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DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire

Sportsmen"s Empire

The DIY Sportsman Podcast focuses on covering hunting and gear-specific topics for the do-it-yourselfer. Hosts Garrett Prahl and Bobby (Boudreaux) Boswell draw from their backgrounds in engineering and wildlife biology, respectively, to provide a unique perspective which compliments their real-world experience hunting whitetails, turkeys, hogs, and western big game with everything from homemade bows to firearms. This podcast is brought to you by the Sportsmen"s Nation - Outdoor Podcast Network.

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00:47:36

Nebraska Hunt Recap

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/09/09

In this episode of the DIY Sportsman podcast, Garrett and his wife Sam discuss their recent Nebraska public land deer hunt. Nebraska is of course a large state with some varied habitat, but they decided to go to a region where mule deer were more sought after to reduce the likelihood of pressure from other whitetail hunters. In the episode, the couple talks about the challenges they faced, lessons learned about the area and habitat, as well as a recap of their hunting strategy. Sam was successful in

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00:25:42

Pre-Season Hunting Checklist

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/08/26

On this episode of the DIY Sportsman Podcast, Garrett outlines a list of things to do now before the season starts, to make sure that the opener goes as smoothly as possible. The three categories where there are some great opportunities are Archery, Gear, and final Pre-Season Scouting. We are close enough to the season in many states that if everything isn't already flushed out and tested, you can feel a little behind. The last few weeks before the season should be allocated for getting reps in and

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01:35:55

Mature Buck Behavior with Johnny Stewart

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/08/12

In today's episode Garett talks to Johnny Stewart, who's got quite a bit of experience hunting in the northeast but also is a traveling hunter and has spent time in many states across the Midwest as well. The topic of conversation is mature buck behavior, which seems at a first glance like it could be a narrow topic but really isn't. One thing that's very obvious in this discussion with Johnny is that older bucks don't operate the same as other deer, but on top of that, they individually have so

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01:01:19

Stabilizers for Bow Hunting with Sam Shaffer

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/07/29

On this episode of the DIY Sportsman podcast, Garrett talks to Sam Shaffer, owner and operator of Titanium Archery products, to talk bow stabilization. After the background discussion, they first dive into vibration suppression and noise, which is a really interesting topic when it comes to deer hunting and one which deserves more research. Then they talk bow stabilization, and what the perceived benefits are for bowhunters, how they can be measured, pitfalls to watch out for, and putting together a

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00:34:43

How to Plan Out of State Hunts

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/07/15

In today’s episode Garrett discusses some of the logistics for planning out of state hunts. Let’s face it, more and more people are trying their hand at doing these types of hunts. The popularity has certainly increased due to the media and content from people doing them, and surely the pandemic in some ways is likely boosting those numbers as well. Most of the hesitation to doing an out of state hunt is either due to the confidence level that you’d actually be able to get what you would want out of

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00:44:00

Bow and Arrow Prep for Hunting Season

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/07/01

In this episode of the DIY Sportsman podcast, Garrett discusses getting your bow and arrows set up for the upcoming hunting season. Perhaps this is the year you're deciding to try your hand at doing your own bow work, or have maybe dabbled in it in the past, or just have not been happy with something about your hunting setup in the past. The episode goes over bow set up and tuning from scratch. After discussing bow the bow tune, Garrett discusses arrows and tuning. Unlike bow tuning, arrow tuning

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01:40:24

Summer Plans and Public Land Challenges with Greg...

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/06/17

On this episode of the DIY Sportsman podcast, Garrett talks to Greg Litzinger, who some of you might also know as the Bowhunting Fiend. Although he's located in the northeast, there are definitely many parallels from things that he sees and posts about compared to what Garrett sees in the upper Midwest.The conversation starts with discussions about scouting, summer plans, and tendencies and challenges faced when trying to hunt various terrain types of public land. Greg located a giant buck close to

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00:45:59

Summer Public Land Trail Camera Strategies

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/06/03

Trail cameras are the topic of today's discussion. In particular, I'll be talking about summer strategies on public land. It seems like much of the info we hear on summer trail cameras focuses around putting them in high visibility areas, along field edges, fence rows, or next to minerals. Well, what if you don't have access to agriculture? What if minerals or other feed is illegal on the land that you hunt? What if you're afraid of theft in high traffic areas? Well, today I'm going to outline some

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00:38:19

Late Season Turkey Hunting

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/05/20

For many people throughout the country, turkey seasons are winding down or have ended. But there are still plenty of opportunities in states like Wisconsin or Minnesota which still have ongoing seasons throughout the month of May. Turkey hunting can require a little shift in strategy this time of year. Birds have been pressured hard, but that same hunting pressure has largely relaxed by now. Hens are spending a lot more time on the nest, and the days are very long. That can give some great

