HUNTING for a LIVING!! - (FACT or FICTION??)
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- Aaron talks about careers in the hunting industry and how we got started making videos.
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Thanks Aaron, good stuff as usual. I would be interested to see a mini biography of each member of the THP staff and get an in depth look at their lives behind the scenes. Just a thought. Thanks
That’s a great idea!
Such a great show / a lot of folks don’t see the work that goes into each role we have.
I’m a fishing outfitter and guide in Idaho. It’s been 100% of my income since 2013. It’s been a wild ride, but it took an incredible amount of work and sacrifice. Most people don’t understand that I rarely fish for “fun” and my job has more to do with website management, social media marketing, personal management, and customer service. This life is a ton of work and definitely isn’t for everyone.
If I was younger, man…. But honestly, I have been hunting since I was 12, and I am 62 now. My husband and I took up Bowhunting in 1982 and we’ve been in the woods ever since. Bowhunting deer in Wisconsin is our absolute passion. Teaching grandkids in it now too. Nothing sweeter than November Rut in Wisconsin. But I love the whole season. We were the husband/wife hunting team long before we saw the up and comers on tv or you tube. Nothing better than spending our lives bowhunting deer in Wisconsin with my very best friend and partner. We love your channel too. And enjoy when Jake heads back to Wisconsin during gun season. Here’s to continued success for you all in 2024!
Exactly. Well said! from your yooper neighbor. Lol
As a native of southeastern wisconsin, I agree with your statement about November! I try to hunt opening day till the end of January. My time in the woods is therapy for my soul! Getting one is icing on top of the experience!
Great Advice and video. The old DIYH camo and caps - I can remember getting it for Buddy Stang and y'all. I remember y'all were doing calling contest with him. It's a small world. Didn't really know y'all then, but its funny how we all ended up chasing our dreams.
Great story Warb. I’m so glad you persevered! The passion you guys bring to this really shows.
Thank you for detailing your journey and the advice you provided. I am sure some of the youngsters looking to make their way into the hunting industry are super grateful. Good luck this fall.
I can’t wait for the day when you guys hit a million subs. It’s long overdue with all the work and great content you produce.
Well, I just hope you guys are able to sustain this business for many years to come. You've provided me with a lot of hours of infotainment. Definitely learned more about hunting watching you guys than anywhere else.
I have to tell you. You guys do a great job in the video production realm. I appreciate this video as much as your hunting videos because you have put a lot of time in on both and it shows.
I've also learned over the past few years that very few people who are in the hunting industry only have 1 job! So many folks I've met may be writers, videographers, etc., but they also have another job - related or unrelated to the hunting industry. I can think of realtors, contractors, fire fighters, biologists, engineers, ranchers, and many more. It's definitely the joy of doing something you love that makes it fun!
I do love that you guys are constantly improving your craft! You have a great following, but you haven't become complacent. Your authenticity and desire to create quality content is quite evident. Thank you for your hard work.
THP is the best in the business at using video to tell interesting and informative stories. That is not an easy thing to do well. Great job. 👍
Great video Warb, most people don't have a clue how hard y'all work off camera to show the stuff you do on camera. I'm sure glad you stick with it because I love THP and all of your staff.
Great video and I appreciate the transparency. I've always appreciated your content and felt it was always honest.
Nice breakdown on what it took to become who you are today with the channel. Everyone sees the highlites of our videos and think it's easy. There is a grind and lots if time spent editing a worthwhile hunt and fishing video. There is definitely an art and skill set to it.
I remember watching Aaron Turkey hunting on some random outdoor channel on internet tv back years ago. It’s a great success story! Y’all basically got in from the best and flipped the industry around to something people liked. Timing and hard work was a great asset to have along with being personable.
This was really insightful and provided a good dose of reality while also being optimistic. Thanks Aaron & THP for putting this one out! Even gave me some ideas for my own hunting projects I’ve got in the incubator.
As a avid hunter, and photographer here in central VA, I just picked up a canon M50 do start self filming this season can’t wait! I’ve always enjoyed videography and hunting so why not try it!
I took video editing classes and I was going to go to guide school out of high-school and I didn’t. I used to watch Waddell and told my parents I was going to be a TV hunter. The family business has only ever grown since. But young-ins, don’t ever second guess your vision, especially if it’s a passion of yours.
Awesome video! Very creative and original… awesome work warb, and whoever edits y’all’s videos… absolutely fantastic job! I enjoy these videos so much cause the edits are perfect!
Everything takes sacrifices to get to where you wanna go, but if you have enough drive and passion for it eventually you’ll make it. I think you guys are doing a great job ! you guys and Midwest Whitetail are my two favorite channels to watch !!
