Truth From The Stand Deer Hunting Podcast

EP.511: Why Terrain Beats Trail Cameras When Chasing Mature Bucks

Carl Brickey and I get into just about everything in this one, and by the time we're done it doesn't feel like an interview anymore. It feels like two guys who talk shop

EP. 510: What a Five-Time National Champion Taught Me About Hunting | HOS

I want you to think back to the last time you were at full draw and something in your head started talking. Not the calm rundown of yardage and pin placement. The other v

EP. 509: Scouting Unpressured Ground Before The Season Ever Opens

Every year around this time, Chad and I sit down and do the same thing: we say the goals out loud. Not because saying it out loud makes it happen, but because it forces u

EP. 508: Mobile Hunting vs. Stationary | What Years in the Big Woods Taught Us

We do these listener Q&A episodes because they force us to say the quiet part out loud. This one, with Greg back on the mic, dug into everything I actually care about hea

Trail Cam University: I Filled My Tag and Got Worse at Hunting | Why You're Stuck

I've had seasons where I punched my tag and walked away feeling empty. I've had seasons where I didn't fill it and walked away knowing I'd gotten better. If you've been h

EP. 507: I Let a Brain Scientist Explain Why My Best Hunts Happen When I Stop Trying

I spent three hours picking the brain of a neuroscientist this week, and I walked away thinking about hunting differently than I have in years. Dr. Steve Platek studies

Trail Cam University: Patience vs. Paralysis | The Deer Hunting Decision Nobody Talks About

There's a version of a deer hunter I used to be that I'm not proud of. He had all the intel, knew the thermals, understood the wind, watched the forecast, and then... sat

EP. 506: Why We Stopped Looking For Deer While Scouting | Tony Peterson

We spent the first half of this one talking about fishing tournaments and running through a heat wave that had no business being that miserable. Neither of those things h

Trail Cam University: You're Hunting Right. You're Getting In Wrong.

Most hunters spend the offseason obsessing over the wrong things. They're pouring over maps, pulling cards, debating stand locations. And none of that matters if they wal

EP.505: Deer Hunting Mistakes | When Ego Takes Over | HOS

Every hunter who's spent enough time in a stand knows this moment: the wind switches, the deer aren't moving right, something's off, but you've already invested the time.

Trail Cam University: Why Hunting Less Will Kill More Deer

There's a version of hunting that looks like dedication but is actually just noise. You know the guy. Out every weekend, every morning, every evening, running cameras, bu

EP. 504: The Ego Problem That's Killing Your Deer Hunts | Jake Bush

Jake Bush and I sat down for one of those conversations that started in one place and ended up somewhere I didn't expect. We caught up on life first, the season, family,

Trail Cam University: Information vs. Understanding | The Decision That Changes Everything

I've been staring at trail camera photos for longer than I care to admit. Thousands of them. Maybe tens of thousands. And for a long time, I thought that was the job — co

EP. 503: The Discomfort Threshold | Cody D'Acquisto

I've said it before, but every season I get a little more convinced that the best hunters aren't the ones with the fanciest gear closet — they're the ones who actually un

EP. 502: What Ten Years Of Deer Hunting Mistakes Taught Me

I sat down with DJ Riley for this one, and it turned into one of those conversations that started in one place and ended up somewhere I didn't expect — which, if you've b

EP. 501: Why Your Worst Hunt Last Season Was Actually Decided In July | HOS

I'll pick this up right where I left off in episode four. I told you to sit down and run four honest questions on your worst hunt of last season. No sugarcoating, no "I n

EP. 500: The Hunt Was Never The Point

I hadn't sat down with Josh in a while. Not because we fell out or drifted on purpose, just life did what life does. Kids, seasons, work, all of it stacking up until you

EP. 499: Stop Waiting for Perfect | Hunting Aggressive When Time Is Short

There are seasons in life that don't care about your hunting plans. They hit hard, rearrange your priorities, and force you to figure out what you're actually doing out t

EP. 498: The Truck Broke Down & The Hunt Got Real

There's a version of hunting where everything goes according to plan. The rig starts, the weather cooperates, your deer or elk are exactly where you left them. That versi

EP. 497: Why Most Hunters Never Learn From Their Failures | HOS

Failure hits different in hunting. When a quarterback throws an interception, there's film. A coach. A coordinator breaking down every footstep and finger placement. The