Mid Atlantic Outdoorsmen - Hill Country and mountain bucks with Luke Michaels from the Public Chase

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4.8 • 615 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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In this episode, Mike and I have Luke Michaels on the show. Luke is a die hard bow hunter who primarily spends his time in the beautiful states of Pennsylvania and Maryland. We discuss his two successful buck harvests that he's made so far this year. One being out of MD and one PA. Luke discusses the different food sources that he will key in on in the early season to find bucks. He also goes into detail about how he identifies bedding areas, and how he sets up between the two. Luke has a career in forestry, and goes on to explain how he uses his knowledge of habitat to better himself as a hunter. Luke is also the host of an instagram page called 'The Public Chase' where he posts some awesome content, check him out! Thanks for listening! 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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2:19.2	So we've got somebody from Flatland.
2:20.9	We just recorded with Luke Michaels.
2:23.0	That'll be in today's episode.
2:24.4	And we're going to talk hill country as well as mountainous terrain.
2:27.6	And we're going to talk early season stuff.
2:30.0	We talked some betting habitat stuff.
2:32.9	Luke has a career in forestry.
2:35.3	So he's very knowledgeable amongst the realm of forest habitat, obviously.
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