2025 was a full send year for Wilder Minds. This recap is the best of the best, stitched together into one run.

We’re talking the Alaska crab boat that turned into something else entirely. A Yukon bet that went sideways. A Navy story that still doesn’t sound real. Bowfishing inside the Bass Pro pyramid in front of a crowd that actually knows what they’re doing. A musky that wrecked a brand new boat. A front yard stranger named Doug, a detour, and the biggest joint you’ve ever seen.

Then we get into the stuff that matters: thermal drone deer recovery, why it should be legal everywhere, the Busch Light hunt giveaway buck, and the public lands fight that isn’t going away.

Thanks for riding with us through 2025. 2026 is coming in hot.

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December doesn’t slow things down—it just adds layers.

This episode lives in the stretch between hunts, holidays, and getting ready to roll again. Cold nights. Early alarms. Trucks half unloaded. Christmas is happening, but the work doesn’t stop.

We walk through the gear that’s earned its place—stuff that’s been packed, dragged, frozen, thawed, and trusted. No theory. No hype. Just what actually works when it’s cold and you’re tired.

This isn’t a gift guide. It’s a post-Christmas reality check. Camp lights on. Coffee hot. Gear still getting used.

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Airtight duffels used for hunting clothes, bulky gear, trail cameras, and tree stand setups. Ozone-ready and built to travel.

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Blind-ready heater with dual-tank capability and battery compatibility. Replaced traditional buddy heaters for cold sits.

• Shop: https://www.dewalt.com/product/dxh12b/cordless-propane-radiant-heater

Used for rubber boots, gloves, hats, and shoes. Dries without shrinking and kills odor-causing bacteria.

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Lightweight, durable gloves worn from Dropped through whitetail and goose season. Simple and proven.

• Shop: https://www.cabelas.com/p/cabelas-instinct-wool-fingerless-gloves-for-men

Mesh-back trucker hat featuring Ryan Kirby’s hand-drawn whitetail sketch artwork.

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Used to power dryers, charge electronics, and keep gear running in cold camps.

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This one starts in camp and ends with a buck on the ground. A giveaway hunt turns real when Sara Haney—taxidermist, longtime friend, and lifelong hunter—steps into Missouri deer camp during the heart of the rut. Base camp is loaded. Cameras are rolling. Ammo is getting tested. And nobody’s sleeping much.

The hunt itself comes together fast. A blind move, heavy sheds on the rattle, and a mature mainframe ten shows up looking for a fight. One shot. A short run. A chocolate-horned buck down in the timber. The kind of moment that hits harder because you waited for it.

Along the way we dig into rattling windows, reading movement, age over inches, and why adjusting on the fly still kills deer. We talk camp life, gear that actually matters, and what it takes to host a hunt when everything else is happening at the same time.

This is deer camp the way it really goes—controlled chaos, good people, and earned results.

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