolina How joe got his start in the hunting industry Do deer pattern hunters? The value of reliable intel Getting creative with access The one thing that doesn't change when it comes to whitetail hunting all across the continent Does mainstream hunting media hurt hunting? Tactics that work in Kansas that don't work in South Carolina How deer use wind differently in different parts of the country The biggest mistake that joe learned from to help be more consistent Don't be picky when starting out Should you hunt October mornings? Strategizing to kill a 9 1/2 kansas giant How Asio Gear got its start And so much more!   CONNECT:  -https://asiogear.com -https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcamera -https://bit.ly/TheDeerGearPodcast -https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast Read More Quick LinksGet Embed PlayerShare on SocialDownload Audio File Author : N/A Episode Type : Full Episode : N/A Rating : Clean File Info : audio/mpeg | mp3 | 89MB

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are sitting down with Beau Martonik of the East Meets West Podcast at The Great American Outdoor Show. Beau has spent most of his life chasing bucks around the mountains of Northern Pennsylvania and frequently travels out west in search of bucks and bulls. We Discuss: Beau's spring scouting class in the Pennsylvania big woods How the East Meets West Podcast got its start The pros and cons of hunting the big woods The mental grind of hunting big woods Hunting a historically warm rut How droughts affect deer movement in the mountains Using creeks to manipulate your scent cone Wind mapping new spots Hunting a just off wind Organizing a year's worth of trail camera pictures Should you keep pictures of does? Finding apple trees in the Pennsylvania big woods The different types of browse that clear cuts offer And so much more!   CONNECT:  -https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcamera -https://bit.ly/TheDeerGearPodcast -https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are sitting back down with repeat guest Aaron Hepler at The Great American Outdoor Show. Aaron has spent the majority of his life chasing bucks around the hills of central Pennsylvania and recently started traveling more to hunt. We Discuss: Aaron's experience shooting the Exodus MMTs last season Recapping Aaron's 2022 season Turkey hunting Pennsylvania state game lands Shooting a bull in Colorado 3 hours into the hunt Using annual data to have multiple encounters this past season Getting your mind right after missing a buck Aaron's 2023 Pennsylvania buck Walking over 175 miles post-season scouting What to look for in the big woods Qualifying different types of buck sign Shed hunting areas you will actually hunt The number one thing you need to look at when post-season scouting Narrowing down areas when scouting huge tracts of public And so much more!   CONNECT:  -https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcamera -https://bit.ly/TheDeerGearPodcast -https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are sitting back down with repeat guest Thomas Mlsna of The Untamed. Post Season is here and it is the best time to get into the woods to scout. We Discuss: Recapping the 2022 season The key principles of post-season scouting E-scouting new areas for post-season scouting How to look at post-season sign differently Prioritizing sign by the time of year Food plot basics for the spring The pro's and con's of glyphosate How much is too much? And so much more!   CONNECT:  -https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcamera -https://bit.ly/TheDeerGearPodcast -https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are changing things up a bit. Chad and Cameron, who hosts The Deer Gear Podcast, sit down in the studio to talk everything arrows. We discuss: Arrow recovery How arrow diameter affects recovery Wind resistance What is the arrow node? High FOC flight issues Proper nock fit String orientation vs fletching orientation Exodus MMT testing New .204 diameter Exodus MMT shafts And so much more!   CONNECT:  -https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcamera -https://bit.ly/TheDeerGearPodcast -https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast

In today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in the studio with repeat guest John Eberhart. We cover a lot of different topics but mainly focus on what you need to be doing in the post-season to help kill your buck this upcoming fall. We discuss: 0:00 Intro 01:55 John's retirement 03:09 Changes john has seen working in the hunting industry for over 30 years 07:17 Big deer are getting bigger 08:53 Recapping john's Michigan season 12:26 Hunting standing corn during the October lull 14:58 Post-season scouting 18:00 Recapping john's Kansas season 26:38 Where do most people fall short when deer hunting 33:28 Expanding your hunting area 36:49 Saddle Hunting 45:51 Shed hunting or post-season scouting 47:40 Johns advice to his 25 year old self 48:52 Outro And so much more!   CONNECT:  https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras  https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast  https://bit.ly/TheDeerGearPodcast

