I see a lot of bitching in the comments, but I'll be honest I love these podcasts with the accused, the alleged. Bowmar, Muley Freak, Brackett, CJ, probably others and now Spook. It's exciting content, offers new perspective and a chance at redemption. Keep up the good work HUNTR
super humble, realistic, and likeable guy! Pls have him back for a post season update and also dive into his depth of experience with archery equipment, stand setups, gear, etc. maybe a “Huntr’s Helm” walkthrough as well. Y’all stay solid🤘🏼
Great show. You guys have introduced me to many hunters from the industry that i would have never researched on my own. I really enjoy hearing from your guests and hearing their stories and strategies. Keep grinding, I truly believe you guys have a good product and will continue to grow.
I like others probably wasn't giving him the benefit of doubt but after listening to your podcast I think he is totally believable. Glad you were able to have him on to get his side of the story out. Another great podcast as always, thanks
I was on the verge of offering a landowner money for the first time to hunt a booner WV deer last year. I had access to a small property beside the big one he actually lived on. I can understand this guy if I had money like him. Big deer make me crazy. Sitting behind a big buck is money better spent than a week long vacation to me.
This is by far one of the best podcasts you guys have done 🙌 props to Spook on all his hard work and immense knowledge in the whitetail world. Also props to you jarred for taking the advice from the fans and not interrupting the guest every other sentence sincerely you’re getting much better as a host. Jeremy keep doing you 👍 it’s great. Thank you guys for the content and if you can ever get Ted Nugent I think the crowd would be much appreciated 👍🙌
Limit is 3 does a day in middle/western TN not many I’ve seen shoot does. They allow a lower number of bucks than in the past. Biggest trouble I’ve seen here is the loss of habitat and the massive influx of people coupled with all the leasing makes the hunting less than I remember as a younger guy as well. Love the podcast.
I worked at a local bow shop in the 90s in MS. I remember all the "good" hunters that went to IA and KS. My lord they brought back some studs. Still regret not making that trip.. but I was young and broke.
Guys like Spook, Josh, Drury's, Lee, Lee Ellis, are just on another level of intensity and obsession. You just have to appreciate them and their devotion, tenacity, and skill, even if their style is not your cup of tea. But even if their style was my cup of tea, it's HIGHLY unlikely I would ever be a fraction as successful.
One thing do not like he said about seek one or Lee Ellis period about paying for bucks ! That’s not Lee ! He does not have to pay for that , put him in any stage anytime and he will come out with your Booner with only gas and time spent ! I respect spook but he needs to clear that up whether he said accidentally or purposely! State facts ! Other than that Great podcast and enjoy you guys , from pod to the hunts now !
A friend of mine has the Kansas typical firearm record. He killed it in 1974 it scored 198 2/8 but grossed 214 2/8 it’s unreal when you look at it I couldn’t imagine a 220 typical!
The view to like rato is crazy. Come on people give it a like, this was a great show. I could listen to him talk for another hour and definitely wanted to see that show room entirely.
Thought I would hate this guy before I listened to the episode. I’m about half way through and he’s not what I expected and I can appreciate the dedication. Like he said, guy has an illness for big deer.
Great show.....Spook knows as much about big deer than anyone around! I will never kill a 200" in my life but love hearing stories about people who do! Good stuff!!
1:28:03 I lived in Gahanna for 10 years and I can say without a shadow of a doubt the biggest deer I’ve ever seen were in Gahanna, Pickerington, and the South End. Sadly Gahanna no longer has the urban deer hunting program. 100% guys are shooting them out of their back yard and not saying a peep.
Spook is a giant buck mercenary! Spook, if you're reading this, how effective have you been killing those giants over bait piles because I can't get any giants to daylight on a bait pile and I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong or if they're just too smart!?
Think about it, if you're a giant buck do you think you got that way by hitting bait in the daylight? In fact you give more reason to not have to daylight in your area. However when it gets suuuuper cold you have a better than good chance of getting him if he's still around on bait
Wasnt hard climbing a tree not knowing what would come through. It made it exciting to get in a tree. A big buck could walk by but we were harvesting deer to eat. Sometimes we waited for bucks after having a doe ortwo down
State records are caught (fish) and shot (deer, bear, elk) often but the people don't put the time into the scoring or the work to get them recognized. Myself included. I have two pa pope and Young bucks and a pa record book rifle buck. Yet, I have never put any of them into the states records due to me being lazy lol. I have the paperwork to do it, they have been officially scored. I just need never sent in the paper work. Maybe I'll send them in someday😂
Yeah, no. There might be a couple one offs including spook’s story, but “state records” are not shot often and then hidden in a closet. Lol Also, comparing your couple pope and young deer to a state record that wasn’t entered is hardly a comparison.
