Ep. 16: Spike Camp - Whitetail Season Updates and Training With Purpose

In Pursuit

MeatEater

Wilderness, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Sports

4.9 • 6.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of In Pursuit, Rich Froning sits down with Scott and Byrd to catch up on the past few weeks of hunting, training, and time in the Tennessee woods. They share the moments that stood out most. Bird guiding his family into some great deer. Rich taking his kids out for their own first experiences. The small, quiet parts of a hunt that remind you why the outdoors matters.

They also look back at their conversation with former NFL lineman and jiu-jitsu competitor John Welbourn and talk through what they learned about training with purpose, understanding backcountry demands, and why having a clear goal changes the way you prepare.

From big woods to backyard ridge lines, this episode is a reminder that the pursuit is not about perfect timing or perfect conditions. It is about showing up, preparing well, and making memories with the people who matter most.

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0:39.0	Big old nanny dough and so we're sitting there and he's like, shoot it.
0:42.3	Thinking, all right, we're early enough that a buck might be coming after.
0:47.4	She didn't seem like anything was coming after, but we'll give it some time.
0:51.2	She came out probably 30 yards in front of us and looked straight
0:54.8	in the blind and he's moving around and doing whatever. So of course she starts to stomp.
0:59.9	And I made my mind up at that point. She made me mad enough that I shot her.
1:08.0	Out here, the stakes are real. Effective preparation starts with fitness, but it requires so much more.
1:15.6	This show explores the tools, knowledge, resilience, and skills needed to be ready when it matters the most.
1:22.6	Join me, Rich Broning, as we apply the decades of wisdom I have gained through training and competition to hunting in the backcountry.
1:32.1	This is In Pursuit.
1:34.8	Brought to you by Mountain Ups.
1:39.1	In collaboration with Mayhem Hunt.
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