In today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in the studio talking about our brand new budget cell camera, The Exodus Rival. You asked and we listened! This camera solves the question that we here at Exodus have been asked for years: "will there be a budget-friendly camera coming out from Exodus?" For those that have been waiting for one, The Exodus Rival is here! We discuss: 0:00 Intro 2:32 Introductions 2:56 Company History 7:00 Development and Testing of the Rival 14:47 Is this camera AT&T or Verizon certified? 15:36 The Specs of the Rival 23:36 Data Plans 26:29 When will the ship? 30:09 Frequently Asked Questions about the Rival And so much more!   CONNECT:  https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras  https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast  https://bit.ly/TheDeerGearPodcast 

In today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in the studio with Josh Profitt talking about his multi-year quest to catch up with a 230" Kentucky public land giant he called "Bones." We discuss: 0:00 Intro 4:00 How The 4 Year Stroy Of Bones Began 10:46 Bone's Core Area 14:56 Making Adjustments 19:18 Hunting A Buck That Knows He's Being Hunted 25:24 What He Would Have Done Differently 28:10 The Day Someone Else Shot Bones 33:11 The Competition That Comes With Hunting A Big Deer 36:07 Josh's Late-Season Buck 51:33 Late-Season Tips And Tactics And so much more!   CONNECT:  https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras  https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast  https://bit.ly/TheDeerGearPodcast

In today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in the studio with repeat guest Heath Cisco. Heath is the master of late-season hunting and is known as the "Ice Man" for good reason. Some of his biggest bucks to date have come in the late season and we have a conversation centered around filling a tag in the late season. We discuss: Chasing specific bucks in the late season The biggest mistake you can make late season hunting FOOD IS KING! What part of the late season is best? What weather fronts should you be hunting in the late season Late-season trail camera strategy The most important part of late-season hunting The story of heaths 2021-2022 late-season buck Does the red moon affect deer in the late season? How snow affects your thermals Key Highlights from the Show [00:01] Episode intro and pre-show talk  [02:16] Meet and greet Heath Cisco [04:53] Heath’s milestones in his 30 years of hunting [06:27] Hunting strategies that don’t work anymore [08:54] Podcast guests that Heath would never fail to listen to [10:48] Lessons learned that have made Heath more successful in hunting [11:58] Why aren’t people killing in the late season? [14:08] Best timing for a hunt during the late seasons [17:32] Where to hunt between the deer bedding and the point of feeding [20:44] How wind changes may affect the behavior of deer [24:55] Should you focus on corn or bean fields for late-season hunting? [27:03] Why Heath did not fill his Illinois tag despite the success in Ohio [33:01] Why the red moon during the last week of the season excites Heath for hunting [37:18] Changing the strategies of hunting between the late season and other seasons [41:01] Always observe this rule of thumb when hunting in the late-season [47:33] Don’t always over-rely on trail cameras [49:16] Why Heath believes that late-season is the best to shoot a buck [50:38] Heath’s advice to hunt in the late season but lack food sources [53:47] What if you have been tracking a specific buck, and you find his shade [56:55] Is it better to focus on one particular deer or just be a generalist? [59:53] What should people with hunting tags be doing for scouting  [01:02:17] What Heath would tell his 25-year-old self [01:06:51] Best ways to reach out and connect with Heath Cisco [01:07:30] Ending the show and calls to action Notable Quotes  A smart person knows how to spend time with other successful people, learn from them and leverage their expertise. Not all hunting strategies will work for you, even when they come from experienced experts.  Hunt at the right time. Otherwise, you will run into burnout and lose the most important relationship in your life; the family. Cornfields are better to hunt than bean fields. When you have a food source, late-season hunting can be the best.        And so much more! CONNECT:  https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras  https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast  https://bit.ly/TheDeerGearPodcast

In today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in the studio with Brad and Tim from Indiana talking late season hunting. If those names sound familiar, that is because we did a podcast with them this time last year about a big buck with which they had multiple years of history, now known as The Dustin Huff Buck. We discuss: -Brad and Tim's 2022 season recap -Trying to locate a mature buck to hunt in the same area -Recovering from the EHD outbreak in southern Indiana/Ohio -Targeting mature bucks in the late season -How predictable are mature bucks in the late season -Buying a hunting property in a different state -Chasing an out-of-state buck for 3 years And so much more!   CONNECT:  https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras  https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast  https://bit.ly/TheDeerGearPodcast