Whitetail Rendezvous

It’s inevitable to lose one’s passion in time probably due to a sudden transition or loss of interest. However, you can always redeem your fervor and start all over again. For hunters who got diverted or lost their way, Deer Hunting Institute got you covered. We are aimed to recruit, retain, and reactivate hunters throughout the country offering courses for every single level of hunters – whether you’re a beginner, an adult-onset hunter, or simply a mature buck hunter that just hasn’t been able to close that deal on that ghost buck on your property. In this episode, we go into the details of what to expect in this institute.

Francesco Formisano shares how as a man in his 30s discovered the challenge, joy, and rewards of hunting. He was a wildlife photographer and veterinarian who was never involved on hunting until he found the intimacy with wild places and animals and was illuminated by the hunt. He soon realized the benefits of harvesting his own meat which led to a healthier lifestyle. As his life has been changed by hunting, his relationships went from, “Hi, how are you?” to, “When can we get back in the mountains and share a campfire?”

Oracle Rangefinding Bow Sight – The Oracle laser-rangefinding bow instantly calculates and shows the exact aiming point for any distance and shot angle. The Oracle will learn the trajectory or drop for two different arrow configurations and will accommodate up to 176 inches of drop at 100 yards. Most bow set-ups will be able to achieve 80-110 yards depending on bow speed and arrow weight. The Oracle bow sight automatically detects when the sight is mounted for a left-handed bow and reverses the LED readout. One CR123 battery powers the sight for 1,000 – 2,000 cycles.

Food plots are very important for growing big bucks. Devon Johnk, operation manager and food plots specialist at Arrow Seed, shares the awesome food plots they have created as well as several other products that help the agricultural land for a healthier herd. He also gives out some tips on how you can effectively plan out your food plots and reveals what they have been doing in the company.

Growing up in the South, the Lindsey’s learned early in life that hunting is an important part of their heritage. It gave them a chance to combine some of their favorite things: family, friends, and nature. The Lindsey Way features David and Jeff Lindsey as they share their way of life, passion, and stories about the whitetails they hunt. In this episode, Jeff shares some of their promos as well as what to expect from them for the Iowa Deer Classic. He also lets us in on what they are up to at The Lindsey Way, guiding us behind the scenes with their plans for the show that the viewers can expect in the following months.

Covering multiple kinds of hunting, we dive into the turkey hunting industry with Will Downard of Killer Gear. He shares what they have been doing in their company while offering the latest promos and products for your hunting experience. He shares one of the biggest hunting industry secrets in the turkey world and offer the kind of products for this specific kind of hunting. Will also demonstrates the many ways you can go about hunting apart from turkey like the elk, presenting decoys and more.

“Kory’s father introduced him to hunting and fishing the woods and waters of north western Pennsylvania at a young age. His father created the foundation of knowledge so Kory can spend his falls chasing whitetails with bow, rifle, or flintlock. In the spring you can find him on the stream, chasing after trout. When he’s not in the field or on the water you can find him in the kitchen or in front of his smoker, creating a delicious meal from the wild game he has harvested.

Realtree.com- In 1986, very early in the camouflage revolution, Bill Jordan decided to try his hand at designing a camo pattern. Bill had entered the hunting industry in 1983 when he started Spartan Archery Products in a back room of his father’s boat dealership in Columbus, Georgia. Spartan manufactured t-shirts at a local mill which were sold to a variety of large retail customers across the country. The commodity garment trade was a tough, low-profit-margin business that depended on high volume – not easy for an established company and nearly impossible for a startup. Bill was pinching pennies and fishing bass tournaments on the side to create income. Meanwhile, he was constantly searching for ways to separate his company from the crowd. That is how Bill came to be sitting in his parents’ front yard one day in 1986 with paper and colored pencils, sketching and coloring the bark of a giant oak tree that grew there. Bill believed that by layering the images of twigs and leaves over a vertic

Every entrepreneur has his own story of struggles and battles, twists and turns, wins and losses. What matters in the end is that triumphant hooray as we each reap the fruit of hard work. Sean Matson, Co-Founder and President of Strike Force Energy drinks, shares the amazing story behind its success and the journey to creating what is now Strike Force Energy. They are proud veteran-owned, and all of their products are made in the USA. Today, they offer a full range of energy products and are looking to expand into new horizons. They believe that everyone has a warrior within and their mission is to give you #FuelForYourFight.

