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Wild N' True w/ Jim Nabors

63 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings

Tips and Huntin tales from across the country. From Takin Spring Longbeards to mature whitetail bucks, Jim covers the bases with a variety of experinces as the host of The Wildventure vido/television series.

Arts Society & Culture Places & Travel hunting wild turkey elk whitetail bowhunting treestand rattling calling deer buck
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Episodes

Kitty...Kitty...Kitty...Take Two

March 02, 2024 20:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB

Well, its been out before and now its back...I lost the original in a computer crash, but it was just like sitting around the campfire to tell this again....Bottom line...you live in wild country...you can expect wild things...like moose, bears, and yes...every now and again a big cat!

HUNTIN' THE RUT

January 02, 2024 13:00 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MB

WELL,  we all wait for it...that time of the year where bucks blow off caution and chase the does...Here are some tips and techniques to make you a more efficient rut hunter!

BOOTS AND FOOTWEAR...WHERE IT ALL BEGINS!

November 22, 2023 14:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MB

NO MATTER THE SPECIES OR TERRAIN, MATCHING YOUR BOOTS TO THE FOOTWEAR YOU CHOOSE is a definite portion of the hunting experience...Here are some tips and techniques from across the country as Jim shares his insights into the footwear equation!

Hard MAST for whitetails...and Hawgs to boot!

November 21, 2023 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

Mast trees. or more importantly acorns...prove to be the undoing of many a whitetail, both buck and doe alike!  Couple that with a fine place to take a hawg  or a bear in some portions of their range, and as hunters you can begin to realize of not just scanning the ground, but the trees above before you choose your stand location!

SHOT PLACEMENT...THE OTHER HALF OF THE EQUATION

September 15, 2023 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MB

AFTER THE SHOT...RECOVERING THE ANIMAL

September 05, 2023 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB

SOMETIMES it is critical in the first few seconds after the shot...marking the animal...sometimes your location...where you last saw them...all are elements that mat come into play.  Remember reading sign is not a forgotten art, but often an overlooked clue.

New Country..start with a Picture and a Map!

August 19, 2023 19:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MB

I'm right in the middle of this right now, a whole lot of country and not much time to learn it all.  Fortunately with OnX and a laptop, you are more than halfway there!  Sit baack and enjoy as Jim Nabors, passes along tips learned afield by many different sportsmen!

PREPARING FOR THE DRAW PT 2

June 02, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

AS A HUNTER...PREPARING FOR THE DRAW...is one of the most important things you can do....Listen as Jim provides some tips and techniques to getting yourself smack dab in the middle of good hunting.  It all starts with the location!

PREPARING FOR THE DRAW

June 02, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB

YEP, PREPARING FOR THE DRAW IS JUST THAT...THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR, YOU NEED TO READ UP ON UNITS ETC AND MAKE SURE YOU CROSS YOUR T'S AND DOT YOUR EYES...DRAWING INTO A GOOD UNIT IS JUST THAT, ITS A GOOD UNIT FOR A REASON!   AND TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHERE THE WOLVES ROAM AND THE HAWGS ARE OUTTA CONTROL!

After Season...SUMMERTIME TREESTANDS AND GUNS

June 02, 2023 07:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MB

 WHAT TO DO IN THE SUMMERTIME/ AFTER THE SEASONS...Is the perfect time to go over your treestands and firearms. Take some time to clean your gear up...replace bolts and straps, and above all..use the stuff before opening day...You will find that you are far more effective in the woods this Fall. Wash the mud off your guns...and stands...and get them ready for the upcoming year....From sling swivels to sawblades...make sure that all is functioning! 

DON'T GIVE UP....ONE MORE CALL

April 21, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MB

MANY TIMES I'M ASKED how did I know to call one more time...The answer is simple.  I called...If it looks like it should hold a turkey, it generally does.  Don't be bashful about taking the lead and trying one more thing!

GETTIN READY FOR SPRING IN THE SWAMPS

February 28, 2023 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.6 MB

iTS that time...time to find and tune up your gear for turkey huntin'...Here are a few tips and techniques for gettin ready this spring!

NEW COUNTRY...Start with an aerial and a map!

November 29, 2022 23:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MB

Many times you can locate a game rich hotspot...simply by taking a peek from above!  Wether an isolated basin that holds big bucks...or a small strip of timber that serves as home for a boss gobbler, by studying the terrain, oftentimes you can virtually pick a tree, from your computer screen or map table.  The area's crops, funnels.pinch points and rivers and bottoms all show quickly how they channel game movement, when peeking from above.  Sure saves some boot leather!

