Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Hunt Talk: What The Deer Experts Told Me
    Hunt Talk: What The Deer Experts Told Me
    Hunt Talk: What The Deer Experts Told Me
    Ebook123 pages1 hour

    Hunt Talk: What The Deer Experts Told Me

    By Peter Wood

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    During my seven years of interviewing everyday people that hunt or professionals who make a living at hunting often mentioned why they hunt when I asked.
    This is what they told me:
    “If you have to ask, you’re not a hunter.”
    “It’s what I do. It’s who I am.”
    “I have always hunted; it’s just part of me.”
    “It’s a lifestyle I share with my family.”
    “I love the taste of wild meat; don’t you?”
    “It’s all I think about 365/24/7!”
    “I love to watch the sun come up while sitting in my tree stand.”
    “The first time I heard a TOM gobble behind me, I was hooked.”
    “I couldn’t think of anything else I would rather be doing in fall.”
    “My dad took me out with him when I was five.”
    Well you get the idea; these hunters are passionate about hunting and spending time in the outdoors.
    How about you: why do you hunt?
    What would you say?

    We certainly want and need today’s youth involved with hunting.
    Clearly, if hunting is to survive, young hunters are our future. Our lifestyle is plain and simple; everyone knows without hunters purchasing licenses or using guiding services and buying new gear, the hunting industry won’t survive. Learning archery and shooting skills will always enrich any kid’s life.
    How about you?
    Have you helped the younger generation learn about hunting, fishing, archery, firearms, or any other outdoor activities?

    Belonging to a national, regional and local outdoor organization is a great way to help our younger hunters become more involved.
    Now as a deer hunter, no matter what stage you're at, please find some time to help today's youth become more involved in the outdoors through hunting and fishing. Only you and others like you can make a difference in a kid's life to have them choose to be outdoors and enjoy it.

    I know from having conducted over 300 interviews with various experts and guest hunters and there was a lot to cover in this e-book. Naturally, not all of the guest speakers that I interviewed were talking about deer hunting. Most hunters and anglers are committed to conserving the outdoors and giving back to nature. Hopefully you’re one of them.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPeter Wood
    Release dateDec 4, 2013
    ISBN9780988074507
    Hunt Talk: What The Deer Experts Told Me
    Author

    Peter Wood

    Peter was born in London in 1973 and works as an editor in London. He has written and directed a number of short films as well as collaborated on a number of other creative projects. Peter loves dogs, gigs, sci-fi and film noir.

    Related to Hunt Talk

    Related ebooks

    Shooting & Hunting For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Gallery

      Feb 17, 2020

      It is with heartfelt sadness I report on the recent passing of Ray Arnett of California, just days after his 95th birthday. Ray devoted his highly influential life to the cause of wildlife conservation and the role of sport-hunting in conservation, i

      8 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Nov 16, 2022

      Seven-year-old Harry Sparkes (pictured right) enjoyed his first day beating at his grandfather’s local syndicate shoot in south-west Oxfordshire. Keen to get out in the beating line this season, Harry’s excellent flagging skills helped the bag reach

      3 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Aug 5, 2020

      Many thanks for the great article about the White Park cattle (Sporting Answers, 15 July); it brought back a couple of great memories. I’d forgotten my dad taking me, aged five, while on holiday to see the Duke of Hamilton’s White Cattle at Lennoxlov

      4 min read

    • Article

      Readers’ Letters

      May 26, 2020

      SHARE YOUR VIEWS Email: martin.puddifer@ti-media.com How interesting that Sapiens should write about re-homing a gundog in the April issue. Five years ago, a few weeks after losing one of our favourite black labrador bitches, we were contacted by our

      8 min read

    • Article

      The 200th issue

      Feb 8, 2020

      The 200th issue
      4 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Jun 7, 2023

      Letters
      4 min read

    • Article

      News & Letters

      Nov 2, 2020

      I read with great interest your PH Q+A. Why not do a similar article with clients? Much of the same line of questions would apply. People like myself have gained a lot of experience and stories. Other folks, even on the first safari, would have a com

      4 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Oct 7, 2020

      I’ve been reading a number of articles on your website written by David Tomlinson for Shooting Times. I really appreciate his enlightened approach to the general welfare of working dogs across a wide variety of subjects, from neoprene coats to comfor

      3 min read

    • Article

      Sporting Answers

      Dec 21, 2022

      Sporting Answers
      11 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Feb 12, 2020

      I appreciate that Tony Buckwell acknowledges that some people won’t agree with what he says (Sporting Answers, 22 January). In the opinion of many vets, raw chicken, pheasant or any other smallish bird carcases pose very little threat to a dog’s heal

