Here’s my latest update from Albia. The past two months have been pretty busy as archery seasons across the Midwest have opened and things are ramping up for the rut.
In The Office
One of my main duties has been posting blogs and tips to the state pages on the website. We have these posts so people can check back to see how the hunting and deer activity has been between the weekly shows, maximizing traffic to the website. This can be tedious but also interesting to see the different bucks the pro staffers are chasing and the strategies they are using to hunt them. You can see Wisconsin’s page here.
My other main duty in the office is producing Muddy’s Whitetail Watch for one of our sponsors, Muddy Outdoors. Every week I interview Bill and he discusses what the deer are doing and the best strategies for hunting them. I will produce these videos until late December. You can find them on Muddy Outdoors’ Facebook page every Wednesday.
Lately, I’ve also been helping produce the East Show. Jon Lewis, the normal producer of the East Show, has been really busy with Cabela’s Northern Flight, a waterfowl show we also produce. I did the first three segments of this week’s show, which I think turned out pretty well.
In The Field
I’ve filmed a few hunts so far, and we are just about to begin our rut marathon. Last weekend we had a great cold front come through and three guys in the office tagged bucks in two days. It was a great way to kickoff the season and got us all excited for the weeks to come. I’ve mostly been filming pro-staffer Scott Prucha hunt his farm outside Albia. Filming Scott has been really fun, and he and his wife Vickie usually give me a great, home-cooked meal after the hunt. Last Sunday morning we had a nice 10-point walk by at 15 yards, but Scott opted to let him grow another year.
Last week I filmed Greg, our Main Show producer, harvest a doe on Bill’s farm. You can watch the hunt here.
In September I made my way to Southwest Wisconsin to film Scott and his friend Kurt Schroeder hunt the archery opener in Vernon County. We saw a bunch of does and a few young bucks. It was a fun weekend back in the Badger State. Hopefully I can get back to Alma for the gun season.
I’ve also filmed a bit for Cabela’s Northern Flight. Here’s a teal hunt that I was on in September.
It’s been a fun couple months. These next couple weeks should be even better.