Believing how “research equals results,” Daryl Cherry, director of sales at Whitetail Institute, brings us up to speed with the company – from when they started to what the future looks like. Showing us the message to become better land stewards and managers of our own private herds, he shares how you can better read and understand the tag, most especially when it comes to buying seeds. He talks about making a food plot while giving his insights on where we should be at right now in the food plot cycle of the year.

Curt Headington, VP of Marketing at Xpedition Archery, shares about the latest in the company as well as his own hunting experience. He begins by talking about Iowa whitetail hunting as well as how you can get an Iowa tag. Moving on with Xpedition Archery, Curt pulls one of the bows up and walks us through the risers and the wheels, differentiating what they got versus the other brands in the marketplace.

Founded in 2015, Hen Outdoors is an online destination for women who enjoy hunting, fishing, bow fishing, archery, or anything outdoors. Our goal is to provide outdoors women with content specifically geared towards women. As well as provide outdoors women with a tight knit, supportive, and inspiring community of 36k+ women who share their passion. A California based company, we’re devoted to providing women with Women’s Hunts across the US, entertainment, outdoor related discussions, hunting/ fishing tips, stories, and more for women all over the world. Hen Outdoors has also created a lifestyle apparel brand, allowing women, and young girls, to wear their passions proudly to the gym, to a concert, school, or wherever life may take them. Hen Outdoors was created not just to celebrate women outdoors, but to revolutionize and change the way the world views women outdoors.

Mule Deer Foundation – Past, Present, & Future Over twenty years ago, the concept of giving something back to mule deer was a dream of Emmett Burroughs. As Emmett traveled around the country hunting and filming mule deer, he realized that many of us take this awesome species for granted. Think about what the world was like in 1988. Mule deer had been extremely abundant right up until the winters of 1983-84. Across the West, the record snowfall lingered long into spring and early summer. Many mule deer and black-tailed deer perished, mostly starving for lack of food covered by snow and from cold temperatures. A few years later, Emmett observed that mule deer populations had not rebounded from this die-off. Many factors contributed to mule deer not coming back – loss of habitat, predators, poaching, highways crossing through the middle of transitional ranges, and subdivisions being built on winter ranges. State wildlife agencies were busy trying to grow more elk and dealing with endangered spe

Arcus Hunting product review with Lucas Mashtare – Arcus Hunting, LLC is an acquisition and organic growth platform seeking to build a strong portfolio of leading brands in the bowhunting and archery consumables and accessories category. Under its brands – Tink’s®, Dead Down Wind®, Obsession Bows, Ramcat® Broadheads and Trophy Taker® – Arcus markets and manufactures a range of leading deer lures, attractants, scent control products, and premium bows. Dead Down Wind – Dead Down Wind’s focus has always been to produce the safest, most effective products possible by using science as our foundation. We are driven to develop products capable of eliminating the toughest and widest range of odors. Contrary to what a competitor may claim, there isn’t a single product that is effective on EVERY type of odor. From the beginning, Dead Down Wind has led the way, using real science and developing specific products to control the odors that matter. Scent prevention is a process and a rou

Killer Food Plots – Killer Food Plots was established based on the visions, dreams, and passion of owner Nick Percy. Introduced to Whitetail hunting in 1990, his passion for the outdoors and developing premier whitetail habitat has been growing for over 28 years. Killer Food Plots approaches each new challenge with a genuine passion, love, respect and knowledge for whitetail deer, their nutrition, and creating premier habitat. We spend time educating ourselves about the best nutrition, habitat, and current issues regarding whitetails and their habitat from the ground up! Our mission at Killer Food Plots is to educate people who have a passion for whitetail deer and the outdoors, improve their habitat, and achieve their individual goals for their property in order to reap what has been sowed. We can transform any size property into premier whitetail habitat. By implementing solid land management principles and focused efforts, we will assist you in creating premier whitetail habitat while improving the o

