Latest Michaelwaddell Podcast Episodes
Mathews Archery Launches the 2023 Phase 4 | Mark Hayes, Mathews Design Engineer
Realtree Outpost - November 14, 2022 21:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsWill Brantley sits down with Mark Hayes, design engineering manager at Mathews Archery, to talk about the new-for-2023 Phase 4. The flagship compound is a continuation of the CrossCentric Cam series, but with some major differences. Hayes says it's the quietest bow Mathews has ever built.
The Bowhunter Who Took a Leak From the Tree, Smoked a Cigarette, Then Shot a Giant Buck | Laran Kaplan
Realtree Outpost - November 09, 2022 11:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsLaran Kaplan's big buck story ran a few weeks ago on the Realtree Rack Report, and it quickly became a reader favorite. Kaplan's first bow buck grossed near 200 inches, and the story behind it just might have you questioning some of your own hunting tactics. Host Will Brantley sat down with Lara...
A Look at Brand-New Bows from Elite Archery | Corrine Yohann Bundy
Realtree Outpost - October 28, 2022 19:00 - 36 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsWill Brantley talks with Corrine Bundy, VP of Marketing for Elite Archery, about Wisconsin bowhunting strategies and tactics, and then they take a deep dive into the all-new Omnia, Elite's just-released flagship compound for 2023. They also discuss the ground-breaking S.E.T. tuning system featur...
Elk Hunting, New Bows from Hoyt | Jeremy Eldredge
Realtree Outpost - October 24, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - Video ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsWill Brantley talks with Jeremy Eldredge, Director of Marketing for Hoyt Archery, about the HBX and HBX Pro binary cam system that's been featured on Hoyt's latest flagship compounds. They also swap a few elk stories, talk carbon risers, and preferred setups. Brantley presses for details on the ...
Early Season Velvet
Realtree Outpost - September 12, 2022 20:24 - 1 hour - Video ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsWill Brantley and Kerry Wixs discuss Kerry's two giant velvet bucks he has taken this season, along with his scouting and hunting tactics for harvisting these two great whitetails in two different states.
Old-School Scouting Tactics, Hidden Monster Bucks, and Pre-Season Plans
Realtree Outpost - August 26, 2022 15:42 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsSeason 3 of Realtree's Outpost debuts with Will Brantley and Mike Hanback talking about old-school scouting tactics like long-range glassing, monster bucks hidden in garages for decades, and why Indiana has become the nation's best-kept secret for giant whitetails.
Interview With Turkey Hunter Who Was Attacked by Bobcat | Jack Canady
Realtree Outpost - May 30, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsHost Will Brantley sits down with Kentucky turkey hunter Jack Canady, who's been hunting Kentucky turkeys since the '60s. During the 2022 season, Canady was set up on a group of longbeards when he was attacked by a bobcat. Canady's neck was broken during the attack, and he recounts the tale firs...
The Guy Who Invented the Grunt Call | Brad Harris
Realtree Outpost - May 23, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsBrantley sits down with Missouri hunter and long-time Realtree Pro-staffer Brad Harris, who gets credit for inventing the original grunt call. Harris is an expert game caller with a lifetime of hunting experience, so in addition to telling the grunt call story, he shares some strategies for aggr...
The CVA Scout .410 Turkey Gun | Rick Taylor
Realtree Outpost - April 28, 2022 11:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsWill Brantley talks sub-gauge turkey guns with CVA's Rick Taylor. The CVA Scout is a single-shot .410 with a Realtree Timber stock and Jeb's choke tube, and it's already proving itself in the turkey woods. Brantley and Taylor talk loads, patterning, accessories, effective range, and more.
Turkey Hunting in Terrible Weather | Rio Grande Road Trip Recap
Realtree Outpost - April 13, 2022 10:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsWill Brantley and Miles Fedinec recap a recent turkey trip to Texas's North Zone, where the weather was terrible. Following a massive wildfire a few weeks prior, the guys were faced with heavy fog followed by 90-degree heat and gale-force winds. Through all of it, though, the turkeys were going ...
