Deer season may be over in Texas, but hunting wild hogs is a year-round activity. Despite there not being many pigs near this specific spot, Tyler Barron has an opportunity to put a little meat in the freezer, and that's exactly what he does!
The 2021 season was probably the least amount of Todd we’ve seen in a while. And despite the lack of footage we saw from him throughout the season, he still had a very eventful fall. Here’s a collection of his best encounters.
Tommy Alford is one of the best shed hunters on our team and he got started early this year. While on the hunt for some sheds at a local property, he comes across an old but familiar dead buck.
Tim, Troy, Dustin, and Don set out on their annual “Doe-Fest” weekend. It’s team D&D (Dustin and Don) versus team T&T (Tim and Troy). Last year, Tim went home with the biggest doe at a little over 143 lbs. Let’s see which team wins this year!
Troy Spolum has already had a memorable year after he shot a great buck over a decoy with his young son in the blind. But a buck he calls Lil Smokey has been constantly eluding him for the past 3 years, and Troy’s not giving up yet!
Tyler Rector has had his fair share of late-season success over the past few years, and this year is no different! Despite having terrible luck all year and most of his shooters either dead or missing, he turns his entire season around in 2 days!
If you haven’t filled a tag yet this season, you should be able to relate to this update from Justin! He’s definitely had some tough luck in the woods this season but here are a couple of his best encounters.
Franki Clark has always been a stone-cold deer killer and this year has been no different. Even though he hasn’t had that itch to get out in the woods like he normally does, he’s still getting out at the right time and making his hunts count.
Clinton Fawcett and Johnny Herrmann are hitting the woods together on one of the windiest days of November. Despite these high winds, they have a couple bucks cruising by very quickly. While Clinton basically has to shout to get this big buck to stop, Johnny has to keep the camera still while almost getting blown […]
Paul Morrison is a buck magnet on these hunts! After not getting close enough on some good encounters, he decides to camp out in some dead branches on the ground and has a shooter buck at 5 feet!
This is without a doubt, one of our quickest hunts of the year! Dean is set up on a cold and snowy morning in Wisconsin, only to be surprised by a mature, non-typical buck early in his hunt.
Johnny Herrmann is having some really good luck on out-of-state hunts this year, and it continues in Illinois. On his 1st day of the year in Illinois, a nice 8-pointer comes in on a hot doe and he’s big enough for Johnny. But after rushing his 1st shot, the buck circles back to him and […]
Dean Krueger sets out on his annual trip to Minnesota in hopes of coming home with another good buck. Despite not having as much action as expected, he gets the job done on a buck that he passed last year!
After shooting a great buck in his home state of Texas, Tyler Barron is off to Kansas. He gets off to a rocky start but finally meets up with a few different mature bucks.
Join Illinois bowhunter Matt Miller as he brings us along through the years on his journey for the buck of a lifetime, and a story that he won't soon forget!
Tom Alford heads to his family farm in Wisconsin to bowhunt the rut. After some quick scouting, he sets up a Lone Wolf stand along a scrape line and has action almost immediately.
Kurt has a few days of awesome encounters with some of his target bucks. After sneaking in early and climbing up a tree in his saddle, a buck he saw a few days earlier makes an appearance and tries to assert his dominance when Kurt calls to him.
Clinton Fawcett's dad, Ben, hasn't shot a buck in almost 20 years. But when he called up Clinton saying he wanted to go hunt on Halloween evening, Clinton had the perfect setup in mind.
Franki Clark has one of the most memorable hunts of his life. After some rain and high winds came through earlier in the day, Franki knew the bucks would be out freshening up some scrapes along a ridgeline. Early in the evening, he has a real nice buck show up and hit a scrape, just […]
Tyler Barron is battling the heat in Texas, but he’s having some good hunts. After seeing a great buck multiple times and not getting a shot off, he finally gets his opportunity…but doesn’t make it count. Miraculously, the buck does something that shocked us and came back in. Let’s see if he can make the […]
Johnny Herrmann is back in Kansas after killing a nice longbeard this spring. They’ve got 3 nice bucks – Moe, Larry, and Curly – and Larry has been a regular on a standing bean field. So Johnny moves a stand into the perfect spot to intercept him that evening… Special thanks to Nemokia Gun […]
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After a good hunt with Jack, Tommy Alford is heading in after a big, mature buck. He knows that the buck beds somewhere close, so he brought the rattling antlers with to try and coax him out.
It’s a warm, mid-October Saturday, and Troy Spolum decided to take his son Drake on his first-ever hunt. His only chance at luring a big buck near the blind was with a decoy, and it ended up working out!
Josh Fletcher and his new bride Sara are hitting some public land in Wisconsin. After a day full of misty rain, they snuck into a nice white oak and were set up in a great travel corridor. This buck was all fired up and thrashing trees just before he walked right by their tree!
We're back with Matt Millard in Tennessee, and he's set up in the same tree he recently shot a doe out of. He found an oak tree that's the preferred acorn source, and has his #1 buck under him before daybreak!
Todd and Kurt are on doe-patrol during an early-season heatwave. The task is simple, get in, shoot a doe, and get out. Let’s see who comes out with the bigger doe!
