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We talk all things hunting and introduce you to the most innovative hunting gear & services

We discuss the basics of successful hunting to help weekend warriors like us get the most out of our budget and our precious time out in the field.

Along the way we'll introduce you to the most innovative hunting gear and services and talk with the local and small businesses that focus on quality, service and dedication to the hunter and want nothing more than to be a small part of your next amazing hunting experience.

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Episodes

About the North American Turkey

About the North American Turkey

In this episode seeing as how it is mid-January we are going to start a new series learning all about Turkey. We are a few months out from turkey season opening up so that gives us a good runway to refresh what we know and gain a few new pointers for when we all head...

Corn Bandit’s best duck hunt in years

Corn Bandit’s best duck hunt in years

Continuing our duck hunting theme, Corn Bandit excitedly recounts his most successful duck hunt in years. He explains the reasons why with some lessons learned. A lot of patience and much perseverance finally pays off. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Pond5

The Dawn Flighting, a duck hunting story

The Dawn Flighting, a duck hunting story

In this episode, we get back to a series we started a long time ago covering stories from the hunting classic "The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told." We also discuss how Austin officially became the capital of Texas. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Pond5

The deer crime of 1943

The deer crime of 1943

In this episode we discuss a little Texas history as well as a hunting "crime" that occurred in Wisconsin back in the day that is a warning for us hunters not to tip the balance of nature in any one direction as it will cause severe repercussions and unintended...

Lessons learned from losing a deer despite doing everything right

Lessons learned from losing a deer despite doing everything right

In this episode, we revisit Corn Bandit's unfortunate and frustrating hunt over the holidays where, despite doing everything right, he was unable to find and retrieve a buck he shot. We hit on some lessons that can be learned from a scenario like this. Bottom line,...

Using scent to your advantage, a key whitetail strategy

Using scent to your advantage, a key whitetail strategy

In this episode we continue our review of the book, Whitetail Strategies, talking about the importance of paying close attention to your scent and using the deer's scents to your advantage. We also learn about the Bexar Remonstrances and the Annexation of Texas to the...

Best time to shoot older bucks and the bad shot blues

Best time to shoot older bucks and the bad shot blues

In this episode Corn Bandit talks about shooting older bucks at the end of the season and discusses what would be the best time to take a few each year. He also recounts his bummer of a story losing a management buck to the high grass even when you do everything right...

Texas HS football playoffs, pheasants and the hunting off season

Texas HS football playoffs, pheasants and the hunting off season

Corn Bandit shares an amazing story of a Texas high school football player's remarkable success on the field, he talks about pheasants in Texas following up on a previous episode's discussion about the game bird and gives some ideas for the coming hunting off-season....

Bloodiest Thanksgiving at Rancho Bandido, a promised recap

Bloodiest Thanksgiving at Rancho Bandido, a promised recap

Corn Bandit delivers his promised recap of the very successful hunting they experienced over the Thanksgiving break at Rancho Bandido. He discusses the interesting behavior of the deer on the high fenced MLDP property and tracking a fatally wounded doe. Enjoy! Stock...

All about deer scrapes, rubs and the Fredonian Rebellion

All about deer scrapes, rubs and the Fredonian Rebellion

In this episode we continue our review of the book, Whitetail Strategies, and of Chapter 8, The Real Dirt on Scrapes and Rubs. I learned a lot going through this chapter and now have some extra skils to use out in the field and I'm sure you will too. Also, did you...

Are you a small business in the hunting gear or service provider space such as an outfitter or feed store?

Do you have an innovative product or offer a valuable service to the hunting community and would like to introduce it to our audience? Would you like us to review your product at Rancho Bandido? The Feed Bandit ranch, Rancho Bandido, is a 1,000+ acres of prime upper Texas Hill Country that we can utilize to test your product. The ranch has whitetail deer, turkeys, dove, pigs, and exotics such as axis and black buck antelope. If you would like to introduce your product or service to our hunters or want us to test your product out on the ranch, please let us know!