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

 

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