I’m a guy you wouldn’t think knows anything but I seen a world record typical years ago in Kansas. I wish I’d been a bow hunter back then. I’m sure I wouldn’t have got him but I’d have hunted like hell trying to.
He’s not wrong on Southern Illinois being ruined. The out of state pressure is ridiculous. I’m all for people having the opportunity to hunt but the state needs to doing something. Why would someone pay thousands in the south to lease property to kill a 120” when they can spend $400 on an over the counter tag here and see multiple 120-140” deer a day. It is evident that the age structure is being affected. The state needs to go to a draw for out of state hunters.
Just a thought if you guys put the link to your website that way we could buy more apparel. I feel like your sales would go up if you guys just did the link on the bottom of your page at the beginning of the episodes
Enjoyed the podcast. The law coming after him on that Kansas buck is an abuse of power and unfortunately not an isolated incident. I understand his regret. I had a lower profile lower offense and was in the same position of feeling I was charged incorretly and they were settling personal vendettas and it didn't make economic sense to go to trial. Wish I could go back and fight it thru. Not sure what drives some of these "lawmen", but I have moved on to live a wonderful life and wonder if these guys enjoy what they do day to day. Let's get back to protecting the resources!
Yesterday i went to grab my trail cam so i could chdck it and ofc i see 20+ big doe n one of my target bucks nd i didjt have my bow. Im new to hunting lesseon learnex but i szt in mu stand and just watched they came within 5 yards of me not a worry in the world about me. Pretty cool
So basically Spook is using high tech and other people, not to mention outfitters to kill bucks that have been raised, some free range, some low/high fence. Would that be the same as going into a piece of public land, where baiting is not allowed, and killing a mature deer all on your own merit? Just curious.
@chasencole01 naw its just very easy to question someone's legitimacy when they've already been caught not doing something legit. Maybe choose your heroes better
@@ep3389maybe do a bit of research and see how much of a witch hunt this man has been drug thru. Only person I know that has ever been accused of poaching without having a weapon and actively guiding youth hunters. Only person I know that is called a poacher because his tag was valid, but across a highway from the unit he was supposed to be in. In other words, hush sis. Anybody that sees any outdoor industry guy as their hero, lives a sad existence 😂
Who knows. He could just be trying to skirt the question a little bit and that’s what he thought to say. I know that people talk shit about these guys who have money and do what they want. Same deal with Bowmar. People just don’t like them and spend way too much bandwidth worrying about them.
Thanks for getting Spook on the podcast. I'm much more interested in hearing from somebody doing what nobody else is doing and doing it consistently. I don't care how much he's paying because he's also prob on the phone/email/text 7 days a week 52 weeks out of the year working on killing a big deer. Lots of people have way more money than he has and they don't have a single 200. It takes way more than just money.
One of the best podcasts I've heard. I appreciate the honesty of Spook. Hopefully you guys can have him back on again. I hope he starts putting out some videos again
Regardless it's more than a technicality issue. It seems obvious from what he just told he didn't own it yet. I didn't think I owned my house when I was under contract. If it's not in his name it's not his yet to buy a landowner tag on.
He is just going where they are at no different than going to an outfitter he is just cutting out the middle man GO SPOOK my birthday is on Halloween too and I'm from Clarksville TN lol
This is just bizzarre. No scouting required . Just buy the land that the deer lives on. New modern day deer hunting technque. But more power to this guy.
30k to kill a 200.. That is crazy.. I would think that it would mean more when you do all the legwork yourself and find one.I wouldn't pay 5.. Big deer make people crazy. Killing a 150 170 on public land after doing all the scouting and hard work would mean alot more to me but to each his own.. He has a nice collection on the wall.
@@HUNTRPOD yeah and I dont think im better than anybody at hunting but I used to always see deer. And we started shooting less deer because we were chasing big bucks. 3 deer shot between two properties. Nice buck and doe on one. A giant on another. Hard to keep kids interested when you go 8 sits and see 1 doe
I’d love to hear all this. Big deer plot al that but to the north east not Maine or New Hampshire but the small states like Rhode Island mass Connecticut how to hunt them what it takes the states that are overlooked
Like him or not. Spook makes no bones about his #1 goal - Shooting the record whitetail. He is quick to admit he will do what it takes to achieve this goal. He searches out big deer and does whatever to get that deer in front of him. People speculate that he may break the law in the process. Doesn't help his case that he pled to illegally taking the Kansas buck. However, jealousy is huge motivation when it comes to huge bucks. If the Kansas buck was a 180 or less, I guarantee nothing would have been done.