Gobbler Sperm Counts and More Turkey Research | Dr. Will Gulsby
Realtree Outpost - March 17, 2022 11:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsThis week we dig into the nitty gritty of some exciting turkey research happening right now in Alabama, spearheaded by Auburn University's Dr. Will Gulsby. Brantley and Dr. Gulsby discuss sound meter monitoring to learn the effects of habitat and hunting pressure on gobbling, GPS tracking hens d...
What Hunters Should Know About Turkeys for Tomorrow | Ron Jolly
Realtree Outpost - March 02, 2022 21:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsHost Will Brantley sits down with Turkeys for Tomorrow co-chairman Ron Jolly to talk about the state of wild turkeys in the Southeast, the history of TFT, and the exciting new research projects the organization is funding right now.
Being a Turkey Guide | Steve Hickoff
Realtree Outpost - February 07, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsRealtree's turkey hunting editor Steve Hickoff swaps hunting stories with host Will Brantley. They discuss the highs and lows of mentoring new turkey hunters, being a hunting guide, being guided by others, and plans for the upcoming spring season.
Lessons Learned from the 2021 Deer Season | Mike Hanback
Realtree Outpost - January 28, 2022 17:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsWill Brantley and Mike Handback talk about big bucks, full moons, warm weather, crossing into Canada, and other takeaways and experiences from the 2021 deer season.
Rut Recap, Boys and BB Guns, and Hunting with Kids | Brodie Swisher
Realtree Outpost - January 10, 2022 14:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsWill Brantley checks in with an update on the western Kentucky tornadoes in December, as well as a Rut Report recap. Then we join Bowhunting.com Editor Brodie Swisher for a great discussion on taking kids hunting, shooting chickens and sparrows with BB guns, and the pros and cons of electronic d...
Outpost Rut Report Edition | Dec. 2 | Northeast Deer Hunting with Tim Kent
Realtree Outpost - December 02, 2021 14:18 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsThis week, we catch up with Northeast Region Rut Reporter Tim Kent, who shot a great New York buck in late November. Although the rut action is beginning to wane in most of the country, there's still some good hunting ahead. Plus, Kent and Will Brantley discuss why some properties hunt better du...
Testing the 6.8 Western on Big Mule Deer and Whitetails
Realtree Outpost - November 22, 2021 18:12 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsWill Brantley joins Browning's Rafe Nielsen at the end of a late-November hunt in western Nebraska. Rafe was after a whitetail, Brantley was after a mule deer, and both found success on big bucks. They talk about rut behavior differences in the two species, and then take a deep dive look at the ...
Outpost Rut Report Edition | Nov. 12 | Jackie Holbrook and Josh Honeycutt
Realtree Outpost - November 15, 2021 16:06 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsThis week, we check in with Northwest region reporter Jackie Holbrook, who's been chasing mule deer in Montana and seeing big-time rut action. We'll hear her story of a successful hunt on a big buck. Then we'll shift gears and check in with Midwest reporter Josh Honeycutt. The hunting is unfortu...
Outpost Rut Report Edition | Nov. 9 | Tim Kent and Miles Fedinec
Realtree Outpost - November 10, 2021 00:28 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsThe rut's moving fast! We check in with Northeast Region Rut Reporter Tim Kent for an update on buck activity in his home area of upstate New York, as well as surrounding states in the East. Then, we jump across the country for another update from Miles Fedinec, who hiked to the top of a mountai...
Outpost Rut Report Edition | Oct. 20 | Jackie Holbrook and Josh Honeycutt
Realtree Outpost - October 20, 2021 21:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsWill Brantley checks in with Northwest Rut Reporter Jackie Holbrook on the mule deer and whitetail movement in Montana. Holbrook reports that a recent big snow has had bucks on their feet, but the best activity is yet to come. Then we circle up with Midwest reporter Josh Honeycutt, who's on his ...