      5 min read

    • Article

      Paying The Price

      Feb 20, 2018

      Paying The Price
      7 min read

    • Article

      Voices Of Hope And Reason

      Apr 13, 2021

      Voices Of Hope And Reason
      2 min read

    • Article

      Zac McKenzie

      Apr 7, 2021

      Zac McKenzie
      3 min read

    • Article

      Readers Recoil

      Jul 22, 2022

      Readers Recoil
      8 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      May 6, 2020

      Thank you for the article by Guy Adams (Why shooting should stay in the shadows, 22 April), which was one of the most intelligent articles regarding publicity I have ever read. It was pragmatic, logical and professional, and not driven by emotion. K

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Evolution Of Hunters

      Mar 1, 2022

      The Evolution Of Hunters
      4 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Jul 10, 2020

      I enjoyed Gregor Woods’s article on the Baobab in the Feb 2020 issue of Magnum. He raised the question as to why red-billed buffalo weavers invariably nest on the west side of a baobab tree. Would it be that the prevailing winds come from the east, a

      4 min read

    • Article

      5 Pairs of Boots

      Oct 1, 2018

      5 Pairs of Boots
      8 min read

    • Article

      Walk On The Wild Side

      Jul 15, 2020

      Have you ever discovered that you have become fashionable by accident? Wildfowlers shared this experience a few years ago when metropolitan young men intentionally started sporting beards and looking unkempt. A game shooter’s garb, no longer ancient

      5 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Nov 18, 2020

      It has always been reassuring that the shooting, hunting and fishing community could see that the House of Windsor also upheld the tenets of our way of life. We are being attacked from many directions for what we do, and the good that comes from our

      5 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Mar 1, 2023

      Email your letters / stletters@futurenet.com I feel compelled to reply to the letters recently published in Shooting Times about the commercial viability of shot game. Mr Gough (Letters, 15 February) is correct, the masses do not want the product — a

      4 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Apr 13, 2022

      I found myself nodding in agreement with most of Simon Reinhold’s views, most especially his criticism of the use of back-guns (This modern role is no walk in the park, 30 March). While he mentioned the bad habits exhibited by some Guns regarding saf

      4 min read

    • Article

      Readers’ Letters

      Feb 27, 2020

      SHARE YOUR VIEWS Email: martin.puddifer@ti-media.com I detect a convergence between recent articles in Shooting Gazette about lead vs lead-free shot and comments about how older guns, which are not steel-proof, either are not selling or their prices

      4 min read

    • Article

      Aspirations Matched By Achievements

      Oct 25, 2023

      IT IS always good to write about novice Fife fanciers because they represent the future of our wonderful hobby. This time we are travelling across the Irish Sea to Cullybackey, Co. Antrim, for an insight into Peter Fleck and his team of Fifes. Peter

      5 min read

    • Article

      Sporting Answers

      Jan 4, 2023

      Sporting Answers
      8 min read

    • Article

      What’s In A Name?

      Feb 6, 2020

      What’s In A Name?
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Hunt Talk

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Hunt Talk - Peter Wood

      Hunt Talk –

      What the deer experts told me

      Deer hunting experts reveal their proven tactics, preferred gear, outfitter destinations and much more!

      By Peter Wood

      Host of

      Hunt Talk on the Ripple Outdoors Hunting and Fishing Podcasts Show

      Copyright 2013 Peter Wood

      Smashwords Edition

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Foreword

      Introduction

      Preface

      Chapter 1: Why We Hunt

      Chapter 2: My Five Stages as a Deer Hunter

      Chapter 3: The Future of Hunting

      Chapter 4: Essential Archery and Firearm Gear

      Chapter 5: Quality Gear That Works

      Chapter 6: Optics That Make a Difference

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8: Scent Control

      Chapter 9: Quality Deer Management Association -- Q.D.M.A.