HORSE PACKIN' WITH MRS. FB GRANDMA

October 13, 2022 12:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MB

WELL, as sportsmen we all encounter horses and backcountry travel...if you hunt long enough, or fish, or just like to see wild country.  Course after attending Famed Smoke Elser's packin. school at seventeen, I came to the conclusion that often if you want to get somewhere and have everything, you put itin a backpack and tote it.  Horse packin' or the art is fast becoming a thing of the past, and it is hard to take.  When you have a good group of stock and a couple of good packers, well it's...

BULLETS AND BROADHEADS

August 25, 2022 16:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MB

ONE of the most played episodes ever.  Basically it boils down to this.  Whether a bullet or broadhead it must perform.  in this episode we look at what works and why!  The proof is in the impact!

KEEP ON!

June 13, 2022 18:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MB

KINDA got me in a dilemma here...I done run my mouth so much...I don't even remember the exact topic!  But judging from the title, I would say that it has something to do with how good hunters continually bump across what they looking for!  After years spent in the woods, I know one thing...if you are out there...there is hope.  Many is the time I checked one more gate, one more "hole", or left the truck one more time and ended up with a great hunt!  So hang in there and KEEP ON...KEEPIN' ON.

HOMEPLACE..HOMEBASE

May 19, 2022 16:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB

After twenty years, and more than a few whitetail opportunities Jeff Jones at North Woods Realty of Bonners Ferry ID is now offering the home base of Jim Nabors for sale...but the podcast deals with turning a small tract into a wildlife bonanza,  How the land lies ,the neighbors, and management of the natural cover will all reflect on the grounds.  This small tract has a huntable wild turkey situation as well as whitetails, all on a few acres adjoining National Forest.  Learn how you can rec...

Permission for the Longbeards...or lack therof! My calls work better than average!

April 14, 2022 15:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MB

You know one of the most important keys to the springtime is having turkeys to hunt.....so in many cases...you have to ask permission.  If you cannot get to the turkey...sometimes some quick thinking and a general knowledge of the land can let them get to you...course I had permission on one place and the turkey lived off in a hole...took me three years to figure out where he was and how to get to him effectively...course he was hard headed, gobbled a few times on the limb and rarely on the ...

Coming into Spring...things to remember for takin a longbeard....Bama style

April 14, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB

You know each and every year you have to blow the dust off your gear and get ready to roll into the Spring...for me it's simply pitchin a few things in the truck.  But still after all these years I check a few things out, before I get the April fool's day surprise!

Catdaddy...once again!

March 18, 2022 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

TAKE A BULLDOZER...and build a place to kill a longbeard?  This is the crowd favorite once again about the best turkey I have ever set to...I do believe...If it had not of been for the weather, the gun, and yes the bulldozer...he may still be owning his part of the Alabama woods!

NO SUCH PERFECT HUNTER...PART ONE....TURKEYS

December 16, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MB

THIS started out to be about big game hunting...but quickly became about turkey hunting.  To me there are no experts...and i've been with the so called best of the best.  All in all it boils down to time ...location,,,and awareness of the animal your chasing.   Perfect is out the window!

NO SUCH PERFECT HUNTER...PART TWO...WHITETAILS

December 16, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MB

THERE REALLY is no perfect hunter...whatever the quarry.  When deer hunting...the game tends to rely on the location...and exposure...That is what makes for a better, more consistent hunter...perfection or the word expert tends to go out the window!

RATTLING...THE OTHER TOOL. TIPS TO MAKE you more successful after all whitetails.

December 10, 2021 22:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MB

HERE are some tips and techniques to usinf this tool in the whitetail arsenal.  One word,,,..LOCATION...LOCATION....LOCATION...AND you cannot rattlr wrong!

RUT TIPS...MAKE IT COUNT

December 10, 2021 22:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MB

HUNTING THE RUT IS MAGIC ...for any species!  Especially whitetails...Here are some "lessor" thought about tips and techniques for that time of the year!

MAKIN SURE THE BULLET...FINDS ITS MARK

November 02, 2021 14:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MB

THE KILL ZONE....on different animal's this can vary greatly.  learn how to study the angles and options available when bowhunting and rifle hunting alike for deer, elk. even a Buffalo,  some of these can vary greatly...

TIME..AND PLENTY OF IT

September 09, 2021 21:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB

in most shot scenarios wounded animals need time.  Join host JIM NABORS as he details how to give the animal time...and in short not push the issue when hunting with both firearm and bow...No blood trailing tips much..Just the importance of time to put game in the truckbed!

WHAT MAKES A TURKEY HUNTER...AGAIN!