Really needed this video. Appreciate the awesome content keep it up guys!
Love it..Crazy that your story is so much like mine but with two different results where we are at today but super awesome no matter what! Passion for the outdoors drives us. God Bless brother. 🙏🏼
Great video and it explains a lot. Like why I get up at 3am to walk through the dark woods in the spring lol. It’s a big miss conception that people get paid to hunt. I will say you do what you love and if you love helping other people you will video your ups and downs and share them. You make your money the best way you know how, that could be repairing roofs when it comes down to it hunting is a love and if you’re willing to share it with someone else, they love you for it. I can remember when I was first telling people about THP and what they do and how they do it, they were just normal guys like us. They are still normal guys like us. They just have great skills at sucking us into the videos and holding us down while we watch them lol. Great thanks Arron for an understanding for those people that think you were just lucky and became a social media star over night. Love you guys keep up the great work
Cool and informative video. It's interesting to learn the background of the industry, the side that nobody really thinks about. Stay safe and looking forward to seeing more THP videos.
Cubby
great job all you guys do thank you !! i retired after 27 years in law enforcement but always found a way to get a lot of hunting in you just have to not give up ! now i work for a county public works which is 4 days a week a lot less money but the time off is so worth it !!
Aaron, you guys have certainly found a great niche in the online hunting video community. I always enjoyed working with you and chatting when submitting footage to MWW, and was bummed when you left, but it was not surprise that you and Greg have done so well since. I followed suit shortly thereafter, as things just weren't the same anymore. You guys really have done a great job!!! Keep up the good work.
Great content especially for young viewers. Your emphasis on hard work, skill acquisition and perseverance through multiple "failures" will help young people to frame their thinking in any field they choose to pursue. Big fan of THP
Aaron, I stumbled across THP this early spring as I was watching turkey hunting videos and getting wound up for Missouri spring season (hunt all day this year). I told a lot of my friends about your videos and channel. I said these guys are cool and I like how you’d “go after” turkeys (reminds me of how we hunted in early 80's at Mark Twain Lake) and rarely rarely use decoys (which you later addressed in a video). I thought you were from the east. I about fell out of my chair when you showed the video taking Cody out in youth season and you showed in the video you were from Paris MO. Then I really couldn’t believe it when you said you worked with Marvin, Beau and Garret at Bob's appliance. I've know those guys for years and have bought every single appliance from them. I had a profession in Mexico MO that had me out and about all the time and I quite often would stop right in the middle of Promenade street and ask Marvin how everyone was doing during whatever season was in. I was always amazed at how year in and year out they always harvested quality animals. Last time I saw Marvin was at Grafs and we were talking the best wads to use for clay birds. I'm gonna need new kitchen appliances soon and I see that Bob's appliance is no longer. Bummer.
Anyway super cool to know that about you. Keep up the good work.
Great video Aaron, I tried real hard to work in the industry in my 20s. I had some success but not enough to support me. It’s a tough racket. I think the thing that can help those who want to work in anything is networking, keep yourself out there and help folks out.
We need to see some more “throwback” videos from back in the day!
All the hours you all have worked toward being THP are wholeheartedly appreciated!
Aaron, I have a UA-cam channel called the Prairie Woodsmen, and because of you guys, I film a lot of my hunts, whether with Friends or solo thanks for the confidence. I look up to you guys and thank you so much. Money doesn't matter to me except getting others to share in this great adventure. Best wishes. Caleb.
Im not big on turkey hunting , but have learned tons on deer deer hunting watching all of your videos . I have no desire to try to make a living from it , but its great being able to look into your videos on filming my own hunts . I have a 6 year old grandson that i plan to start taking this year, and hope to be able to video all our adventures ( or misadventures ) lol .
Favorite music I've heard from Jim Ryser starting at 4:00. Love it!
Great video and info..I actually started my own painting business in order to have time to hunt.
I started a small engine repair business. I work hard all spring and summer so i can basically shut down and hunt just about every day of the season
I'm 44 and just started a youtube channel. I have a solid 9-5 that I enjoy. My 9-5 funds my outdoor interest. The youtube channel just seems cool :)
15yrs ago a bunch of friends and I had a tv show and biggest thing we learned over 5-6yrs was truly to make a living in this industry was needing to have a “Real” job which was very flexible or have a product used in the industry that you produced. Using the tv show as advertising opportunity or not relying on the show to pay the bills. We got out just as UA-cam was becoming a thing so it’s a little different now. Then it was all about sponsors and getting them to pay the bills, editing and then filming quality footage which was super tough!!! When your beholden to a sponsor it can be tough too. They are like a boss so you have to run you show like a commercial which isn’t always the best thing. UA-cam makes choices a little easier as you can focus more on editing, hunting and do it on your time not on a tv stations time clock and schedule. We also had to pay the tv station thousands of dollars per episode and you had to provide so many episodes so pressure was insane!!! Luv the UA-cam medium as you can control your own fait better. For me turning my escape from the real world and making a job almost ruined hunting for me in the end so you have to be ever mindful of that aspect to and always keep it in the right lane and don’t lose the Luv for it!!!
