The Twin Elements Podcast

Episode 60 | Released: 23rd February 2026

Welcome back to the Twin Elements Podcast.

In this we’re jumping straight in and discussing an important concept when it comes to hunting the rut.

We discuss everything surrounding Buck to Doe Ratios.

What that term actually means.

How it impacts your local deer herd.

Plus we suggest some tips on managing the buck to doe ratio for improved hunting opportunities wherever you’re planning on hunting.

Whether you’re chasing red deer in the roar, fallow during the rut, or just trying to understand herd dynamics better… this topic matters.

We continue the FAQ or frequently asked questions with some fallow deer specific themed questions.

Topics Discussed:

Buck : Doe Ratios

1:1 Ratios, 1:5, 1:10 etc.

Land Owner Tolerance

Private vs Public Deer Management

Benefits Of Less Deer On The Landscape

Rut Intensity

Hunting Ethics

Conservation & Pest Animal Control

Fawn Drops

Stalking Benefits

Age Class

Carrying Capacity Of The landscape

The Best Time For Shooting Does

Fallow & Red Deer Rut

Fallow Gestation

Other News:

We have hundreds of weekly listeners to the podcast, yet, we ONLY have 60 podcast reviews on apple podcasts!
Please make this make sense…
Please do us a favour and rate and review the podcast before listening to the next instalment.
Thank you

Please subscribe to the youtube channel!
We have tonnes of content dropping in throughout 2026:
- Red Deer Roar & Fallow Rut Hunt, Australia - 9 films
- Cape York Boar Hunt - 3 films
- USA Elk, Mule Deer & Pronghorn - 12 films

Our Twin Elements Website is live!
As part of this we have finally made our favourite wildlife and scenery prints available!
As a listener of the podcast you can receive 10% off by using code: “TheTwinElementsPodcast”.
https://twinelements.com.au/collections/prints

Enjoyed this episode?
Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Tune in to our youtube channel for the latest film releases and find us across our socials by searching Twin Elements.
We greatly appreciate your support, cheers legends!

Connect With Us:

Website: www.twinelements.com.au

Instagram: @twin_elements

Facebook: Twin Elements

Tik Tok: @Twin_Elements

Youtube: Twin Elements

Email: [email protected]

Support Those Who Support Us!

Argali

Atlas Wild - Use code “Twin10” for 10% off your next order.

Aus Caff Energy - Use code “Twin Elements” for 10% off your next order.

Camp Chef

Carnivore Collective - Use code “Twin10” for 10% off your next order.

Day Six

Dingo Creek Hunting - Use code “Twin Elements” when booking your next NT hunting adventure for $500 off your trip of a lifetime.

Dog & Gun Coffee - Use code “Twin10” for $10 off your first order.

Garmin

Hamskea

Hoyt Bowhunting

Huntin Fool - Use code “TwinElements” for 25% off your first year of service.

Iron Gate Knives

Kayuga Broadheads - Use code “Twin10” for 10% off your next order.

Kimbo Australia - Use code “TwinElements15” for 15% off your next order.

Lowa Boots - Use code “TwinElements10” for 10% off your next order.

Leupold Optics

On X

Option Archery

Pnuma Outdoors

Sea To Summit

Venture Hunting & Outdoors

Walk n Stalk - Game Bars - Use code “Twin15” for 15% off your next order.

 

This podcast is proudly presented by, Venture Hunting and Outdoors.

Check them out at www.venturehunting.com.au

 

Music Composers:

Will Harrison - Baptized and Buried - https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/srrp5dSgR8/

Episode 59 | Released: 16th February 2026

Welcome back to the Twin Elements Podcast.

In this episode we deep dive into some incredibly detailed information surrounding fallow deer as a species, particularly their physiology and biology in relation to breeding and the rut.

Whether a seasoned fallow rut hunter here in Australia, or a rookie going into their first season, join Ayden and James for some of their top tips to get you dialled and focused on the most important “Fallow Rut Tactics”.

We segment the rut into three main phases: pre rut, peak / prime rut and post rut. Giving the main characteristics of each period, as well as some general dates and then some tips for hunting these times if you’re seeing the main features in the field.

We continue the FAQ or frequently asked questions with some fallow deer specific themed questions.

