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00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast, your guide to the whitetail woods, presented by First Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light Go Farther, stay Longer, and now your host, Mark Kenyon. 00:00:19 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast. This week, on the show, I am conducting a comprehensive review of the many different tactics for killing mature bucks in October that have been shared with me over the course of Wired to Hunt’s seventeen year history. Really all right, welcome back to the Wired to…

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00:00:00 Speaker 1: When you’re out there, throw it all out the window. 00:00:02 Speaker 2: Get carbs and fats and you know whatever is easy to get in. But be in the best shape you can once you’re seeking out. Before you get out there, sleep and nutrition and that’s huge because you are not sleeping. 00:00:15 Speaker 1: Even if you are sleeping. You know, we were sleeping with six hours a night ish. 00:00:19 Speaker 2: Yeah, when we were on a cot and you know, stay it wasn’t bad this time. It wasn’t like a sleep…

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On October 2, 1535, French explorer Jacques Cartier first visited the Iroquois settlement of Hochelaga. It was later named Montreal. — On October 2, 1835 the ‘Come & Take It’ Texas Revolution began. — On October 2, 1866, J. Osterhoudt patented a tin can with a key opener. — And on October 2, 1889, in Colorado, Nicholas Creede struck it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 121 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite…

I think this is an important topic, and I’ve been struggling with it.  Who is my friend and who is my enemy, and why is it important to designate people as such?  Should I?  On the face of it, it’s about my safety and that of my family.  If I can identify friend or foe, I can more easily identify threats and make plans to mitigate them.  Maybe not easily, but at least I would know at some level what I’m dealing with.  I realize that my experiences are far different than those living in the suburbs or in a…

Processing your own meat is one of the most rewarding parts of hunting. Sure, it saves you money, but more than that, it gives you peace of mind knowing you’re getting your own deer back and that only your hands have touched the meat. I also like having control over how everything’s portioned and packaged, so when it’s time to cook, I’ve got options. One area that’s really worth learning is the hindquarter. It contains the bulk of the meat on an animal and offers a variety of versatile cuts. Here’s a detailed guide to the subprimal muscles, and the…

I have never had more trail cameras out in any given season than I do this year. It’s weird. While they are all out on private land, my season is split up pretty evenly between hunting those parcels and setting out on public where I have zero digital intel going.The difference between planning a private land rut hunt where I’ve had nine cell cameras going since July, and walking into some tract of public land in Wisconsin or North Dakota totally blind, is stark. It’s also a good reminder of how much of an asset cameras can be, but also…