It really struck me when he said the guy that passes up the two hundreds because they're ugly does it for his own personal enjoyment...... W t f why else would you do it. Maybe that's why some of these guys end up with game violations. It's all about the notoriety so they feel pressure to cheat or apparently flat out pay for deer. Commercializing big deer........and we wonder why access is an issue.
October 3rd today. 90° just outside of Kansas City public land hunting probably ain't going out today.... Spook has been on my screen for years. Ultimate Hunter...
Great show, as always! Very interesting to hear about others experiences with whitetail hunting. Very different than most....roaming around being told where the next 230" is...lol. gtfo
Really bowhunting came a LONG way in the late 80s and really the early 90s. Also about the same time a lot of hunting videos really grew. Mathews coming on the scene stronger. Etc.
Some of his comments on his finances through me off. Seems like he stretches his finances yet I would think someone spending this much money on a deer would have so much of it they would never need a payment plan.
I agree 100%, not hating on the guy by any means, but it does seem odd. I some have friends that are in wildlife law enforcement and apparently they have had some run ins with this guy in Tennessee
Could Spook have just bought an over the counter non-landowner tag that year that he shot the Kansas buck? If he had just done that, would this have all been a non issue? Wasn’t sure if you can have both tags in Kansas, etc.
No you have never been able to buy a non resident deer permit over the counter in Kansas. Also him saying someone else bought his tag for him is also suspicious. I would bet his outfitter was giving him landowner tags and saying it was ok.
Right, that’s a good point to be clearer on. I guess the correct wording would be that in that year, he likely could have applied for a normal Kansas non-resident tag instead of relying on a landowner tag? Sounds like back in that year he would’ve gotten drawn each year based on other Huntr conversations?
@@jasonlarson6932 Yup...and everyone pretending like he is some open book honest man......he's never owned up to anything...and never will. At least Brackett has admitted a TON of his crap he did.
All set in my stand in michigan. Was gnna wait out the rain but my radar app did not indicate a monsooon!! We probably got a inch of rain in 45 min. Im freezing and the deer are on their feet and saw a buck work a scrape. Im so pumped just to be hanging out 24 feet up.
I hunted across the street from his land in southern Illinois some big deer there to bad he sold it hope the new hunters that bought it run some my way 😂
Yeah absolutely but let's be real for a second, if you're a 100% law abiding deer hunter, do everything right, no background, strictly by the book with no funny business, it doesn't matter who is targeting you, there is NOTHING they can do. For you to even be targeted is kind of saying something in itself. Not hating on Spook, used to love watching Spook Nation back in the day but is he the most ethical hunter in the woods? No, do I think there are a lot worse people in the industry? Yes
@@chuck8586 what does the world record non typical have to do with what I was asking? But since you asked I know it's the Brewster buck scores something ridiculous like 320 325 idk exactly. But as we learned on this episode that the probability it escaped from a high fence is pretty high. at the very least has pen genetics. They can't really grow net 200" typicals in captivity because they just grow to much trash. That's why net 200" typivals are the holy grail in the whitetail world.
The fact you guys get butt hurt at young hunters killing big deer is hilarious. They are the future of the sport/lifestyle. You have a platform use it to build them up.
I don’t see where anyone tore the kid down. I see the point they were making. Just like what Michael Jordan said about the new and young players coming into the league they are guaranteed millions of dollars before even show casing their talents on the NBA floor. Even if they don’t pan out they still get that money. So why would you try hard. This kid that killed a big buck like that isn’t gonna top that off most likely and for the rest of his days of hunting he might feel disappointed and get burned out if he doesn’t kill another buck of that magnitude. Hell this buck he killed might make him just quit hunting all together.
My point is they all laughed say he was 11. Spook said humanly impossible for a kid to appreciate that buck and less likely to hunt any more. Who knows it could light a fire under the kid to learn and figure out how to be the next big buck killer we are all watching. I hate the fact he was annoyed it was taken during youth yet in same breath saying he was trying to get a commissioners tag. All these guys have a “network of people” as spook said. it takes away from kids locals who also know about these bucks but just don’t have the money or “network of people”.