Excellent video Aaron!!!
This was very interesting and informative!
great advice and tips for young passionate hunters
Great video! Full time photographer/videographer with my main niche being in the outdoor industry. Those that love it, love it. and those that think they love it, find out real quick they don't..
On behalf of young people, Thank You for sharing this knowledge. I went through a similar journey in my industry. There is no company or job doing my passion. However; I can incorporate my passion into my profession. This is an important realization.
Excellent video on an important topic that is relevant to most of us.
I already knew that most people who we see on TV and now on UA-cam don’t get paid one cent to just hunt. They provide a marketable skill or service that either a brand manufacturer pays them for or they get paid partially from views by advertising agencies etc… many people also have other jobs that they do but are able to work their schedule around hunting seasons like you mentioned.
I would love to figure out something so that I can get into the woods or on the lake or stream and follow my passions instead of being stuck away from my family at a soulless retail store 🏬
I schedule all my meetings around turkey hunting in the spring. I have more fun living to hunt than hunting for a living. Great video!!
Some people may disagree but I would give up my life to be in your position any day ❤ much love and wishes coming your way! Keep on hunting strong
I’m an engineering major and my dream job is to work in the hunting industry. I’ve been hunting since I was able to climb in a deer stand and have been in love with it ever since. I resonate deeply with your passion and admire your work ethic. I will be in your shoes very soon, mark my words.
I'm a mechanical engineer and am now building cloud infrastructure and coding. I may soon start a pole building builder company. An engineering degree and the mindset you learn is a huge advantage no matter what you decide to do.
Been waiting patiently on a video!!!
Outdoors with Tk and Mike is what inspired me, and also let me know I didn't have what it took to be a professional hunter
Getting into forestry could be a huge bonus for a hunter as well. Walking through Timber and looking at Timber stand improvements. Benefit the wildlife and learn about deer everyday.
Awesome info Warb! You guys work hard and earned whatever success you’ve created for yourselves. I knew you were from Paris but had no idea you worked at Bob’s. I bet you have had some great spots at our local CA’s. Keep up the good work.
Aaron did I not see you on Cabela’s spring thunder? Love what you men do I’m still active upland hunting turkey hunting 74 years young.
Being friends with K&H. I seen what it took just to make a 20min video. (VHS days). Then helped a buddy do it digital. I tip my hat to you guys and all the others that produce the content that entertain the rest of us. The videos sale merch! Setting up at shows, kissing hands and shaking babies, getting into retail chains, pays bills.
Bring back hunt break downs! Like the early days of THP
Great advice. I think im going to get my daughter a camera to start practicing photography and filming. She can tag along on some of my bow hunts to practice filming and I can help her film her youth hunts and regular firearm. Give her 5-6 seasons of practice before college to see if its a career she wants to pursue. Worst case she documents some memories.
If you want to do what Warb and crew do, you have to do what Warb and crew have done. No shortcuts.
Nice surprise! A THP video! Heck ya
I grew up watching all of the same hunting shows that you did, and THP is my absolute favorite today.
on the higher education aspect, im a freshman at Louisiana State University and my major is natural resource ecology & management and over 50% of the graduates in my major go on to join companies like DU or delta waterfowl. It's also what I hope to do
Great insight into the industry Aaron. We had a archery business for a shot time and I can tell you first hand, If you love to hunt........don't try getting a job in the hunting industry. Then hunting becomes WORK. You end up at the ATA and other trade shows pimping products like a used car salesman. Living out of a suitcase traveling from one show to the next. On the video production, The pressure to get the shot on video, the simple pressure of finding something worth getting on video will ruin your love of the sport. I am super lucky. I love to bowhunt and my job is a 7 days on and 7 days off job. I get 16 days a year of vacation. In November I only work about 6 days out of the entire month and then take week off in December which gives me 3 weeks straight of hunting in December. When it is all said and done I get to deer hunt about 60 days a year out of our 100 day season. 5 more years until retirement and then I will have the entire time to myself.
