Episodes

In Episode #57 Nick and I are joined by Mr. Scott Moore of W.A.C. Outdoors.. We discuss Scott’s website, his outdoors and hunting experience and why his venture and website are so important. We hope [...]

In Episode #56 Jason Samkowiak returns to the podcast. We discuss hog hunting, a little fishing and dive into Jason’s latest platform to help other hunters learn new ways to get close to Whitetails. Recently Jason launched an online course that dives deep into hunting whitetails. This platform is complimentary to the amazing scouting DVDs that Jason has been producing for a few years. You don’t want to miss this one. Nick, Thom and myself sit down and discuss the first year of the Traditional Ou...

In Episode #55 Nick, Thom and myself sit down and discuss the first year of the Traditional Outdoors podcast. We chat aobut our favorite moments, guests and things we learned. Plus we discuss a bit about whats to come. We also drew the winner for the Scott Spray Custom Rods prize package. The review left by “mgmickey” was the winner This episode is sponsored by Scott Spray Custom Rods Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher and leave us a rating and review. We would also appreci...

In Episode #54 I am recording while in Hog Camp in South Carolina chasing pigs. I am joined by Rick Butler and Doug Gilmore, founders of “Camp hAmbush”, an annual pilgrimage to the low country of South Carolina to pursue wild hogs. Also joining in was Dereck Sheehan and Co-Host at large Thom Jorgensen. We had a great conversation and one I think you will enjoy. Also, don’t forget we are doing the drawing for the Scott Spray Fly rod this week so get those 5 star ratings and a review entered on i...

In Episode #53 Nick and I are joined by Mrs. Karen Campbell to discuss her whirlwind introduction to Traditional Bowhunting. In a fairly short amount of time Karen not only learned to shoot a longbow but she went on to take wild hogs, alligators, small game and ultimately an Asiatic Buffalo in the Australia Outback. Over the course of around 1 year Karen worked her way into a 70# longbow and headed to Australia to hunt alongside her hunting partner and husband Jay Campbell. This one was a lot of...

In Episode #52 We launch the first in a series of podcasts I will be doing with Ryan Gill from Hunt Primitive. In this initial installment Ryan and I are joined by Mr. Benji Hill. We discuss Elk hunting with primitivve gear, backcountry hunting, pack goats and more. This episode is sponsored by Hunt Primitive 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 to hear or ma...

In Episode #51 We welcome traditional bowhunter, flyfisher, author and entrepreneur Jay Campbell to the show. Jay is the author of one of my all time favorite bowhunting books, “Longbow – A Hunting Life” and someone I have been wanting to have on the show for some time. We had an amazing conversation with Jay, the only thing that would have made it better is if we were joining him at his home on a secluded Bahamas Island. We hope you enjoy and don’t forget to get entered into the drawing for the...

In Episode #50 Steve welcomes traditional bowhunter Jimmy Beehag to the show. Jimmy lives in Australia and most of our conversation was centered around bowhunting in Australia. It was a very enjoyable conversation and I think you will enjoy it as well. This episode is sponsored by Trad Gang Show Notes: Intro to the show Giveaway Announcement Exciting new series of episodes coming with Ryan Gill Introduction to Jimmy Beehag Bowhunting in Australia Public Land ins and outs in Australias W...

In Episode #49 Steve and Nick welcome Will Jenkins to the show to discuss his newest outdoor passion, Upland Bird Hunting. Nick and I both met Will somewhere around late 2011 to early 2012 through social media. It was around this time that Will was launching The Will to Hunt, Nick was just starting blogging with what would become Life and Longbows and I was in the early stages of starting Simply Traditional. Though we have known each other for many years, neither Nick nor I have met Will face to...

In Episode #48 Steve welcomes Ryan Gill back to the show to discuss his recent hunt for American Bison with an Atlatl. Now this was not just a hunt but it was also fully documented by Professor Candidate Morgan Smith of Texas A&M University and Morgan joins us to discuss the hunt from both the angle of the research involved but also the experience through the eyes of a non-hunter. Some pretty good stuff in this one. Now for those that do not know Ryan, he is an accomplished bowyer, atlatl hunter...

In Episode #47 Nick and I are joined by Professional Fly Tyer Mike Prairie owner of Mike’s Steelhead, Salmon and Brown Trout guide service. This episode is sponsored by Everglades Angling and Eco-Tourss Show Notes: [...]

In Episode #46 I sit down with both of my co-hosts, Nick and Thom to discuss hunts and adventures that we have not discussed on the show or perhaps just briefly touched on. We put a wrapper on 2018 and discuss some goals for 2019. There are some real gems in this episode, we hope you enjoy it. This episode is sponsored by Life and Longbows Show Notes: Intro to the show Camp hAmbush Hog Hunt Nick’s Turkey Season Thom returns to Wild Things and has a memorable hunt Nick takes up a new hobby...

