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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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00:35:29

Missouri Rut Recap

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/11/27

This podcast is a rut recap from my 3rd annual Missouri hunt. This hunt starts with a day-by-day breakdown of what areas were scouted, what decision was made based on deer sign available at the time and the overall context of peak breeding timeframe. Overall, I managed to spot around 25 deer in the four days of hunting the big rolling timber, and had shot opportunities, as did other people in the group.The back end of the podcast recaps more of a lessons learned, and strategy changes based on

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00:37:24

Wisconsin Hunt Breakdown

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/11/12

In this podcast I tell the story of how I scouted into an area that I ended up killing my biggest buck to date. From the time we left the truck, we'd gotten a near shot opportunity, climbed trees and hunted from the saddles, got back down and covered a total of 4.5 miles before finding a spot that dictated that we sit in ambush again. No sooner had we gotten set up on the ground than this guy came walking in, and I got my opportunity. In the podcast I talk about the weather and its impact on the

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01:49:07

Big Bucks in Big Woods with Paul Putera

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/10/29

Today's episode is a must listen for anyone hunting big woods areas or who deem themselves mobile hunters (or simply would like to become more mobile). Paul Putera has a knack for locating older bucks in the big timbered lands of the Northeast, scouting and hunting them down, and shooting them with a bow. Most of his bow kills are even from the ground. Throughout the episode we do a hunt breakdown on his most recent Pennsylvania buck, and discuss some of the details behind his methodology and

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00:40:26

Top 10 Public Land Mistakes

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/10/15

Everyone is prone to making mistakes on public land. I'm certainly not immune, as I've made many over the years. Reflecting back on some of my failures or shortcomings, I've come up with a list of ten potential pitfalls that can be easy to fall into when hunting on public land.This list is certainly not all encompassing, but hits on a lot of key items that would be good for new public land hunters to be aware of. There are also a few mistakes that I think even some of the more experienced guys can

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00:49:18

Hunt Breakdown, New Tethrd Sticks, and Cell Cams

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/10/01

This week's episode starts with a more detailed hunt breakdown from North Dakota. The group podcast and videos don't go into as fine of detail to the exact lay of the land, wind direction, and learnings about deer bedding in river bottoms as this description. Next, I give an overview of the new Tethrd One sticks, their design aspects and things I either like or don't like about them at this point. The latter part of the podcast dives into how we're trying to stay on top of the transitioning patterns

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01:14:31

North Dakota Roundtable

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/09/17

Today's episode was recorded in North Dakota during our public land trip. Like I had mentioned on some earlier podcasts, Shane Simpson was of course up there again. Plus some of the Tethrd crew tagged along. And, the Ranch Fairy showed up. So we essentially got together and did a little round table with Greg Godfrey, Jared Shaffer, Carl Kossuth, Shane, Troy aka Ranch Fairy, Dylan Hazen, who was filming for Tethrd, as well as myself. We talked about our experience thus far, broadhead and arrow setups

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01:16:00

Spartan Forge with Bill Thompson

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/09/03

In today's episode I have Bill Thompson as a guest to talk about Spartan Forge. In essence, this is an app that hunters would be able to utilize to tell them when and where are the best times and places to hunt. What makes Spartan Forge unique, however, is how those predictions are made. See, Bill has spent a couple decades working in military intelligence where massive amounts of data are filtered through computers to identify patterns. Then the computers will use those patterns to predict what

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00:35:08

Early Season Strategy

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/08/20

Today's podcast focuses on early season strategy. The exact timing of that early season opener can have a huge impact on the exact scenarios at play. September 1st is a different world than October 1st. That said, the overall strategy is the same, which is to try and capitalize on a bed to food pattern. In the episode, I'll lay out specific plans and scenarios for how those should play out in the back-to-back-to-back openers of North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Another topic of the podcast is

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00:47:21

Q&A and Final Arrow Recipe

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/08/06

In today's episode I'm tackling some of the more common questions that have been coming through with the season right around the corner. Some are mobile gear related, but many are also archery related. Quite a few people are adjusting their arrow set ups and recipes in an effort to achieve better penetration. While some are working through the process just fine, there are some other issues that frequently pop up with challenges in getting good arrow flight. I discuss some of the very important key

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01:01:30

Bowhunting Roundtable with Tethrd

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/07/23

This podcast is a recording of a bow hunting discussion that occurred at a recent Tethrd get together near their headquarters of operation in Minnesota. Members at the table were Jon Eberhart, Andy May, Ernie Power, Greg Godfrey, and Jared Shaffer. Plenty of topics were discussed in detail, starting with a chat about archery, going peepless, and realistic practice for hunting season. Greg and Garrett talked about out-of-state preparation, and Andy dove into detail about his updated strategy for his

