Big Woods Bucks - Deer Hunting -Education & Entertainment

Hal Blood & the Big Woods Bucks Team
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Big Woods Bucks - Deer Hunting -Education & Entertainment

BIG WOODS BUCKS PODCAST is a knowledge-based podcast dedicated to teaching people the skills, tactics, and techniques needed to become a successful hunter by taking each of you along on our adventures. Hosted by legendary whitetail tracker Hal Blood and co-hosted by Joe Kruse and Lee Libby, listen as they share the vast knowledge they have of big woods deer hunting. They are some of the best big woods deer hunters in the world. Education through entertainment is the corner stone of our business.

  1. JAN 2

    159| “Everything Deer Hunting”

    ·        Join Hal & Joe with team members, Bob Dunbar & Brad Willey as they discuss o   Wrap up of 3rd & 4th week at the lodge o   3rd week 9 bucks on the pole with 1 miss o   Hal said he think statewide success rate is 15% but up North it is 5% o   Joe’s buck story for 2024 o   Observation of why horns were good size for age of deer o   Brad states – “Easy to get discourage if you don’t have the right frame of mind” o   Kids need to learn but they don’t realize they might have to fail to figure it out o   Hal likes to judge success of hunt on??? Head over to the Big Woods Bucks website to learn how to track and hunt the big woods: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/ ·        Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear: ·        Jacket: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-hunting-jack ·        Pack: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-mid-size-fanny-pack ·        Gloves: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/bwb-wool-hunting-gloves ·        Pants: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-lightweight-hunting-pants ·        Cape: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-zippered-orange-cape    ·        Click link to the BWB ADK Hunt Podcast ·        Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax ·        Mapping - Get 20% Off New onX Hunt Premium or Elite Memberships! Use promo code: BWB https://www.onxmaps.com/

    1h 4m

  2. 12/03/2024

    158| “2nd Week of 2024-2025 Deer Season”

    ·        Joe, Hal, Billy Molls ( Modern Day Mountain Man www.billymollsadventures.com), Bill Cole and Steve White discuss results of 2nd week hunts from Big Woods Outfitters and have some cool adventures to report. o   Deer sightings are high. o   Billy Molls says:” I have hunted whitetail my whole life but the way you guys hunt is perhaps the most underrated hunt in North America and maybe even the world.” o   Billy says: “You have to unlearn how you typically hunt.” o   “Just a few days with Hal has cut years off my learning curve.” o   “Every hunter needs to get a taste of tracking.” o   Hal said: I wanted Billy to get a buck, so I never brought my gun up!” o   Joe says: “windy and rainy days with no snow you should still hunt – when cold and crispy with no snow you should considering sitting a bit.” o   Don’t choose to stay in the cabin when it is warm. ·        Head over to the Big Woods Bucks website to learn how to track and hunt the big woods: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/ ·        Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear: ·        Jacket: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-hunting-jack ·        Pack: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-mid-size-fanny-pack ·        Gloves: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/bwb-wool-hunting-gloves ·        Pants: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-lightweight-hunting-pants ·        Cape: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-zippered-orange-cape    ·        Click link to the BWB ADK Hunt Podcast ·        Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax ·        Mapping - Get 20% Off New onX Hunt Premium or Elite Memberships! Use promo code: BWB https://www.onxmaps.com/

    1h 3m

  3. 11/20/2024

    157| “1st week update for 2024-2025 Deer Season”

    ·        Joe, Hal, Bill and Jamison discuss results of 1st week hunts from Big Woods Outfitters and also share a few tips for different weather conditions and progress of rut. o   The biggest challenge of guiding is hunting is hunting can be a game of inches in the thicker cover of the big woods of the North. o   Hal shares a perfect example of a huge scrape right on a transition. o   You should think about the progression of the rut and use tactics that are effective for that time. o   Spend time where the doe pockets are and spend as much time as possible in the 10%. o   Poke around when it is rainy and windy o   Joe says: grunt tube is a very important tool to have with you. o   Don’t choose to stay in the cabin when it is warm. o   Hal says: find new spots and don’t go back to same places because you killed a deer in prior years.   ·        Head over to the Big Woods Bucks website to learn how to track and hunt the big woods: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/ ·        Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear: ·        Jacket: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-hunting-jack ·        Pack: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-mid-size-fanny-pack ·        Gloves: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/bwb-wool-hunting-gloves ·        Pants: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-lightweight-hunting-pants ·        Cape: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-zippered-orange-cape    ·        Click link to the BWB ADK Hunt Podcast ·        Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax ·        Mapping - Get 20% Off New onX Hunt Premium or Elite Memberships! Use promo code: BWB https://www.onxmaps.com/

    47 min

  4. 11/04/2024

    156| “Prepping for the 2024-2025 Deer Season”