This video applies to all industries. I'm retiring from the Marines after 20 years in a few months and I applied to over a dozen internships aimed specifically at transitioning service members and I only got a reply from two. Thankfully one brought me on board. Just keep at it regardless of what field you want to go into. If you're truly passionate about the field, you'll get into it eventually. Good luck to everyone out there trying to break into a new career!
Good military experience and leadership is very desirable at almost all companies…you must’ve been reaching for positions that you were not qualified for or something else triggered the no response. 20 years in the Marines is almost a given 6 figure civilian job these days if you’re worth a damn
@@TimHollis3006 you would think so. The company that brought me in is mostly retired military, so they know the value. Most companies affiliated with the DOD Skillbridge program treat it like another job posting site looking for specific college degrees and years of experience in the field. For context I was looking for an internship in instructional design, building computer based educational programs, which I've spent years doing at the Marine Corps University.
This is dope, It would be cool to see the other THP staff give a little origin story type deal.
I manage a retail store and have created enough value in my position that I can take off almost all of October and November. The 4th quarter is our busiest time in retail. I just make sure all my ducks are in a row the rest of the year and go hunting in the fall. Great advice fellas!
since your able to take off for almost 2 months sit out in the woods playing on your phone how much value can there be in your position
I remember y'all on Cabelas Gobbling Thunder. Thinking man these Dudes got it..... Next thing I know..... THP🎉
Find a trade you enjoy doing that pays well and allows you to have time and money to hunt
Well done, again!
I have one request. We need more Miles watching tht youngster reminds me why we hunt.
The ability to overcome adversity and rejection equals success 😎
Hell thats pretty good footage for a camera from 03
Ahhh,the ole shell necklace,it been a while since I’ve worn one of them..lol
Great points made in this video! It’s not easy at all! Videography is very challenging! High end cameras are not just hit record and point! Most have a steep learning curve! Editing software has a a big learning curve. Also editing videos is tedious, time consuming and can be boring. I’m a weekend warrior, if I go out fishing and the fish aren’t biting, no video. Same for hunting, if conditions are tough and no game animals show, no video! Nobody starts at the top especially in the outdoors industry! I’m sure THP didn’t generate thousands of dollars of revenue in its first month or year! So you have to be willing to put in a lot of work for little to no reward to build it up. Takes time! Often takes time away from a 9-5 job, away from family or friends events! Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither was THP or Whitetail Magazine or Mossy Oak and on and on!
Success in anything is built on the backbone of hard work. Without that most don’t achieve a high level of success. Again, you made a lot of really great points here! Keep on keeping on brother! 👍
I worked as a hunting guide for international clients I would do everything from stalking wildfowling pheasant shoots, pigeon shoot, tracking skinning/taxidermy and worked as a game dealer just to be on the field and the end results usually ment you never got to shoot. I loved the job great money and tips but the reality was no holidays or paid leave
No retirement plan, insurance, 401k, competitive market, and the reality is your success drives your income for the most part. Good luck boys. Better to focus on a quality life and enjoy it when you can. Quit worried about being famous.
As an owner of a successful pest control business, same applies here. Feet on the ground, enjoy the time you get.
Thank you, for being completely honest Aaron. Probably saved a couple thousand people from thinking they could be, Jo UA-cam Hunter. You did get the quality truth out there. It's why I respect You guys sight, one reason, many, why respect you site. Along with the Beast Site. Two of the very best outfits/sites there are. Hands down, in my opinion. Couple more I keep track of, but, not up to the quality or reality of both sites I mentioned. Keep putting out quality my friend, keep putting it out! Real, sells over everything else. I know you've learned that. Appreciate all you guys put out 😮😊🤔😉
Doing something I hate for work vs something I enjoy I know what I’d pick
@@tylerisbell6916 whoever said you should enjoy work was lying to you.
Being "famous" means money these days more than ever. Why would they stop trying to be famous? These guys are living a dream and seem to be doing it the right way. Nothing but respect and well wishes from me
Healthcare can be a good way to get out more. Many hospital positions are 3 12 hour shifts a week. That’s 4 days a week to go hunting year round. And if you volunteer for weekends that’s more days during the week to hunt while a lot of others are working.
I never really looked at it that way. Course, we all want to make a living at what we enjoy, sometimes its not feasible. 😊
Where is the video from the ranch hunt we want to see that
Great content
Grants failed fence jump will live in infamy. It should always be in the top 5 bloopers when you guys have them
Would love to leave my job in finance and join THP.
I am an extremely passionate hunter and I have been so for as long as I remember.
I am 57 years old now and have hunted VERY much, both with bows and guns.
When I was in my mid 20s after leaving the military, I got offered a job as a hunting guide and I was totally sure that I had struck gold and got my dream job.
