22/09/2026
This week on the Missouri Woods & Water Podcast is a wide-ranging conversation with Aaron Bleise of The Fall Podcast, focused on hunting, fatherhood, and how priorities change over time. Aaron and Nate discuss raising kids who hunt, building confidence through outdoor experiences, and balancing family life with a serious hunting season. They also cover early-season whitetail strategy, Aaron’s shift toward traditional archery, public-land hunting goals, and practical e-bike advice for hunters trying to reach hard-to-access ground quietly. Thanks for listening!
Key Topics
Aaron shares the story of his nine-year-old daughter shooting her first deer—and why the moment meant more to him than any deer he has taken.
Nate and Aaron compare experiences raising children who hunt and how success takes on a different meaning when the goal is helping your kids succeed.
Aaron explains how hunting and sports can help build confidence in children.
Nate shares a difficult lesson from a missed shot with his son and how it affected his son’s confidence.
The conversation explores the challenge of protecting children while also giving them room to learn independently.
Aaron explains how his hunting strategy has changed over the last decade.
Instead of focusing on one named buck, Aaron is concentrating on acorns, fruit trees, scrapes, staging areas, and bedding transitions.
Aaron discusses his goal of killing his first deer with a traditional bow.
He also plans to hunt Kansas and pursue his first public-land deer.
The guys discuss e-bike setup, noise, accessories, and how deer often react to bikes differently than they react to people.