Hardy Face Paint – Meet the owners of Hardy FacePaint Hello. We are Brian and Mariah Hardy, creators of HARDY FACEPAINT and avid, responsible hunters just like you. Brian had always used face masks, preferring the convenience of masks to the mess and trouble of paint. However, all of that changed the first time Brian went bowhunting in Kansas, the ultimate whitetail hunting state. As a big buck came into his line of sight, Brian drew back on his bow only to have his facemask catch on his release! There was nothing for him to do except draw down and watch as the buck of a lifetime walk away. Determined to never experience a facemask mishap like this again, Brian purchased every face paint product on the market. No matter what he tried, the paint ended up feeling greasy, messy, and itchy. Some of the products smelled like crayons. As any good bowhunter will tell you, it is imperative to be scent- free on the hunt. Mariah had never liked face masks as they would constantly ride up on her face and hindered

QDMA – State of the Whitetail with Kip Adams https://www.qdma.com/buck-harvest-up-doe-harvest-down-whitetail-report-2019 ATHENS, GA (January 16, 2019) – The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) today released its 11th annual Whitetail Report, a comprehensive update on the status of white-tailed deer including deer harvest trends through the 2017-18 season, the most recent hunting season with complete deer harvest data available from most whitetail states and Canadian provinces. Overall, the national buck harvest was on the rise while antlerless harvest fell, tipping the balance in favor of bucks for the first time in eighteen years. “The total antlered buck harvest of 2,879,000 in the United States was 2% more than the previous season, and 23 of 36 states increased their buck harvest,” said Kip Adams, QDMA Director of Conservation. “On the contrary, antlerless harvest was down slightly to 2,827,288. One state’s data did not arrive and was not included in this analysis, but it appears the national

STAND4 was created to help people express their passions, support their causes and STAND4 what they believe in. We believe in saying sir and ma’am, opening doors for the ladies, supporting firefighters, law enforcement and military. We also STAND4 our freedom of religion, 2 nd amendment and being blessed to share our love for the outdoors with our children.

Pro-Tracker – Pro-Tracker® is a bowhunting radio frequency tracking system. The carrier screws onto your arrow shaft and the transmitter sits in the carrier. When the arrow connects with the target, the transmitter detaches itself from the carrier and attaches itself to the animal’s hide. This allows the arrow to pass all the way through the animal for ethical shots. The transmitter then emits a specific radio frequency which can be picked up from up to two miles away. The Pro-tracker® Receiver then tracks that radio frequency and allows you to track how close you are to the transmitter for the recovery of all wounded game The Habitat Podcast – The Habitat Podcast is a podcast for land and wildlife habitat managers and for hunters who learn and utilize different types of habitat in their hunting strategy. We interview hunters and habitat managers from across the country, picking their brain to learn their successes and failures. We are different in the fact that we are not the experts. This podcas

Arcus Tink’s – Established in 1972, Tink’s® has been the number one brand and number one performing line in deer scents and lures. Trusted by generations of hunters for nearly 50 years, Tink’s® lures meet the needs of every phase of the hunt along with a broad variety of dispenser options. Tink’s® natural whitetail lures are certified CWD-free, extensively tested for effectiveness, and simple to use. Whether you’re hunting trophy whitetails, black bears, big bull elk, monster moose, pigs or predators, we have a product to help you succeed. Proven innovation. Proven results. Pradco – Before the perfect shot, there was Summit to make it possible. Before that, there was Code Blue® and Knight & Hale to bring them in. Even before that, there was Moultrie® to monitor and manage the herd. PRADCO hunting brands are the products hunters rely on to fill their tags. Our Moultrie game management products feature the feeders and game cameras that are so necessary for a successful season. For retaile