August 24, 2021 16:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MB

How do you choose a call.....when to call...what to say!  This is the lost episode playing again!  The most important thing...where...and how long to sit.   Join Jim Nabors as he brings forth  what makes the difference in the turkey woods!

Physical fitness- GIT R' DONE

July 20, 2021 15:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MB

SIMPLY MOVING THROUGH ROUGH COUNTRY...ain't easy. And as the time clock stretches out can become down right difficult on occasion.  Listen as Jim presents knowledge that will help you on low country-as well as high country trips afield.

PART TWO...ACCESS AND WAITING IT'S WHAT WE DO!

June 11, 2021 14:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MB

ONE OF THE KEYS TO THE HUNT IS ACCESS. IN THIS EPISODE WE WILL CONTINUE THE TOPIC, AND BRING IN A BIT ABOUT WAITING.  OR SHOULD i SAY THE ABILITY TO WAIT!

ACCESS...N WAITING...ITS WHAT WE DO!

June 11, 2021 13:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MB

ONE of the most important things about hunting is simply gettin there quick and quiet...then being comfortable while doing so!  We'll discuss this and invariably much more this episode...and we simply key on aspects of getting there!

STRUT ZONES...MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN A GOBBLER

April 26, 2021 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MB

BASICALLY.  its just that.  An area that a gobbler struts in to pick up hens... It could be a clear logging ramp, a point on a field, a mowed area.  To hunt it, well that's quite simple...set up and wait.  Not just set up mind you blind in...in sniper's terms build a hide.

Calling Small for Big Results Part Two

March 24, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MB

This is a continuation of CALLING SMALL with actual audio from two different hunts...both of these examples are from contact through shot, both ironically on Bama Longbeards...Pick up the tone, cadence and rhythm from these two hunts to help with calling light for big results!

Calling Small for Big Results...Critters that Is!

March 01, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB

One of the keys that I have picked up as I grew older, is how to tailor make the call fit the animal.   Many times an aggressive "cutt" type attack, while working on some, will not allow you to harvest the big old long spurred gobbler...The key lies in learning how to yelp as the turkey dictates...the same can hold true on a bull elk but that's another tale!  Trust  in the fact that if you learn to yelp, soft and low on a simple call, many times you will put an entirely different bracket of ...

CET YOUR GEAR READY...TRY SOMETHING NEW!

February 17, 2021 16:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MB

WANNA TRY THAT NEW SIGHT, STAND BOLT MISSING FROM LAST YEAR?  Friends this is the time to work out all the kinks...tape an extra stand nut to your climber,,,fix that rifle sling,,,paper tune your bow or install that new peep sight...If you like me, all your stuff needs to be attached to the turkey vest...stash an extra pair of gloves and a headnet there...cause some one will lose or not have their own.  Anything that affects your shootuing needs to be dealt with now.  Trust me you'll have a ...

HUNTING THE RUT PART TWO...GREAT TIME TO BE IN THE WOODS!

January 29, 2021 21:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF HUNTING THE RUT...NOT REALLY A BAD TIME TO BE AFIELD.  Here are some tips and techniques that have produced over the years...but there is no rule book...you just gotta be there when he shows up!

HUNTING THE RUT

January 12, 2021 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MB

IT'S THAT MAGIC TIME OF THE YEAR...JOIN HOST JIM NABORS AS HE OUTLINES SOME OF THE BASICS OF HUNTING THE RUT!  Jim talks about stand placement as well as some of the key areas for takin mature deer during the rut!

FRUSTRATING TIMES..N A FEW MUZZLELOADER TIPS TO BOOT

November 24, 2020 21:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MB

WHATEVER YOUR HUNTING THERE IS TIMES when things just don't go right...even for the pros...if there is sucha thing.   All you have to do is don't sweat it...many times it is not near the disaster you think it is...whether chasing whitetails, elk or turkey.  Many times its that second chance that brings the luck!

BOWHUNTING FOOD SOURCES AND AGRICULTURAL FIELDS

October 14, 2020 20:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MB

GOT A BUCK HITTING THE CORNFIELD OR SLIPPING INTO THE FOOD PLOT!  LISTEN TO HOST JIM NABORS as he outlines some tricks that might put you into place for a shot.  pick up a tip or two about edges...rubs....and scrapes for the early season!

THE LIL THINGS...FOOD DRIVE

October 14, 2020 19:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MB

JOIN HOST JIM NABORS for a tiny bit of politics...mixed in with some great hunting know how.  Heck, these are lessons about everything to do with life...not just hunting!  Be ready and prepared this season!  And remember its the little things that make a difference!

