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Smell the musk before you see the antlers. That’s how Ethan knew the bull was close in a New Brunswick hellhole, wind in his face and alders shaking. What followed was a ten-yard window, a steady hold, and the kind of follow-up discipline moose hunters preach: shoot till they’re down. Then we trade thick finger bogs for long Newfoundland vistas, crossing by boat at sunrise, glassing cows stacked across the valley, and listening to a cow bawl so hard she towed a bull into a perfect 165-yard heart shot framed by brush and ocean.

We walk through the full arc of a two-province season: how twelve trail cams and salt sites narrowed the map, why September shifts bulls overnight, and how timed grunts, raking, and silence can tip a standoff. Ethan breaks down his move from a .30-06 to a 6.8 Western with 175-grain loads, the importance of sturdy scope rings and clear glass, and the practice that set his ethical range at 350 yards. The takeaway is simple and serious: confirm zero, know your dope, manage wind, and make the shot clean.

You’ll also get the parts that make moose hunting addictive: the gas station crowd around a tailgate, a tractor winch threading deadfall, Argos crawling into country that looks flat until it swallows a bull whole, and guides who light up when hunters bring knives, curiosity, and respect. We compare body size and behavior between New Brunswick and Newfoundland, talk calling cadence that pulls ears from kilometers away, and reflect on why a short, high-stakes season heightens every decision.

If you live for big game stories grounded in woodsmanship, actionable calling tips, and honest gear talk—plus a few laughs about blown eardrums and “poor man’s pudding”—you’re in the right place. Subscribe, share this with a hunting buddy, and leave a quick review on Apple or Spotify to help more folks find the show. What would you have done at ten yards in the alders? Let us know.

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Wild stories pair with careful hands as we sit down with Amber Farrall, a houndswoman, mother, and fur craftswoman living outside Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Amber takes us from spring bear bait sites to fast lion trees, explaining how she reads tracks, protects her dogs when wolves prowl, and brings her kids into the work with patience and care. The field notes are vivid—an ancient, toothless lion ethically tagged, a sow bear seen injured in spring and healed by fall—and they anchor a conversation about what real wildlife management looks like when you’re the one following the snow and sign.

We also dive into Amber’s fur business, Patriot Leather and Fur, born from family training and fueled by a love of durable, renewable materials. She breaks down the craft with a maker’s eye: how beaver can be delicate as tissue, why fox finishes beautifully, and what it takes to stitch clean seams on a century-old fur machine. From coyote trapper hats and beaver mittens to waist muffs for trappers, Amber keeps it local—legally harvested, Idaho-tanned hides turned into gear meant to be used hard and handed down. Along the way we talk ethics, ecology, and the full-use mindset that turns a harvest into meals and heirlooms—lion loins roasted like lean pork, breakfast sausage sizzling, jerky that disappears in a day.

If you’ve ever wondered how hounds, conservation, and craft can coexist, this conversation offers a grounded, first-hand look. We grapple with predator pressure on elk and deer, the reality of wolves in thick country, and the misconception that banning trapping ends the practice. Amber’s approach is steady: respect the animals, use what you take, and keep the work honest. Subscribe for more stories from the backcountry and the bench, share this with a friend who loves real gear, and leave a review to help others find the show. What part surprised you most—the hunt or the craft?

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Two mature bucks in the province with Canada’s lowest deer density isn’t luck—it’s a system. We sit down with Mike Mason to unpack how careful scouting, patient all-day sits, and a smart camera strategy can turn scarce deer woods into repeatable success. Mike hunts three different areas in Guysborough County, logs every mature buck’s daytime appearance, and focuses on transition lines where habitat types meet. That structure—plus the humility to pivot when a bear wrecks a set—led him to a heavy, dark-antlered 160-class buck known as Frank the Tank and a second, gnarly old warrior that finally slipped up on a frigid December evening.

We get tactical. Mike shares how he runs 12–16 cameras without burning time or fuel, why community scrapes are worth their weight in gold, and how he chooses stand locations for the winds he actually gets. We dig into seasonal shifts that break summer patterns by October, the value of south-facing winter slopes for learning deer behavior, and why note-taking over 15 years pointed him straight to late-November daylight windows. He also explains his battery and solar approach for remote sets and offers a balanced view on cell-cam ethics—where they help, where they don’t, and why patience still beats pings.

The conversation ranges beyond whitetails. Mike recounts a New Brunswick spring bear hunt that produced a giant boar and highlights what makes spring bear action so electric: boar fights, rut chaos, and true trophy opportunities. We touch Nova Scotia regulations, bonus tags, required courses, and the realities of ticks across the province, then celebrate a milestone as Mike helps his wife tag her first buck.

If you’re hunting big woods, low-density whitetails, you’ll walk away with clear tactics you can apply this season: scout transitions, test before you build, commit to the right wind, and be ready for an all-day sit when your notes say go. Enjoy the story, then subscribe, leave a quick review, and share your own hard-earned big woods tips with us.

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