The Fall Podcast

Four Years. One Buck. Endless Chaos. For four seasons, John was locked in on a single whitetail — and the road to finally tagging him was anything but quiet. From dealing with poachers and trespassers, to discovering a stolen crotch rocket dumped in his food plot, the madness never stopped. Along the way, a shed antler surfaced… found by an employee who wasn’t exactly honest about where it came from. And just when everything seemed to be lining up, one giant mistake nearly cost John the hunt of a lifetime. This episode is a raw look at the reality behind long-term deer pursuits — the setbacks no one posts about, the pressure that builds year after year, and the chaos that can surround chasing one special buck. If you’ve ever poured seasons into a single deer, this one will hit close to home.

Craigslist is usually where you go to buy other people’s crap. But today’s guest did something different—he leased property off Craigslist. As if that wasn’t wild enough, there just happened to be a booner living on it.

Less than 1% of people will ever see a 200-inch deer. What if you had two chances at one… and blew both?

What starts with a car crash somehow turns into a public land spike buck, 30 fish through the ice, and a trip that absolutely refused to make sense. We break down the wreck, the decision-making that followed, the bow kill on public, and an ice bite that went completely off the rails. Bad roads, cold temps, questionable choices, and somehow one hell of a story. This episode proves that sometimes the worst start leads to the best ending.

Season 4 of One GIANT Mistake is here. Episode 1 kicks off with Jake Fleischman and a wild story about missing a 170" buck—twice—with a twist at the end. Enjoy.