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Moultrie TGM Podcast 065 - You Make the (Deer) Call

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Welcome to Episode 065! With Hurricane Tropical Storm Isaac bearing down, we manage to get a quick show in this week. We continue our "Pre-Season Checklist" with an under-appreciated subject – deer calls. Our guest this week is world-champion turkey caller Chris Parrish from Knight & Hale Game Calls, and he's here to teach us to call that trophy buck in the right way!

Of course, we have our weekly rundown of this week's The Hit List on Outdoor Channel.

Keep those entries coming for our Question of the Week! You, too, can win a Moultrie prize pack with special signed goodies just for having your question selected! Submit your questions for a chance to win, too!

Deals of the Week

Game Spy D-55 at MoultrieFeeders.com - $64.99 (Save $45)

Death Chamber at KnightandHale.com - $19.99

Lurenet.com put together a 15 percent off coupon code for our podcast friends.

The Coupon Code is MTPC15P, good for 15% off the total order at www.lurenet.com, and expires 8/31/2012. Limited time offer, so get to saving!

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Moultrie TGM Podcast 064 - EliminX-ing our Scent

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Welcome to Episode 064! I am back from the Buckmasters Expo, and brought a lot of cool stuff and stories. We continue our "Pre-Season Checklist" with a very important topic – scent elimination. Our very special guest this week is Steve Lambeth from Code Blue Scents, and he's here to discuss how to get the most out of their EliminX line of products.

Of course, we have our weekly rundown of this week's The Hit List on Outdoor Channel.

Keep those entries coming for our Question of the Week! You, too, can win a Moultrie prize pack with special signed goodies just for having your question selected! Submit your questions for a chance to win, too!

Deals of the Week

Game Spy I-35 2-Pack at MoultrieFeeders.com - $149.99 (Save $210)

EliminX® Triple-X™ Ground Blind Treatment at CodeBlueScents.com - $11.98

NEW Summit Treestand Apparel (t-shirts & caps) at SummitStands.com - $19.99

Lurenet.com put together a 15 percent off coupon code for our podcast friends.

The Coupon Code is MTPC15P, good for 15% off the total order at www.lurenet.com, and expires 8/31/2012. Limited time offer, so get to saving!

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Knight & Hale / Summit / LureNet / Lindy Fishing Tackle

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or email us at [email protected]

Don't forget you can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes and have us delivered straight to your ears every week...for FREE!!

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Moultrie TGM Podcast 063 - Headed to Buckmasters

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Welcome to Episode 063! We're taking a quick break from our pre-season checklist to give you a quick show this week, since I have to head out to the Buckmasters Show in Montgomery, AL. Come by and say hello...I just may have some cool stuff to give away!

Of course, we have our weekly rundown of this week's The Hit List on Outdoor Channel.

Keep those entries coming for our Question of the Week! You, too, can win a Moultrie prize pack with special signed goodies just for having your question selected! Submit your questions for a chance to win, too!

Deals of the Week

Camera Security Box at MoultrieFeeders.com - $69.99 (Save $40)

Smoke Detector Wind Direction Indicator at CodeBlueScents.com - $4.78

NEW Summit Treestand Apparel at Summitstands.com - $19.99

Pad Crasher Hollow-bodied Frog at Lurenet.com - $5.99

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or email us at [email protected]

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Archery Practice

By Brandon Wikman

The simmering summer months blend a perfect time for hunters to keen their shooting skills and perfect their hunting performance. It is an ideal time to tweak, tick, and twiddle with newly purchased gear or test different accessories. The summer kicks a wallop of ambition to most archers who shooting in their front yard or area shooting range. I’ve learned that it is crucial to your practice regimen that you invest efforts into punching arrows in the correct target during the correct time.             

An assortment of award wining archers and professional hunters standby the phrase, Practicing is only as good as you make it out to be. These simple words of suggestion are coming from people that have made archery a life. They spend countless days crafting their shooting abilities. They constantly shape their form, mold techniques, and improve the ending result of their scores. Practicing at shooting life-sized animal targets improves a hunters success tremendously in the field, whereas practicing at bulls eyes primarily sculpts competitive target shooters. It is quite obvious, as we all could imagine, but many take the obvious for granted.

