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The Bowhunter Podcast

Bowhunter Magazine

The Bowhunter Podcast is dedicated to serious bowhunters. Listen each week as Editor Christian Berg interviews guests who will not only keep you entertained but help you punch more tags in the field!

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01:07:05

2025 Rut Recap

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2025/11/26

As November winds down and the holidays loom, the rut is waning across the northern two thirds of the whitetail range. Bowhunter Editor Christian Berg, Digital Editor Drew Pellman and Social Media Manager Tony Jenniges recap their recent hunts, share observations and insights gleaned along the way and look ahead to late-season hunting and upcoming coverage of the 2026 Archery Trade Show in January.

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50:37

In-Season Trail-Cam Tips

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2025/11/05

With archery deer seasons now underway, what's the best way to make your trail cameras work for you. Moultrie's Mark Olis joins us to discuss how in-season trail-cam placement differs from pre-season placement and how you can make the most out of your trail-cam data to be a more efficient bowhunter this fall.

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01:24:18

High-Tech Whitetail Insights

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2025/10/21

Derrick Dixon, founder of Whitetail Research, has been setting the deer-hunting world on fire of late, thanks to the amazing insights he has gathered on mature buck movement and behavior. Armed with a high-tech, infrared drone, the Missouri resident has literally been following mature bucks on the daily, recording their travels and interactions to piece together patterns and glean new understanding about arguably the greatest mystery in all of bowhunting – why mature bucks do what they do. Dixon

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68:57

Making the Best of a Bad Shot

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2025/10/07

If you bowhunt long enough, it’s going to happen. You hit an animal, and the shot placement is not ideal. The decisions you make after the shot are critical to maximize your odds of recovery. Noted Colorado bowhunter Jace Bauserman recounts his recent elk hunt and the multi-day, 30-mile effort to recover his bull.

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59:31

Peak Rut Dates for Your Area!

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2025/09/16

Believe it or not, peak rut dates across the whitetail’s range stretch all the way from July to February — an incredible span of eight months. But when is the peak of the rut where YOU hunt? Big-game biologists Brian Murphy and Jim Heffelfinger from HuntStand join us to discuss how they compiled breeding data from across North America to map peak whitetail breeding dates across more than 5,000 counties and parishes, along with peak breeding dates for mule deer, blacktail deer and elk.

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60:41

Massive EHD Outbreak in Ohio

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2025/09/05

The EHD virus is ravaging the whitetail herd in Southeast Ohio, where landowners are reporting hundreds of dead and dying deer across multiple counties. We discuss the current situation and the outlook for the upcoming archery season with noted Ohio deer hunter Emily Konkler and Zach Haas, an aquatic biologist and inventor of EHD-fense, a new tool in the fight against the virus.

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52:13

A Big Win for Bowhunters!

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2025/08/26

After decades of effort, Pennsylvania has finally repealed its centuries-old ban on Sunday hunting. Travis Lau of the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Nick Pinozzotto of the National Deer Association join us to discuss this historic change, what it means for bowhunters and the future of deer management in the Keystone State.

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01:13:42

Make Mock Scrapes Work for You!

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2025/08/12

Mock scrapes are a fantastic tool — not only for hunting but for taking an inventory of your local deer herd and patterning buck movements in advance of the season. This week, the crew from BuckStik joins us with tips on how to create, monitor and hunt mock scrapes, and how incorporating their innovative products into your scrape setups can attract more deer and keep them coming back to your scrape sites!For more information, visit https://www.litfoutdoors.com https://www.buckstik.com

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01:00:19

Brotherhood of the Bow

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2025/07/18

In 1959, legendary bowhunter Harv Ebers used one of his self-made, left-handed, recurve bows to take down the world-record caribou in Alaska. Today, at age 90, Ebers is the last living original Pope and Young Club member — and he’s still inspiring fellow bowhunters such as fellow lefty Tom Vanasche, who last year used the same bow to take a Wyoming whitetail, 65 years after its maiden hunt. Ebers and Vanasche discuss their special friendship and the ways traditional bowhunting transcends time.

