S1-E21: Is SNEAKING to Your Stand Sometimes the WRONG Approach?

You’re Hanging Your Tree Stands Wrong

Between the biblical rain and plague-level ticks, I called it quits on the run-and-gun mission an hour before sunset. The late season Wisconsin birds weren’t gobbling, and it was clear the public land I was hunting had plenty of other turkey hunters. As I hiked out, I tried to salvage the day by following a deer trail through 40 acres of thick timber. Before reaching the end, a small clearing in the woods caught my eye because it looked like an...

Ep. 638: Foundations - Now Is The Time To Fine-Tune Your Ambush Sites

On today's show, Tony breaks down why March is the best month to take a long look at the spots you plan to hang stands and set ground blinds this season, so that you'll have more productive sits come fall.   Connect with Wired To Hunt and MeatEater Tony Peterson on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch

4 Ways to Cut Weight from Your Tree Stand

To be consistently successful on pressured public land, hunters must go where the deer are and other hunters aren’t. This flexible style of mobile hunting might mean moving to a new spot every sit. But if you’re carrying in a climber or hang-on each time, it can become a real grind—especially when logging some serious miles to your next spot. You’ll get to your ambush site sweaty, sore, and exhausted before the hunt even begins. Trimming a few...