Usually, during this time of year, Tyler Rector is stuck in a combine all day. But today they got a bit of rain and he got sent home a little early. With some time to spare, he’s off to the stand to try and put down a nice Trophy Doe!
After some tough hunting with Justin, Todd is off on his own with only a few days left to make something happen. Despite having a couple of close calls, it all comes down to the last minutes of their final day!
After their elk trip got canceled last year, Todd and Justin are finally in Colorado together, chasing after elk. Justin is up to bat first, so take a look at how his hunts went!
Matt Millard has a few nice Tennessee bucks in his sights, but when a chance to take a Trophy Doe comes up, you take it! While the first chance didn’t turn out too well, he gets redemption on Day 2. And even after shooting a nice doe, he has one of his best hunts of […]
In this episode, Brad Kaufmann and his dad head out to South Dakota for a Public Land antelope hunt in the middle of the rut. After a few failed stalk attempts, things finally click as they have great encounter after great encounter, and manage to launch a few arrows.
It’s that time of year again folks! The temps are slowly dropping, the velvet is off, and bowhunters will be flocking to the woods over the next few weeks. Since most of us still aren’t able to hit the woods yet, here are some of the bucks that we’re chasing this fall!
September is here and the velvet is coming off! Let’s check in with Dan Richardson in Indiana, and Mike Fitzgerald up in Minnesota to see what they’ve been up to, as well as some of the bucks they’re chasing after this fall.
It’s Justin’s turn out in Wyoming and they decide to start out with a few stalks on a group of antelope. It all comes together on the last morning as Justin is able to tag out on a great buck!
Our first big-game hunts are in the books! Check out Part 1 of our hunts from Wyoming as we join Justin, Dustin, and Clinton as they attempt to spot-and-stalk up to a nice antelope buck.
In this video, Todd and Justin break down the pros and cons of creating and hunting around waterholes. They also discuss why it may or may not work for where you hunt.
In this episode of Bowhunt or Die, we catch up with Tyler Barron to see what he’s been up to and what his plans are for the 2021 season. We also get an update from Dean Krueger on the new property he bought last year.
With big game seasons opening soon, now is the perfect time for our first “hunt” of the season! Let’s catch up with Kurt (Jurt) Thorsen as he gives us an update on some hitlist bucks, and does a little “Catch, Clean, Cook” with some bullfrogs!
Clinton Fawcett is out prepping some food plots and trimming up areas for mock scrapes. Rumor has it that his big 3-year old buck from last year survived, and is still in the area…
Let’s jump back into a tree with Justin filming for Matt Miller in mid-November of 2020. Justin already has both buck tags filled, and Matt just shot a buck the day before. We’re gonna take a look at what went wrong during this hunt, and how they messed up on a booner…
Todd and Justin discuss what you can do to up your chance of success this fall. From scouting to prepping treestands, you’ll find something new you can do this summer.
Paul Morrison is in search of his 2nd gobbler of the year. After an exciting hunt in Kansas with Dustin, he’s out in the Wyoming mountains by himself trying to get the job done.
Kansas has been good to us this spring, and it just got better! Dustin and Paul made the drive down from Wyoming to chase some midwest longbeards. After a tough first day, they set up in the PERFECT spot for day 2, and the rest is history…
Kurt (Jurt) has quite the eventful few days when trying to put down a longbeard. After an encounter with a HUGE black bear in Illinois, he toughs it out a few days in a blind, chasing after turkeys.
Our resident turkey hunting ninja, Tommy Alford, is back at it again running and gunning while self-filming. This hunt is pretty quick and to the point so check it out!
Justin is back in the turkey woods, and this time he's having some better luck. After hearing a few gobbles right away in the morning, he ends up having a pair of toms RUN into his set and give him an opportunity.
Tyler Rector is kicking off the Illinois turkey season in a great spot. Despite the lower turkey numbers in the area, he’s got gobblers all around him right away. Once this longbeard spots the decoys, it’s game over!
Dustin DeCroo and his son, Weston, attempt to make it 2 straight years with a nice tom for Weston. After seeing a huge flock of turkeys in a nearby pasture, they set up their blind and decoys as the waiting game begins…
Johnny Herrmann and Clinton Fawcett are still in Kansas, and they’ve got 1 tag left! They set up over a big green field and have a nice gobbler across the field!
Johnny Herrmann and Clinton Fawcett are on their annual trip to Kansas in search of some longbeards. After an exciting morning in the blind, they decide to drive around and end up finding a lone strutter out in a green field. They make the climb up a steep drainage ditch and get set up for […]
It’s time to clean up some buck bedding areas! Clinton is clearing out a multitude of invasive species to help the undergrowth in his buck bedding areas.
Turkey season is finally here, and we're getting things started with Matt Miller and his son, Matty, on opening day of the Youth Turkey Hunt in Illinois. Matty has been practicing for weeks with his crossbow in hopes of taking his very first turkey, and after a long morning in the blind, the father/son team finally has birds coming to the decoys. Watch how it all goes down on this episode of Bowhunt or Die.