Episodes

  • Ep. 924: Foundations - Summer Scouting for Rut Hunting Success
    Jul 15 2025

    This week, Tony explains why scouting right now can be so valuable to rut sits, even if it might not seem to make much sense on the surface.

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    17 mins
  • Ep. 923: On Becoming a Middle-Aged Hunter with Dan Johnson
    Jul 10 2025

    This week on the show I’m joined by my long-time cohost Dan Johnson to discuss the epiphanies, tactical changes, and philosophical shifts that have occurred as we have unexpectedly become middle-aged hunters.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Ep. 922: Foundations - Why the Public Land Fight Should Matter to All Whitetail Hunters
    Jul 8 2025

    This week, Tony explores the reasons why public land is so important to all deer hunters, and why our collective voice is the key to ensuring a good future for the next generation of whitetail addicts.

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    18 mins
  • Ep. 921: Southern Deer Hunting and Backwoods University with Lake Pickle
    Jul 3 2025

    This week on the show I’m joined by Lake Pickle to discuss southern deer hunting, summer hunting prep work, and the fascinating wildlife conservation stories that inspired his new podcast with MeatEater, "Backwoods University."

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Ep. 920: Foundations - Whitetail Rules are Made to be Broken (Sometimes)
    Jul 1 2025

    This week, Tony explains how we come to believe unwritten rules about deer behavior and hunting strategies, and why we should sometimes break them even when we don't want to.

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    19 mins
  • Cal of the Wild Ep. 392: A Public Lands Update with Mark Kenyon
    Jun 27 2025

    In this week's interview episode, Cal sits down with Wired to Hunt's Mark Kenyon to give you all the latest on the public land battle in Washington, D.C., as well as a trip update from their adventure in the Arctic.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Ep. 919: The Parable of America’s Wildlife Past and Future with Dan Flores
    Jun 26 2025

    This week on the show I’m joined by renowned historian, best-selling author, and now podcaster, Dan Flores to discuss the rollercoaster history of wildlife and people in America and what that past can teach us as we move forward into the future as hunters, anglers, and people who simply value wildlife and wild places.

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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Ep. 918: Foundations - Summer Deer Scouting Mistakes Nearly All Whitetail Hunters Make
    Jun 24 2025

    This week, Tony breaks down how to summer scout with intention, so that you can predict buck movement from the opening day through the rut.

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    17 mins