Podcast 29 – Whitetail Deer Hunting with Bob Polanic

I’ve had whitetails on the brain lately so today’s guest is Bob Polanic, where we discuss out of state deer hunting in Nebraska and Iowa. We cover a lot of ground from how he got started hunting in different states and how his passion has evolved over the years.

We also talk about gaining access to private land by door knocking ahead of time and how he has developed relationships with landowners. Bob is an avid blogger where he shares all of his hunting, fishing, and outdoor activities from across the country. Visit his website at: www.Hybrid-Outdoors.com

Topics Covered In This Episode Include:

• Bob’s background growing up in Michigan and deer hunting there
• A quick recap of his 2018 Montana archery elk hunt
• Wounding a deer, not recovering it and what you can learn from it
• The importance of being open and honest on social media with the realities of hunting
• Hunting Nebraska in 2017 and the experience of filming his wife and taking a nice buck
• The dynamic of hunting with your significant other and getting them involved
• How Bob started hunting Nebraska years ago while he living and working there
• The terrain features Bob keys in on while hunting whitetails
• Mature buck sightings and comparing that to his Michigan deer hunting experiences
• Gaining permission on farms without paying high dollar leases or hunting with an outfitter
• Prepping to hunt in Iowa and knocking on doors this past Summer during a scouting trip
• Filming hunts and fishing trips for his YouTube channel and blog