Ep. 1014: Scouting Strategies That Separate the Elite Deer Hunter from the Average with Andy May
Wired To Hunt Podcast
MeatEater
4.8 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2026
⏱️ 70 minutes
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This week on the show I’m joined by the legendary DIY bowhunter Andy May to discuss the scouting philosophies and strategies that separate the elite whitetail hunter from the average.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.4 | Welcome to Meat Eaters 12 and 26 presented by Moultry Mobile and OnX Maps. |
| 0:10.3 | 12 of Meat Eaters' biggest and baddest hunts from the last year released throughout |
| 0:15.0 | 2026. These are long-form episodes so you get more of what you love. |
| 0:20.1 | The first one up is my baited bear hunt in Manitoba. |
| 0:23.4 | If you've ever wondered what a baited bear hunt is like, you'll love this episode. |
| 0:28.2 | My favorite part was watching a younger bear spend an hour trying to figure out how to get a creatively hung beaver carcass down from a tree. |
| 0:36.5 | Check it out now on Meat Eaters YouTube channel and be on the lookout for more 12 and 26 |
| 0:41.5 | in the coming months. |
| 0:44.3 | Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast, your guide to the White Tail Woods. |
| 0:49.7 | Presented by First Light, creating proven, versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle, or blind. |
| 0:56.2 | First Light. Go farther, stay longer. And now, your host, Mark Kenyon. |
| 1:02.5 | Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast. This week on the show, I'm joined by legendary white-tail bow hunter, |
| 1:09.8 | Andy May, to discuss the scouting strategies and |
| 1:12.9 | philosophies that separate the elite deer hunter from the average. |
| 1:23.2 | All right, welcome back to the Wired to Hunt podcast, brought to you by First Life. |
| 1:28.6 | Today we are talking scouting, all things scouting, and we are joined by one of the very |
| 1:34.2 | best in the business, my good friend, and one of the most renowned, well-respected |
| 1:40.8 | DIY whitetail bow hunters in the world, the one and only Andy May. |
| 1:47.6 | And our discussion today is going to revolve around the next level or two of scouting. |
| 1:54.9 | Not the surface level, not the beginner, not the basics of where to scout, what to scout, what sign means, but rather, |
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