In Episode #45 I sit down with long time friend of the show, and previous guest, Isaac Jestus of Limb Driven TV to discuss the sport of Ice Fishing. We had a lot of fun talking about the sport, what tools you need to get started, Isaac’s successes already this winter while fishing through the ice and we even get a little bowhunting discussion thrown in for good measure. This episode is sponsored by Scott Spray Custom Rods Show Notes: Intro to the show Welcome to Isaac Jestus Catching up Isa...

In Episode #44 Nick and I are proud to have Clay Hayes on the show. For anyone that does not know Clay (where have you been hiding??) Clay produces some of the most amazing hunting videos you will ever see. He is a traditional / primitive bowhunter, author, accomplished bowyer and an amazing voice for bowhunters. Clay owns the Twisted Stave website where he offers bowbuilding classes, his books, links to his valuable youtube videos and more. You can also find his videos on his YouTube Channel Cl...

In Episode #43 Nick and I welcome Mr. Ben Davis to the show. Ben owns the youtube channel Sawbriar Outdoors. He has filmed several traditional hunts and has a similar hunting style to Warren Womack, Robert Carter and Chris Spikes. We really enjoyed our chat with Ben and we hope you will too. Be sure to head over and check out his Youtube channel after the podcast. This episode sponsored by Great Northern Bowhunting Company. Show Notes: Intro to the show Welcome Mr. Ben Davis All about Ben D...

In Episode #42 we put a wrap on episodes of 2018 as Nick and I welcome longtime acquaintance Hendrie Javier to the podcast. Both Nick and I met Hendrie through the now defunct Stick and String Magazine many years ago Hendrie has been making and selling bows on the Kashtuk Bowcraft website for many years and fairly recently has started offering up absolutely stunning Traditional Black Powder arms as well. So be sure to take a moment to check out his website. Show Notes: Intro to the show Welc...

In Episode #41 I sit down with Traditional Bowhunter, and 3D competitor Chris Spikes to talk bowhunting and 3D Competition. We hope you enjoy the conversation. Chris maintains the Tagging Out Traditional YouTube channel and if you have not already done so you will want to check out his videos after listening to the podcast. This episode is sponsored by St. Joe River Bows Show Notes: Intro to the show Welcome Mr. Chris Spikes How Chris got into the outdoors Hunting outside of Georgia “Even...

In Episode #40 Nick and I shake the winter chill by sitting down with Jim Dussias of Everglades Angling and discuss flyfishing in the warm sun of the State of Florida. We chat about Tarpon and Snook on the fly, fishing from Kayak’s and there is even a little trout fishing conversation and of course bowhunting. We hope you enjoy the conversation. This episode is sponsored by Scott Spray Custom Rods Show Notes: Intro to the show Welcome Mr. Jim Dussias Jim’s introduction to Flyfishing Flyfis...

In Episode #39 The three amigos; myself, Thom and Nick, finally get together to relive some of our favorite hunting adventures together since 2012. You can always count on something memorable happening with this crew. It never fails, at least one humorous situation occurs when we are together. It is funny, at one point Thom says “we all do pretty well in the woods individually but not much dies when we hunt together”. That is not exactly true, we have taken animals when hunting together but for ...

In Episode #38 I sit down for a most informative discussion with Mr. Robert Carter, known to many simply as “RC”. Robert is one of the most accomplished Traditional Bowhunters you will ever meet. Every year he simply gets it done with Deer, Turkey and Pigs. Robert hunts mostly public land and uses the approach of locating specific “feed trees” that deer and pig are targeting at a very specific point in time. This style of mobile hunting has garnered the name “Run n Gun” hunting the last year or ...

In Episode #37 Gregg Coffey of Java Man Archery sits down with Nick and I for a great little campfire chat. Gregg has been a long time supporter of the podcast and Nick and I were both excited to finally find a time that worked for us to all sit down to talk bows, bowhunting, and even a little black powder experiences. Show Notes: Intro to the show Welcome to Gregg Coffey Early years as a Bowyer Bow models Little time for bowhunting Black Powder Adventures Wrap up Please subscribe to th...

In Episode #36 Thom re-joins me as my “Co-host at large” and we sit down for a great conversation with Terry Green, founder of TradGang. The TradGang forum has long been recognized as THE forum [...]

In Episode #35 Nick and I are joined by Mr. Dave Thompson of Sharp Stone Archery. We talk about primitive bow making, Dave’s Turkey and deer calls, turkey hunting and accessing hard to reach public hunting areas using a canoe. We hope you enjoy the discussion. This episode is sponsored by Life and Longbows – The book Show Notes: Intro to the show Introduction to Dave Thompson Primitive Archery Sharp Stone Archery Calls Turkey Hunting Hunting by Canoe Wrap up Please subscribe to the pod...

In Episode #34 Nick is back as my co-host and we welcome Jim Eeckhout to the show and it does not take long for Jim to be given the nickname “Mr. Lucky” on the show. Jim has some amazing hunting stories to tell, we think you will enjoy listening to him relive 3 of his hunts on this episode. This episode is sponsored by St. Joe River Bows Show Notes: Intro to the show Introduction to Jim Eeckhout Jim’s season so far in 2018 Black Bear in Prince of Wales Utah Mountain Goat Jim’s Musk Ox hu...