Huntavore - Chewing the Fat with John Smith

Sportsmen's Empire - Whitetail Hunting

Sportsmen's Empire Outdoor Network

Leisure, Technology, Wilderness, Hobbies, Sports

4.8 • 615 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2025

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

Nick and Dustin are joined by their good friends John Smith. John is an avid woodsman whose skill set goes beyond any normal guy's understanding. The guys break down the last bit turkey action, morels and false morels, and the ins and outs of trapping here in Michigan. A very insightful episode. Takeaways: Talking turkeys. Hunting with the girls Talking kids and family Talking morels Nick finds one lone half free. Good year. 400+. Weather played out well this year Mushroom forums Talking whitetails. Got started with rabbit and squirrel Average season was 300 hour seasons Food plots, property management, screening food plots. Be out there consistently or not at all. Small parcel tactic. Talking summer shooting. Bows and total Archery challenge. Daughter first challenge and tracking. Trapping. Growing up trapping for fur. Doing nuisance control for beaver and coyote. Talking snares and body grippers Try to keep them scent free. Selling furs Beaver. Cutting out of the round? Beaver recipe. Beaver tail. Beaver tail beans? Bow setup. Shooting the 2009 Captain. Rage 2 blade Bow weights Bottom of the brisket inside or 5 Frying mushrooms. Making it good for everyone. Batter is key. Tenderloin and backstrap. Frying steaks Hit it in the batter flip and retrieve. Some sort of greens on the side. Show Partners: Umai Dry Instagram: @umaidry Website: bit.ly/3WhfnnX Sign up for the newsletter for 10% off TieBoss Instagram: @tiebossllc Website: https://tieboss.com/pod?ref=pod Our Sponsors: * Check out Thompson Cigars and use my code SE for a great deal: https://thompsoncigar.com * Check out Troll Co Clothing and use my code EMPIRE25 for a great deal: https://www.trollco.com/hunting Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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1:20.4	No egos.
1:21.2	Forking hand, beer in the other.
1:23.0	No status.
1:23.8	A piece of red meat on a hot grill and turn it into a burnt offering.
1:27.3	Just catch it, cut it, cook it. Okay. status. A piece of red meat on a hot grill and turn it into a burn offering.
1:29.6	Just catch it, cut it, cook.
1:40.2	Well, hey, folks, beautiful evening here in Michigan.
1:50.0	I tell you what, there is no rest for the wicked. There is no place to be weary this time of year. Even though it is the middle of winter, here we are approaching February. In fact,
1:56.6	it is February. We just eclipsed Groundhogs Day. We've just been on the run. So, I mean, I've got my list of excuses here already.
2:09.2	You know, being a wrestling coach for our youth program, choosing to be a part of that. That's taken a lot of my time.
2:16.5	My boys are also in multiple
2:17.9	sports. My oldest is in swimming along with wrestling, and then we've got clinics for the other
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