THE D‘ACQUISTO SERIES PODCAST

Verona, WI Mobile Hunter Roadshow Q&A: Good Times and Whitetail Talk with the Roadshow Crew

Today's episode goes back to Wisconsin as we join the midwest Roadshow team for an all-out information session Q&A style with plenty of whitetail info.

Verona Q&A Panel
-Josh Krstic - Wisconsin 
-Andrae D'Acquisto - Iowa
-Josh Lewandowski - Wisconsin
-Jacob Lishen - North Carolina
-Dieter Kochan - Michigan
-Cody D'Acquisto - Iowa 
-Zenon Kochan

-K9 handler dieter Kochan explains the power of a tracking dog's nose.
-Do four-wheelers spook deer
-Gaining access to private property 
-The importance of a good lead 
-Setting goals and raising the bar
-Dumbest hunting trends of all time 
-Bucks J- hooks 
-Brief thermal overview 
-Hunting permanent sets "the sweet spots." 
-Light arrow vs. heavy 
-Scouting, scouting, and more scouting 

Benton, PA Mobile Hunter Roadshow Q&A Part 2

Today's episode features the East Coast Roadshow Crew as we dive into Part 2 of last year's Mobile Hunter Roadshow event in Benton, Pennsylvania. 

 

Benton Q&A Panel

-Garrett Bennett, aka The Modern Assassin - Maryland

-Zack Robb, LWCG Staff - Virginia

-Jacob Lishen of Land Limited - North Carolina

-Tim Kocher - Pennsylvania 

-Cody D'Acquisto of Lone Wolf Custom Gear - Iowa 

 

• How long do you hunt good sign 
• Stand Setups 
• Scouting 
• Transporting Gear 
• Going Full Mobile 
• Permanent Sets 
• Bumping Deer 
• Trail Camera Tactics
• Thermals Overpowering Wind Direction 

Benton, PA Mobile Hunter Roadshow Q&A Part 1

Today's episode features the East Coast Roadshow Crew as we dive into Part 1 of last year's Mobile Hunter Roadshow event in Benton, Pennsylvania. 

 

Benton Q&A Speaker Panel

-Garrett Bennett, aka The Modern Assassin - Maryland

-Zack Robb, LWCG Staff - Virginia

-Jacob Lishen of Land Limited - North Carolina

-Cody D'Acquisto of Lone Wolf Custom Gear - Iowa 

-Tim Kocher, Mobile Hunter - Pennsylvania 

 

• Strategies for hunting big timber 
• Using e scouting to prioritize boots on the ground 
• How long to sit 
• Locating edge, or transition 
• Time in the timber 
• When to hunt a tight pinch 
• Summer pressure 
• Changing setups 
• Hunting Low "the dead zone." 
• Arrow weight vs. placement 
• Shooting spoons 

 

Hunting On Limited Time: The Weekend Warrior

When it comes to consistent success in the whitetail woods, one thing will benefit you overall if you let it, and that is simply TIME. On Todays Podcast, we talk about finding more success as a "weekend warrior with limited time. 

Let's face it. We are all strapped for time, some of us more so than others. Not everyone can hunt every day. Maybe you can only make it out three times a week, just weekends, or hell, maybe you get just one vacation a year. Being consistent with a limited amount of time is possible, but you must learn to prioritize and get the most out of every sit.

-Optimal sits for intel
-Optimizing time in the timber
-Doing Homework / Preseason intel
-When your hunting, Actually hunt
-Utilizing technology 
-Changing tactics based on time of year
-Skipping a funeral to hunt whitetails
-Bailing on ATA to get two more days in the woods 

The Mobile Hunter Roadshow: Event Breakdown and the first look at the Roadshow panel Q&A.

In this week's episode, Cody explains the Mobile Hunter Roadshow. How these gatherings came to be, what to expect at a typical event, and the first of many to come discussions from the roadshow.

One key segment of the shows is the Roadshow Q&A, an open panel podcast with the team and attendees.

The Ohio/West Virginia Roadshow event was action-packed, and the team got into some great discussions. Joining Cody DAcquisto in this Roadshow Q&A segment is guest speakers: Nathan Sanders, Byron Horton, Jake Bush, Heath Cisco, and Jacob Lishen. Topics this week include:

-The October Lull

-Checking wind and thermals

-Mountain Bucks

-Buck Bedding

-Favorite week to hunt

Gear And The Relevance Of Post Season Scouting

Today's episode answers some listener questions from how gear choices change throughout a season to post-season scouting and its relevance.

 

-Mobile Hunter Roadshow Update

-Preferred Stand And Stick Combination

-Changing Gear

-Singles vs. Doubles

-Post Season Scouting

-The Relevance of Shed Location

-The One That Got Away

Weather: Hunting The High Pressure

This episode looks at Weather and how the Barometric pressure can help you identify better times to be in the woods for more significant deer movement. 

-Deer movement in frigid temperatures
-Hunting in the rain
-Major and minor movement surrounding fronts
-Best and worst Weather conditions for hunting
-Ambient temperatures

The Moon And How It Effects Whitetail Movement

Today we focus on a highly debated topic of the Moon. There are a lot of different theories and data surrounding the moon phase and its position in regards to whitetail movement and feeding. Having a good understanding of these phases can undoubtedly be a great tool to help you get the most out of your hunts.

 

-What is a Moon phase

-The early days before moon charts and apps

-Utilizing a moon chart to harvest a particular buck

-Changing tactics depending on the Moon

-The Moon and feeding

-The moon and rut activity

-Factors that affect moon phase movement

Public Lands: Dealing With Pressure

On this episode of the D'Acquisto Series Podcast, Cody and Andrae talk Public Lands. We take a look into Cody's process for picking public tracts, the mindset for dealing with hunting pressure, and a flashback to Andrae's start of bowhunting on the Public lands of Northern Wisconsin.

 

-You can't kill a deer that isn't there

-Disadvantages of technology

-Tactics for Public Grounds

-Dealing with other hunters

-Locating the right piece of ground

-Whitetail deal with pressure you can too

-Scouting for success

-Setting realistic goals

-The lone wolf mentality 

Sight vs. Scent: What Is A Whitetails Most Important Sense?

On this episode of the D’Acquisto Series Podcast, the question is Sight vs. Scent. What is more important? Tune in as Cody and Andrae discuss the two most crucial senses a whitetail relies on for safety day in and day out.

 

-The power of the observation sit

-Eye contact with whitetails -dont do it-

-Movement on post

-Accessing your spots

-Rattling -the ultimate gamble-

-Zombie bucks