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Episodes

Ep. 247 | Bowhunting with TouLou with Jake and Trevor
Jan. 20, 2026

Ep. 247 | Bowhunting with TouLou with Jake and Trevor

Jake Anderson and Trevor Anderson are the founders of TouLou Broadheads, an American sourced and made single bevel broadhead that packs a punch. In this episode, we talk about mechanicals versus fixed, bowhunting elk and deer...
Quick Shots with Jim: Mock Whitetail Scrapes for Public Land Bucks
Jan. 15, 2026

Quick Shots with Jim: Mock Whitetail Scrapes for Public Land Bucks

I wanted to share with you guys how I have killed some great whitetail bucks, consistently, many years running. Not only have I done this, but my daughters kill great bucks every year and so do my hunting clients. The reason ...
Ep 246 | Bowhunting Caribou in Greenland with Matt Schoeller
Jan. 13, 2026

Ep 246 | Bowhunting Caribou in Greenland with Matt Schoeller

Meet Matt Schoeller, a Colorado bowhunter, business owner, Dad, Husband, and Caribou guide in Greenland! I came across a post of Matt’s on Instagram and couldn’t figure out how I didn’t know him, and knew he would be a great ...
245. Quick Shots with Jim: Using Crowded Units to Your Advantage
Jan. 7, 2026

245. Quick Shots with Jim: Using Crowded Units to Your Advantage

In Quick Shots with Jim, episode 2, I break down my strategy to utilize the crowds in high pressure units to my advantage. Due to where I guide, if the unit gets overly crowded, I don't have the luxery of taking my hunters to...
Ep. 244 | Western Hunting Skills Going East with Jordan Breshears
Jan. 6, 2026

Ep. 244 | Western Hunting Skills Going East with Jordan Breshears

Jordan Breshears returns to The Western Huntsman to talk elk, muleys, and even Pennsylvania whitetail! Jordan is a staffer at Eastmans and one heck of a bowhunter. He has a unique job in which he is able to travel and hunt al...
Ep. 243 | Quick Shots with Jim
Jan. 5, 2026

Ep. 243 | Quick Shots with Jim

Welcome to the new Quick Shots with Jim series! These new bonus episodes are in addition to our regular long form interviews. All about hunting, whether tactics or politics, this series will be adding an episode each week tha...
Ep 242 | Battling a Brown Bear with Tyler Johnson
Dec. 24, 2025

Ep 242 | Battling a Brown Bear with Tyler Johnson

Tyler Johnson grew up on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. He’s no stranger to brown bears and wild places. A little over a year ago, however, on a backcountry black bear hunt with his Dad, they surprised a bedded brown bear and...
Ep. 241 | Muley Strategies and Big Bulls with Tom Schneider
Dec. 10, 2025

Ep. 241 | Muley Strategies and Big Bulls with Tom Schneider

Stuck N The Rut’s Tom Schneider returns to the show this week and as always, it’s a solid episode! Tom is a master mule deer, elk, and wolf hunter who always brings his A-Game to any hunt, and every podcast he does with me. I...
Ep. 240 | Pursuing Predators with Corey Groff
Dec. 3, 2025

Ep. 240 | Pursuing Predators with Corey Groff

Corey Groff is the new host of Eastman Hunting Journal’s “Predator Pros” podcast, where they discuss the critical importance of predator management through hunting. Corey shares his extensive background in predator hunting an...
Ep. 239 | Elk Stories, Failure Points, and Good Gear
Nov. 24, 2025

Ep. 239 | Elk Stories, Failure Points, and Good Gear

This week, I jump on and record a solo episode, a sort of recap on this season since the beginning of September. I haven’t spent much time in civilization the last few months so I’m able to share some good stories and lessons...
Ep. 238 | Yukon Moose and Hunting Etiquette with Dirk Durham
Nov. 11, 2025

Ep. 238 | Yukon Moose and Hunting Etiquette with Dirk Durham

Dirk Durham is the Marketing Manager for Phelps Game Calls, Elk Hunting YouTube sensation, and someone I consider a close friend! Dirk joins me this week to tell the wild story of his Yukon moose hunt with Jason Phelps. We do...
Ep. 237 | The Draw with Jordan Christensen
Nov. 6, 2025

