As the great motivational speaker, Matt Foley, once said, "you're going to live on a steady diet of government cheese, and be living in a van down by the river". And if that sounds like you right now during the whitetail rut, then congratulations, you're doing the rut right. In today's episode, Jacob shares how he was able to gain new access to private hunting ground by doing a good deed and helping a stray dog find a new situation. Also, Jacob discusses the pressure that is on maintaining hunting as a way of life. And lastly, Jacob shares some of the gear he has in his "van" in order to live over the next week or so as he bounces from 2 different pieces of public in 2 different states.

In today's episode, Jacob shares his rut experiences as he is bouncing to 2 different pieces of big woods public land in 2 different nearby states. He has had some encounters with bucks cruising and has had some success in finding good bucks on a new piece of hill country public. Listen as Jacob breaks down his approach on these 2 pieces of terrain and what he is paying attention to and how he is setting up accordingly. Also, Jacob shares his recent failure to put an effective lethal arrow through a public land buck.

On today's episode, Jacob shares his thoughts on hunting a new state with big woods public ground and how his recent hunt went. The rut was firing up on this piece of public and should be increasing every day of the next few weeks. Jacob also shares a bit about his recent interaction with anti-hunters and how they view "conservation". Lastly, Jacob shares part 2 of the saddle platform evaluation. This episode covers the XL size platforms (174 square inches to 200 square inches). Brands discussed during this episode include: Hunt Arsenal, Tethrd, Timber Ninja, Latitude, and Trophyline.