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Today’s show is dedicated to playing a pre-rut and rut strategy according to exactly what day it is, and just what your in-field observations are telling you about the timing of the breeding season.

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This week on the show, guest host Tony Peterson talks to Brodie Swisher. They discus Brodie's strategies for calling during the pre-rut, grinding out long days during the heart of the breeding season, and why Brody never misses a sunrise in the November woods.

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This is the 10/20/21 episode of Rut Fresh Radio! In each show, Spencer interviews hunters across the country to get the latest intel on whitetail buck movement. This week he talks to whitetailers from Iowa, Tennessee, Michigan, and Louisiana. They discuss trends like weather patterns, moon phases, crop status, hunting pressure, sign making, and more. For more content that's relevant right now, check out these articles from Wired To Hunt: 

How to Rattle in a Buck on Public Land – John Eberhart

The Land Feature Too Many Deer Hunters Ignore – Beau Martonik

How to Sight in a Bow in 25 Minutes – Tony Hansen

How Adam Hays Finds the Biggest Buck on a Property – Emily Kantner

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On today’s episode of Wired To Hunt Foundations, Tony explores a topic that gets a lot of bowhunters into trouble—thinking that the rut is going to happen long before it actually does.

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Today on the show, we're joined by Kansas bowhunter Travis Glassman for a deep-dive on ground hunting tactics for whitetails, including using natural and pop-up blinds, spot-and-stalking, and aggressive silhouette decoy plays. AND, as a special bonus, Dan Johnson of Nine Finger Chronicles joins me for a quick introductory conversation covering our hopes and plans for the 2021 hunting season.

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This is 2021's seventh episode of Rut Fresh Radio! In each show, Spencer interviews hunters across the country to get the latest intel on whitetail buck movement. This week he talks to whitetailers from South Dakota, New York, Alabama, and Illinois. They discuss trends like weather patterns, moon phases, crop status, hunting pressure, sign making, and more. For more content that's relevant right now, check out these articles: 

How to Make a Horizontal Rub – Mark Kenyon

3 Places to Kill a Buck During the October Lull – Alex Gyllstrom

How to Deer Hunt a Staging Area – Tony Peterson

How to Kill a Buck in October – Mark Kenyon

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Scrape hunting is often thought of as being a worthwhile strategy from the bow opener until the rut winds down, but on today’s episode, Tony explains why your best bet for killing a buck on a scrape is actually in mid-October.

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Today on the show, we're joined by world champion archery and bowhunter Levi Morgan to break down his techniques and practices for finding, scouting and hunting whitetails when time is short.

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This is 2021's sixth episode of Rut Fresh Radio! In each show, Spencer interviews hunters across the country to get the latest intel on whitetail buck movement. This week he talks to whitetailers from Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma. They discuss trends like weather patterns, moon phases, crop status, hunting pressure, sign making, and more. For more content that's relevant right now, check out these articles: 

How to Make a Horizontal Rub – Mark Kenyon

3 Places to Kill a Buck During the October Lull – Alex Gyllstrom

How to Deer Hunt a Staging Area – Tony Peterson

How to Kill a Buck in October – Mark Kenyon

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On today’s episode, Tony discusses his strategy for figuring out where the bucks relocate to after a couple of weeks of hunting pressure ushers them into survival mode.

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Today on the show, we're joined by DIY West Virginia bowhunter Jared Shaffer to explore the art and science of making quick adjustments and hard pivots in strategy when chasing whitetails.

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This is 2021's fifth episode of Rut Fresh Radio! In each show, Spencer interviews hunters across the country to get the latest intel on whitetail buck movement. This week he talks to whitetailers from Georgia, Missouri, New Hampshire, and Ohio. They discuss trends like weather patterns, moon phases, crop status, hunting pressure, sign making, and more. For more content that's relevant right now, check out these articles: 

How to Deer Hunt Standing Corn – John Eberhart

Everything I Use on DIY, Out-of-State Deer Hunts – Mark Kenyon

A Guaranteed Way to Ruin Any Deer Hunt – Tony Peterson

The Truth About Frontal Shots on Deer – Dylan Tramp

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On today’s show, Tony breaks down what to do when you’re unsuccessful on the opener and are now considering laying low unit the rut looms closer.