Topics Discussed:

Fallow Deer Biology

Photoperiods and Day Length

Hormones and Physiology Of The Does (Melatonin, GnRH, LH, FSH)

Nutrition and Body Condition

Temperature Variations

Rainfall

Moon Phase

Pre Synchronisation

Female Selection

Population Dynamics

Buck to Doe Ratios

Velvet Bucks

Scrapes And Rubs

Croaking Bucks

Rattling Antlers

Doe Calling

Spot And Stalk

Post Rut Habits

 

Other News:

We have hundreds of weekly listeners to the podcast, yet, we ONLY have 60 podcast reviews on apple podcasts!
Please make this make sense…
Please do us a favour and rate and review the podcast before listening to the next instalment.
Thank you

Please subscribe to the youtube channel!
We have tonnes of content dropping in throughout 2026:
- Red Deer Roar & Fallow Rut Hunt, Australia - 9 films
- Cape York Boar Hunt - 3 films
- USA Elk, Mule Deer & Pronghorn - 12 films

Our Twin Elements Website is live!
As part of this we have finally made our favourite wildlife and scenery prints available!
As a listener of the podcast you can receive 10% off by using code: “TheTwinElementsPodcast”.
https://twinelements.com.au/collections/prints

Enjoyed this episode?
Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Tune in to our youtube channel for the latest film releases and find us across our socials by searching Twin Elements.
We greatly appreciate your support, cheers legends!

Connect With Us:

Website: www.twinelements.com.au

Instagram: @twin_elements

Facebook: Twin Elements

Tik Tok: @Twin_Elements

Youtube: Twin Elements

Email: [email protected]

Support Those Who Support Us!

Argali

Atlas Wild - Use code “Twin10” for 10% off your next order.

Aus Caff Energy - Use code “Twin Elements” for 10% off your next order.

Camp Chef

Carnivore Collective - Use code “Twin10” for 10% off your next order.

Day Six

Dingo Creek Hunting - Use code “Twin Elements” when booking your next NT hunting adventure for $500 off your trip of a lifetime.

Dog & Gun Coffee - Use code “Twin10” for $10 off your first order.

Garmin

Hamskea

Hoyt Bowhunting

Huntin Fool - Use code “TwinElements” for 25% off your first year of service.

Iron Gate Knives

Kayuga Broadheads - Use code “Twin10” for 10% off your next order.

Kimbo Australia - Use code “TwinElements15” for 15% off your next order.

Lowa Boots - Use code “TwinElements10” for 10% off your next order.

Leupold Optics

On X

Option Archery

Pnuma Outdoors

Sea To Summit

Venture Hunting & Outdoors

Walk n Stalk - Game Bars - Use code “Twin15” for 15% off your next order.

 

This podcast is proudly presented by, Venture Hunting and Outdoors.

Check them out at www.venturehunting.com.au

 

Music Composers:

Will Harrison - Baptized and Buried - https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/srrp5dSgR8/

Episode 58 | Released: 9th of February 2026

Welcome back to the Twin Elements Podcast.

In Todays episode we cover our recent “Bowhunting The Rut” event at Venture Hunting & Outdoors.

We premiered our 2025 red deer roar highlight film.
Showing some epic content to around 170 attendees to the event.
This action packed 20 minute film featured roaring red stags, croaking fallow bucks and everything in between.

 

Following the screening, we sat down and did a live Q&A panel to wrap up the evening.
Guests left with some inspiration for the upcoming rut, as well as a few tips and tricks to implement over that period.

 

For those that couldn’t attend the event live, today’s podcast is a recorded version of those live questions which we are sure to be of use for our listeners.

 

Have a question for us?
Send us an email at [email protected] with subject line “FAQ”.

Or Simply send us a dm across our socials or comment on our youtube videos.

Topics Discussed:

Bowhunting The Rut

Shot Placement

Calling Red Stags

Calling Fallow Bucks

Hunting Mature Animals

Gaining Access To Private properties

Scouting Properties

 

Other News:

We have hundreds of weekly listeners to the podcast, yet, we ONLY have 60 podcast reviews on apple podcasts!
Please make this make sense…
Please do us a favour and rate and review the podcast before listening to the next instalment.
Thank you

Please subscribe to the youtube channel as we have tonnes of content dropping in late 2025 and early 2026:
- Wild Boar Hunt, NT Australia - 1 film
- Red Deer Roar & Fallow Rut Hunt, Australia - 9 films
- Cape York Boar Hunt - 3 films
- USA Elk, Mule Deer & Pronghorn - 12 films

Our Twin Elements Website is live!
As part of this we have finally made our favourite wildlife and scenery prints available!
As a listener of the podcast you can receive 10% off by using code: “TheTwinElementsPodcast”.
https://twinelements.com.au/collections/prints

Enjoyed this episode?
Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Tune in to our youtube channel for the latest film releases and find us across our socials by searching Twin Elements.
We greatly appreciate your support, cheers legends!

