QuietKat
Sponsor of the show.
Mentions
- Terry notes that when farmers chisel plow their fields he can’t ride his QuietKat across them because he sinks about eight inches in the soft dirt. 13:59 — Episode #246 - Don Says - Best November Hunting in 50 Years
- Don described using reverse psychology, parking his truck in one spot while actually riding a QuietKat e-bike three miles away, to keep other hunters off his real location. 52:05 — Episode #239 - EHD Is Closing in on Don’s Farm!
- Don notes QuietKat electric bikes are handy for getting around crop field edges but become a muddy disaster when conditions are wet. 8:45 — Episode #229 - Final Thoughts on the Buck Named Babe and Cameras are Out!
- Don says the new QuietKat Apex is hands-down the best of the three QuietKat bikes he’s owned. 3:33 — Episode #227 - Science Behind Summer Solstice and Whitetail
- Terry recounted deciding to mow a large waterway rather than let it become bedding cover, since he needed it as QuietKat access across the field. 43:51 — Episode #219 - The Most Important Aspect of Hunting Whitetails
- Terry relays that his friend Brandon Epperson shot a buck early season in Kentucky and borrowed Terry’s QuietKat to hunt a specific property in Ohio. 55:48 — Episode 192 - End of October - Tactics and Plans are Changing - PRE RUT!
- QuietKat is offering 40% off its Apex and Pioneer e-bike models exclusively for Real World’s consulting clients and Whitetail Master Academy members. 32:24 — Episode #189 - Season Opener and Tough Questions
- Don announced QuietKat is offering a 40% discount on select e-bikes for past Whitetail Master Class attendees and consulting clients. 51:45 — Episode #188 - Apple Trees for Whitetails
- Terry recommends attaching the QuietKat’s rear fender before riding in wet conditions to avoid getting sprayed with mud. 66:41 — Episode #176 - Don’s Advice for Battery High Prices
- Terry recounts a Western Kentucky consulting client who ended up buying the demo QuietKat that QuietKat provides for consultants to use and later sell to clients. 15:16 — Episode #163 - The Hype of Chestnut Trees…
- Terry introduced Justin Roach, president of QuietKat, as a guest who would present about the company and take audience questions. 3:00 — Episode #161 - Live from Last Master Class - Inside QuietKat E-Bike
- Terry announced QuietKat has new models and that they’d just received a new Apex Pro bike the previous week that they planned to try out. 3:12 — Episode #161 - Live from Last Master Class - Inside QuietKat E-Bike
- Justin Roach said he and his brother Jake started QuietKat in 2012, launched their first product in 2013, and are based in the center of Colorado. 14:45 — Episode #161 - Live from Last Master Class - Inside QuietKat E-Bike
- Justin Roach said QuietKat was sold in May 2021 to Vista Outdoor, a conglomerate that also owns Federal Ammunition among other brands. 15:31 — Episode #161 - Live from Last Master Class - Inside QuietKat E-Bike
- Justin Roach said QuietKat’s founding mission was to build the most robust, capable ebike to replace or substitute a UTV or ATV. 14:09 — Episode #161 - Live from Last Master Class - Inside QuietKat E-Bike
- Justin Roach announced QuietKat’s new Rubicon model, a full-suspension bike that’s part of the Jeep family line. 21:09 — Episode #161 - Live from Last Master Class - Inside QuietKat E-Bike
- Don said switching to a QuietKat let him quietly ride to his stand and lay the bike down, eliminating the scent-alarm issue his parked ATV used to cause. 26:17 — Episode #161 - Live from Last Master Class - Inside QuietKat E-Bike
- Don said he drove his QuietKat through waist-high 30-inch-row bean fields to film Mel in velvet without damaging the plants. 27:51 — Episode #161 - Live from Last Master Class - Inside QuietKat E-Bike
- Terry plans to either do a Saturday consulting visit or head to Illinois to pull tree stands and pick up his new QuietKat. 63:08 — Episode #151 - Winter Scouting Tips
- Terry explained that this year’s QuietKat bikes are demo units meant for client use, unlike in past years when the bikes became their own. 28:14 — Episode #147 - Winter Buck Inventory… More Important than Summer?
- Terry got his QuietKat e-bike stuck in soft, unfrozen chisel-plowed dirt hidden under fresh snow while cutting across a bean field to his stand. 42:23 — Episode #146 - Late Season Decisions and Tactics
- Terry announces they’ll be demoing a new generation QuietKat this year after receiving their new bikes. 62:44 — Episode #146 - Late Season Decisions and Tactics
- Terry announced QuietKat’s Black Friday sale offering savings up to $1,200 on their electric bikes. 42:12 — Episode #144 - Where Did All The Bucks Go?
- Terry recommends using a small electric bike like a QuietKat to check trail cameras and put out mineral without disturbing the property. 71:23 — Episode #131 - Don forms his own Dream Team
- Terry recommends trail camera season as one of the best times of year to use a QuietKat. 50:07 — Episode #129 - Lessons Learned from a GIANT TYPICAL - Story you haven’t heard!
- Don keeps a low profile while scouting and relies on his QuietKat to move discreetly through fields. 6:55 — Episode #128 - Watching Summer Velvet Giants!
