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The WHTL Podcast - Whitetail Deer Hunting Tactics, Stories & Expert Guests

#334 - Barry Wensel: Whitetail Secrets You Need to Know!

The WHTL Podcast - Whitetail Deer Hunting Tactics, Stories & Expert Guests

Jake Hofer

Publicland, Nature, Deerhunting, Trailcameras, Sports, Wilderness, Outdoors, Exodustrailcameras, Naturestudies

2.4600 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The world of whitetail hunting has undergone a significant transformation over the years, with pioneers in the field contributing to the wealth of knowledge and strategies that hunters utilize today. Among these experts is Barry Wensel, who together with his brother Gene, has significantly influenced modern whitetail hunting.

We discuss: 

  • Never Tagging A Buck on an Acre He Has Owned/Leased
  • Hunting Over The Years 
  • Deer Observations in Remote MT
  • Teaching New Generations to Hunt 

Barry's new book: https://bit.ly/3v7zFsl

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Transcript

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0:00.0

What is going on? Welcome to the Exodus podcast this week. We have another episode of the White

0:11.4

Tail Pioneer series, and this week's episode is with Barry Wensel. We were lucky enough to catch up

0:17.2

with him at the Great American Outdoors Show. And if you're someone who doesn't know Barry,

0:21.8

you're probably maybe a little bit younger. And Barry and his brother Gene laid the foundation,

0:28.1

once again, you know, being part of the White Tail Pioneer series to what we know today about

0:31.6

White Tails. They lived out in Montana. They observed White Tails and were doing things that

0:36.6

no one was doing at the time. And you

0:39.2

get to hear some of those stories and hear how they communicated with biologists and just a lot

0:44.1

of really funny and interesting things from over the years. And I'll have to tell you this,

0:49.1

Barry came out with the new book, The Old Man and the Tree. I bought it at the Harrisburg Show and I have really enjoyed it.

0:57.0

So go and check that out and buy it from Barry. And let's get into this week's episode.

1:02.5

Next week, we have Gordon Whittington, another white-tail pioneer. But here we go. Try to be. That's just one of my pet peeves.

1:19.6

And I hate to turn around and go back home and get my bow.

1:24.6

You know, I'm heading for the stand and realize i left the bow hanging in a garage on a hook

1:29.7

or something you know but anyway well good deal well we appreciate you doing this here this morning

1:35.2

barry oh my pleasure my pleasure i feel like this semi a long time coming what this has been a

1:40.7

long time coming whether you know it or not i i don't know that. I mean, again, I get pulled in all different directions, and I like going.

1:48.8

I'm more than happy to share, but it's just the schedules.

1:52.7

I mean, the time involved and stuff, but, you know, different shows.

1:57.3

And I don't know if I ever mentioned this.

1:59.5

In 2019, I did 42 of these sports shows in one year.

2:05.5

42?

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