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On today's show, guest host Tony Peterson talk to Zach Fleer. They discusses not only why Zach loves hunting public ground in his home state of Missouri, but also how he goes about finding deer concentrations during the first couple weeks of October. 

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This is 2021's fourth episode of Rut Fresh Radio! In each show, Spencer interviews hunters across the country to get the latest intel on whitetail buck movement. This week he talks to whitetailers from Minnesota, Florida, Montana, and Wisconsin. They discuss trends like weather patterns, moon phases, crop status, hunting pressure, sign making, and more.If you want more content that's relevant for hunters right now, check out these articles:

Best Food Sources for Big Woods Whitetails – Beau Martonik

How to Kill a Buck in High Wind – Tony Peterson

Why September is the Best Month to Hunt Scrapes – Tony Hansen

Should You Deer Hunt in the Rain? – Mark Kenyon

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Today on the show, Tony discusses the dos and don’ts of opening week, and breaks down how hunters should work off of their summer scouting, but also be open to fresh sign and what it tells us.

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Today on the show, we're dissecting two unique September whitetail hunts -- my public land hunt in the western US, and Clay Newcomb's on private land in Canada -- with the goal of understanding what we did right, what we did wrong, and what we can all learn from these experiences.

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This is 2021's third episode of Rut Fresh Radio! In each show, Spencer interviews hunters across the country to get the latest intel on whitetail buck movement. This week he talks to whitetailers from Kentucky, North Dakota, Virginia, and Wyoming. They discuss trends like weather patterns, moon phases, crop status, hunting pressure, sign making, and more. If you want more content that's relevant for hunters right now, check out these articles:

How Mark Drury Predicts Buck Movement Based on Wind – Emily Kantner

How to Deer Hunt Big Tracts of Public Land – Tony Peterson

How to Set Up a Ground Blind that Won’t Spook Deer – Mark Kenyon

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On today’s episode, Tony talks about his favorite kind of landscape feature -- moving water. Nothing forces deer movement more if you know how to use it, which is the topic of this whole show.

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Today on the show we're diving in to all things run-n-gun whitetails - including advice on the most important qualities in mobile gear, different ascent systems, how to become more quiet and efficient, scouting on the fly, and picking the right tree. Joining us is Greg Godfrey of Tethrd Nation, a diehard mobile bowhunter and saddle hunting fanatic.

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This is 2021's second episode of Rut Fresh Radio! In each show, Spencer interviews hunters across the country to get the latest intel on whitetail buck movement. They discuss trends like weather patterns, moon phases, crop status, hunting pressure, sign making, and more.

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How to Find Bucks After They Shed Velvet

How Volume Hunting Could Save Your Season

4 Tools Every Bowhunter Should Own

The Best Way to Get Bucks on Trail Cam Without Bait

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On today’s show, Tony discusses some of his favorite strategies for finding secluded seeps, ponds and cattle tanks, as well as how he hunts them.

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This week on the show, I'm joined by Shawn Luchtel, Dave Skinner, Brennan Nading, and Greg Godfrey, as we discuss what it takes to make the most out of early season opportunities.

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Today on the show, Rut Fresh returns for its sixth season! In each episode, Spencer interviews hunters across the country to get the latest intel on whitetail buck movement. They discuss trends like weather patterns, moon phases, crop status, hunting pressure, sign making, and more.

If you want more content that's relevant for hunters right now, check out these articles:

How to Kill an Early-Season Buck in the Morning

The Best Setups for Killing a Velvet Buck

How to Kill a Whitetail Buck on Opening Day

How to Kill a Whitetail Buck Hunting Water

3 Mods That Will Improve Your Mobile Setup

How to E-Scout Big Woods for Whitetails

The Best Archery Advice I've Ever Gotten

How to Chum Whitetails

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On today’s show, Tony breaks down the reality of the kind of work that we should have totally squared away in the immediate pre-season, and what to do if you don’t feel like you’re ready for the opener. 

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Today on the show I'm joined by Texas bowhunters Tyler Jones and KC Smith, from The Element, to discuss their experiences hunting public land whitetails from their homes in the South all the way up to the Midwest and Great Plains.