Ep. 237 | The Draw with Jordan Christensen

This week, meet Jordan Christensen from The Draw. We discuss the complexities of western tag applications, noting the constantly evolving process with year-round deadlines and various state changes, which necessitates service...
Ep. 236 | Bowhunting Whitetail in November with Jason Wilson
Oct. 30, 2025

Ep. 236 | Bowhunting Whitetail in November with Jason Wilson

Jason Wilson is a hunter with insane amounts of bowhunting experience for rutting whitetail. He's a business guy, political influencer, and all around big personality, I really liked getting to know him! In this episode, we d...
EP 235: Mule Deer and More with Fonzy Haskell and Brandon Mason
Oct. 15, 2025

EP 235: Mule Deer and More with Fonzy Haskell and Brandon Mason

I just got home from hunting mule deer in Wyoming with Fonzy Haskell of Four Horse Outfitters and Brandon Mason of Eastmans. What a heck of a hunt! We sat down to record a great episode, it’s a good one… In this episode, we d...
Ep. 234 | September Dreams with Kurt Stick
Oct. 8, 2025

Ep. 234 | September Dreams with Kurt Stick

Kurt Stick and I have been buddies for a while, mostly on the dot coms. I’ve always known he was a solid hunter, and this year he proved it again with an over 320” solo bull! In this episode, Kurt tells the story of how he wo...
Ep. 233 | September Dreams with Tyler Oaks
Oct. 1, 2025

Ep. 233 | September Dreams with Tyler Oaks

Return guest, Tyler Oaks from Timber Cruisers Outdoors joins me to share his successful hunt this September on a 300” plus bull! Tyler shares the calling strategy that worked in this bull on September 3rd, how he moved in clo...
Ep.232 The Trade Gap with Zach Hanson
Sept. 18, 2025

Ep.232 The Trade Gap with Zach Hanson

Return guest, Zach Hanson, has a new book out, The Trade Gap. His new book covers a topic that I’m super passionate about, and it’s a page turner! In The Trade Gap, Zach stresses the importance of getting people involved in t...
231. HornScore App with Blake Cannon and Justin Ward
Sept. 9, 2025

231. HornScore App with Blake Cannon and Justin Ward

Blake and Justin are with HornScore, an app that estimates scores on antlers from images or video you take in the field. In this episode, they tell us about the app and how it works. It’s a sweet product, I’ve been taking tra...
School of September with Jordan Breshears
Sept. 3, 2025

School of September with Jordan Breshears

Jordan Breshears is a hunter, writer and content creator for Eastmans, and a nuclear electrical wizard of great proportion. He’s a fantastic archery elk hunter, and joins me this week to kick us off into the first episode rel...
School of September with Jim Huntsman | BONUS Episode
Aug. 31, 2025

School of September with Jim Huntsman | BONUS Episode

In this episode, there is no guest… It’s just me bringing in a last minute episode as a bonus for this month. I break down mountain thermals, answer some various gear questions, and share some stories from past hunts that hig...
230. Montana Mule Deer with Rod Paschke
Aug. 26, 2025

230. Montana Mule Deer with Rod Paschke

Rod Paschke is a rancher, outfitter, hunter, and conservationist. He owns Sizzlin’ S Outfitters in Montana and is part of an advisory group for mule deer management changes. In this episode, Rod and I discuss the challenges w...
School of September with Dan Pickar
Aug. 19, 2025

School of September with Dan Pickar

Return guest, Dan Pickar, joins me for a short but action packed School of September! Dan is a writer, editor, and video producer at Eastmans as well as a co-host of the Life of a Bowhunter Podcast. In this episode, Dan and I...
229. Don't Fall Asleep at the Wheel with Josh Caple
Aug. 13, 2025

229. Don't Fall Asleep at the Wheel with Josh Caple

Josh Caple is a friend, hunter, and member of the Conservation Coalition of Washington. He’s also a return guest and we dive into some of the latest happenings of the Washington fish and game commission. We talk about bear hu...
School of September with James Nash
July 29, 2025

School of September with James Nash

James Nash is a return guest on the show. He’s the host of the 6 Ranch Podcast, an outfitter, a Marine veteran, generational rancher, writer, and without a doubt, one of the most intellectually well-rounded humans I’ve ever m...