Episode S6 · Ep 309 October 17, 2019 2 hr 9 min

Ep. 309: What Happens When You Kill the World Record Whitetail?

Today on the show we chat with a Wired To Hunt listener, Luke Brewster, who killed the largest deer ever killed by a hunter last year. And we find out what happens when an everyday average deer hunter gets struck by whitetail lightning. Is it a positive experience or toxic?

Topics discussed:

Why we're chatting about the world record whitetail today
This is NOT a glorification of antler inches
An extended review of Dan Johnson's 2019 mule deer hunt and lessons learned from this impactful experience
My final parting words before leaving for my backcountry canoe-in whitetail hunt in the Boundary Waters
How Luke got into hunting as an adult and how Wired To Hunt helped
What led Luke to Illinois and his pursuit of mature bucks
How his hunt for the world record whitetail unfolded
What happens in the hours after shooting a deer of this caliber
How the game warden got involved
The impact of social media after the hunt
Dealing with media attention
How do you set hunting goals for the next year after a hunt like this?
Was killing the world record whitetail a positive experience or negative?
Lessons learned from this experience about hunting and the culture of hunting