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On today’s episode, Tony discusses the stands that we should all have up by now if we have the option to pre-set sites. He also explains what to do if you’re a saddle hunter, or if you hunt public land and can’t get your stands up ahead of the season.

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This week on the show, we're running public land bowhunting specialist Zach Ferenbaugh of The Hunting Public through the "What Would You Do?" gauntlet, posing him a series of challenging deer hunting scenarios to see exactly how he'd handle them.

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Today’s episode is all about whitetail self-reflection, and whether there is still scouting or treestand work that needs to be done as we creep ever closer to opening day. 

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This week on the show, we're running big buck bowhunting specialist Adam Hays, of Team 200, through the "What Would You Do?" gauntlet - posing him a series of challenging deer hunting scenarios to see exactly how he'd handle them.

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On today’s show, Tony goes further into the topic of long-range glassing to describe his favorite strategy for laying eyes on bachelor groups that live on pressured ground. 

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This week on the show, we've got a two-parter. In part one, we're joined by John Gale of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers to discuss one of the most substantial and exciting new pieces of wildlife conservation legislation to be proposed in decades, the Recovering America's Wildlife Act. Then, we chat with Mike Hunsucker of Heartland Bowhunter to see how he'd handle our gauntlet of difficult hypothetical deer hunting situations.

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On today’s show, Tony makes the case for dusting off your binos and spotting scope to glass summertime bucks like we used to before trail cameras became so popular.

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On today's show, guest host Tony Peterson talks with New York bowhunter Tim Kent. They discuss how Tim has changed his mental and physical strategies over time to not only fall deeper in love with whitetail hunting, but to stay focused throughout the entirety of the season.

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On today’s show, Tony explores the various scenarios we all deal with when it comes to summertime trail camera images and how to stay the course, or adapt to new information as it comes to you.

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This week on the show, I'm joined by Jeff Sturgis of Whitetail Habitat Solutions to run him through a series of challenging hypothetical deer hunting scenarios and see how he'd handle them.

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On today’s episode, Tony explains why the mid-summer months are a great time to start inventorying available food sources on your deer ground.

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On today's show, western bowhunter turned whitetail junkie Jace Bauserman discusses his reasoning behind exactly how he sets up his whitetail bows in order to be as lethal in the deer woods as possible.

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On today’s show, Tony explores the topic of cellular cameras. He argues for -- and against -- trail cameras in the deer woods, and explains why you shouldn’t rely solely on cameras for your summertime scouting.

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Today on the show, I'm joined by Mario Trafficante of The Hunting Beast to walk through how he approaches scouting, stand set-up, and understanding deer behavior through each phase of the hunting season.

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Today on the show, Tony breaks down trail camera choices and explains the various features of most available models (and why they matter to your scouting efforts).

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On today's show, guest host Tony Peterson chats with Dr. Jon McRoberts about the Missouri deer research he led, which discovered how far some bucks are capable of traveling throughout the fall.  

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Today on the show, Tony makes his case for why he thinks we should all spend more time in the woods - even during the summer months when it’s bound to be hot, buggy and generally miserable. 

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Today on the show, I'm joined by Jarrod Erdody, most well known from his appearances on the Whitetail Addictions TV show and his Nextbuk Outdoors DVDs, and we're discussing his analytical approach to solving the whitetail puzzle.

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Today on the show, Tony discusses the subtle terrain features, food sources, water sources, and stand sites you should look for when really digging into your e-scouting efforts. 

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Today on the show, guest host Tony Peterson interviews dog trainer and avid bowhunter, Jeremy Moore. Topics range from blood tracking with dogs, to the weird ways in which sporting dogs can help you improve as a whitetail hunter. 

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Today on the show, Tony breaks down taking a macro view of e-scouting for whitetails, whether you’re hunting at home or on the road.

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Today on the show, we answer a pile of listener questions about summer whitetail scouting and prep-work, AND share big news about the future of Wired to Hunt.

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On this inaugural episode of Wired To Hunt Foundations, Mark and Tony kick it off with a discussion on why they teamed up to create this new mini-series. After that, you’ll hear Tony make his best case possible for why everyone should learn to foster a deep love all types of deer scouting.

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Today on the show, I'm joined by Janis Putelis to discuss the scouting, stand prep, and habitat improvement projects the two of recently took on while visiting his Wisconsin family hunting property.

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