Piercing arrows into a realistic looking target trains your mind and sinks the recollection of crunch time into a practical perspective. Shooting at tiny round circles works great for dialing your bow into hunt-ready performance.  I use bag and block targets to gauge my accuracy, adjust my sights, and gain confidence in my shot. The only downer of shooting at the speckled dots is that they’re nowhere to be found on the chest of a real animal! Your trained archery hunting eyes must magically put the bulls-eye on a walking whitetail or drinking antelope. Practicing at life-sized animal targets teaches your shooting instincts.   Many bear hunters who dare hauling a bow and arrow into the woods never practice at a bear target. They spend there entire spring and summer simply plunking arrows into the center of their fluffy bag target until it erodes. Or they may have only jabbed a dozen arrows into the vitals of a deer target, which is completely different than the physical makeup of a bear.

The importance of shooting practice is only as good as you make it out to be. Many outfitters and guides have had clients who saved tons of green over the past couple years for an exciting trophy elk or mountain lion hunt have never punched arrows into anything even close that mimics the vital organ placement, shape, or body of the animal there going to be pursuing. Each animal you plan on hunting must be scrutinized to the max. The knowledge and understanding of an animal’s vital placement and anatomy is what slices the diehard hunter from the rest of the pack. Don’t be afraid to drop a hundred more dollars on an animal target that you’ll be hunting. There’s no sense of spending thousands of dollars without taking a serious mental aim on what you will be chasing. You must put your frame of mind to the ultimate test by introducing new ways to stimulate better practice.  I’ve taken these game-chasing lessons and used them to my advantage. Last year, with the help of some friends and family, constructed a virtual hunting experience in my woods. It is an archery-hunting course crafted for every hunter in North America. There are over twenty shooting stations that range from a distance of 10-yards to 60-yards. Each station has a different animal placed in a specific scenario. Whether its a bear climbing a tree, a moving fox, or a whitetail sipping an afternoon drink, the course gives people the most realistic practice experience. Taking your archery practice to a higher-level is an essential step in building your killing abilities. Dedicate time to create your very own mock-hunting experience that you can share with your friends and family. You may want to implement tree stands, ground blind stations, and moving targets. There are endless opportunities and a mixture of fun situations to mock. It is a great way to increase your accuracy and boost your overall shooting confidence.

Moultrie TGM Podcast 062 - Hit the Top Shot

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Welcome to Episode 062! I'm happy to welcome our good friend, Merle Cain, of Bowtech Archery back on the show! Merle is here to talk pre-season prep and safety for your bows and crossbows, so you don't want to miss what he has to say. Speaking of crossbows, he gives us the scoop on their new Stryker crossbows!

Of course, we have our weekly rundown of this week's The Hit List on Outdoor Channel.

Keep those entries coming for our Question of the Week! You, too, can win a Moultrie prize pack with special signed goodies just for having your question selected! Submit your questions for a chance to win, too!

Deals of the Week

15 Gallon Pro Hunter Hanging Feeder (Web Exclusive) at MoultrieFeeders.com - $69.99

NEW Summit Treestand Apparel at Summitstands.com - $19.99

The folks at Lurenet.com and Lindyfishingtackle.com are giving away a free jar of YUM TroutKrilla with every order. Free bait!

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Contact us:

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Knight & Hale / Summit / LureNet / Lindy Fishing Tackle

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or email us at [email protected]

Don't forget you can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes and have us delivered straight to your ears every week...for FREE!!

Squirrel Hunting

By Brandon Wikman

Trampling through crackling frost painted oak leaves during October in pursuit for bushytailed squirrels is not always looked at as the most vivid outdoor adventure. Especially when squirrel season overlaps opening day of the most sought-after big game species in the world, the whitetail deer.

Squirrel hunting is one of the most underrated sports in America. Massive chocolate antlers, bushy turkey beards, and hefty waddling black bears captivate many hunters across the Midwest. These enticing animal characteristics may lure the big game hunting crowd, but, unfortunately, they are missing out on a key element to being an expert outdoorsman.