      Chapter 10: Advanced Tree Stand Tactics

      Chapter 11: Hunt talk final chapters

      Foreword

      I first met Peter Wood in 2006 at the BassPro Shop in Vaughan Ontario. It was during the first year of my starting Canada In The Rough., Canada’s much heralded hunting adventure documentary television show. It was also at the embryonic stage of Peter beginning his much respected series of Podcasts. This interesting gentleman approached me, reached out his hand, and said Hey Thomas, I’m Peter Wood and I’d like to chat with you about your TV show on my Podcast Show. Frankly I had little understanding of what a Podcast was in those days and even less belief at how compelling and game changing this medium could be. Over the years Peter would make me a believer in this new compelling medium. I granted the interview on the spot as Peter seemed to be one of those authentic people that really gave a damn about things that concern me; getting the truth out to the world at large about the anthropology and importance or hunting. No junk science, no media rhetoric…just the truth. We adjourned to a small room away from the hub-bub of autograph signing and began to chat about my love for the outdoors and why a successful urban business guy like me felt the need to step into rural Canada and produce Canada’s first national hunting television show. I shared with Peter my love of the outdoors that had started as a young boy and Boy Scout in Quebec and discussed my disdain for American Style whackem stackem kind of TV shows. He quickly got the idea and appeared to empathize with my position that hunting is so much more than about killing. It is about the adventure. It is about the need to connect to nature and it is about the need to connect with people on a new yet traditional platform that urban junk science and urban pressure has made nearly impossible. It is about connecting or reconnecting with the soul of who we are and not what we have become. It is about taking time to smell the roses, or the leaves in the spring forest as it were. It’s about breathing our wonderful fresh air and drinking from the natural water supply of this country that bubbles up from a spring fed mountain creek. It is about seeing the wonder in a child’s eye when he or she harvests their first game bird or animal. It is about sitting around a campfire with friends and family and sharing tales of days gone by and anticipating experiences to come and stories yet to be told. . Peter got it and gets it. He understands the magic of Canada’s hinterlands and the role we play as cogs in the wheel of natures eco system. Our first interview became one of many and I am honored to have been Peter’s No. 1 Podcast. Peter had and has a special talent to listen and quietly ask questions that direct his story but does so without judgment or bias. He is a true reporter, a true outdoorsman and a good friend. Thank you for allowing me to be part of this journey Peter. I look forward to our next fireside chat together.

      Thomas Pigeon

      Founder & Creator or "Canada In The Rough. Hunting evangelist & Proud Canadian

      Thomas Pigeon is the creator of Canada In The Rough, Canada’s first national hunting documentary adventure television series. He was the founder of Canada’s first national hunting advocacy organization The Canadian Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA). He is the founder of the Young Hunter Education Scholarship Fund which has enabled hundreds of otherwise financially challenged young men and women to have the chance to acquire their Hunter Education Course and therefore to become licensed to hunt. He is a lifetime member of Safari Club International, The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and countless others. He has been a tireless advocate of hunter’s rights and an ardent contributor to and supporter of the role that hunters play in funding the conservation efforts of Natural Resource ministries throughout Canada. Thomas currently resides in Brescia, Italy a stone’s throw away from Gardone Val Trompia where his first show sponsor and friends, The Beretta Family with a 500 year dynasty of producing sporting firearms reside. He lives in Europe but his heart is resident the fields and mountains of Canada where he migrates to every fall to take in the time honored tradition of the hunt.

      Introduction

      Peter Wood host of Hunt Talk Radio and Ripple Outdoors Hunting and Fishing Podcasts Show divulges what the hunting experts discussed and told him during seven years of interviews on his show.

      During one-on-one interviews, expert hunters revealed their best tactics to hunt whitetail deer, moose, bear, turkeys, waterfowl, upland game and predators.

      Cut years off your learning curve to hunt, as outdoor industry experts, with years of hunting experience, inform you what worked to make theirs a successful hunt.

      With over 300 interviews, all aspects of hunting were discussed from per-season scouting, gear that works, why location, location, location is vital and, of course, pre/post season requirements.

      Hunting industry experts discuss new gear and how it helped improve their success in the field. Destinations and lodges often highlighted a hunter’s hunting expedition on numerous occasions. Location does make a difference.

      Discover their secrets and tactics to learn how they turned their hunt into an awesome adventure!

      Preface

      Why we hunt might I think is best conveyed by Randall L. Eaton Ph.D. the author of From Boys to Men of Heart, hunting as a rite of passage. Professor Eaton was the keynote speaker during the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters annual convention in 2010.

      Randall talked about his book with me during the convention, and I definitely agreed with the reasons and the importance of introducing and involving younger generations into hunting. It makes them better people.

      Overview

      In 2006, Peter wanted to connect with younger hunters in a format they loved to use for entertainment and information. The World Wide Web was their playground and Apple’s iTunes audio format certainly was a logical choice to reach out to young kids in search of information about hunting.

      Video, now so popular on You Tube, was still in its infancy on the web and computers with slow download speeds were at best, marginal. Audio available for downloads or listening was the start of Web 2.0.MP3 podcast shows with quality hunting content was scarce but easily downloaded.

      After the first twenty episodes on iTunes were published under the Go Fishing website then replaced by Ripple Outdoors site. Now with over 300 recorded episodes and over 13,000 subscribers listening to hunting and fishing interviews, it was time to expand into an international market. CEO Brad Saul of the Web Talk Radio network contacted Peter Wood to produce a thirty-minute Hunt Talk show for their global audience.

      In 2011, Peter Wood, host of Ripple Outdoors, was extremely excited to expand the MP3 format

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1