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00:56:20

Tracking Mature Bucks with Todd Havel Pt. 2

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/05/06

In this episode, Todd talks about some of the experiences he's had starting up bowhunting again more recently. Much of the knowledge he's gained over the years tracking fed right into his archery strategy, and he was able to tag a nice buck. It wasn't without its own set of challenges however. Notably, Todd talked about how hunting pressure from guys who had a similar hunting style caused some challenges he wasn't used to from rifle hunting. We discuss the relative ease of patterning specific bucks

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01:22:10

Tracking Mature Bucks with Todd Havel Pt. 1

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/04/22

Todd Havel from Wisconsin is the guest on this podcast. He's spent decades hunting and tracking mature bucks in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan. The conversation we had went into enough detail that it made sense to split into two parts. In the first part, Todd talks about his experiences tracking, and breaking down the habitat and tendencies of older bucks. Todd has witnessed them doing things differently than other deer. They spend most of the year in a tight area, but tracking

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01:26:44

Turkey Hunting and Kayaks with Parker McDonald

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/04/08

On today's episode we have Parker McDonald. Those of you who are diligent listeners to the Sportsman's nation podcast network will of course know Parker already through his Southern Ground Hunting Podcast. Or, perhaps you've seen some of his deer or turkey hunting episodes on YouTube. He's one of my go-to guys when I have any questions related to water access or kayak set up, and we certainly go in-depth into kayak rigging, propulsion, and accessories that make the most sense for hunting. Some of

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00:33:34

Hunting From The Ground vs. Treestand

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/03/25

Over the past several years, I've started incorporating more and more ground setups into my hunting routine. Sometimes they're intentional, while other times they're impromptu, but they are always situational. In this episode, I dive into what makes a set up better or worse for a ground hunt as opposed to a hunt from a tree. Certainly there are obvious scenarios in which there are no suitable trees where ground hunting makes sense. However, there are even times and situations where ground hunting in

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01:01:28

Spring Scouting Tips

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/03/11

On today's podcast, we're going to try something a little different. Right now is absolutely prime time to be out in the woods doing some post-season scouting. Here in the Midwest, the snow is pretty much all melted in most places with the recent warm weather. I've been out in both Wisconsin and Iowa putting boots on the ground, and I will be back out every weekend from now until turkey season. For this episode, I've gone back through some of the guests we've had on historically who I've discussed

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02:12:49

Locating & Hunting A Single Buck with Troy Pottenger

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/02/25

Today we've got a great episode lined up with Troy Pottenger. We go into a great level of detail on his process for systematically locating specific deer to go after, along with perspective on the amount of time and energy generally associated with finding even a single deer Troy would go after. We talk about when he does his boots on the ground scouting, when he sets up is trail cameras, where, and very importantly how and when he checks them to keep a low impact. We also dive into the specifics of

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01:22:51

Mature Buck Behavior with Paul Putera

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/02/11

We have a great episode today. I've got Paul Putera back on as a guest. Now, I did an episode not too long ago with Paul detailing his Big Woods scouting and hunting tactics in a lot of detail, and breaking down the story of his Pennsylvania hunt. Well, he's kept at it and even in the time since recording that last episode has knocked down a couple more great bucks in the Northeast. Today, we're more specifically discussing mature buck behavior. What do they do differently that all of the other deer

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00:34:34

When is the Best time to Scout after Season?

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/01/28

The obvious answer to "when to post-season scout" is "anytime you can". Most hunters though are limited by family obligations, house projects, or desire for other pursuits like fishing or shed hunting that time of year. So being able to choose the most effective time to get out in the woods to learn the land and previous season's sign can be important. In this episode, we discuss how to answer that question. In addition, the answer is broken down by habitat type. Certain types of terrain have much

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01:33:38

Wild Game Cooking with Ted Bright

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2021/01/14

Ted Bright is one of those guys who takes an above average approach to overall health and wellness. Fitness and hunting are both large contributors, with most of his meat consumption coming from wild game, be it venison, wild turkey, or even other "non traditional" types of meat. In this podcast we discuss Ted's primary approach to cooking venison, how he ages meat, why he likes to cook large amounts, like a whole shoulder, at once, and how he incorporates planned secondary dishes from leftovers of

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01:00:35

2020 Gear Review

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/12/31

Although the deer season isn't 100% oven quite yet, many hunters have begun to transition over to other winter activities, which makes this a good time to recap 2020 with the annual gear list review. Some of the items mentioned have already been thoroughly reviewed in other podcasts or YouTube videos, so I spend less time on those specifically. Other items, particularly the ones in bold on the list, I go into a little more detail on. 2020 has certainly been an odd year, but my gear list has finally

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00:47:19

Iowa Shotgun Recap

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/12/10

I traveled down to the state of Iowa for the first time to perform a firearms deer hunt. The gun tags for non-residents take significantly fewer points to draw than do non-resident archery tags. In some zones, this could allow a hunting opportunity nearly every year, in a timeframe that doesn't interfere with any other rut hunting. My primary strategy with no prior boots-on-the-ground knowledge was to utilize e-scouting with an emphasis on expected hunter pressure to determine the best locations.In

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