@@hoosierhunter8741 Again he wasn’t annoyed he just said that he probably won’t appreciate the buck only hunting three years. I agree. Why would he want to hunt anymore if Trophy whitetails is what he wants to do.
Notice how many times he’s mentioned financials. Anyone I mean any can kill a 200 with money! Let’s do a podcast on a guy like me who has killed multiple 2’s hell one 230 and not bought one. That’s a hunter!
I don’t understand the dudes who have the money to pay all these land owners. I get to hunt my 5 acre of field with 7 properties between both sides of me
I see a lot of bitching in the comments, but I'll be honest I love these podcasts with the accused, the alleged. Bowmar, Muley Freak, Brackett, CJ, probably others and now Spook. It's exciting content, offers new perspective and a chance at redemption. Keep up the good work HUNTR
Thanks man. Just want to hear these stories straight from the source
YET, most don't even own and admit....they skirt edges and answer everything like politicians....
Theyre all poachers. Steroids is a new trend too
super humble, realistic, and likeable guy! Pls have him back for a post season update and also dive into his depth of experience with archery equipment, stand setups, gear, etc. maybe a “Huntr’s Helm” walkthrough as well. Y’all stay solid🤘🏼
Appreciate it!
Great show. You guys have introduced me to many hunters from the industry that i would have never researched on my own. I really enjoy hearing from your guests and hearing their stories and strategies. Keep grinding, I truly believe you guys have a good product and will continue to grow.
Much appreciated!
I like others probably wasn't giving him the benefit of doubt but after listening to your podcast I think he is totally believable. Glad you were able to have him on to get his side of the story out. Another great podcast as always, thanks
I was on the verge of offering a landowner money for the first time to hunt a booner WV deer last year. I had access to a small property beside the big one he actually lived on. I can understand this guy if I had money like him. Big deer make me crazy. Sitting behind a big buck is money better spent than a week long vacation to me.
If you don’t mind me asking what county? I hunt up in Preston more towards Monongalia
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this is one of the greatest podcats ive listened too boys wow the topic of them escaping high fences was a wild topic and makes sense!
The high fence convo was very interesting had me thinking
My head was spinning
This is by far one of the best podcasts you guys have done 🙌 props to Spook on all his hard work and immense knowledge in the whitetail world. Also props to you jarred for taking the advice from the fans and not interrupting the guest every other sentence sincerely you’re getting much better as a host. Jeremy keep doing you 👍 it’s great. Thank you guys for the content and if you can ever get Ted Nugent I think the crowd would be much appreciated 👍🙌
As always, thanks for the great guests, conversation and content!
Yea this was crazy to hear the process…over 20 200” deer
Great podcast, Spook is a great dude met him handful of times! Yall fellas keep em comin!!!!
Limit is 3 does a day in middle/western TN not many I’ve seen shoot does. They allow a lower number of bucks than in the past. Biggest trouble I’ve seen here is the loss of habitat and the massive influx of people coupled with all the leasing makes the hunting less than I remember as a younger guy as well. Love the podcast.
What an enjoyment listing to the podcast. First time listener now subscribed. Can’t wait to listen in in the future.
Thanks!
I worked at a local bow shop in the 90s in MS. I remember all the "good" hunters that went to IA and KS. My lord they brought back some studs. Still regret not making that trip.. but I was young and broke.
Guys like Spook, Josh, Drury's, Lee, Lee Ellis, are just on another level of intensity and obsession. You just have to appreciate them and their devotion, tenacity, and skill, even if their style is not your cup of tea. But even if their style was my cup of tea, it's HIGHLY unlikely I would ever be a fraction as successful.
They got the money and the schedule.
@@austinsims100 Money and time doesn't come from no where
@@PizzaSteveNY well yeah obviously lol
Great show. Outstanding
One thing do not like he said about seek one or Lee Ellis period about paying for bucks ! That’s not Lee ! He does not have to pay for that , put him in any stage anytime and he will come out with your Booner with only gas and time spent ! I respect spook but he needs to clear that up whether he said accidentally or purposely! State facts ! Other than that Great podcast and enjoy you guys , from pod to the hunts now !
A friend of mine has the Kansas typical firearm record. He killed it in 1974 it scored 198 2/8 but grossed 214 2/8 it’s unreal when you look at it I couldn’t imagine a 220 typical!