Outpost Rut Report Edition | Oct 15 | Miles Fedinec and Mike Hanback
Realtree Outpost - October 18, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsWe'll be checking in every week of the rut with the Outpost Rut Report edition. We've got a team of reporters in the field reporting on buck activity from coast to coast. Whether you hunt the big woods in the northeast, southern swamps, or desert mule deer, we talk about it on Realtree's Rut Rep...
Deep South Deer Hunting, and a Giant Georgia Buck Story | Tyler Jordan
Realtree Outpost - October 15, 2021 16:56 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsSouthern deer get hunted hard, and the big ones don't come easy, even on a well-managed place like Realtree Farms. Tyler Jordan shot the farm's biggest buck to date back in late September, and the story of how that buck came to be is a testament to cooperative wildlife management among all the n...
The Impact of Spinning Wing Decoys Pt. 5 | Eric Rinehart
Realtree Outpost - September 20, 2021 14:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn the final episode of our five-part series on the history and impact of spinning-wing decoys, we join Southeast Missouri duck hunter and North Delta outfitter Eric Rinehart. This guy grew up in SEMO, and he says mallard ducks of today don't fly on bright, sunny days like they used to — and he ...
The Impact of Spinning Wing Decoys Pt. 4 | Gary Zahm
Realtree Outpost - September 20, 2021 14:44 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsGary Zahm is a well-recognized waterfowl photographer. He's also a lifelong hunter, and a former California refuge manager for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Zahm remembers the early days of spinners—back before the Mojo Mallard. In this series on the spinning wing decoy controversy, Zahm's i...
The Impact of Spinning-Wing Decoys, Pt. 3 | Pat Pitt
Realtree Outpost - September 13, 2021 19:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsPat Pitt hails from Olive Branch, Mississippi, and has been a duck hunter since 1965. He's traveled the world in pursuit of waterfowl, and is recognized as one of the nation's top duck and goose taxidermists. Pitt also believes spinning-wing duck decoys should be outlawed. He believes the decoys...
The Impact of Spinning Wing Decoys, Pt. 2 | Brian Lovett
Realtree Outpost - September 06, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsBrian Lovett is Realtree's longtime waterfowl editor and author of The Duck Blog on Realtree.com. He's hunted ducks and geese all over the country, and in a variety of settings. He remembers the first time he saw a spinning-wing decoy in action, too — and he says for a time, it was nothing short...
The Impact of Spinning Wing Decoys | Part 1, Terry Denmon
Realtree Outpost - August 30, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn this five-part series, we take a deep look at one of the most influential, effective—and controversial—pieces of hunting gear in modern history: the spinning-wing duck decoy. In part one, we'll hear the behind-the-scenes story of the Mojo Mallard, the first commercially successful spinner, fr...
Bowhunting Big Velvet Bucks in August | Stephen Tucker
Realtree Outpost - August 12, 2021 18:26 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsStephen Tucker is best known in the deer hunting world as the guy who shot The Tucker Buck with a muzzleloader in November of 2016. That buck stood for a couple years as largest hunter-taken non-typical whitetail of all time. But Tucker's killed some dandy bucks in more recent seasons, too, incl...
Antelope Hunting Forecast and Bowhunting Tips | Miles Fedinec
Realtree Outpost - August 03, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsMiles Fedinec is one of the West's best antelope guides. In this episode, we dig in on field-judging antelope, shooting tips for bowhunters, must-have ground blind equipment, and how this summer's drought is affecting Western big game.
Curing Target Panic with a Hinge Release | David Blanton
Realtree Outpost - July 02, 2021 12:52 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsWill Brantley and David Blanton talk target panic. Blanton is a 40-year veteran bowhunter, and has always been a self-professed "puncher." But bad habits have been creeping into his shooting the last few years, and this summer Blanton has committed to fixing them by learning to shoot a hinge rel...
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