    ·       Joe and Hal give a quick update on their adventures during the 2024 moose season but get in depth on how to prep for the 2024-2025 deer season. Both answer questions about: o   “The 10% of the woods the deer use” o   How to find the 10% o   How significant transitions are o   When is the rut this year and much more   ·       Head over to the Big Woods Bucks website to learn how to track and hunt the big woods: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/ ·       Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear: ·       Jacket: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-hunting-jack ·       Pack: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-mid-size-fanny-pack ·       Gloves: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/bwb-wool-hunting-gloves ·       Pants: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-lightweight-hunting-pants ·       Cape: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-zippered-orange-cape    ·       Click link to the BWB ADK Hunt Podcast ·       Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax Mapping - Get 20% Off New onX Hunt Premium or Elite Memberships! Use promo code: BWB https://www.onxmaps.com/

    1h 14m

  5. 10/14/2024

    155| A Comparison of Tracking techniques with Big Woods Hunter Mike O’Neil”

    ·       Today Mike O’Neil joins us for an informative comparison of tracking techniques that these seasoned big woods trackers use to outsmart huge mature Northern Maine whitetail bucks. Mike grew up in northern Maine and at 65 years old has been chasing these bucks for decades. As Rick Labbe states, “He has a lot of stories to share.” Over time we have found that stories seem to help fellow hunters learn to figure out how to outsmart these wily old mature bucks. We hope you enjoy his stories as much as we did. ·       Head over to the Big Woods Bucks website to learn how to track and hunt the big woods: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/ ·       Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear: ·       Jacket: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-hunting-jack ·       Pack: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-mid-size-fanny-pack ·       Gloves: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/bwb-wool-hunting-gloves ·       Pants: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-lightweight-hunting-pants ·       Cape: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-zippered-orange-cape    ·       Click link to the BWB ADK Hunt Podcast ·       Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax ·       Mapping - Get 20% Off New onX Hunt Premium or Elite Memberships! Use promo code: BWB https://www.onxmaps.com/

    1h 8m

  6. 09/30/2024

    154 | “A Visit With Legendary Outdoor Writer, Hunter and Gun Expert, Ron Spomer ”

    ·       We had a chance to discuss a multitude of subject matter o   techniques and tactics that have been gleaned from decades of hunts o   detailed hunting stories o   favorite outdoor writers o   favorite rifles and cartridges o   “The Daniel Boone Syndrome” o   old school skills most effective for your development as a hunter ·       Lot of info shared on this one with plenty of experience shining through as they visit with each other. ·       Click link to listen to Ron review rifles, and discuss cartridges, bullets and compare them and do some active things in the field - Ron Spomer Outdoors ·       Click link to listen to Ron answer listener questions on his podcast - Ron Spomer Podcast   ·       Head over to the Big Woods Bucks website to learn how to track and hunt the big woods: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/ ·       Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear: ·       Jacket: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-hunting-jack ·       Pack: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-mid-size-fanny-pack ·       Gloves: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/bwb-wool-hunting-gloves ·       Pants: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-lightweight-hunting-pants ·       Cape: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-zippered-orange-cape    ·       Click link to the BWB ADK Hunt Podcast ·       Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax ·       Mapping - Get 20% Off New onX Hunt Premium or Elite Memberships! Use promo code: BWB https://www.onxmaps.com/

    1h 41m
  7. Big Woods Bucks Podcast, Ep. 152: Talking Buck Hunting Live with the BWB Crew at Huntstock Mass

    09/13/2024

    Big Woods Bucks Podcast, Ep. 152: Talking Buck Hunting Live with the BWB Crew at Huntstock Mass

    The Big Woods Bucks team (many of them) sits down at Huntstock Mass to talk about their past seasons, their upcoming seasons, and the time and memories in between. Head over to the Big Woods Bucks website to learn how to track and hunt the big woods: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/ Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear: Jacket: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-hunting-jack Pack: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-mid-size-fanny-pack Gloves: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/bwb-wool-hunting-gloves Pants: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-lightweight-hunting-pants  Cape: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-zippered-orange-cape Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax Mapping - Get 20% Off New onX Hunt Premium or Elite Memberships! Use promo code: BWB https://www.onxmaps.com/

    1h 26m

  8. 08/30/2024

    153| “Live at Huntstock with Connecticut Carl ”

    ·       Hal Blood, Joe Kruse, Rick Labbe, and Mike Stevens sit down with the legendary big woods hunter Carl "Connecticut Carl" Leiser to talk about a lifetime spent hunting the big woods.  ·       Head over to the Big Woods Bucks website to learn how to track and hunt the big woods: https://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/  ·        Hal and the Big Woods Bucks Team's Gear:  ·       Jacket: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-hunting-jack  ·       Pack: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-mid-size-fanny-pack  ·       Gloves: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/bwb-wool-hunting-gloves  ·       Pants: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-wool-lightweight-hunting-pants  ·       Cape: https://store.bigwoodsbucks.com/big-woods-bucks-zippered-orange-cape  Minus33 wool base layers and socks: https://alnk.to/aLIUpax

    1h 10m
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BIG WOODS BUCKS PODCAST is a knowledge-based podcast dedicated to teaching people the skills, tactics, and techniques needed to become a successful hunter by taking each of you along on our adventures. Hosted by legendary whitetail tracker Hal Blood and co-hosted by Joe Kruse and Lee Libby, listen as they share the vast knowledge they have of big woods deer hunting. They are some of the best big woods deer hunters in the world. Education through entertainment is the corner stone of our business.

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