After two years as a hunting guide, I realized that the job was very far from what I thought it was.
Yes, I was able to be a lot outdoors and I loved that, and I sort of hunted, but I had very little time to really hunt myself, and I also had to deal with many frustrating clients and at times obnoxious clients.
And rather many were poor shots where they either missed their only chance to shoot their trophy animal and some even tried to blame me for that.
Or they wounded an animal that was not always the safest to track when wounded.
And the job was extremely poorly paid as well.
So I decided to stop being a hunting guide and get a proper education where I could get a good income that could make me able to take many weeks off every year to hunt all sorts of animals and afford the hunting as well.
That choice was for sure the right one for me.
I have my own landscaping business just so I can scout and hunt when I feel I need to. I don’t take very many mowing job because that takes the most time and get paid the least. I do bigger jobs that make much more but the trade off is, I work my butt off and do what I call two a days. Taken from football practice. I do two days of work in one day and that gives me extra time and extra money. Instead of filling my schedule up with routine lawn mows, I take jobs like doing “soft” or “hard” patio areas. Stuff like that. A two week job sets me up for two months of free time. So I work my butt off during summer and I have all the free time from duck/pheasant/deer/turkey in the fall all the way to spring turkey! If I still worked a day job I wouldn’t have the time or money.
Archery manufacturing and engineering positions don't give you more time to hunt...all it does is give you a burned out 50-70 hour a week job you are tied down to just like any other job outside of the hunting industry. Speaking from ample personal experience. Working in the industry doesn't mean you have time to enjoy more hunting. On the contrary, most hunting companies are super busy come Fall, launching new products & fulfilling big dealer orders, etc, and the only way they can do that is to have everyone working overtime overtime overtime. Self-employed content creation is about the only role I can think of that actually allows you to hunt more, because you are literally required to be in the field producing content to bring home the bacon, which is how THP is "paid to hunt".
That was a good video sir 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Appreciate this and all your videos! I feel if you like hunting, set your life up to hunt. I'm a home inspector and set my own schedule. So I can take time off to turkey hunt and work is slow in fall during deer season. So I work when I want and hunt when I want. Guys like Dan Infalt work early mornings and hunt in the afternoon. Just find a way to make it work, without hurting your family.
Thats real ive been filming since i was 11 and outdoor videos and im still doing it its been a long road
"We're not pro hunters." Dude, yes you are. You guys are some of the best hunters ever.
Gooch was a favorite!
@huntingpublic that bird is the size of an ‘85 GMC VanDura
Solid reality check video. Is there a more difficult hunt to film than turkey
Was missing yall
Good job
Good video Aaron.
I sent real tree bill jordan my resume when I was 23 years old. Never heard nothing. lol. I came from a farm of cuttin tobacco and hauling hay every summer and working cattle and just working for farmers here in Ky. From when I was 12 to when I was 23. Worked at welding shop for 5 years to. Now I’m a factory worker for 21 years. I weld SS pipe carbon pipe or steel structure. Been welding for years now.
I love hunting. But at 42 years old I figure I’d never hunt for a living. Just not practical. I make good money.
But at one time I wanted to get payed to hunt. Not joking. But more I think about it. Nah. I don’t. I’ve killed the world slam and I’ve killed a few good bucks.
I think the hidden truth bout guys that hunt for a living has either got a wife that makes dang good money and carries the INS Or inherited a bunch money and said hell with a normal job lol.
Ya never know somebody’s circumstances. Kuddos to people that do it. But that was years ago before social media.
Now you get paid to be on UA-cam. Idk how much and it’s irrelevant to me cause at this point I’m guessing I won’t find out. I just like to hunt and I kill stuff and I’m a factory worker with 401k. lol.
So if I understand this correctly I can call my boss and quit my job and start hunting professionally because it pays big money.?! Thanks for the advice Aaron!
Affordable cameras put out garbage video back in the day. Their sound was bad too and you could hear the camera's motor, beeping sounds, clicking noises and so on. Back in the 80's we had VHS tapes before digital came in. They were big as a shoe box, cost a thousand bucks (back then!) and had their own level of terrible resolution, over exposure, poor low light video, etc.. Camera technology has been quite amazing and affordable over the last fifteen years or so. I remember not that long ago that 720p was considered HD. Now you have 4k and super slo frame rates up to 240 frames and beyond.
Bring back The Red Viper!
Dang! I thought you boys had quit making videos!??? Glad I was wrong, I've been having thp withdrawal.
Grant was good shit! I laugh every time I see that clip
So where do u guys work
Sounds like you have a huge marketing opportunity. Create a Hunt/Outdoor Filming University.