Mat joins me again to talk about my upcoming project for this season: make my ultimate shallow water/small water jon boat. Topics discussed: why I'm building a small jon boat setup and how I plan to do it, kicking your dad out of the family bec

They Call It A Toothbrush, Not a Teethbrush

Mar 1st, 2024 1h 52m

I have my long-time river rat buddy, Mat, on the podcast to just sit down and shoot the breeze while we have a few whiskey drinks! Topics discussed: river memories, diddy pole fishing vs rod n reel fishing, whiskey, fish that make your shoulder

Conibears and Downed Deer

Jan 9th, 2024 44m 15s

Late season is upon us! I discuss spending the last month trying to fill deer tags with a little success and getting into trapping. Topics include first impressions to trapping, muzzleloader power preferences, finding fishing spots while trappi

My First Mississippi River Duck Hunts

Dec 14th, 2023 47m 13s

In this episode, I talk about my first times out hunting the Mississippi River! I had gone to visit the in-laws over Thanksgiving, who live out by the Mississippi River and this time, I brought my big boat with me and we did some waterfowl hunt

My Midseason Waterfowl Hunting Update

Nov 28th, 2023 33m 46s

I finally get the chance to sit down and update everyone on how my waterfowl season has gone so far. When I recorded this podcast, we were in the November doldrums but it had been a pretty good season so far and looks to only ramp up from here!

September Teal And Flatheads!

Sep 22nd, 2023 53m 18s

September started out slow but mid September has been eventful in the DDO camp! Mat and I ran some diddy poles last week and boated some nice flatheads and I finally got out for teal season for the last day of season and got on the board for du

Broken Freezers and Forgotten Baits

May 11th, 2023 1h 25m

In this episode, I am joined by Spencer Bauer of River Certified, Kit from the Fishing Kit Youtube channel and Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast and Ryan Tasler of Tasler Guide Service and the River Certified Podcast. This episode was a blast! Topics

The Things I Learned From YEARS Of Failing At Turkey Hunting

Apr 12th, 2023 48m 50s

I turkey hunted for the first time when I was 15 years old. Last year, I killed my first gobbler - at 33 years old. I didn't hunt every one of those years but I hunted a lot and for a long time, I wasn't even close to getting a turkey. I though

Life, Fatherhood and Turkey With Piper

Mar 30th, 2023 57m 21s

This is mostly a turkey podcast but any time I sit down with my longtime friend, Piper, we go all over the board. Topics discussed: having your first kid when you're young vs when you're old, patterning shotguns, determining who will win in a f

Turkey Primer With Jim Coffey

Mar 23rd, 2023 51m 58s

As we gear up for spring turkey hunting, I sit down with Jim Coffey who is the Forest Wildlife Research Biologist with the Iowa DNR. We touch on a whole host of topics - when do turkeys start gobbling, food plots for turkeys, cheap and easy way

When Fish Are Out Of Water

Feb 24th, 2023 1h 4m

In this episode, I interview fisheries biometrician, Jeff Kopaska. I was excited to get to talk to someone who could give me scientific answers to some of my fishy questions. Topics covered: where do fish go when the streams and rivers get so l

Intro To Ice Fishing With Fishing Kit

Jan 30th, 2023 1h 15m

In this episode, I sit down with Kit from the Fishing Kit YouTube channel and Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast and he goes over all the basics of ice fishing with me. We cover ice safety, basic lures, basic strategy and more. Of course, since we are

No More Excuses - End Of Season Wrap Up

Jan 25th, 2023 38m 32s

I mixed it up and did a solo episode to detail the end of hunting season. I may do a few more solo "Field Notes" type episodes in the future to just kind of break down what I am up to in the outdoors, in addition to having on guests, etc. I tal

Iowa Muzzleloader Deer Hunting - Episode 3

Oct 27th, 2022 1h 20m

My great, long-time friend, Piper, joined me for this episode on muzzleloader deer season. We had been hunting Iowa's early muzzleloader season and he sat down with me to talk about our successes, failures and much much more! Topics discussed:

Our Idaho Spring Bear Hunt 2022 - Ep. 2

Jun 23rd, 2022 1h 5m

Myself (Zach Jones), Conner and Chris returned from a spring bear we did in the month of May in Idaho and talk about all the ins and outs we had with the hunt. We didn't wind up getting on the bears but we learned a lot from our very first out

Gear For Your First Western Hunting Trip - Ep. 1

Jun 16th, 2022 2h 3m

In the inaugural episode of the Deeply Driven Podcast, your host Zach Jones talks with his western hunting crew, Chris and Conner about what they learned from their first western hunt after returning from an Idaho spring bear hunt and talk with

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