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00:36:57

Identifying Pinch Points

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/07/09

Today's podcast focuses on identifying pinch points. They are certainly more sought after in hunting strategies revolving around the rut, but pinch points can also provide value in locating deer movement from bedding to feeding. Pinch points or funnels can take one of several major forms: Terrain, Vegetation, Water, and man made pinch points. During the podcast, I talk about specific examples of pinch points for each of those categories, how deer might use them, and also how to find them through

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00:51:13

Gearhead Archery with Skip Peterson

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/06/25

Today I have Skip Peterson on the podcast, the Director of Operations for Gearhead Archery. I wanted to get Skip on because I've had a fair number of questions and comments about Gearhead after buying one this spring. I've only of course had a decent amount of experience with the B24, but less so with all of their other models. And I can tell by certain conversations that when some people think of Gearhead their mind goes to some generalizations about the bows from back when they first came onto

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00:39:21

E-scouting and Planning for Gun Hunting Setups

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/06/11

I did something that wasn't sure I'd ever do... apply for an Iowa tag. Specifically, I applied for a 1st shotgun season tag, which is relatively easier to draw and doesn't interfere with other archery rut hunts like South Dakota or Missouri. In fact, it doesn't really interfere with any of my other planned firearms hunts either. But this does bring up a topic that's obviously very fresh in my mind, which is scouting and preparing for gun hunts. It can be very different than an archery hunt, unless

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02:02:58

Archery Deep Dive with Andy May

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/05/28

On this Podcast, I talk with Andy May about all things archery with a bow hunting focus. Most people know Andy as a meticulous, detail oriented deer hunter, but his mindset works the same with archery. He actually started archery before becoming a bow hunter. We discuss various things on the equipment side of bow hunting, from his arrow building process to releases, peep sights, broadheads, vane configuration, proper stabilization, and bow fit to minimize the amount of pin float that you see at full

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01:21:15

Incredible Turkey Season with Ted Bright

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/05/14

On today's episode I have a guest you should be familiar with, Ted Bright. Ted and I did a podcast about his deer season last fall where he knocked down a couple of really nice public land bucks in Missouri. Well, he also had a banner season this year turkey hunting as well. Between birds he killed or called in for his son or close friends, Ted totaled up over a half a dozen gobblers this year. It was a significant jump from previous years, so a lot of what we talked about was exactly what he did

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00:29:28

Sam's Turkey Hunt Recap

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/04/30

My wife shot her first turkey during her first ever turkey hunt this past week. The hunt took place in western Minnesota, on private land that was a mixture of rolling hills, woodlots, and hardwood swamps. Minnesota season structure saw some changes this year. Instead of each of the early seasons being draw only, each week was opened up to over-the-counter. That combined with many people being off of their normal work schedules, has caused a big spike in public land pressure. Therefore a hunt like

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00:40:34

Utilizing Unique Access for Hunting

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/04/16

We all know that access can be vitally important for deer hunting, yet it's often still overlooked in terms of ease or convenience. This is especially true in areas where you might only have one parking area or location to access a property. Depending on the type of habitat you're hunting, a unique access could be either water-based or land-based. Water based access has the advantage of typically allowing you to enter from an area where deer aren't used to. It can also allow for less scent on the

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00:48:38

Mobile Hunting with Jared Shaffer

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/04/02

Jared Shaffer is a successful mobile hunter from West Virginia and Media Director at Tethrd. Despite not hunting in a well known state for deer, in what can be challenging terrain, he is able to get on bucks and turkeys every year. A large part of that success has come from taking on a very mobile strategy and employing so-called Beast tactics in hill country. Unlike hills in Midwestern states, the land in West Virginia has more of a big woods feel. There isn't much agriculture, and the woods can be

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01:02:53

Turkey Hunting with Jonathan Boehme of Catman Outdoors

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/03/19

Jonathan Boehme runs the Catman Outdoors YouTube channel, where he posts great content on self filmed deer and turkey hunts, fishing, scouting, and DIY projects. You may have also seen him on other channels like The Hunting Public and Southern Outdoorsman. Though Jonathan is a great resource to talk about many things outdoors, today we focused on turkey. His home territory in Tennessee shares many similarities to some of the hilly public that I hunt in SE Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. In the

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00:34:16

Saddlepalooza Recap 2020

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/03/05

Saddlepalooza 2020 is in the books. The trip was almost cancelled last minute due to flooding, but some last minute heroics from some of the group members allowed for a location change and the trip to go on. The annual get-together/hog hunt took place at Ft. Stewart in Georgia. This is a massive military base that is open to public hunting but only under strict rules. Some areas are open to archery only, while others are open for all weapons. Various zones can open or close for access on any given

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