The view to like rato is crazy. Come on people give it a like, this was a great show. I could listen to him talk for another hour and definitely wanted to see that show room entirely.
Thought I would hate this guy before I listened to the episode. I’m about half way through and he’s not what I expected and I can appreciate the dedication. Like he said, guy has an illness for big deer.
Great show.....Spook knows as much about big deer than anyone around! I will never kill a 200" in my life but love hearing stories about people who do! Good stuff!!
Pretty cool to hear those chases
Did you guys know about or consider asking about his probation violation and jail time that Outdoor Life reported on?
Good video. Hopefully yall can line it up to get jeremy aron and daniel lemmon of the Do it yourself Hunters on here next year.
1:28:03 I lived in Gahanna for 10 years and I can say without a shadow of a doubt the biggest deer I’ve ever seen were in Gahanna, Pickerington, and the South End. Sadly Gahanna no longer has the urban deer hunting program. 100% guys are shooting them out of their back yard and not saying a peep.
Man Ive been waiting on a podcast with spook!!
It’s goooood
Spook is a giant buck mercenary! Spook, if you're reading this, how effective have you been killing those giants over bait piles because I can't get any giants to daylight on a bait pile and I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong or if they're just too smart!?
That’s a great question! Not sure the answer
Think about it, if you're a giant buck do you think you got that way by hitting bait in the daylight? In fact you give more reason to not have to daylight in your area. However when it gets suuuuper cold you have a better than good chance of getting him if he's still around on bait
Come on Spook we need you on TH-cam!!!
I loved Spook Nation.
Awesome 👌 show
Prolly several more guys out there killing giants that you'll never hear about
There’s a massive industry selling these big bucks to guys like Spook, Yeti guy, Jimmy John’s guy and on and on.
Spook is Big Buck Assassin, I understand why he has so much hate
Wasnt hard climbing a tree not knowing what would come through. It made it exciting to get in a tree. A big buck could walk by but we were harvesting deer to eat. Sometimes we waited for bucks after having a doe ortwo down
State records are caught (fish) and shot (deer, bear, elk) often but the people don't put the time into the scoring or the work to get them recognized. Myself included. I have two pa pope and Young bucks and a pa record book rifle buck. Yet, I have never put any of them into the states records due to me being lazy lol. I have the paperwork to do it, they have been officially scored. I just need never sent in the paper work. Maybe I'll send them in someday😂
Ditto man!
The score keepers lost all credibility with most people changing the rules to underscore the King buck.
Yeah, no. There might be a couple one offs including spook’s story, but “state records” are not shot often and then hidden in a closet. Lol
Also, comparing your couple pope and young deer to a state record that wasn’t entered is hardly a comparison.
What a cool dude who was so relatable
I’m a guy you wouldn’t think knows anything but I seen a world record typical years ago in Kansas. I wish I’d been a bow hunter back then. I’m sure I wouldn’t have got him but I’d have hunted like hell trying to.
fantastic episode fellas. just wow. when spook said he would take us around the trophy room… i went from six to midnight. 🦌
Again good show boys! Did I hear that Spook didnt have the land fully in his name in the eyes of the system and bought a landowner tag?
He was hunting land he did own but the adjacent property (which he hadn’t closed own but had under contract) was where he ultimately shot the deer
@HUNTRPOD man the system is fawked!
@@HUNTRPODspook is a poacher and trespasser and nothing else
He’s not wrong on Southern Illinois being ruined. The out of state pressure is ridiculous. I’m all for people having the opportunity to hunt but the state needs to doing something. Why would someone pay thousands in the south to lease property to kill a 120” when they can spend $400 on an over the counter tag here and see multiple 120-140” deer a day. It is evident that the age structure is being affected. The state needs to go to a draw for out of state hunters.
Yea that’s a conversation we have all the time. It comes down to how can we show people how cool that buck would be in another year or two
I'm an out of stater and absolutely agree with you!
@@HUNTRPODmost hunters dont care about antler size. People forget hunting is for meat for alot of people
@@79TEOGno one’s going out of state to meat hunt when the tags that expensive
Could argue same for KY. Hard though because that generates a lot of revenue for the DNR.
Ok, this had to be 1 of the best!...
Just a thought if you guys put the link to your website that way we could buy more apparel. I feel like your sales would go up if you guys just did the link on the bottom of your page at the beginning of the episodes
Roger that!
@@HUNTRPOD I know I would be more incline to click on it and scroll through what's new!