HARD MAST FOR WHITETAILS

October 09, 2020 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

FRIENDS, face it.  Early season for whitetails is about food.  The acorn crop. or lack therof can provide you with key opportunities to take a Mature Buck...So sit back and listen as Jim Nabors discusses the how and why behind picking an acorn tree, and hanging a stand for the most success!

ELK SEASON BASICS

September 15, 2020 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MB

ELK Hunting begins with the knowledge of the land,  Here are some tips to help you cut down on the scouting times, as well as some basics in elk killin and cow calling.  Join host Jim Nabors as he walks you through some of the lessons learned living in Elk country!

EARLY SEASON BOWHUNTING

September 15, 2020 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB

EARLY SEASON...THESE TWO WORDS SET THE TONE FOR BOWHUNTING ACROSS THE COUNTRY,,,Join host Jim Nabors as he outlines some tips and techniques for putting an early season trophy on your wall!

FRUIT OF THE LOOMS...CHECKING YOUR HUNTING GEAR

August 24, 2020 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MB

EACH year about this time we all start to dig out our hunting gear...make sure the straps work, the ropes are solid, your hunting clothes still fit...and break in those new boots or test that new device out now...This is the time to make your repairs and check your fruit of the looms over for holes etc.

BEARS AND TIPS AROUND BEARS...PART TWO

July 28, 2020 17:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB

WELL FRIENDS, This part two about handling bear situations...wherever you find them.  With an emphasis on hunting, often times we encounter bears in the quest for other species, and many times have to deal with downed game and packing out...Hopefully you will find a few insights mixed in with these observations from many years afield in bear country!

BEAR-AND TIPS AROUND BEARS....and a tale to boot! Part 1 of 2....

July 15, 2020 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MB

EVEN if you ain't hunting,in many cases bears deserve a healthy dose of respect.  Here are a few things to think about when you involve hunting, travelling, or simply living in bear country.  Out of all the things around us, a bear at times can be one of the most predictable animals you encounter...now through that statement out the window....Basically, a Bear, does what a bear wants to do...maybe you can gather a lesson or two if you ever find yourself in bear country...by the way this is P...

Hunting and Horses...when you know...happens!!

June 29, 2020 16:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MB

Combining horses and hunting with the addition of mountain terrain...well that can lead to all kinds of interesting situations...listen to the tale as we carry a group to the backcountry...well with some luck...both good and tough!

AT THE END...OR JUST THE BEGINNING!

June 01, 2020 18:00 - 21 minutes - 15.2 MB

WELL, With the bulk of the hunting seasons behind us now...these next few months bring forth an ideal time to pick new locations, cut trail to new country, and fine tune our gear.  It really won't be long till we are hanging stands, gettin in shape, and plain just making sure that everything is right for the season ahead...I took a quick foray in the west to work on hunting camp, set out after a gobbler, and all....but my main reason was to scout for elk and try to open up new turf....Drawin...

B MOBILING-THE SURPRISE ATTACK PART TWO

May 04, 2020 19:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB

IN THE FIRST EPISODE WE DISCUSSED B MOBILE- ITS EFFECTIVENESS...HOW TO SET IT UP WITH A REAL FAN...AND CHOOSING YOUR GOBBLER.   NOW WE CAN CONTINUE WITH B- MOBILING PASTURE BIRDS AND FIELD LONGBEARDS THAT HUG THE OPEN...JOIN JIM NABORS FOR A TIP OR TWO TO BRING THAT BIRD IN CLOSE AND PERSONAL!

B MOBILING...PART ONE...HIT'EM WHEN IT COUNTS!

May 01, 2020 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MB

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL SEASONS, THE USE OF B MOBILE, OR A FULL STRUTTING DECOY HAS INCREASED MY SUCCESS ALMOST TENFOLD...OUT OF THEM ALL, IT SEEMS THE DESIGN OF THE B-MOBILE DECOY FROM PRIMOS, JUST WORKS...I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS...BUT GIVE ME ONE AND A FEW MINUTES AND i'LL PUT HIM IN THE TRUCK....ESPECIALLY BY MYSELF...AS i HAVE USED ONE GUIDING FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW...IN PART ONE...WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE MECHANICS THAT MAKE IT WORK, AND HOW TO USE IT FOR YOURSELF!

Strut Zones...Takin advantage of WHERE HE IS HEADED

April 01, 2020 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MB

Many times we outmanuever ourselves in the turkey woods...this episode deals with taking a longbeard where he shows up...His Strut Zone.   An old roadbed, a clearing, a bush hogged patch in a grass field...each of these can be staked out by a tom to gather his hens and loaf around...ridgetops, log landings, the list is endless.  Realize these areas and use them to your advantage when hunting a "slicker" than usual longbeard.