Episode #13 - 2020 ATA SHOW From Indy - Part 2 of 2

Published: 2020-01-16 Episode page Duration: 61 min

In this episode

ata

Terry jokingly suggests putting Real World’s Giant Miscanthus wall in the QuietKat booth next year as driving obstacles. 40:47 (light moment)

bedding-cover

Dean Wessels from Fairbury, Illinois asks how to establish good bedding cover in timber, including whether to use TSI, hinge cutting, or girdling. 45:12

calling

Terry recommends listeners go back to episode 6 to hear an example of a hunt ruined by a nearby hunter rattling constantly. 23:14
Craig Koopman from Bartelso, Illinois asks what calling and rattling techniques work best for each part of the hunting season. 19:22

land-consulting

Don plans to travel to Missouri, Southern Illinois, Indiana, Western Illinois, and Ohio in the coming weeks for land consulting. 53:56

master-class

Don announces Master Class dates of March 14 and April 4, both Saturdays. 54:57

mathews

Don has been with Mathews for about twenty years and says the company’s integrity is unquestionable. 3:37
Don believes more people would buy Mathews if they knew what the company does with its profits. 3:48
Don became a paid member of Mathews’ pro staff in 2005. 4:28
Don has not shot an arrow from any bow besides Mathews since getting his first one. 5:10
Terry says he and Don have combined thirty-five years without shooting anything but Mathews or Mission equipment. 5:52
Terry now shoots a Mission crossbow because of a shoulder injury, keeping him within the Mathews family of companies. 5:37
Mathews launched its VXR bow line in November, offering two models, a 31.5 inch and a 28 inch. 6:43
Mathews sees crossbows as a tool to help people who can’t pull enough poundage or who are injured or elderly stay in the outdoors. 9:52
Don relays that Matt McPherson told him Mathews has dug roughly 70 water wells in impoverished countries as part of its giving. 15:16
A Mathews representative says Matt McPherson reminds the team at every meeting that their purpose is to make money to do God’s work. 16:19
Terry asks Mark where listeners interested in Mathews should go to learn more or buy a bow. 17:40
Terry asks Mark about Mathews’ big year and how pre-release feedback on new bows has been ahead of the show. 6:30

off-season

Don tells listeners the post-season is the best time to plan for next year, saying next season starts now. 60:15

quietkat

Don says he’s glad he got a QuietKat because he now uses it more than he ever expected. 29:50
Don says the QuietKat lets him ride right past deer in open fields without spooking them, unlike an ATV. 32:11
Don’s friend Brad Davis told him about the QuietKat and convinced him to buy one. 32:48
QuietKat developed a new rear end this year with a modular dropout letting customers switch between a geared bike and a single speed bike. 33:45
Don says he’s had his QuietKat up to 30 miles per hour, which feels fast enough given his age. 36:47
QuietKat was founded in 2012 and has stayed focused on portability since. 37:52
A QuietKat representative compares the brand’s positioning in the e-bike space to YETI in the cooler market. 38:27
Don credits the QuietKat team as bringing the first cell cams, the smart scouters, to the hunting industry. 40:01
Don says the QuietKat team was first to bring electric bikes to the hunting industry. 40:12
Terry plans to run QuietKat’s new direct drive model this year since it avoids gear changes on the back sprocket. 43:25
Don jokes that his wife suggested they take up bike riding to get in shape, floating it as a QuietKat marketing angle. 41:13 (light moment)
Terry asks Jake the best way for someone curious about QuietKat to find specs and purchase a bike. 41:53

real-world

Terry says Real World modeled its business approach in part after Mathews. 18:40
Terry says master class attendees see the actual test plots on his farm done over the years for Real World. 58:39
Don says his farm has served as the proving ground for Real World products, and anything that failed never wore the Real World label. 59:48

sponsorship-ethics

Terry says Real World only signs sponsors whose products they personally used before being sponsored. 2:48
Terry believes it is unethical for a pro staffer to recommend a product to someone else if they haven’t personally used it and seen its advantage. 3:07

vxr

The Mathews rep shoots the shorter 28 inch VXR for his hunting situations without wanting to give up target accuracy. 8:26
Terry asks whether the new bow-mount accessories only fit the VXR or can be adapted to older Mathews bows. 13:28

Deer activity

unnamed buck (hunt) 8:10
unnamed buck (harvest) 22:11
unnamed buck (harvest) 23:34
unnamed buck (hunt) 23:37
unnamed buck (harvest) 51:43
Smokey (harvest) 57:27
unnamed buck (harvest) 57:54
unnamed buck (harvest) 58:15

Listener questions

Question: Craig Koopman from Bartelso, Illinois asks what calling and rattling techniques work best for each part of the hunting season. 19:22 — asked by Craig Koopman

Answer: Don says he avoids calling and rattling because for every mature buck brought in, twenty times more will be spooked off by it. 20:43
Answer: Terry says he doesn’t rattle, and on rare occasions calls only while watching the deer’s reaction, never blind. 22:01

Question: Dean Wessels from Fairbury, Illinois asks how to establish good bedding cover in timber, including whether to use TSI, hinge cutting, or girdling. 45:12 — asked by Dean Wessels

Answer: Don says he isn’t a big fan of hinge cutting, though it has its place in habitat work. 46:27
Answer: Don explains the goal of girdling, dropping, and hinge-cutting trees is to let sunlight reach the ground for cover growth. 47:56
Answer: Don says human intrusion, more than habitat quality, is the main thing that pushes mature bucks off a property. 50:44

Question: Terry asks Mark where listeners interested in Mathews should go to learn more or buy a bow. 17:40

Answer: The Mathews rep directs people to mathewsinc.com for information and to their local dealer to get a bow. 17:47

Question: Terry asks Jake the best way for someone curious about QuietKat to find specs and purchase a bike. 41:53

Answer: Jake says QuietKat supports its dealer network and lists all dealers on the company website for customers to find. 42:03

Question: Terry asks whether the new bow-mount accessories only fit the VXR or can be adapted to older Mathews bows. 13:28

Answer: The sling and SCS accessories only fit the VXR’s machined cup, but the engaged limb legs bow stand works back to the hang-on line. 13:39

Question: Terry asks Mark about Mathews’ big year and how pre-release feedback on new bows has been ahead of the show. 6:30

Answer: Mark says Mathews launched the VXR line in November with two models, a 31.5 inch and a 28 inch bow. 6:43

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