There are many lifelong lessons a hunter can learn from chasing the scampering nut collector of the forest floor. When venturing into the woods with a firearm, squirrel hunting will provide you an assortment of valuable hunting lessons that will enhance your marksmanship and patience.

This tree-dwelling species require some of the most difficult shooting challenges to even the most seasoned marksman. Squirrels tend to be a toilsome target to hit considering they are slim and slender. They grow to be no larger than two feet long, which isn’t much when their tail is as long as their body. Hunters must sport keen eyesight and swift decision-making skills because squirrels are agile on their feet and quick-witted. You must always be on top of your game when stepping into their territory.

Squirrels are an animated adversary to aim at, but also a critter that spends a lot of time above ground lunging from branch to branch. It is often very difficult to spot them in timber, especially when you have to wince through a maze of green foliage to find them as they scurry up and down tree trunks.

The chirping fur balls of the woods will even make the most persistent hunters lose their composure. They typically will only move to search the forest floor for nuts a couple hours after sunrise and before sunset. This only opens a slight window of opportunity to put one in your sights.

Patience is a key element to successfully bag squirrels. They move on their own time and will only spend a short time period foraging at ground level. Many hunters will conceal themselves by hunkering into a snarly root system against a large tree. This will drastically break up their outline and provide a comfortable backrest. The name of the game in this sport revolves around controlling your urge to call-in an early breakfast – because a bushytail may just be around the next tree.

Squirrel hunting blends a unique assortment of valuable tools that hunters can use to enrich their experience in pursuit for other wild game. Marksmanship and patience are only two of the many attributes one must possess when prowling the woods. Although scrawny and uncelebrated, squirrels provide an enlightening outdoor affair for all ages. They are not only plentiful across the hardwood forests of North America, but also quite tasty.

Moultrie TGM Podcast 061 - Reaching for the Summit

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Welcome to Episode 061! We're doing the show in multiple timezones this week as Gene is in Utah for business and I'm here at the office. This week, we're happy to welcome Bear Kelly of Summit Treestands to help us get our treestands (and safety harnesses) ready for the upcoming season.

Of course, we have our weekly rundown of this week's The Hit List on Outdoor Channel.

Keep those entries coming for our Question of the Week! You, too, can win a Moultrie prize pack with special signed goodies just for having your question selected! Submit your questions for a chance to win, too!

Deals of the Week

Food Plot Spreader - REFURB at MoultrieFeeders.com - $74.99 (Save $45)

NEW Summit Treestand Apparel at Summitstands.com - $19.99

Lurenet.com - Daily Deals!

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or email us at [email protected]

Don't forget you can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes and have us delivered straight to your ears every week...for FREE!!

Moultrie TGM Podcast 060 - Whitetail Rescue

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Welcome to Episode 060! Strap yourselves in, because we've got a long show this week! We are happy to welcome a special guest, Marc Brenner, pro-staffer for Moultrie and director of the Central Alabama Whitetail Rehab Center, to talk with us about the dangers of deer getting too close to populated areas. He also shares a bit of the work that he does at his facility in Trussville, AL.

Of course, we have our weekly rundown of this week's The Hit List on Outdoor Channel.

Keep those entries coming for our Question of the Week! You, too, can win a Moultrie prize pack with special signed goodies just for having your question selected! Submit your questions for a chance to win, too!

Deals of the Week

Moultrie Protein Feeder Kit - Refurb at MoultrieFeeders.com - $69.99 (Save $55)

Game Spy I-65S Game Camera at MoultrieFeeders.com - $129.99 (Save $230)

Lurenet.com - Daily Deals!

We've got a new giveaway/ poll on our Smithwick Facebook page!

Lindy Facebook giveaway: Win a Lindy River Rocker!

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Moultrie / Carry-Lite Decoys / Code Blue Scents

Knight & Hale / Summit / LureNet / Lindy Fishing Tackle

Twitter (@moultriefeeders) / Facebook - Moultrie Products / Facebook - The Hit List

or email us at [email protected]

Don't forget you can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes and have us delivered straight to your ears every week...for FREE!!