Episodes

Sept. 4, 2024

School of September with Dirk "The Bugler" Durham

Well here we are! The final School of September episode of 2024! One of my favorite people, also a listener favorite, we close out this SOS season with none other than Dirk Durham. A man who needs little introduction, a dude that every hunter can...

Aug. 21, 2024

School of September with Devan Reilly

Devan Reilly is a man blazing his own trail. He's a hunter, podcast host (Blazing Trails Podcast and Top Dog Hunt Podcast), and rodeo cowboy with a passion for pursuing elk with a trad bow. In this episode, Devan and I talk a bunch of elk strategy...

Aug. 15, 2024

School of September with Mike Edgehouse

Return guest, Mike Edgehouse, is a professor of anatomy and biology at Lewis Clark College, hunter, meat expert, mobile butcher, and founder of the Cutrite Mobile App that should live on every hunters phone. In this episode, Mike and I talk...

Aug. 7, 2024

School of September with Brian Barney and Dan Pickar

Another week, another installment of the School of September! With season only weeks away, this is not one you're going to want to miss. Brian Barney and Dan Pickar, both of Eastmans Hunting Journals and both return guests to the show, join me to have...

Aug. 1, 2024

School of September with John Stallone

As we continue our Summer blitz of School of September episodes, Days in the Wild founder John Stallone joins me this week. John is a lifelong hunter, hunting guide, host of the Days in the Wild Podcast, writer, and strong advocate for the future of...

July 25, 2024

School of September with Bradley Dammerman

Bradley Dammerman is the owner/operator of Idaho Whitetail Guides and one hell of an American hunter. In this episode, Bradley and I dive into early to late season elk calling. Bradley describes a unique calling technique with an elk shed you...

July 16, 2024

School of September with Dax McCarty

Dax is a hunting guide and manager for Wagonhound Outfitters in Wyoming. He's a lifelong hunter and great American. In this episode, we discuss elk hunting strategies through different seasons. He breaks down calling elk in early September...

July 9, 2024

201. Vantage Point Archery with Ryan Corkwell and Jeff Stringer

Jeff and Ryan, co-founders of Vantage Point Archery, join me this week to discuss broadheads, hunting, and the politics around all of it. It's a great discussion and if you're wanting a little more technical information regarding your broadhead and...

June 28, 2024

200. Kevin Estela

Finally! Kevin Estela and I sit down to recap our bear hunt and fishing trip. Kevin, with Fieldcraft Survival, flew out to Idaho from North Carolina to chase bruins over a bait site. In this episode, we talk about the gear we used, the shared...

June 21, 2024

199. Hunting, Soldiering, and Gear with Mike Herne

Mike Herne is a career soldier in the U.S. Army, hunter, writer, and hunting gear guru working with Kifaru and Born Primitive Outdoors. He's also a fantastic American and I was super happy to have him on the show. In this episode, Mike and I...

June 10, 2024

198. Ready Yourself for the Mountain with Mike Barnes

Return Guest Mike Barnes is the former Strength Conditioning Coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers, hunter, trainer, and author. He's spent a career out of understanding and teaching strength conditioning to others and let me tell you, he knows what...

June 4, 2024

197. Don't Get Mad, Get Brandon Maddox and Silencer Central!

Brandon Maddox is the founder and President of Silencer Central, he's a hunter, family man, and an inspiring business owner. We had such a great response last time I had him on, I thought it would be a good idea to bring him back! In this...

May 27, 2024

196. Live Full Time with Gabe Castleberry

An old Marine friend joins me this week, Gabe Castleberry! Gabe and I served in 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines together where we traveled the world in uniform including places like Kosovo, Africa, and Iraq. As a sort of Memorial Day special, Gabe...

May 20, 2024

195. Testicular Fortitude with Mike Herz

Return guest, Mike Herz, is a friend, hunter, hunting advocate in Washington, founding member of the Conservation Coalition of Washington, family man, and entreprenuer. In this episode, we discuss some updates in the ongoing battle in Washington...

April 24, 2024

School of September with Joel Swecker

Joel Swecker is a firefighter, taxidermist, writer, hunter, and American family man. He is a return guest and joins me this week for April's installment of School of September. We spend a lot of time discussing how to locate, call to, and...

April 17, 2024

194. Step Aside Kids, The Adults are Here with Jase Groesbeck

Jase Groesbeck is a powerhouse of a man. He's a father, husband, and lifelong hunter who stands by his principles and beliefs. In this episode, Jase and I bounce around from his upbringing as a hunter, to baiting bears, to a debate about what...

April 9, 2024

193. Explorer of the Sole with Jim Hoffman

Return guest Jim Hoffman is the owner of Hoffman Boots, an outdoorsman, family man, and a friend of mine. He is passionate about making boots, and Hoffman Boots is a long time sponsor of this show. In this episode, we discuss the importance of good...

April 2, 2024

192. Pursuing Wolves and Bear for Better Elk and Deer with Tom Schneider

By popular demand, Tom Schneider of Stuck N The Rut makes another return on the show! Tom is one of the most talented hunters I know. He has mastered hunting wolves, mule deer, elk, and bear and the Stuck N The Rut YouTube channel shows it all! In...

March 28, 2024

191. Barnes Copper Bullets with Mitch Kukson

Mitch Kukson is an R&D Engineer for Barnes Bullets, which is a fancy way to say that Mitch is a bullet design expert and essentially a ballistics scientist. Needless to say, he is way smarter than I am and brings a level of expertise to the show...

March 26, 2024

School of September with Cam Hanes

I can't believe it's already time to kick off the School of September Series! But, since it is time, I thought what better way to kick it off than with none other than Cam Hanes! Cameron Hanes is perhaps one of, if not THE worlds best elk hunter. Cam...

190. Fear Not in a Lost Society with Kevin Estela

March 12, 2024