Episodes

In Episode #104, Nick and I shared some of our thoughts and memories surrounding the late John Schulz. John passed away a few weeks back and honestly his death would probably have gone un-noticed had it not been for posts on facebook. Mr. Schulz had an impact on my traditional bowhunting journey in a few ways and I have always admired his “American Longbow” bows. Mr. Schulz learned to shoot, hunt and build ASL bows under the direct instruction of Howard Hill himself and in later years most, if n...

In Episode #103, Nick and I are joined by none other than Kent Rollins. Now if you have been living under a rock for the past 10 years or so, Kent Rollins, better known as Cowboy Chef Kent Rollins, has been a contestant on Food Networks “Grill Masters Chopped” and “Beat Bobby Flay” tv shows. He has an AWESOME YouTube channel focused on cooking with cast iron and includes recipes, tips and more. Kent’s YouTube channel has over 1.3 Million subscribers and if that wasn’t enough he has an amazing we...

In Episode #102, Nick and I sit down and have a chat about ethics in the outdoors. This was prompted by a discussion we ran across on Facebook recently and we both felt strongly enough about the topic that we wanted to have a conversation about it. Normally I end these posts with “We hope you enjoy!” but instead today I want to say “I hope this one gets you thinking!” Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave us a rating and review. We would also appreciate ideas for futur...

In Episode #101, I sit down with David Darling of Kalamazoo Bow Works to catch up with him and to hear more about the event nicknamed “Skitar” that took place a few weeks ago. It is a great story amidst all the cancelled traditional archery events that have been forced by the Covid-19 situation. Plus it is always a good time sitting down to chat with David. We hope you enjoy! Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave us a rating and review. We would also appreciate ideas f...

In Episode #100, The gang is all here! Myself, Nick and Thom all come together to discuss our first 99 episodes of the podcast. Our favorite guests, moments and memories from the show and who else better to join us in this discussion than Jason Samkowiak…..aka “The Podfather”! When you listen I think it will be easy to hear that we all had an absolute blast recording this. Lots of laughs, some good humored ribbing among great friends and a little discussion about the future of the show. All in a...

In Episode #99, Nick and I wrap up our On The Ground Challenge series. This week we discuss what you can do now to prepare OTG locations for this fall. We also cover equipment we use while hunting OTG that we have found to be beneficial and a few that we did not care for as well. Lots of good information here and don’t forget we want to hear from you if you have success this fall hunting OTG!!!. This episode is sponsored by Great Northern Bowhunting Company Please subscribe to the podcast on iT...

In Episode #98, I sit down for a great conversation with Mr. Whitetail himself….Roger Raglin. Roger was a pioneer in the hunting video industry and subsequently I learned a lot about hunting whitetails watching Roger’s [...]

In Episode #97, Nick and I have a great conversation with our mutual good friend Derek Sheehan. Derek has recently started building absolutely gorgeous split bamboo fly rods. We wanted to have him on to hear more about this hobby and catch up with a good friend at the same time. We hope you enjoy! This episode is sponsored by Everglades Angling and Eco-Tourss Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave us a rating and review. We would also appreciate ideas for future podcast...

In Episode #96, Nick and I continue our conversation about hunting on the ground….or “OTG” for short. This week we are discussing behavior, terrain, wind and thermals and how these factor into the selection of [...]

In Episode #95, Nick and I catch up after a short hiatus. Between the Covid situation and how it has affected my day job and Nick chasing Turkeys we have been a few weeks since our last episode. We chat about what has been going on for us and jump into our first of several conversations about hunting whitetails on the ground or “OTG” for short. We will have a couple more of these conversations in the coming weeks so stay tuned. In the meantime we hope you enjoy this episode. This episode is spo...

In Episode #94, I have the pleasure of sitting down with an individual that I looked up to in my early years of hunting. This gentleman had a down to earth approach to hunting that really resonated with a very inexperienced young man growing up on a Tobacco farm in North Central North Carolina. I had little in the way of mentors when I was learning to bow hunt and little money to put into the hobby. So seeing another good ol’ boy hunting much the same way as me really captured my attention. That...

In Episode #93 Nick and I discuss some ideas for things ourdoorsmen can be working on even if they are unable to venture out into the fields and streams. One of those being spending time learning to sharpen broadheads. Already good at sharpening? Perhaps learn another method to get your heads ready for use. We also chat about a few other things you might want to do or give a first try while waiting for our lives to return to normal. We hope you find something useful this week and that everyone i...

In Episode #92, Nick and I have a great conversation with Slade Johnston Founder and CEO of “Trips 4 Trade” (www.trips4trade.com) Trips4Trade is a community of outdoorsmen that are brought together by their enjoyment of [...]

