Ep. 985: Foundations - A Different Take on Late-Season Whitetail Hunting
Wired To Hunt Podcast
MeatEater
4.8 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2025
⏱️ 18 minutes
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This week, Tony explains his approach for December deer this year, and how he's looking at his late-season hunts in a different light.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
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| 0:09.7 | season cold, trusted by hunters who demand more from their gear. |
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| 0:37.6 | Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, your guide to the fundamentals of better deer hunting, presented by First Light, creating proven, versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle, or blind. |
| 0:51.8 | First Light, go farther, stay longer. And now, your host, Tony Peterson. |
| 0:58.1 | Hey everyone, welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundation's podcast, which is brought to you by First Light. |
| 1:02.1 | I'm your host, Tony Peterson, in today's episode, is all about how I'm taking a fresh look at my |
| 1:06.3 | late season hunting and why you might want to as well. |
| 1:12.5 | Look, I know that a lot of people who listen to this show are about ready to hang up their |
| 1:16.9 | deer gear and think about something else. |
| 1:18.9 | As much as the late season gets a lot of love from some folks, it's mostly just a slog for |
| 1:24.0 | a lot of us. |
| 1:25.0 | The weather usually kind of sucks. |
| 1:26.8 | The hunting is as difficult as it will |
| 1:28.3 | be all season. And once the rut has come and gone, it's just a little tougher to keep the fire |
| 1:33.0 | lit and burning. But there's still some season left. And that means it's at least worth a shot at |
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