{"podcast":{"title":"Truth From The Stand Deer Hunting Podcast","slug":"truth-from-the-stand-deer-hunting-podcast-175247","podcast_index_feed_id":175247,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WPCM3320543638","website_url":"http://ecbiz196.inmotionhosting.com/~truthf13/category/deer-hunting-podcast/#.V2s-5pMrJE4","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4f08d166-3796-11ec-a84b-6b72de3378ad/image/777aa499c8d4b4fbaee9ee6e4d48ac9d.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Clint Campbell","episode_count":509,"summary":"Truth From The Stand is a weekly whitetail deer hunting podcast built for serious DIY hunters. For 10 years, we've been covering the tactics, strategies, and real stories that help hunters consistently kill mature bucks. From early season scouting and food plots to scrape hunting, rut tactics, and late season pressure, we cover it all. Each week we sit down with experienced whitetail hunters, bowhunters, and public land hunters to break down what's actually working in the field. Whether you're chasing bucks on public land or private ground, managing a property, or just trying to punch your tag on a mature deer, this is your podcast. New episodes every Wednesday. Follow the show so you never miss one","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T14:18:13.469599+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truth-from-the-stand-deer-hunting-podcast-175247"},"episode":{"title":"EP. 486: The Most Beneficial Part of Hunting People Avoid","slug":"ep-486-the-most-beneficial-part-of-hunting-people-avoid","published_at":"2026-04-01T04:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truth-from-the-stand-deer-hunting-podcast-175247/ep-486-the-most-beneficial-part-of-hunting-people-avoid","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truth-from-the-stand-deer-hunting-podcast-175247","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/WPCM5327821285.mp3?updated=1774804871","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/WPCM5327821285.mp3?updated=1774804871","summary":"This week Chad Sylvester is back on, and we get into some of the parts of hunting that most guys would rather avoid. Not tactics. Not setups. The stuff underneath that. We talk about taking an honest look at yourself as a hunter—where ego gets in the way, how identity can start driving decisions, and why sometimes the best thing you can do is put yourself in a place you’re not comfortable. New ground, unfamiliar terrain, situations where you don’t have all the answers. A lot of it comes back to letting go a little bit. Trusting your instincts, staying present, and not trying to control every outcome. Because the longer you do this, the more you realize the hunts that teach you the most are usually the ones that don’t go the way you planned. And like most good conversations, it lands on something simple—if you’re not willing to sit in discomfort, stick with it, and keep showing up, you’re probably not going to get what you’re after. Not in hunting, and not in much else either. WHAT TO EXPECT FROM PODCAST 486 Honest self-assessment is where real progress starts—most hunters avoid it. Ego gets in the way of learning more than lack of knowledge ever will. The best hunters rely on intuition built from reps, not constant second-guessing. Growth usually comes from putting yourself in uncomfortable, unfamiliar situations. You don’t control the outcome—you control your presence and decisions. Grit is built by doing hard things consistently, not occasionally. The experience—and what you learn from it—matters more than what you kill. SHOW NOTES AND LINKS: —Truth From The Stand Merch —Check out Tactacam Reveal cell cameras — Save 15% on Hawke Optics code TFTS15 —Save 20% on ASIO GEAR code TRUTH20 —Check out Spartan Forge to map your hunt —Save on Lathrop And Sons non-typical insol…","meta_description":"This week Chad Sylvester is back on, and we get into some of the parts of hunting that most guys would rather avoid. Not tactics. Not setups. The stuff un…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4374,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/truth-from-the-stand-deer-hunting-podcast-175247/episodes/ep-486-the-most-beneficial-part-of-hunting-people-avoid/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truth-from-the-stand-deer-hunting-podcast-175247/ep-486-the-most-beneficial-part-of-hunting-people-avoid.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}