In Episode #91, after months of bugging, pestering and begging I was finally able to get Corey Bailey, also known as Basinboy, on the show. Nick was not available when Corey got a break from work so you are stuck with just me for the hosting duties this week but Corey and I had a great chat and I really think you will enjoy or conversation. Also, be sure to check out our sponsor slot this week and a huge thanks to Bob Brumm!. This episode is sponsored by Great Northern Bowhunting Company Please...

Episode #90 With the Coronovirus situation and knowing lots of folks are either choosing to be quarantined, playing it safe or perhaps just at home with kids that are not in school due to closings, Nick and I thought it would be good to pick a few of our favorite traditional bowhunting books and share a bit of information with you about these and perhaps give you something to do while stuck at home. These are books both Nick and I enjoy and we not only share why but even read some excerpts for y...

Episode #89 Nick and I take some time to catch up on everything that has been going on over the past couple of months. We chat about the MLA banquet, Nick’s article in Traditional Bowhunter Magazine and how he won a new longbow from David Darling of Kalamazoo Bow Works. We then get into a topic we have talked about offline for some time, we discuss some of the good and the bad of social media and get into a few specific areas that have left a sour taste in our mouths on Facebook lately. We did n...

Episode #88 Thom and I sit down to recap a week of chasing hogs in South GA with good friends. We discuss the high water that made finding hogs difficult, my encounter with a huge diamonback rattlesnake and we wrap up hearing about Thom’s recent success while hunting in Texas. This episode is sponsored by St Joe River Bows Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave us a rating and review. We would also appreciate ideas for future podcasts so let us know what you would like ...

While attending the Traditional Archery Expo in Kalamazoo I got to meet and had a great conversation with Adam Miller of the Bowhunter Chronicles Podcast. During that conversation Adam asked me to be a guest on the Bowhunter Chronicles Podcast. Adam wanted to have a discussion about how to get started shooting a stickbow and I gladly agreed. He wanted to try to remove some of the confusion many modern archers feel when considering picking up the longbow. I learned from Adam that many feel overwh...

In Episode #87 Nick and I welcome Bob Brumm of Great Northern Longbows Inc to the show. We chat about Bob’s transition into running all operations at Great Northern, the 2020 Kalamazoo Expo and more importantly the upcoming Traditional & Classic Archery Trade Show, a new event Bob has big plans for. The first one occurring in just a few weeks on March 7th! We have been trying to get Bob to come on the show for a couple years now, we sure were glad to hear when he finally was ready to do it. Thi...

Episode #86 Nick and I welcome Jason Samkowiak back to the show. Jason has been making trips back and forth from Michigan to Georgia chasing hogs as a means of staying in the woods after deer seasons have closed. With a hog hunt on the horizon for myself I thought it would be a great opportunity to do a hog hunting episode and hear how Jason plans for his hunts. We also get to hear about his recent success in south GA. It is always a blast having Jason on and we hope you enjoy it as well. This ...

In Episode #85 I sit down with Chad Weaver, of Champion Custom Bowstrings and BCY, while at the Traditional Archery expo. We chat about string making and Traditional Archery as a whole. Chad is an awesome guy with wealth of knowledge around traditional bowstrings. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed our chat. This episode is sponsored by Great Northern Bowhunting Company Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave us a rating and review. We would also appreciate ...

Episode #84 finds Nick and I recording with our friends Neil Summers and Ryan Tucker. Neil has recently re-launched a project of his called “Chasin It”, and Ryan was the winner of the bow giveaway we did back during the summer. Neil and Ryan are good friends so it just made sense for all of us to sit down and have a conversation while at the Expo. We had a fantastic conversation that we hope you enjoy. This episode is sponsored by St Joe River Bows Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or S...

In Episode #83 I try to give you my recap on the 2020 Traditional Archery Expo while I am driving back to GA from Kalamazoon MI. I try to give you the listener my honest feedback from my first every visit to the expo, give a bit of insight on some future episodes that will come from the expo and I wrap up with a tip of my hat to Jason Samkowiak of the Traditional Bowhunting and Wilderness Podcast. I hope you enjoy. This episode is sponsored by Great Northern Bowhunting Company Please subscribe ...

In episode 82 Thom Jorgensen joins me to have a discussion with our mutual friend Jon Hand. Thom and I got to know Jon through his side business Traditional Archery Solutions where Jon makes some of the best broadhead adapters for high foc arrows that you will ever find. Over the years we have gotten to know Jon through emails, texts and social media but this was the first time we actually sat down and had a conversation with Jon. We discuss hunting arrows, hunting Africa and Jon’s favorite past...