- Terry announced the Lester’s Feet raffle features 78 total prizes worth over $150,000, including a QuietKat among items for hunters and non-hunters alike. 86:38 — Episode #110 - Double Episode live from Master Class - Al Foster gives great advise
- Don recommends a QuietKat for covering a lot of field edges while shed hunting. 6:42 — EPISODE #109 SHED HUNTING and LIVE FROM MASTER CLASS #2
- Don keeps his truck unmarked with no plates or stickers and uses a QuietKat so he can park away from his hunting spot without being noticed. 38:03 — EPISODE #109 SHED HUNTING and LIVE FROM MASTER CLASS #2
- Terry called the QuietKat one of the key tools for reducing human intrusion while hunting. 13:35 — Episode #98 - Don’s Trophy Room, Stolen Gun, and New Title Sponsor
- QuietKat and Lone Wolf both agreed to donate items to the charity hunt raffle. 12:34 — Episode #53 - Iowa Deer Classic, Deer Foundering, Cull Bucks, and Don gets fired up about politics at the end
- Terry plans to bring all tested trail cameras back to Kentucky after the season for a controlled durability trial on a soccer field using a QuietKat or side-by-side. 64:54 — Episode #41 - Don and Terry start a new December Series called “Make A Good Spot Great!”
- Terry praises QuietKat’s customer service after they quickly arranged replacement parts for his damaged bike rack. 22:12 — Episode #33 - Mid October Update, A Little Cell Camera Update, Little Genetics Discussion, and even a little politics
- Terry rode his QuietKat e-bike about three and a half miles with a friend, Patrick Hunt, to check trail cameras on river bottom farms. 6:07 — Episode #28 - Don’s Buck Forecast and Terry defends Rednecks using zip ties
- Don has spent lots of evening time driving roads and using the QuietKat to glass for a velvet-antlered giant buck, but the big bucks have eluded him so far. 1:48 — Episode #25 - Don and Terry give an update on their hunting spots and discuss getting into the hunting industry.
- Terry practiced locking his leg brace and riding the QuietKat to see if he could still operate it without pedaling or bending his knee ahead of surgery. 24:30 — Episode #25 - Don and Terry give an update on their hunting spots and discuss getting into the hunting industry.
- Terry’s contingency plan is to ride the QuietKat with his crutches in the saddlebags and his bow on the handlebar rack to reach his stand without bending his knee. 24:49 — Episode #25 - Don and Terry give an update on their hunting spots and discuss getting into the hunting industry.
- Terry said his QuietKat electric bike partnership will likely be one of his biggest blessings this season for reaching hunting spots while injured. 35:22 — Episode #23 - Spring Plots, Trail Cam Test, and the first adversity of the 2020 season for Terry as he suffers serious injury
- Don used his QuietKat electric bike to quickly check storm damage on his ridge when it was too muddy to drive the truck back. 15:06 — Episode #19 - Finishing Timber Projects and Starting Food Plot Projects
- Terry recommends the QuietKat electric bike as a tool that lets hunters access their property quietly, enabling game-changing moves like checking cameras without pressuring deer. 34:41 — Episode #15 - Passion vs. Discipline
- Don notes the QuietKat’s main advantage is that it is quiet and leaves no scent trail on the ground while riding to a stand. 35:07 — Episode #15 - Passion vs. Discipline
- Don mainly uses his QuietKat to throw off people trying to follow his truck and find where he’s hunting a big buck. 32:11 — Episode #14 - Don and Terry talk deer during the superbowl…
- Don says he’s glad he got a QuietKat because he now uses it more than he ever expected. 29:50 — Episode #13 - 2020 ATA SHOW From Indy - Part 2 of 2
- 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 — Episode #13 - 2020 ATA SHOW From Indy - Part 2 of 2
- QuietKat was founded in 2012 and has stayed focused on portability since. 37:52 — Episode #13 - 2020 ATA SHOW From Indy - Part 2 of 2
- A QuietKat representative compares the brand’s positioning in the e-bike space to YETI in the cooler market. 38:27 — Episode #13 - 2020 ATA SHOW From Indy - Part 2 of 2
- Don announced episode 13 will feature interviews with Mathews and QuietKat. 51:10 — Episode #12 2020 ATA SHOW from Indy - Part 1 of 2
- Don says cutting corners on hunting equipment like bows, stands, cameras, blinds, or bikes costs hunters their success. 8:53 — Episode #5 - November is Here!
Questions
- Ryan Bowman from Northwest Ohio asks whether electric bikes like the QuietKat help reduce human intrusion getting in and out of a property. 20:11 — Episode #211 - Live from RWWP Dealer Event - BINGO
- Keith Evans asked whether Don and Terry always exit a stand the same way they entered, or use an alternative exit route. 40:29 — Episode #138 - Hunting the Full Moon
- For listeners who drive around glassing open ag country for deer, what are some tips and tricks for doing it effectively? 6:21 — Episode #128 - Watching Summer Velvet Giants!
- Ryan Elenbaas asks how Don checks trail cameras without human intrusion, given Don’s view that intrusion is key to killing mature bucks. 44:15 — Episode #68 - Germination, Browse Pressure, When To Spray - DON PICKS IOWA UNIT…
- Terry asks Jake the best way for someone curious about QuietKat to find specs and purchase a bike. 41:53 — Episode #13 - 2020 ATA SHOW From Indy - Part 2 of 2
QuietKat is an e-bike company started in 2012, launching its first product in 2013, based in the center of Colorado, and sold in May 2021 to Vista Outdoor. Justin Roach, its president, presented on the show and announced models including the Apex, Pioneer, Apex Pro, and the full-suspension Rubicon. Hosts used QuietKat bikes for quiet field access, scouting, checking cameras, and reaching stands, though soft or muddy soil sometimes caused problems.
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