Enjoyed the podcast. The law coming after him on that Kansas buck is an abuse of power and unfortunately not an isolated incident. I understand his regret. I had a lower profile lower offense and was in the same position of feeling I was charged incorretly and they were settling personal vendettas and it didn't make economic sense to go to trial. Wish I could go back and fight it thru. Not sure what drives some of these "lawmen", but I have moved on to live a wonderful life and wonder if these guys enjoy what they do day to day.
Let's get back to protecting the resources!
Man sorry to hear that but appreciate you sharing it
So basically, his breakdown on how to get on big deer is to start with opening your checkbook.
💯
Yes. Gotta have land, and that land has to have 200 inch deer on it
Yep. It's a rich man's sport now.
Yesterday i went to grab my trail cam so i could chdck it and ofc i see 20+ big doe n one of my target bucks nd i didjt have my bow. Im new to hunting lesseon learnex but i szt in mu stand and just watched they came within 5 yards of me not a worry in the world about me. Pretty cool
lol that’s how it happens
$30K to shoot a 200? That definitely puts an asterisk on his deer.
The more I think about it, the more I think it's not that bad of a deal
I think he gave yall the best way to do it without the huge network. Go to Ohio and buy/lease a plot of land by a high fence.
Wi and minnesota opened on september 14th
So basically Spook is using high tech and other people, not to mention outfitters to kill bucks that have been raised, some free range, some low/high fence.
Would that be the same as going into a piece of public land, where baiting is not allowed, and killing a mature deer all on your own merit? Just curious.
If you are that obsessed with big bucks and youre not sure how many 200s you got, some of them aren't legit
Haters gonna hate
@chasencole01 naw its just very easy to question someone's legitimacy when they've already been caught not doing something legit. Maybe choose your heroes better
@@ep3389maybe do a bit of research and see how much of a witch hunt this man has been drug thru. Only person I know that has ever been accused of poaching without having a weapon and actively guiding youth hunters.
Only person I know that is called a poacher because his tag was valid, but across a highway from the unit he was supposed to be in.
In other words, hush sis.
Anybody that sees any outdoor industry guy as their hero, lives a sad existence 😂
Who knows. He could just be trying to skirt the question a little bit and that’s what he thought to say. I know that people talk shit about these guys who have money and do what they want. Same deal with Bowmar. People just don’t like them and spend way too much bandwidth worrying about them.
@PlumbingArkansas well they were both caught doing stuff illegal so I'm pretty sure that's the big reason they catch heat
Lee Ellis does not pay for permission. Otherwise awesome podcast, very entertaining!
I’m curious what bow and broad head setup he’s so great with
Good one Dudes!!
Thanks!
Need Lee Ellis on would be a great pod !
I killed a real nice 153 inch city buck this year, i honestly didnt find it rewarding or a challenge
Most big mature bucks would never be harvested today if it wasn't for trail cams and bait piles.
Thanks for getting Spook on the podcast. I'm much more interested in hearing from somebody doing what nobody else is doing and doing it consistently. I don't care how much he's paying because he's also prob on the phone/email/text 7 days a week 52 weeks out of the year working on killing a big deer. Lots of people have way more money than he has and they don't have a single 200. It takes way more than just money.
One of the best podcasts I've heard. I appreciate the honesty of Spook. Hopefully you guys can have him back on again. I hope he starts putting out some videos again
Whether you like what he’s doing or not, what a cool guy to just lay it out there
Holy commercials lol
Wonder if he ever did indeed buy that parcel he killed the Kansas giant on that he had under contract? Not poking holes, was just curious
Regardless it's more than a technicality issue. It seems obvious from what he just told he didn't own it yet. I didn't think I owned my house when I was under contract. If it's not in his name it's not his yet to buy a landowner tag on.
He is just going where they are at no different than going to an outfitter he is just cutting out the middle man GO SPOOK my birthday is on Halloween too and I'm from Clarksville TN lol
Yep that’s it’s cutting out the middle man
This is just bizzarre. No scouting required . Just buy the land that the deer lives on. New modern day deer hunting technque. But more power to this guy.
Where can you look up that 170 inch 8 pointer that was killed in Ky this year?
I saw it on Buckmasters Facebook, I think it was Sept 6-8
@@HUNTRPOD Thank You 🙏
How has he not realized you keep calling him Skip lol
lol I just realized it
@HUNTRPOD I think the 3rd time around it was caught haha
30k to kill a 200.. That is crazy.. I would think that it would mean more when you do all the legwork yourself and find one.I wouldn't pay 5.. Big deer make people crazy. Killing a 150 170 on public land after doing all the scouting and hard work would mean alot more to me but to each his own.. He has a nice collection on the wall.
