Raised Hunting

As hunters, we are all surely waiting for the weather to cool back down and for the fall months to start rearing their heads making way for hunting season. However if are anything like us, you love the summer months as. hunter. You get to begin the prepping, seeing bucks starting to grow their velvet, and you also get to starting shooting your bow more! This is the best time of the year to be shooting, getting your form correct, an...

When it comes to hunting, nothing beats getting up close and personal with the animal you are trying to hunt. It's the adrenaline rush of hearing a buck grunt underneath your tree, an elk storming a cross a field bugling in your face, but for us on this hunt, it was the sights and sounds of black bears! Our 2025 black bear hunt in Saskatchewan was a huge success. six out of our seven hunter would take home a black bear with four of...

When it comes putting a sight on your bow, there is a lot to consider. The first item you need to look at is the sight itself and the amount of pins your are looking to have. The next item of business would be how to properly install the sight on your bow. Once you get the sight installed, you then need to start sighting it in. This can be a tedious task, but we are here to make it simple for you guys, especially all you new bow hu...

When it comes to sighting in your bow, step one is getting the right set up to be able to shoot. Once you buy your bow, the next step is getting the right attachments for your bow. A lot of hunters already have their bows set and have the top of the line equipment. Most hunters have built their bows on a budget. Then you have your new hunters who are still looking to get their bows set up top start shooting. On this episode of the ...

When it comes to being a new bow hunter, trying to build a foundation with your bow can be tricky. You man not know when to start if you are looking at a new bow, or you may have inherited a bow from a family member. The first think to do Is you need to build a foundation with that bow and get it set to how you shoot. So where do you start? On this episode of the Raised Hunting Podcast, we dive into part two of our "Archery Gu...

You have a target buck or an elk standing at 25 yards away standing perfectly broadside. Your arrow is drown back , your heart beat is cruising, you can feel your adrenaline taking over, till finally that moment comes where you let the arrow fly. For a brief moment you see the animal run off, an after a while you go look for your arrow, to get a sinking filling once you have found it, you missed him. Why do you miss? As hunters we ...

Over the years, especially here in Iowa, the turkey population has seen some major fluctuations. Part of that has to do with the amount of habitat that is being removed, but another major issue is predators, mainly raccoons. The increased population in raccoons means that more turkey nests are getting raided and the amount of turkey poults massively decrease. Along with the increase in raccoon numbers, we have seen a major increase...

This turkey season has been one of the toughest season we have seen here in Iowa for a long time! Mother Nature was against in the opening weeks, it seems that our turkey numbers themselves may be down, and there has been a slight increase in hunting pressure in some areas. However, we are not the only ones seeing these issues. A few of you guys have written in saying that you have also been dealing with a tough turkey season and o...

Everyone knows the classic cliche of if you get granted three wishes by a genie, then you would wish for unlimited wish. The real question is, what would you do if you had a hunting genie that granted you a wish to go back and change one hunt in your life? IF you have hunted long enough, chances are you have had a hunt that has bee screwed up on a buck of a lifetime or an elk that took you years to draw a tag for. Maybe you made a ...

Turkey season has finally kicked off here in Iowa. For this entire turkey series we have been doing on the Raised Hunting Podcast, we have been going over helpful tips and strategies to help bring you guys success this turkey season. From breaking down the gear you need, to shot placement on a turkey, to even the types of turkeys you are chasing, we gave you as much information as possible! On todays episode, we are going to have a...

For part five of our turkey series, we dive into the ultimate showdown of turkey hunting: Shotgun vs. Bow. We are going to break down the "best" shotgun setups that have worked well for us, and our bow setups when it comes to hunting turkeys. We also take a deep dive into our theory on shot placement with a bow on a turkey, and if hunting turkeys with a bow is more controversial than we think! If you have seen our videos ...

Well folks it is official, turkey season is upon us! Yes some states, like us here in Iowa, are still waiting a few more days to get out into the hardwoods and chase some thunder chickens, but there are plenty of states open right now! With turkey season being in full swing once again, we are begging to receive questions from you guys about how to hunt turkeys in very specific scenarios. So on this episode of the Raised Hunting Pod...

When it comes to turkey hunting, you have your different species of turkeys. You have your Rio Grandes, Merriams, Easterns, and Osceolas that are spread out across the country. What if we told you that you can classify these turkeys into sub groups to help you understand how to hunt them? On this episode of Raised Hunting Podcast, we don't dive into the species of turkeys, we dive into their personalities. We categorize our birds i...

Turkey season is just about to kick off! For some states, especially down south, turkey season is a week away! For other states, like us here in Iowa, we are still having to wait till April. This is the time of year where we are gathering up all of our turkey gear to make sure we have everything ready to roll. We get a lot of questions from you guys asking about what gear we carry in the woods on our turkey hunts. On this second ep...

As the spring weather sets in and the temperatures begin to warm up, the anticipation for turkey season has officially set in! Turkey season in some states will soon begin to kick off, but for others like us here in Iowa, we still have some time. As the weather is getting warm and shed season is still in full swing, this is the perfect time to be scouting for turkeys. The real question is, how can you be finding your turkeys at thi...

Like all good things in life, they change with time. Television shows adapt to audiences season after season. Music with in its simple history can now have a chart topping song be created with an app on a phone. Even simple things like the newspaper has evolved over the years. Most people just want to go back to the "Good Old Days". Hunting is no different. All new technology has changed the the average person hunts. Whet...

Hunting in Africa can be the trip of a life time. It is a chance to go toe to toe with a leopard, feel the rush of hunting massive cape buffalo, or for your real adrenaline junkies, chasing elephants. Most hunters that have had that chance to experience hunting in Africa say they want to go back. What we want to know is how would you get there in the first place? Well lucky for you guys, we know just the man to ask! Our buddy Sam B...

It is that time of year once again where bucks are shedding their antlers, and boots are hitting the ground to get out and search for those antlers. For a majority of hunters, shed season is an awesome time of the year, you get to hopefully find the antlers from your target buck, you may find sheds to a new buck, or you find new areas on a farm to hunt. If you are an avid shed hunter, then you have probably heard the phrase "m...

As whitetail deer hunters, we always dream of shooting the buck of a lifetime. That buck could be your dream buck that is a perfectly symmetrical typical, a buck with a drop tine, or even just a buck with points going everywhere. The buck of a lifetime could also just be one that you have history with over the years. You have watched this buck grow, you may have had some encounters with him, you have found his sheds, and his legend...