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01:05:15

A Voice for Maryland Bowhunters

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2025/06/24

Maribeth Kulynycz, the newly elected president of the Maryland Bowhunters Society, may be the first woman ever to lead a statewide bowhunting organization. But that’s just the latest accomplishment for Kulynycz, who has been blazing trails in archery for years and working tirelessly to promote and protect Maryland’s bowhunting heritage.

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50:59

Do I Need A Hunting Lease?

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2025/06/05

Public land is getting more crowded all the time, and permission to hunt private land is getting harder to secure every year. Buying hunting land of your own may not be financially feasible, but a long-term hunting lease can provide many of the benefits of land ownership at a fraction of the cost. Aaron Sutton and Mac Christian from National Land Realty join us to discuss the ins and outs of leasing and how a lease can provide you with a high-quality hunting experience.

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01:16:27

From East to West: Finding DIY Big-Game Success

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2025/05/13

West Virginia bowhunter David Miller grew up pursuing whitetails in the mountains of Appalachia. Later, he discovered many of the same tactics work for pursuing elk and mule deer in the mountains of the American West. Drawing on years of successful Western adventures, Miller shares his top tips for Eastern bowhunters who want to pursue their Western big-game dreams.

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38:37

Studying Weird Wild Turkeys

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2025/04/22

Every year, turkey hunters across America tag some really unusual gobblers with colors that just don't match the local flock. Are these birds mutants, escapees from a the local turkey farm or some kind of hybrid between domestic and wild turkeys? A new project called WildturkeyDNA, spearheaded by the National Wild Turkey Federation and its partners, aims to find out — and turkey hunters get to participate in the science!

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52:39

Bowhunting at the Crossroads

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2025/02/11

Love them or hate them, crossbows are occupying an ever-larger space on the bowhunting landscape. What does that mean for the future of our sport? Brad Fenson, a highly successful hunter and author of our new crossbow column, joins us for a fascinating discussion about the changing bowhunting landscape.

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01:00:36

Get Fit for Your 2025 Hunts!

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2025/01/14

KUIU's Justin Shaffer is an extreme mountain hunter who chases everything from sheep and goats in Alaska to high-country elk and mule deerin the Rockies to ibex in Mongolia. Your 2025 bowhunts might not be that rugged, but that doesn't mean you won't benefit from getting in shape for your adventures. Jared talks about his approach to bowhunting fitness and how taking care of your body will make you a more effective predator in the field.

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55:43

Prime Archery Shakes Up the Bow Status Quo

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2024/12/24

Prime Archery's new-for-2025 Form is the first aluminum-carbon hybrid bow in history. Prime's Brian Anderson joins us to discuss why the company was willing to try something completely different to bring bowhunters a rig that not only looks unlike anything you've ever seen but offers some significant performance advantages.

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01:05:43

Killing Deer & Tuning Gear

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2024/12/10

Deer season may be winding down, but that means gear season is heating up! Colorado bowhunter Jace Bauserman joins us to recap a pair of successful, DIY rut hunts and discuss some of the recently released new-for-2025 archery gear.

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54:25

Thankful to Be a Bowhunter

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2024/12/03

Regardless of how your season has been, you should be thankful to be a bowhunter. With the Thanksgiving season upon us, Editor Christian Berg and contributor Eddie Claypool reflect on their many blessings and the privilege of enjoying the great outdoors.

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52:22

Late-Season Whitetail Strategies

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2024/11/26

The late archery season can be a great time to tag a mature whitetail buck — if you have the right conditions and know how to approach the hunt. KUIU's Micah Sirek and Thomas Krick join us to discuss the keys to late-season success and also highlight KUIU's new Super Down Haven line of cold-weather hunting apparel.

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59:54

Proven Tactics for Pressured Bucks

The Bowhunter Podcast ·

2024/11/19

Like most bowhunters, Michigan's Jim Bouchard knows the challenge of hunting highly pressured whitetails. He owns no hunting ground, has no food plots and competes with many other hunters on every property he hunts. Yet, in spite of the challenges, Bouchard is highly successful and filled both his 2024 buck tags in October. Bouchard details his proven, out-of-the-box tactics for locating and hunting mature bucks that have become masters of survival.

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