No doubt man. I mean to each their own clearly I can see the excitement in getting a lead and working g for it to pan out
Thats how it is where I hunt here in Wisconsin. Growing up a good sit was 7-12 deer. Now a good sit is if I see a deer. Its ridiculous
Damn that wild
@@HUNTRPOD yeah and I dont think im better than anybody at hunting but I used to always see deer. And we started shooting less deer because we were chasing big bucks. 3 deer shot between two properties. Nice buck and doe on one. A giant on another. Hard to keep kids interested when you go 8 sits and see 1 doe
I’d love to hear all this. Big deer plot al that but to the north east not Maine or New Hampshire but the small states like Rhode Island mass Connecticut how to hunt them what it takes the states that are overlooked
Where did the pin raised deer come from to begin with?
From the wild
Hell yeah
Like him or not. Spook makes no bones about his #1 goal - Shooting the record whitetail. He is quick to admit he will do what it takes to achieve this goal. He searches out big deer and does whatever to get that deer in front of him. People speculate that he may break the law in the process. Doesn't help his case that he pled to illegally taking the Kansas buck. However, jealousy is huge motivation when it comes to huge bucks. If the Kansas buck was a 180 or less, I guarantee nothing would have been done.
Thats it! When i kill a 200 in erie Pa...not telling anyone lol
I seen a deer that would have went 200 about 15-20 years ago on the 90 between peach st and 86 exit. Absolute giant . There are some giants out there.
It really struck me when he said the guy that passes up the two hundreds because they're ugly does it for his own personal enjoyment...... W t f why else would you do it. Maybe that's why some of these guys end up with game violations. It's all about the notoriety so they feel pressure to cheat or apparently flat out pay for deer. Commercializing big deer........and we wonder why access is an issue.
Big deer drive people crazy that’s a fact
October 3rd today. 90° just outside of Kansas City public land hunting probably ain't going out today.... Spook has been on my screen for years. Ultimate Hunter...
Great show, as always! Very interesting to hear about others experiences with whitetail hunting. Very different than most....roaming around being told where the next 230" is...lol. gtfo
Really bowhunting came a LONG way in the late 80s and really the early 90s. Also about the same time a lot of hunting videos really grew. Mathews coming on the scene stronger. Etc.
Whew . 100 dollars a day in the 80s was serious $ to hunt on a lease
A previous makeup artist for the Durys has said that Dury outdoors paid for false allegations against Spook.
How many weren’t in a pen!!!
I’ll admit I thought that before we had a conversation. I can honestly say I believe NONE
I see a lot of brain abses. I'm my taxidermy shop and at lest 2 a year wear they have lost a eye . They fight so much. Southern Illinois
Some of his comments on his finances through me off. Seems like he stretches his finances yet I would think someone spending this much money on a deer would have so much of it they would never need a payment plan.
I agree 100%, not hating on the guy by any means, but it does seem odd. I some have friends that are in wildlife law enforcement and apparently they have had some run ins with this guy in Tennessee
Could Spook have just bought an over the counter non-landowner tag that year that he shot the Kansas buck? If he had just done that, would this have all been a non issue? Wasn’t sure if you can have both tags in Kansas, etc.
Great question and not sure!
No you have never been able to buy a non resident deer permit over the counter in Kansas. Also him saying someone else bought his tag for him is also suspicious. I would bet his outfitter was giving him landowner tags and saying it was ok.
Right, that’s a good point to be clearer on. I guess the correct wording would be that in that year, he likely could have applied for a normal Kansas non-resident tag instead of relying on a landowner tag? Sounds like back in that year he would’ve gotten drawn each year based on other Huntr conversations?
@@jasonlarson6932 Yup...and everyone pretending like he is some open book honest man......he's never owned up to anything...and never will. At least Brackett has admitted a TON of his crap he did.
@SmallAcreHunting
Could be lying too
All set in my stand in michigan. Was gnna wait out the rain but my radar app did not indicate a monsooon!! We probably got a inch of rain in 45 min. Im freezing and the deer are on their feet and saw a buck work a scrape. Im so pumped just to be hanging out 24 feet up.
I hunt northeast mi. Alcona county where you at???
Let’s go boys!!!!