Connect With Us:

Website: www.twinelements.com.au

Instagram: @twin_elements

Facebook: Twin Elements

Tik Tok: @Twin_Elements

Youtube: Twin Elements

Email: [email protected]

Support Those Who Support Us!

Argali

Atlas Wild - Use code “Twin10” for 10% off your next order.

Aus Caff Energy - Use code “Twin Elements” for 10% off your next order.

Camp Chef

Carnivore Collective - Use code “Twin10” for 10% off your next order.

Day Six

Dingo Creek Hunting - Use code “Twin Elements” when booking your next NT hunting adventure for $500 off your trip of a lifetime.

Dog & Gun Coffee - Use code “Twin10” for $10 off your first order.

Garmin

Hamskea

Hoyt Bowhunting

Huntin Fool - Use code “TwinElements” for 25% off your first year of service.

Iron Gate Knives

Kayuga Broadheads - Use code “Twin10” for 10% off your next order.

Kimbo Australia - Use code “TwinElements15” for 15% off your next order.

Lowa Boots - Use code “TwinElements10” for 10% off your next order.

Leupold Optics

On X

Option Archery

Pnuma Outdoors

Sea To Summit

Venture Hunting & Outdoors

Walk n Stalk - Game Bars - Use code “Twin15” for 15% off your next order.

 

This podcast is proudly presented by, Venture Hunting and Outdoors.

Check them out at www.venturehunting.com.au

 

Music Composers:

Will Harrison - Baptized and Buried - https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/srrp5dSgR8/

Episode 57 | Released: 2nd of February 2026

Welcome back to the Twin Elements Podcast.

In today’s episode we revisit some recent hunts targeting Velvet flow bucks.
Over the summer months, both red stags and fallow bucks which have typically cast their antlers, begin to regrow their antlers.
In January these bucks start to take shape and reveal their true potential.

Whilst searching for bucks in likely areas, James also comes across a monster mountain Billy goat as old as the hills. Plus a few pesky foxes for good measure.
Tune in to hear about all the recent adventures!

Have a question for us?
Send us an email at [email protected] with subject line “FAQ”.

Or Simply send us a dm across our socials or comment on our youtube videos.

Topics Discussed:

Velvet Fallow Bucks

Bachelor Groups

Bowhunting Foxes

Bowhunting Billy Goats

A 39.5 Inch Billy

The Upcoming Rut

Other News:

We just returned from our “Bowhunting The Rut” event at Venture Hunting.
On the 29th of January we visited the epic Springwood megastore in Brisbane.
With 170 guests in attendance it was a magical evening.
We kicked it off with a film screening of our cinematic film from the 25 rut. Then jumped into a live Q&A panel to answer questions by those run attendance.
Stay tuned for a future podcast episode wrapping up that event.

Please subscribe to the youtube channel as we have tonnes of content dropping in late 2025 and early 2026:
- Wild Boar Hunt, NT Australia - 1 film
- Red Deer Roar & Fallow Rut Hunt, Australia - 9 films
- Cape York Boar Hunt - 3 films
- USA Elk, Mule Deer & Pronghorn - 12 films

Our Twin Elements Website is live!
As part of this we have finally made our favourite wildlife and scenery prints available!
As a listener of the podcast you can receive 10% off by using code: “TheTwinElementsPodcast”.
https://twinelements.com.au/collections/prints

Enjoyed this episode?
Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Tune in to our youtube channel for the latest film releases and find us across our socials by searching Twin Elements.
We greatly appreciate your support, cheers legends!

Connect With Us:

Website: www.twinelements.com.au

Instagram: @twin_elements

Facebook: Twin Elements

Tik Tok: @Twin_Elements

Youtube: Twin Elements

Email: [email protected]

Support Those Who Support Us!

Argali

Atlas Wild - Use code “Twin10” for 10% off your next order.

Aus Caff Energy - Use code “Twin Elements” for 10% off your next order.

