Deer IQ

About Deer IQ

Your most educational deer hunting podcast. From the chosen topics to the bite-size chunk episode lengths, the Deer IQ podcast has one goal in mind - hunter growth. With engaging pre-episode questions, and challenging takeaways at the end,  you'll be pushed and inspired by this not so ordinary deer hunting podcast. Join outdoor writer, hunter, educator and host Adam Lewis in the pursuit of becoming wiser and greater hunters.  Listen, engage, increase your Deer IQ.

Publisher

Adam Lewis

Category

education · science · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Jul 2023

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

16 of 150 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Mature Bucks - KEYS to Taking Them More Consistently w/guest Doug Roberts; IQ-1

   Host Adam Lewis interviews expert Doug Roberts about consistently harvesting mature bucks by understanding their pressure responses and strategic hunting practices.

2. 

   17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Little Things to Get a BIG EDGE on Mature Bucks This Season w/guest Doug Roberts; IQ-5

   Host Adam Lewis interviews Deer Professor Doug Roberts of Conquest Scents about strategies for hunting mature bucks and understanding deer behavior.

3. 

   8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   First Sit BluePrint - Make Your FIRST HUNT Your Highest-Odds Hunt of 2026! IQ-5

   Host Adam Lewis shares a blueprint for maximizing your first deer hunt's success, offering strategies for various hunting scenarios.

Inside a recent episode

Mature Bucks - KEYS to Taking Them More Consistently w/guest Doug Roberts; IQ-1

Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Oh, no, that's a good point because that's absolutely true, and I can prove that in a few different ways. Deer by nature are not afraid of humans. It's a learned trait. Now, most hunters go, yeah, you're full of it. No, I guarantee you it's a learned trait. The problem is, like you're saying, all the deer that we all know as hunters have over the years – watch bad things happen. You know, we chase them, we spook them, uh, you know, Roy over there just dropped dead. Uh, and I heard this big bang or, you know, and cause when they're fawns, when they're first born, they'll follow you all over the place. […]

Who has been a guest on Deer IQ

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Doug Roberts
• Jared Shaffer
• Casey Christman
• Tom Petry
• Cody Roberts

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

6,651,752

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

32 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

21 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 84 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

97

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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