@@travissmith-wz5ncSE michigan st.clair and macomb. Also have a place in Oscoda off 23 near 3 mile park. You related to George smith?
Ehh this buying your way in too a giant buck makes me sad
It’s wild to hear, I had no idea this was going on
Let’s go
Big bucks have ruined my life!
Any chance he would write off expenses on his income taxes
After he said he paid 30k for a deer. That was enough for me.
Actually killing big bucks is easy, finding them is not easy.
Bingo
I hunted across the street from his land in southern Illinois some big deer there to bad he sold it hope the new hunters that bought it run some my way 😂
Hahaha
I feel there are law enforcement officers who target big name individuals just like a trophy deer for bragging rights. Don’t think it doesn’t happen..
Oh for sure, but mistakes are what ultimately do them in
Yeah absolutely but let's be real for a second, if you're a 100% law abiding deer hunter, do everything right, no background, strictly by the book with no funny business, it doesn't matter who is targeting you, there is NOTHING they can do. For you to even be targeted is kind of saying something in itself. Not hating on Spook, used to love watching Spook Nation back in the day but is he the most ethical hunter in the woods? No, do I think there are a lot worse people in the industry? Yes
I guess my point is if you're going to be known as the big buck killer, at least be transparent about your journey
Monster Bucks do strange things to a man.
This is everything that’s wrong with hunting. Buy the buck! Anyone can buy a big deer!
I wouod love to know how many of his 200s netted 200? 203 is 1 inch off the world record mel johnson buck thats stood the test of time
Not sure
Spook shoots a load of non typicals. World record non typical is over 300inches
@@chuck8586 A net 204" buck from Illinois is the archery world record killed by Mel Johnson in 1962. Net 200 typicals are as rare as it gets.
@@JimBowSlice 🤷♂️ check the record book for non typicals now
@@chuck8586 what does the world record non typical have to do with what I was asking? But since you asked I know it's the Brewster buck scores something ridiculous like 320 325 idk exactly. But as we learned on this episode that the probability it escaped from a high fence is pretty high. at the very least has pen genetics. They can't really grow net 200" typicals in captivity because they just grow to much trash. That's why net 200" typivals are the holy grail in the whitetail world.
Lee does not pay landowners for deer
The fact you guys get butt hurt at young hunters killing big deer is hilarious. They are the future of the sport/lifestyle. You have a platform use it to build them up.
I don’t see where anyone tore the kid down. I see the point they were making.
Just like what Michael Jordan said about the new and young players coming into the league they are guaranteed millions of dollars before even show casing their talents on the NBA floor. Even if they don’t pan out they still get that money. So why would you try hard.
This kid that killed a big buck like that isn’t gonna top that off most likely and for the rest of his days of hunting he might feel disappointed and get burned out if he doesn’t kill another buck of that magnitude. Hell this buck he killed might make him just quit hunting all together.
My point is they all laughed say he was 11. Spook said humanly impossible for a kid to appreciate that buck and less likely to hunt any more. Who knows it could light a fire under the kid to learn and figure out how to be the next big buck killer we are all watching. I hate the fact he was annoyed it was taken during youth yet in same breath saying he was trying to get a commissioners tag. All these guys have a “network of people” as spook said. it takes away from kids locals who also know about these bucks but just don’t have the money or “network of people”.
@@hoosierhunter8741
Again he wasn’t annoyed he just said that he probably won’t appreciate the buck only hunting three years. I agree. Why would he want to hunt anymore if Trophy whitetails is what he wants to do.
Holy shit, 30,000 to hunt a deer??!!
Sounds like he bought all these deer
Oklahoma will be the next Kansas. High scoring deer
Bunch of pen deer now out in the wild there. I couldn’t believe all the high fences when I hunted out there
Went to presleys and ordered my alpha x 33 today… bye bye Matthew’s 😬
Yea buddy Get Serious!
You'll be back.
id cry too if i just payed someone 30k to kill a deer... wth this guy isnt a hunter.
Cool to hear his side of this though, frankly never knew anyone did this
I feel it should be obvious that he didn't own that property yet legally from what he just told.
Notice how many times he’s mentioned financials. Anyone I mean any can kill a 200 with money! Let’s do a podcast on a guy like me who has killed multiple 2’s hell one 230 and not bought one. That’s a hunter!
I don’t understand the dudes who have the money to pay all these land owners. I get to hunt my 5 acre of field with 7 properties between both sides of me