Camp Chef

Carnivore Collective - Use code “Twin10” for 10% off your next order.

Day Six

Dingo Creek Hunting - Use code “Twin Elements” when booking your next NT hunting adventure for $500 off your trip of a lifetime.

Dog & Gun Coffee - Use code “Twin10” for $10 off your first order.

Garmin

Hamskea

Hoyt Bowhunting

Huntin Fool - Use code “TwinElements” for 25% off your first year of service.

Iron Gate Knives

Kayuga Broadheads - Use code “Twin10” for 10% off your next order.

Kimbo Australia - Use code “TwinElements15” for 15% off your next order.

Lowa Boots - Use code “TwinElements10” for 10% off your next order.

Leupold Optics

On X

Option Archery

Pnuma Outdoors

Sea To Summit

Venture Hunting & Outdoors

Walk n Stalk - Game Bars - Use code “Twin15” for 15% off your next order.

 

This podcast is proudly presented by, Venture Hunting and Outdoors.

Check them out at www.venturehunting.com.au

 

Music Composers:

Will Harrison - Baptized and Buried - https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/srrp5dSgR8/

Episode 56 | Released: 26th of January 2026

Welcome back to the Twin Elements Podcast.

In today’s episode we sit down and answer your frequently asked questions.

Whats unique about this segment however, is that all of todays questions are based around hunting the rut here in Australia.

Searching for croaking fallow bucks and does or roaring red stags and their hinds.

Have a question for us?
Send us an email at [email protected] with subject line “FAQ”.

Or Simply send us a dm across our socials or comment on our youtube videos.

Topics Discussed:

Fallow Deer Second Rut

Calling Mature bucks

Hunting From Blinds

Pre Rut Rattling

Best Times To Hunt in March/April

Meat Care & Load Frames

Doe Calls

Hunting Thermals

Other News:

We are going to be at Venture Hunting on the 29th April for our “Bowhunting The Rut” event!
Come down and tune in to our 20 minute screening of an epic red deer highlights film from our 2025 adventures.
After the film drops, we will be doing a live Q&A with those in attendance.

Please subscribe to the youtube channel as we have tonnes of content dropping in late 2025 and early 2026:
- Wild Boar Hunt, NT Australia - 1 film
- Red Deer Roar & Fallow Rut Hunt, Australia - 9 films
- Cape York Boar Hunt - 3 films
- USA Elk, Mule Deer & Pronghorn - 12 films

Our Twin Elements Website is live!
As part of this we have finally made our favourite wildlife and scenery prints available!
As a listener of the podcast you can receive 10% off by using code: “TheTwinElementsPodcast”.
https://twinelements.com.au/collections/prints

Enjoyed this episode?
Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Tune in to our youtube channel for the latest film releases and find us across our socials by searching Twin Elements.
We greatly appreciate your support, cheers legends!

Connect With Us:

Website: www.twinelements.com.au

Instagram: @twin_elements

Facebook: Twin Elements

Tik Tok: @Twin_Elements

Youtube: Twin Elements

Email: [email protected]

Support Those Who Support Us!

Argali

Atlas Wild - Use code “Twin10” for 10% off your next order.

Aus Caff Energy - Use code “Twin Elements” for 10% off your next order.

Camp Chef

Carnivore Collective - Use code “Twin10” for 10% off your next order.

Day Six

Dingo Creek Hunting - Use code “Twin Elements” when booking your next NT hunting adventure for $500 off your trip of a lifetime.

Dog & Gun Coffee - Use code “Twin10” for $10 off your first order.

Garmin

Hamskea

Hoyt Bowhunting

Huntin Fool - Use code “TwinElements” for 25% off your first year of service.

Iron Gate Knives

Kayuga Broadheads - Use code “Twin10” for 10% off your next order.

Kimbo Australia - Use code “TwinElements15” for 15% off your next order.

Lowa Boots - Use code “TwinElements10” for 10% off your next order.

Leupold Optics

On X

Option Archery

Pnuma Outdoors

Sea To Summit

Venture Hunting & Outdoors

Walk n Stalk - Game Bars - Use code “Twin15” for 15% off your next order.

This podcast is proudly presented by, Venture Hunting and Outdoors.

Check them out at www.venturehunting.com.au

Music Composers:

Will Harrison - Baptized and Buried - https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/srrp5dSgR8/