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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...

March 12, 2024

190. Fear Not in a Lost Society with Kevin Estela

Kevin Estela is the Director of Survival for Fieldcraft Survival and the Author of the best-selling book,101 Skills You Need to Survive in the Woods. A lifelong educator and the founder of the Estela Wilderness Education Fund, Estela is an avid...

March 5, 2024

189. Wolves and Emotionally Intoxicated Urbanites with Scott Rockholm

Scott Rockholm is a North Idaho hunter, family man, film maker, and passionate advocate when it comes to the truth about wolves and wolf reintroduction. Scott and I discuss several topics on the wolf issue. From wolf management to the cult of...

Feb. 27, 2024

188. The Fusion of Truth and Science with Jim Heffelfinger, Ed Arnett, and Ike Eastman

In this expert-heavy episode, I find myself a bit out of my league as we poke through some heavy topics. Recorded at the Western Hunt Expo in Salt Lake, we discuss a wide variety of topics from wolf management, mule deer conservation, public...

Feb. 21, 2024

187. Getting Rocky Mountain High with Mike Costello

Mike Costello is a family man, hunter, advocate for hunters, and a Howl for Wildlife Strategic Partner. He's also a return guest on The Western Huntsman and a powerful voice for the future of hunting. Mike and I dive into the Colorado...

Feb. 13, 2024

186. Hunting, Dick Bones, and Don Trump Jr. with Adam Grenda

Return Guest, Adam Grenda of Stuck N The Rut is an Alaskan bush pilot, hunter, husband, father, and a fearless advocate for our hunting heritage. In this episode, Adam and I discuss some Alaskan hunting versus hunting the lower 48 stuff, the...

Feb. 6, 2024

185. How to Win a Hunt with Ross Sharp

Return guest, Ross Sharp, is a Western Washington hunter and owner of The Crazy Elk Company. Many of you will know him from his Tag Wallet, a product desgined to simplify attaching a tag to your animal while also protecting it against the...

Jan. 30, 2024

184. Prepared with Rob Benson

Rob Benson is an emergency preparedness expert, homesteader, hunter, survivalist, and family man. He has a huge social media following and even an online emergency supply store (link below). In this episode, Rob and I discuss his motivations for...

Jan. 23, 2024

183. Mountain Hunting Etiquette with Dirk Durham

Dirk Durham is one of the worlds best elk hunters and callers, he's also the marketing manager with Phelps Game Calls and one helluva friend to me. As a return guest on this show, he never disappoints. In this episode, Dirk and I discuss...

Jan. 16, 2024

182. Know Where You Stand with Gabe Hinkle

Gabe Hinkle is a Northwest Native, hunter, father, photogragher, and railroad engineer who joins me this week to discuss an important topic surrounding public land: Natural Asset Companies. Gabe brought this issue to me a few weeks ago, and it's...

Jan. 4, 2024

181. Western Hunt Fest

Guy Duplantier, Efren Gonzalez, and Jeff DeVaul join me this week to discuss the Western Hunt Fest. This festival is a two huntfest that involves a 3D archery course, elk calling seminars and contests, a pack-out challenge, and tons of other...

Dec. 19, 2023

180. Outlaws, Wolves, and Hunting with Zach Hanson

Zach Hanson is a hunter, trapper, author, family man, and a return guest on this show. He wrote "Turning Feral" a couple years ago, which is a book centered around his story of leaving his corporate and city lifestyle for a remote life of hunting and...

Dec. 12, 2023

179. Guitars and Bows with Travis Van Hoff

It's no secret I love music and being a musician almost as much as I love hunting, every few months I like to bring on an up and coming new artist to introduce to you guys! Travis Van Hoff is a hunter, songwriter, musician, family man, and great guy...

Dec. 7, 2023

178. Framing Solutions with Gary Strassburg

Gary Strassburg is a veteran, hunter, family man, and Washington resident who was troubled by what he was seeing taking place with the hunting community in the Evergreen State. He is the perfect example of when a citizen decides to get engaged and...

Dec. 5, 2023

177. Cliff Gray on Hunting, Guiding, and Building a Life Around it All!

Cliff Gray is a former outfitter, guide, hunter, and story teller of all things hunting. His YouTube Channel is one of the best in the business and he joins me for a great discussion about all of it. In this episode, Cliff and I discuss his life...

Nov. 28, 2023

176. Conservation Coalition of Washington, Saving Hunting in the Evergreen State

This week, I bring in members of the newly formed Conservation Coalition of Washington; Mike Herz, Josh Caple, Kelsey Haller, and Cory Maxwell. We discuss the current state of commissioners of the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife....

Nov. 18, 2023

175. September Dreams with Andrew Tucker

Andrew Tucker and his wife joined my wife and I for a night of campfires, whiskey, and good company. We slipped into the studio to record an episode during their visit and covered a ton of ground! He's the first in-person guest in the newly minted...

Nov. 14, 2023

174. Late Season Elk with Guy Eastman

Some of us are still left holding unnotched elk tags this fall, so I decided to seek out a late-season elk expert and my search led me straight to Guy Eastman! Guy is a 4th generation Wyoming native, hunter, writer, and one of the owners of Eastmans...

Nov. 9, 2023

173. School of November with Troy Pottenger

This episode is the audio from an Instagram Live session Troy and I did. We continue to work through our November whitetail content and this week, one of the most legendary whitetail hunters I know joins me to talk about mock scrapes, set-ups for tree...

Nov. 1, 2023

172. The Last Wyomingite with John Law

John Law is a hunter, Modern Homesteader, photogragher, and entrepreneur. He joins me in this episode to talk about some of the access issues in Wyoming and other hunting related topics. We discuss modern homesteading, being self-sustainable, and all...

Oct. 27, 2023

171. Scott Reekers of Eastmans

My buddy Scott Reekers with Eastmans Hunting Journals joins me for a discussion on hunting the West, TagHub, getting tags in multiple states, hunting mule deer and pronghorn, and a pile of other hunting topics. Scott and I have known each other for...

Oct. 25, 2023

170. Deer Hunting Basics with Jim Huntsman

After jumping on Facebook this morning and scrolling through the different hunting groups, I noticed a ton of new hunters on there asking some basic questions about finding and hunting deer. Let's face it, most hunting podcasts are geared more towards...

Oct. 24, 2023

School of November with Jon Gabrio

The whitetail rut is knocking on our front door here in the West, it's a season I always get excited for. The elusive, mature, public land mountain bucks have proven to be a serious challenge to many a hunter. In this episode, I bring in Jon Gabrio....

Oct. 18, 2023

169. 6 Ranch with James Nash

I've always thought highly of James Nash, but after finally meeting him to record this episode, I'm a huge fan. James is a hunter, Marine veteran, outfitter, rancher, and an incredibly insightful dude! In this episode, James and I discuss different...